Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-15
.THE CITY.
REV. DIR. BAIRD's LECTURE LAST
E NIGHT
The Orphans MunificentIy Re-
membered.
Hall FILLED to Repletion.


was filed to its utmost capacity, every
seat being occupied, and every available
space filled with chairs to seat those who
| could not Otherwise be accommodated, and
many were standing where standing room
could be obtained. The large crowd COM
menced gathering at an early hour, and
continued to pour into the hall till the lee
ture commenced The best and most in
fiuential citizens and families, the most
fashionable and refined Of our society, as
well as the business and the working men,
composed the audience. An interesting
feature of the gathering was the entrance,
IN body, of the young ladies composing
Mr.. Wards school, headed by the princi-
pal. The exercises of the evening were
opened with feryent prayer by the Rev.
DIR. W. ID. 2. Sawrie. The military post
band RECALLED the audience with the most
delicious music, which they voluntarily
discouTsed for the occasion. Of the lee
ture, we cannot speak in terms too ex-
allied
We have heard many happy efforts of the
eloquent speaker, but we think all who
heard him last night will agree with Us in
saying that he surpassed himself His
subject was woman will have her way,
ously was it handled We shall attempt
but a synopsis of the discourse, which, to
have been fully appreciated must have
been heard. The speaker commenced by
saying that it so happened in the course of
human events thai we were all here on the
14th day Of February. He was surprised
at seeing such an audience. He presumed
tat fathers, mothers, wives, brothers and
sweethear,s Just said ''let rs 60" and they
o.me accordingly. He hld been ques-
TONED during the day why he had selected
s1ch subject? His reply was that he had
known for twenty years, and others three
times twenty years that woman would
have her way. He said that the
most interesting law of physical being il,
that its performers all come upon the stage
as fractional parts; mate per form, and go
of in pairs. The unit, composed by these
fiactiors, presents binary form But #
is only binary IN form. This Is the univer-
sal law Of mater. Tue two are one, and
this being true, that which seems to be
one is but the fractional part OF enc.
The astronomer shows u5tgo bright stars
in the sky that perpslua,ly rsvOlye around
al invisible centre. These Waiting orbs
axe but one system, one ,r0rlG, one member,
IN tbs great association Of " rids. The
lime ZEN, hos long, and wis, the cpl
s0ces Of their pairing -ea5on, and how much
interesting gossip was created IL Heaven,
or whether theirs was q smoothly flowing
love, we cannot tell. One thing We know,
God pronounced the solemn nuptuals, and
the morning Stars chanted the charming
bridal song, and the twain we're one.
In all those bright consultations that
dwell IN the world above, composed Of
from two TO many stars, we can plainly
see the sweet family range, f ON the wee
Nv mixer that peeps from oug the purple
folds Of its curtain up to tee fair maiden of
sixteen, and the rudy brother Of one and
twenty; the one as a silver barge floating
on the clouds, the other coming forth as
bridegroom, and rejoicing rs a strong
man to run q race" and there is that sacred
train, two sedate, loving and ever watch
full stars. But heaven in more respects
than one contains the substance and earth
the shadow There is here and there a
lone star, the only sad-looking, solitary
thing above, but never too lonely or old
10 try to shine.
The tall old mountains, stand together
in pairs, and the little hills IN happy groups
Cumberland and Tennessee flow on side
by side down earths shady valleys, taking
charge of many a crooked ambitious creek |
end bsbbling rill. The hon that shakes |
the forest with his power, contemns |
lonely lair, and the bird of God, or NOUS !
ing owl, and twilight bat, in life proclaim |
tle universal rule.
Approaching fully his subject the speaker |
elaborated that man is man only as man.
A man or the man is but decimal, woman
is an unknown quantity, the twain one.
As to the value Of each We may inquire as /
a curious subject, but not IMPRACTICAL one.
In the beginning woman was called a
help-mste; afterward the other half, and |
again the better half, and soon, said the /
speaker, fscetiously, she will be all of it.
Abiding to her etymologicslly he said she
was woman. Wo means to halt, to check
up. to clntrol. She was again called the
weaker vessel. but we were edmonlshed |
that the weak overcome the strong.
She will have her way. 1 don't say what
that way is. No ons can tell that Young
men don't know, old men are afraid to tell,
and woman is such keeper Of secrets she
won't tell. Men love such titles as general, |
colonel, doctor, etc. Women ignores them |
save that she prefers to lead lion instead
of e mouse. Man claims to rule she |
grants this but rules the ruler; he is the |
hsad. but she turns her head He CON-
nands: she bows in submission, but |
stoops to conquer Man assumes, |
dictates, swears, fights and storms to
carry his point; to gain hers she plans,
and charms, and kisses, and cries, and |
gainst it. He boasts Of his victories; she |
claims the spoils This may be q bitter
doctrine, but she sugar-coa's it. end we
take it very well In going 10 the Bible
in support Of his theme, the speaker said |
that man could console himself With the |
that be was first, but then so
was darkness. When we were asleep in
1ur own house she came and began to set
hings around. She was made of a rib; |
he crookedest of all our bones-a graceful
,urve. This is Why she keeps US going
.ound, and round, and round. He referred |
o Sarah and Abraham, to Isaac and Re
oecca, and showed that in both instances
woman had her way.
He dwelt at length upon The strange |
,ourtship of the latter. IsaGc, he said |
bad nothing at all to do with it. His ia |
Their sent his servant to Mesopotsmis, TO |
select a wife. Says he, what if she won't |
,ome? All, he knew. Hui lee read the |
B1nHeT? Put. reaches NahoT. Payer At
THE WELL. And his test. DRINK. She |
was sweet. Pat. wondered at her, and |
gave her pair of big gold earrings, and |
pair Of gold bracelets, and said whose |
iaughter? Can We stay all night! Ger
rAINLY Labaa saw The jewelry and was |
very pious and clever. Put. made his |
speech before supper. Want an answer
|Il you go? said the father and brother.
WILL 60.
She met Isaac in the field, Gen. "a, and |
proved a comforter.
The speaker showed that she had her |
way in getting Isasos blessing transferred |
to Jacob instead of Esau by hec ingenious |
strategy. Jacob and Rachael, Moses and |
daughter, Rabab and Lots wife, |
David and Abigail, David and Saul's
and Jezetel, and Yashti, and
Esther were referred TO as instances, |
in each of which woman had her way. |
She had ever done so, from Bertha to Po-
cahontas, and ever would.
In all ages, all countries, all stations, |
continued the speaker, woman is the same.
Whether beneath cross or a crown, with |
a sceptre or a dlstaff, in gittering courts |
or the wild forest, she is the same ubiqui- |
tcus mystery. Her sphere is peculiar ar d |
distinct. but not more SO than her ever !
varying and almigh' y tactica. We say she !
is weak. So she is; but never so |
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