The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-04-29
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On Thursday evening last fifty men and two
hundred women and girls were attracted to the
basement of the Baptist Church, TO hear lee
i,ire on women's rights, by Mrs. Judge Waite,
president OF the Illinois convention of women's
suffragists The lecture was poorly advertised,
hence the slim attendance; and the large per-
centage of female attendance over the males
showed how much more rapidly news circulates
among the lhquIsltive female sex than it does
among US dull blockheads Of the other side.
The Lecturer. "fat, fair and forty" with an
amiabie expression of face, came upon the stage
as pugilist does, "smilingly," in strong con-
trast with map hanging on the wall behind
her. OF the land of Tartars and Turks. She read
her lecture, and We noted it at length, but have
room only for the leading IDEAS. She began
with Adam, OF course, where everything per-
taininn 10 man origin ted, addressing her audi.
ence a. gentlemen and ladies, FRS. she would
take the scriptural and religious view Of women 8
right, and duties, and then political: and in
speaking of woman she meant also man, and of
man woman, for God made them both one.
and in his own image made he them" When
was no separate law for either He commanded
Adam to be fruitful and multiply, not Adam
alone, but Adam, when a perfect man-a man
In the dual nature Of man aud woman, or man
and woman united. Adam meant united. wed.
ced' man and woman "ioined in love-" and
when he gave TO mar dominion over the fishes
OF the sea, the fowls Of the air. and the beasts of
the field, he gave to woman an undivided one.
half OF this fair heritage called earth They re.
eeived from him the domain alike She ridi.
euled the "rib theory" a. TO Eve God works
by natural laws, and does no miracle excep, bv
natural and reasonable mean, To have taLar
rib from Adams body would have been death
to him. II we adopt the rib theory, then Eve
was guilty OF ne di.obedenoe when she Ate n.
forbidden fruit, since only Adam WAS command.
ed not to touch Of the tree wherein that grew.
When Adam was createdlso VA. Eve
She adheres to the law OF God a. to divorces.
"What God hath joined lie. no man pu. a.under
She referred to the modern cheap divorces At
Chicaxo-one for five dollars and too a. half
price, An1 observed that men made these loo..
divorce laws, not women
She referred to man. condition before ,bs
birth Of our Saviour a. being subject 70 ~.
law Of force, while since the law Of lore ha. b..
gun 10 prevail, and is daily obtaining more force
and power in sven the most barbarous nations.
She mentioned prominent female characters of
scripture to show that women bad been reoo,
nized in Gods great movement for mans i'm.
Sha "a
bible on this point, and showed that tho model
woman OF the bible owned real estate. was en-.
gagged 10 commerce. planted vineyards, and her
husband "sN at the gate among the elders"
and was chiefly respected and renowned for be-
ing h>r husband. so that this IN oiel woman. in
Soloman's time, had the full measure. Of woman.
rights. After giving the gentlemen some idea.
about their duties to their wives, loving and
praising them, abe br.nchsd Of into the pol,i.
cal division Of her subieo,
Mans political household is As Imperfect, a,
bis social without woman, and she named m.nv
Of the Offices woman could fill. Her ,nausnc.
ennobles man wherever she i. admitted. Sh. il.
. being Of love and mercy, goodnes. and care.
fitness. Her aid to man is absolutely necessary.
She was born TO be part Of him. Without her
he Is only fragment OF being. He would be
purified by her influence. and she would never
be degraded in going to the polls Her vote
would be tor moral reforms, temperance. chs,,i
ty. peace and religion
Senator Reddck was called and responded
briefly, naming sone important laws that bsy.
lately passed the senate--one giving woman the
right to enter the professions and hold office i,
the school boards, and another giving the moth.
er an equal right to her children with the father
His .ympathies, he said, are entirely in tbi,
movement
DR.. Paul took exceptions to Mrs. Waite. ideas
1t Was womany and RICH. enough, bu. he wa,
for war-war in beh af Of woman's rights War
IL n good means of regeneration, OF plowimy M
the fsllow lands, and accomplishing great re.
forms, while peace is enervating Let us no,
cry peace, peace. when there is no peace"
n committee was appointed TO oryapize a
woman suffrage society here A collection WAS
taken ap. and then the meeting dispersed
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