New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-27
4 FREE library FOR WOMEN
SPEECHES BY HENRY WARD BEECHEE AND
JAMES T. BRADY.

An immense audience assembled in Dr. Chapu's
Church last evening in response to an appeal Tor aid
in founding Free Library for Women. AT ! o'clock
the church was crowded in every part, but al o'clock
Mr. CrYLER, who was to have made the first speech,
had not arrived.
Mayor TrTMASS, who was named by Mr.. BRADY a.
President. came forward. He said that they had
met TO consider the in provement Of class which had
been oppressed almost from al timethe Seamsresses
He recolleoted a little anecdote of woman who
showed so much sympathy when she sew enid run
over in the street that bysander asked her i was
b.rs "NoD said she "but It's somebody's child.
He boped that they would all feel that the suffering
sewing women If not ther daughters and sisters wers
somebody daughters and sisters sni that they wod
all feel to DO what Christ taught us, unto others ~ VIZ
would have others do unto u.
Mr. BRADY pamed Secretary for the meeting
Mi,sE NJ. POWELL, and she was accepted.
The MAYOR then said that the object of this meet
ING was to organize Library for Women. tie men
toned that q gentleman Interested had subscribed
5000.
HENRY WARD BEEcHER said tha. no class could
be lorg wronged or neglected where so large public
meeting as this could b. gathered to sympashze and
10 aid. There are two kinds of society; one in which
the Government expected to take care OF society,
and the other in which society was educated to take
care of itself. Doubtless was better that the masses
shOuld be taken Of tnlr tL1t tlry -HOuN Dt
DESTROYED But !. was better that individuals should
be tar gt to take Of themselves. This was the
peculiar thing tha. mad undertaken in America, *
least in the Northern part OF It. Cheers ana hisses.l
His friends would spare their breath unless they "eIe
of good bottom for he should give them occasion to
use il more before he had done. ll-auShter sh1
Cbeers.l We had recognized az inherent worth ana
divinity Of the Individuals and undertaken to provide
stimulants and aids to make them govern % ,henl-
selves THIS was a grea, thing To do. Every
man was apt to forget those who were owgr
down than himself. There must De some iail-
uIes at first. We could not have PRIDE oI taAlI3
care oi self without contempt for those VINO SouIi
not take care o. themselves. Where, a. IN New
England, paupers were fewes there they were worst
cared for; they used IN be put up 20 the owl
bidder. But i was not The fault OF the men VIZ oo
not stand that they could not stand alone. "aS no
the fault OF sack that it could rot stand up A'it
there were many men who had never hed any a "hea-
put into them. Laughter. To-nishI We ..iu
appealed 10 behalf Of a class VINO were "eah ~
absolute weakness but by the degradation o soc'"y
4 woman in her Own sphere az VIE Q, mo, 9 -
the noblest thought ever expressed by God on earn
Cheersl But woman, fallen and los--a "cuIsa ~
ont Of her sphere was the saddest thing OF eeEtl. u
said to b. little l)wer than angels NO sicH
parison VA. needed Tor woman. Sac was qui1e go
IN the angela There COLD be little sad o. llseuh,
Ike this ii all women mad husbands. Bu. msh co-.i
have them, either throrgh Their OWL isa. % 80. ~
body elsos. We educate or boys nl-n nli3 n-ii. f
down toward poverty in this coIntIy d nc .,o,he-
tnToukh Tree. ne zen ilo'i olo D..rs .avs him
and had chance 70 catch CO every one aIH saso -
sslf. And what did We educate g woman IoL
We educated her 10 be married. Laas mel sh
To be sure she was t.aghi to kn.:, ana .ban. sn.
was taught to sew,thsnk Heaven sewns sTs and
done; the needle was destroyed by HscH-py en.
ye. he thought @ the ban.hins OF the sword om the
srth would not be so grea. gain for unanity a. me
bani.hing OF the needle; it had cansed more
a,tsud 70 her own sphere. Then let them see 20 u
that ali women we're furnished with husSsnssi ,hhsy
were bound to place her in her sphere ne nea ,ns
had the rsh; to do snta,lSs aSEpss T hat were
becoming @ in IN mem ~ would bs more so in wou,enaiOr
where W. brOugh. our rugged force to the wor. tney
brought the power which lay in noble ssc'io1v IN
purity which transcribed anything in man Il. .aa ~
Gated boys to get hvsg.o nG~ hvs ~ vers eiues.
ted to o. pcltics IGrest laughter ssd :pPlsuse:
Women b.l not far chspce il the industria avocs-