The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-18
Lecture by Mrs. Ella Hobart, an Ex-Army
Chaplain.

Lecture Oy MRS. Ella hobart, IN Gx-4rmy
CHAPLAIN.
HER IDEAS AND APPEARANCE, ETC.
lecture Of novel kind was given to the public last
evening by Mrs Ella Hobart, less parsonage than
female army chaplain The in which the fair lee
turer held forth crowded long before the time at
which the lecture was advertised to commence. Mrs
Hobart introduced by rather prosy gentlemn who
announced series of lectures and discussions which
to of at various and sundry times and places
She is tall sharp featured lady, in whom strong mind
Is clearly indicated She was dressed in dark silk
dress and black silk basque, which showed her ample
form and commanding person to considerable advantage
Though she longer Of the that Is termed interest
ing her charms attraction still CLEAN through her time
and experience The audience was largely composed OF
ladies' many Of whom evidently like the lecturer
of strong minded disposition. The masculine portion
of the audience varied it miscellaneously
composed. There were men with long white boards,
others with faces shaved very smooth There were
others who white hats white coats and one who
had both white hat and white coat.
After surveying her audi cnce with the most perfect
self the lady lecturer commenced IN clear
her audience She read the whole OF the nineteenth
Psalm commencing with the words "The heavens declare
the glory of God and the armament showeth his hand
work. &c She next spoke Of superstition and its
and but the chapter
taken for the text seemed have little bearing the
theme Of the discourse, which Of varied and
rambling nature that It was difficult to decide what
It 1t would be to say in what direction the Pa
on that river II plain, however that she was in
favor Of ideas. She would have men ask whether
each idea worth anything AND not nen
in the worlds ideas in the next ten years than there
in the last nifty She said our ideas will be greatly
changed many subjects in the next ten years. that
we scarcely know our powers of mind yet
that the reason OF this s because We have been
looking for some great mythical character some great
cd Od iuata Of AZ
ourselves, where will see with our spiritual percep
ton the Author Of our being When we discover what
proving, we will then see and praise the God who has
formed We can never do this as long as we con-
slider ourselves poor, miserable worms Of the earth II
she would organize O system Of religion 1t would be
like any Others would be that of religious sect but
simply lido right" When in the army, by preaching IN
this way she able to reach soldiers of all denOm
nations. Denominations make no difference; pro-
LESSONS of religion are only cloaks in many
instances The rough and Ignorant so-called,
disting nshed members of society. She related the
instance Of iiteato soldier boy seventeen years old
while She was with the army She hoped that the time
when mems minds will be the battle fields of the
world and when words and ideas will take the place OF
guns and spears. She not one OF those who be-
ieved in the lake Of fire and birthstone. Religion s not
theology but fe Is the knowledge Of our own nature
She did any ism t. prevail but to the whole
human family ascending gradually IN the scale, that
diseases will be almost unknown and knowledge I'M
limited. She would like to see man attain such con-
dtion that he would not violate the laws Of nature II
is then we will want locks no keys, no bolts, bars
She believed that the millennium is coming and that II
that in which subduo his animal nature and
passions and shall spiritually lie down the lion and
the lamb This the millennium IL must come to ndi-
viduals 1rst for the world is made up OF individuals
After very fluent and gestculous peroraon the lady
retired
collection then taken up, after which the lady
again arose. and announced that though she was chap
lain elect OF regiment for nine months she
ccivcd pay because the War Department refused to con-
firm the appointment because that would be establish
ing precedent whereby women would rank with OFF,
GERS and because should then have ranked as cap
tain" Naughter.) She added that she might have
given the audience account OF her experience in the
army but she tsought that probably they had heard
enough about that and that the subject she chose she
hoped more interesting
The audience then dispersed without further core
DOny.