, 1864-01-27
ERRlNG W0MEN's REFUGE,
Rev. Robert Collyer at Bryan Hall,
Women of the Nineteenth CeuturF..,
Rights Of the Gentler SEX.

A large and oppreciatiye audience-]arger than
at pregious lectures Of the conree-in aid OF the
EIinE Women's Rcfrge, was present at Bran
Hal last evening to listen to the third lecture en-
titled "The Women OF the Nineteenth Century. !"
BY Rev. Robert Collyer. The lecture was rather
brilliant, advocating the equality Of woman with
man, and Introducing many examples to prove
that sho WIS not Inferior to him in any of the arts
or sciences. It was attendFely listened to, and
excited lively applause.
Tabhl1l King, Esq, took the chair, and In a few
words introduced the lecturer.
The speaker commenced his address by stating
that the subject Of the lecture Was new one to
him, but, notwithstanding, he would do ali he was
able, in order to promote the cause for which this
series Of lectures was projected It did appear to
him rather strange why course of lectures on
women should be delivered BY menl why WOMAN
should not lecture on woman, instead Of man. and
sice se7sa. 1t bad been said that no fully uu-
derstands the heaEt Of woman, whether exalted or
degraded stx clezEJm men were 1ecturing on wo-
man, In order to advocate the establishment OF
refuge for the woman who has einued Fet no one
leetu!ea TOT 4 home 70 Be established for the man
y Re e gs + IT, T.
Of himself He walks the street With veil yir.
the il respected and admitted into our best socie
II. Woman ulust be redeemed from the assump-
fion that man ie superior to her.
Tbs speaker then alluded to the custom among
ne ancient Assyrians, in Which sli the maidens Of
then downwazds in TIC scale 81 beauty. to lie
s5ns tos ss P &c; Tas
e 81 s
q navigator Who Visited ons or the Paeie :ia L.
the reason, was informed that the women had been
hid for fear be would steal them. The Mohan1me-
s e. ,a sse %s
as to his reason, eaid John SAYS there was Ii:
and consequently there must hare been no women
there
The Bible is the great charter Of woman, and no
lifted OF at the time OF the deiuge, but wa have no
record Of anything said about llting 1t of woman,
Ths speaker IspIdly glanced At Sarah Rebeeea spd
Woman's position !. ne ~ inae1 70 the eTl3a
Sa u Te 1ests E. @ oF
Once In debste at college in Massachusetts,
the question WIS on the Amazons, and they finally
their husbands II subjection. The W speaker & then @
mentioned that the King Of Siam had female
body guard, and briefly eketehed Boadicea, Joan
Gross ef tie Legion of Honor from Napoleon, on
MARY Armstrong, who enlisted IN . Minnesota
q s9s sc &c sss h0 e.
e1e conviction that there are many women in the
aana, who you'd d9 better than y many Of 1nE Gen:
vtrglnla, The Rolnan maiden, Mazsa,et Wilson, |
the scottteh martyr, and Mary Ware, the philan.
thropitt Elizabeth and Emily blackwell, the female
physicians, kosa Bonheu1, the artist, Elizabeth |
The accomplished author Of Uncle Toms Cabin,
Barbara Allen. the heroine Of Fredericksburg.
The Speaker II very .scathing manner, spoke !
Of the fo-ealled accomplishments OF young ladies'
Of the present days little algebra, bad French,
n RI r3u .3rk
and other ematterings. .Hewould not educate his
daughters in thie style but on the contrary would
learn them to sew, to spin, to make good bread,
to knit, to boil potatoes, cook beefsteak and to
make make h home happy and comfortable. Hs Was II
work, II done equally rs wen 40 mar, could do
t. and for this sentiment received the hearty ap
panst Of the 1adlee4 II EaQaas. B.ctiSl 70 give
Woman the freedom Of the ballot box, WAS nearly !
carried: and he hoped to see the day when they /
could Ill yote. The speaker closed his address BY.
passing : beautiful ealogX, on the happy couple
who strive to make each otheIhsppywhileb battling
together through the trials and Te1ations Of life
encouraging aud helping each other.