The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-28

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Have our Christian friends followed the example
not what they dO.n N GROSSMAYER.
A sQmabhlo Among tho Pctticoats.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HKRALD--
In the columns OF yesterdays MAY 2N paper OBJ
served communication under the head OF '.views
of a Sensible Woman" May ask II she charac-
terIzes herself thusf is 1t compliment your gal
lantry suggests she Is evidently novice as
newspaper contributor. and relies upon your favor
rather than justice for the acceptance OF her article
As she expresses an earnest desire for Information
regarding the morality OF strong minded women. l.
as one OF that class pleased to enlghten her. She
singles one woman from hundreds, asking II she be
q type OF ALL In true American fashion will reply
W asking If 1t would be Just 10 take any one man
as an example for the whole sexs think not anu,
n u woman. denOunce such narrow Judgment.
Many good, noble men would object to being judged
by or held accountable for the vices OF their brother
% the ss ags na ana
lzation advances all that Is good or modest
must take back seat on the contrary, we pur-
pose bringing all To the 'front.' making that purity
tell IN public life which Is so priced at home aud
which should be required everywhere. She desires
and poor, overworked women by the advocacy OF
womens rights ! answer. conscientiousy. yes
sustaining, self.protectng, there VIII be no unIcru
Mates ami insults and murder. such rs recently
shocked aud disgraced our CITY, VIII be unknown
And when WORKING women have Inc ballot which
viii open new avenues 10 labor with respectable re-
Enumeration, We shall not nave SUFFERING starvin.
countless thousands. 1t Is for working women we
ask the ballot You, i'll comfortable, luxurious
homes, with Kind husbands, do not need this power.
'ls they who suffer Tor 1t; and 1t Is for them and
also our ''self advancement we are woraing think
cannot rise without doing good by example II not
personal influence. She '.hopes 1t will never be.u
There viii DC compulsory law, exists now;
the matter Is optional God has bestowed the IN
al!enaolc right OF suffrage upon every citizen. We
ky.ah lnT QY.nr nn
knowledged Us such when the assessor calls. She
| evidently not working woman nor has she given
the power Oh the ballot u consideration. She unc0n-
| sciously proves the adage she quotes-.Woman' Is
worst enemy Is herselr'''when see q man drunk
II the wife mas done her duty" Does she seek out
the sorrow or investigate the cause Of SISTERS fall
sim 'She is ey Idenfiy NOT snrerer through intern.
perance else she might understand tnat moral
or wemsn 20 Womea geners, Ss
vote their life TO charity and good deeds II
disappointed or deceived: NOT 50 with men; tney
pity ana excavation from sensible woman"
She assumes all women to have homes, which be-
trays want OF statistical knowledge. The pure
and good need not fear contamination. Our SavOurs
example was q beautiful illustration Of that prin-
ciple. she assumes the position OF law dispenser.
(which utterly unsexes her and makes her ridicu-
lous.n We nave no aspirations to become men, pre-.
ierring TO ne gooo. strong women, capable wives.
morality, charity. temperance, virtue. modesty and
advancement f. A. JENNINGS.
Word 20 tho stone Throwers at Mrs.
WsSdkulI.
TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD
Hypocrisy Is the tribute paid by vice to virtue
What an epitome of the morals OF the so-caed con-
servators OF the social organzationl Puritanical
hypocriies Pharissical Christians Relgionist
worldlings What precious snam this Is you have
built up In the name OF God and moraltyl How
unlike IL Is to any brotherhood or society limited at
snfEl tua
Where can you md any law OF God that forbids the
man who divorces hts wife or the wife VINO divorces
her husband from giving them shelter and support II
It chance that they are not able to care honestly
for themselves Where In that law you profess TO
abide by do you find any sanction Tor your
demand that the injured wife should hunt
father OF her children, from her home and pursue
HIM with the blo0dthirsttness or the sleuth hound
warrant IN the Christian law OF oye and has ao
long cursed our civilization by allowing men TO
hunt erring wiyes-who, after ALL IN nine cases out
OF ten are sinned against than sinnlng-out OF
every chance OF gaining what you are pleased To
call virtuous livelihood. and force them into tho
very which, In your selI-righteons assumption,
you call the ways OF sin IL Is time that woman
should teach you mercy and magnanimty and
E teaen You that such price Is too apea
TO paw FOR the conserving OF the rotten thing you
are rain to call ..vlrtuous society. Condemned
Nazareth showed Is not permitted to enter. Con-
demned bc q socety tnat does not endorse one OF
and which only o soul great and magnanimous
fashioned In God.like way, ana free from the fanau
cism OF false religion could perform. 80 genera
ton OF vpers Thou that kiest the prophets and
soonest them that are sent unto thee, how often
would nave gathered thy children together q
hen aatnereth her chickens under her wings and We
would not" GIVE not tnat which Is molly
unto the dogs, neither cast 20 pearls be-
fore swine, lest they turn again and
rend you.u We serpents, ye yipers. how can
you escape the damnatIon Of hell' Woe unto you
ScrlDes ana Pharisces, hypOcritcs for We shat up
the Kingdom OF Heaven against men; neither 60 In
yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering
to go In. Verify say unto you. the publ,cans
ana the harl0ts go into the Kingdom before you ~
Here, you conservatives, who drag woman
before you to answer for most Christian charity at
your tribunals, Is your record written In the Book
whose teachings You have Deen for nearly nineteen
centuries pretending To follow. lake tae SWINE ana
the dogs you are. and verify. saith the Lord, liar
lots shah enter the Kngdom Of Hesyo1 before you -
M. y. LOOMS.
Methodist Chsrcb Dcdicai ion.
To-day 81. johns Methodist Episcopal church. IN
West Fifty third street. viii be dedicatedby Bishop
James, who Will preach In the morning. Or. Fowler.