, 1870-11-23
CONVENT LIFE
Lecture by 1Il-- Edith Os&:ormnn,

Miss Eli'h OGorman, the escaped nua, delr-
es-h lecture In FarTell Hall, lRst evening, en-
H.iesl '' Convent Life, and the Nom!sa School
system" There were about four hundred People
p:rscns- sair Proportion OF them ia4iies.
rhc lecturer commenced By referring 10 the
wild enthusiasm which prompted soung gtfl to
tmetssS fn %:. ne en,a hfe :, Of 3ns Aa1tous
ton, she became an Inmate cf 81 E1tzahe;n..
Aca,tmY, at Madison. Y. j., on the I'd of O:a,ber.
l,is. AUD neEoer vf IN order founded Ia 1sn
hy Mother E Seatoo. Pf1or to the reception Into
tile cJnyen'. The candidate IVES tepu[.ri 70 make
general and full confession Of ali The SINS Of her
past lite T., The priest, tn order that he might De
lcqnststeA With the experience OF she mind he
xas to guide: and wnen IN the convent she VAS
listed In the entire surrender OF the wtu-phys-
tcal, moral, aud splKtrnai-to the Superior: Was
required to reno1nce father. mother, atster, 2od
Wen 10 home, country. aad fEieada =.
Tue leclnfeE heketed, from having rea1 Of the
ptous lives OF nuns. shai they we're deEo:ed, and
pure AID un.elo.h 1ro;iycs; but tn1A d=lusi~n Was
tttsstpAteti-her great anttclparoas we're une by
one falslned, and ReT ardent eathust3sm. In which
sae M VS. W. sincere nd eonsc!snto1s II de psacsce
Of appointed devosors and the discharge OF her
VARIOUS duues There was 80 much superstition.
weaxtefs, and folly among the nuns. that pity
could not tsl1 - be excited In an enlightened
tne vel, she reee4sed the curse which The B!shcp
rho nTns 10 leave tne c7nTrut NE She
then t LIED II t1ere Tere no nro1ignn il
,hsa ,nS ,a.e 81 rha rnnntrr hr To1rS ,se
"a nuns coni 1eaye la convent Ind TetnM
RI Ihear nnrnts The rufes snd me yDE4 were
reYx srrtct. t7nder tbs yoT Of poTsr.1. rhe rr,n5
sra.sa nns st;nE-f IN 1ixs sxrr rnvrhinr V,thnnt
NJ T,r1,s ,on NJ ,hH snrrrior Sn. naa iran
nfr, c-n,s tn s:ary:nc fanIr. aat1 - asrt,t to
s,,H*tsr for 1wo wrecks an nrs1sf .na Tat.rs Ifn
Mn or ntere Of snYesd. or s1y an III thtc1. Tas
sr 1,or me tnor IT mn Il he ca-tft,lr nnf awav
ISa NM xsrtr,i neE drrss. ahe rnns: mt maSe
tnnwu her Btsn for one, bp, mu,t wais pa.tsuiiy
iii it Eas even 70 nez TheY we're ,au:h. 10 con.
ttdef thar ,nthitE the. mad WA ,heIf owa. not
eytn their hody, 1t WRs morl eln 70 ust peY-
fumtry- md lookip4-zlatses we're euiirriT FORBID.
ren. She t3td nos aEe ner fsce for tlr Years. and
efu,cst forc,1t how 4he looked. To stop and 4d-
Eire k<acftfuI n.weF was to brcak the row Of
nn1effy. Il 1t !nvctFost loes Of rtue
Tne rar OF cnaa,irT forbade I dkte. to love anY
CT tbe opfss. ite ser, excsp: Christ. her spouse.
she must not look trto geatleman's face. Or suf-
Ter her thoughts to dwell rpo1 the Other Sex.
when .ed 10 ner father, size must nor sAfe hrs
hand she could not hook unt OF window or
towa a1d door, to see who passed Or came In. and
must not look 1T strangers second une. When
the S1pe1l sad she mlst do anything sac hat 70
ubeT, II priest teck the hand OF a sister, with
uhatertr Intention, she need 10: withdraw il. It
IN love With Z priesr she vas bound to teu him,
ma obtain hts slTice ABOUT H. AND, thus inform
e. the pY7<sr could take advantage ofte Tue SIS
x3s were fosohdden TO cafess osbyt for fear ms.