The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-18
Ghe Rev. Mr. Chaplin On Woman and Her

The Rev Mr.. Chaplin On Woman and Her
Work
The third OF OF lectures aid Of the "Shir
makers aud Seanstresses Society" was delivered on
Thursday evening by the Rev E H. Chaplin in Mozart Hail.
Broadway There large attendance Of ladies' and
the hall was well filed.
The Rev. E. II. Chaplin, who was very warmly received,
commenced by saying that the originality Of any train Of
thought was secondary TO lis importance truth lit
was true 30 long as remained UNDECIDED much the
more Did need 10 be repeated but II 1t old truth
we should all the persist In obtaining for II
honorable welcome on the ground OF respect due to age
and he was not much concerned therefore sbou. the
familiarity Of the arguments he might present. His theme
was "Woman and her Work" and he had before him then
tho general proposition and two distinct coroaries In
other words scope Of the subject he consider
ought actually be- what she has right do The
simple proposition In the case was that woman
equally with man the partcipAtor In common humanity;
woman was simply the equal OF man, nothing
nothing less. In sustaining that proposition he would
alIude to the fasy OF the notions respecting woman
monty involve ' in p the phrase avomsns sphere
The "sphere OF woman" we mean by that
any definite orbit Of action with which by law
or custom might arbitrarily limit her actions.
there sphere for woman, then In the same sense
there sphere for man What was mans spheref It
could egmatsy il~tSst idea in which ali bis faculties
finds employ and where his entire nature harmo
niousy developed What was the sphere of geaius-the
sphere OF Calico, Shakespeare INDICATED In every
truth that brought from the depths OF nature in
creation OF beauty that controlled the horizon OF the
common world Blu. should We iesalize the sphere OF
SHAKESPEARE should they Sci boundary limit to tina,
Of Calico. Should We absolutely forbid the poct 70 dis
cover star should restrain the astronomer from
writing Hamlet Why, Shakspere could not do that or ga
eleo could Dot do the other All that we say that Ia
let find and keep sphere according TO Its own nature
That Is ell We can see in man or in woman We nave no
right by arbitrary limits 70 determine her sphere and
by sphere OF woman mean the realm OF being, OF
thought, OF action where all her faculties find employ
nent it was all very WELL but II meant merely an or
bit marked out by creation il was prejudice He could
not recognize any such facts as mans rights or
womans rights in distinctive sense he only recognized
human rights, which belonged equally to both. And
therefore faculty OF wopans nature should be restrict
ed. No power OF her BRAIN heart hand shoud be
aDce with divine policy OF purpose Let everything move
free 10 its own orbit and there need be no fear OF its for
sakng its own orbit No should start With fear at the
suggestion that woman should be allowed 70 sct free
they might not be afraid Of domestic chaos at the
ludicrous idea that some strong minded woman would
make speech on Kansas Cuba II women becomes
free and not keep the sphere which might limit, but
keep the wide sphere which God had ordained for her.
they might not fear she would run beyond do any
enter the orbit OF Mars the Victoria Rega turn with
sundower. Woman had been mans slave and also his
angel without wings and another the victim OF mans
violence and passion The lecturer here gave thrilling
description Of the suengs Of hundreds Of the poor wives
who Shaving at the washtub TO support husband
lazy and Idle In this city. He then passed 70 .
review Of the state Of society In the palaa mansions
up town, anc referred to the wait of real love existing
In matrimonial engagements OF the higher classes IN the
present lecture he had in view other besides the
poor AID destitute In educating women, ne considered
they should receive wide and varied education
man. Some had said that woman could not achieve an
intellectual triumph OF any magntude-that we could not
make Newton or shakespeare of woman. II appeared
to him tbxt Jack Bunsby argument; for IL woman
can't she wont He alluded to several gems OF art and
literature, among which he nsanced the paintings OF Rosa
Bopheur He alluded 10 the several employments which
women might probably film the telegraph, newspaper
and post Offices and hundred other ways, and observed
that in this country reversed the law tha the strong
should support The weak oppressed the weak and
the strong them earning support The lecturer
next, in touching language commented upon the several
duties which ladies might with credit 70 themselves rem
der In the hospital and in glowog terms spoke ofthe
tions Florence Nightingale the hospitals in the Crmea
After referring to the hospitals In France, where women
administered to the SICK and giving elegant description
Of the trials endured by during the Revolution the
reverend gentleman concluded by saying that woman
should, simply the gro0nd OF human nature be len
free 70 exert Al her Intellectual powers.
The lecturer was warmly applauded u the close