, 1864-01-13
THE EMPIRE OF WOMAN.
LECTURE IN AID OF THE En-
RING vvOmEE,S REFUGE-TIE
MOST POTENT EAKTTaLY
SOVEREIGNTY.

I
! MOST POTENT EARTHLY
SOVEREIGNTY.
The initial lecture Of the course to bc giycu in
cid Of the fund for Carrying On tho E1ring Wo-
mems Refnge, was delivered IN Bran Hal Last
evening by Rev. ". ". Ere1ts, D. D., pastor Of
the First baptist Church in this city The subject
was The Empire Of Women There Was full
attendance.
The lecturer was introduced by Tuthf Eins:.
who, as Chairman Of the meeting, offered few
remarks on the objects Of the Society. The FOL.
lowing are abatracts Of the lecture:
Distinctions Of EEK may be traced alike In phys,-
cal intellectual and moral constitution Womau7s
man; her perception clearer; her intention quick
e Z g. os 2
ncas; one inferior IN Strength, power and authoz-
ity; the other more beautiful. One Is rnled By
ity: the one commanding respect lie other H.
wiling obedience to God.
Ih!s power i 50 universal a. to embrace al
q that rule which makes mp the threefold power
Of women, completes the suhservicncy Of MN.
In the se e 1,a Th Il he
OF the country were assembled together; and
Whit savage or peasant ia there that has
na sfe1 sS E bsznesn bsz sas', over Th
&c. nd @ Rs'iss fo as aea hs
command Of dulcineas to win their applause, ia
cob toled on through the homelv occupa.
ti9P Rt q tsneGhesd or tSu1tsen ead it
1t is that attraction that wins man from the no
1nadic: that builds cities townk. villages md ham
lsts TSam ,a be thsIs whgthsr tn the Tropics
heraP bs h
lmperyiouo to that appeal he is diaaaected w1th
Ynnya3 yronANsE tnHFfn1 Tint ttfa nf,fr NJ
cone ] liz ruin of te nation Ths personal cha chsrms M
Of Cleopatra scduccd Mnrk Antony from lis ale
glance e bis wife: Theodore, tsst mistress after
10 the Roman nation. Madam Pompsdour's was
xiX. veiaptsouEnsss q beauty y is 'e she
vcngcs herself by the decentralization Of society.
BUT to woman belongs an empire Of thought as
well as afcction, soycrelgnty as wide as ciyil
vii Do for Ameriean. Ensiish Or IT French iadies.
the table, but standing behind the chair OF her lord
pic, but utterly degraded: In Africa, she is sold
for co~1ies. p Russia, the women. are not taken
asoopnt Ct alhonfs the hn men aFs ne property
! with a dumb animal: In England they have
an Oxford and Cambridge for men but
1
| Yale tor maf but nothing for women. Where man
has excelled woman las done the same. The
5sughtcf q Ihcop % taught 1 Euclid in Athens and
| dria, 1spasia was the most celebrated woman OF
her times. Mrs. Summeryi1le has become one Of
sas h sou oct
shield 10 her son; Joan Of Arc leading the armies
T,a9fe ard Ghalos Go1day playing distin-
Womail has not lacked political sagaclty. Zeno.
bia ruled he most Gorgeous empire In the East.
OILY cqualled bJ Victoria. In regard artistic q
poetic Thought, no one can doubt woman's capaci.
II, In lookins over tho publications Ct New
Ing The imprint OF woman. In riyallng Shakespeare
NJ one las been more successful than Nrs. Brown
Nv Wuman's Thought Is radiant with more d.11cacy
1ilelr. Woman Fever. sThe female authorship
i. Women never do Iii Ills. Mcnes ] The mighty IN.
crease Of morality In all questions OF morality,
| woman ts more consistent than Inan.
| But in regard to her enpioymcnts they will
never be emtelalshcd without mental culture. Az
she thills nEd REASONS she will make prinsples ol
he- hoInc. She will hing little drawings around
the wall:-they are beautiful. Her Affection, .he'
J fonal attraction viii never nt woman to be ths
n.othe1 oi TIC world, the shcpcrdessea Ut humani
, IT, hin. ing The cl7IEg ones 10 sie fold.
toias tIs sovereignty @ ~ q Inc - hea9t. Endowet s
s:edtt ,qler q o. h:ar srd ttus niles the race
Esart Ct woman. Mai Il excited IN lie C cause n "a
object q distress may want ehe attention of man
hui ueyer escapes the notice Of woman. Her low
moro than any on earth resembles divine love
The greater the emergency the more unyiea1lng
4 whole village had assembled to see churel
! Pulled down, fur more commodious structure Il
be bni1 and while It Was topplins, lone white
doye sas "a seen M : boxing ser her yoang and th
tlmbe1s, snd when It fell The dove and young wen
nses IL ass
. The devotion to enc she loves.
Woman seeks ont ali the unfortunate. Mrs. Fr,
q she 1es1n @ FioFsnee NishinsaIe mIePse nit Pss
ao!dicrs Of he Crinea, Kissing her shadow, onl
lty.. The tib1e readers of London went into eyer
BLOCK, te1snted BY erely kind Of d1eBolute an'
she wecps oSer innocence departed, and he,
tears bare power TO move the Lord. Shall pardo,
! be Gcn1ed 10 her while pcnItcnt: Christian civ
. alE declares that sympathy shall be extended II
Queen Victoria has been well praised, bat th
siste1s q Charity hare higher place than she.
!, t1Ctitd in the look Of woman The child ars
eiser:mlnates between right and wsons b: II
MolEcr's looks. Does che net then bend tht twl.
: and whore influence shapes the tree!
, When Wafaacgton stood on the l,esch, he r.
called his mGlhcr dissenting nom his propose
coyaee, and tie Thought Of Ills called him back
John Adams declared that what he was an
c WHIT hc would te. be owed 70 Ais mother. Gar
Ealdf declared thet he oWed all 20 tis mother. Be
ctlcr nwes al bis character to the trainings OF hi
New England IEolhcr-
. :n untarnsthed ua1ae that 1t was ail owing to th
= Influence Af his vie. The speaker thought # th
Into t1es;dert lad been married he 'soad NOT ha1
sis zc7er 70 e!ces :nan to thc position
T Ch!el Magistrate un'ees hc has q Wife. Gree
, Mountain BOY long urged lis mother to let hin g
campal!ed him to the vessel. and as he was goln
board lold him that sa:lors syese IN the hait
cEnht1E ne neye. Joined M in any q thsiz r. rsvc'1
! rch1c G+d ItEc men hare been E.ore moved br
. . mothers influence than anything else In ths world
{ distinguished Ean Ia. said that man vii
fight tor religion, 60 anything for II, but win no
live for II That sarcasm was never uttered again.
, wcr,cr. n The ancient pagan philosophy. wona'
, iresNa be.ui:ai iypc Of won.p's missios. Inn
nah DcuriEted the fs,th Ct little Samuel: Eunlck
E1cdgtd tic faith Of Timothy..and in the earl.
, days Of the church, womans in9uehccs noarishet
1t. John Randolph never forgot the time whe.
! Ieaycn."
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mothers 1I2n 1y creed or Fn1pt. Her religions IN
| .:reDtc ia not rtstric:ed. How many. stern re1
} Lave Elhd,awn from fa:suiy worsadp bceaas
! Hoy mary works las ehc ptoposatca: In nLoa
a mission lately o:ganizcd Tor tEc .silroaa en-,
fEs most Christian light 70 tic nomsn c4iholi
r Cl,CIeh YVES afadIm l1eiaer, a grandcc- Mis-
Webb projected 1nieA.on to Aftics and coliecte,
meeting OF clcrgy:1en in London 1t was state
that the most Of the missionary enterprise WAS til
TIE race fc,l through womnn; In her. ssncti1cs
tfou the whole rnce may tc redeemed. And whe'
The rule Of tie affections IS sanctIded, when he
e h @ g s9t hs5
. ! oldest, wiecst and 1Dlghtlcst Of the carthe
The next lecture CT the couree win be delivert
hs Rev. Mr.. Halser, D. D. Subject, 1.-THE Womc
ri ofthc Bible"
a TIE PROGRESS or REcRu1T1so.-Thc pa
l. ! riotic action Of the County Board Of Supervisor
G In voting to continue bounties to volunteers.
i producing the effect upon en1fstmcnts that nfgl
| have been expected. Although time enough hi
+ rot clspsed to admit OF the wide dissemination
. tie intelligence, tho enltstments were in numbel
+ | saet improvement upon those OF the precedin
days. Up to dark, thirty-eight had been recsuite
!. md mustered in at the Arnory, OF which twel,
were recruita for the 1s Illinois colorcd volunteer
| In addition, 1ye were enlisted for the I'd nlfno
artillery, and three for tie I'D Illinois, making
l together forty-ioqr This. under he eirsnmst., =,
i Tehorc to be able to cay Tomorrow that we ha7
= | largely exceeded that number, not 30 much b
cause that ty so mich It reduces thc chances Of
draft, eB that Is the ONLY means LETT to i'll our d.
/ pletcd regiments.
Lieut.. heed Erockway, who has been recruitin
hsteY & Mo1l h IT T. 2ie S9es.
for The 18th corps, reported his battery full. VIII