The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-15

The County Convention In SessiOu-Neview.
lag tho Opinions of the Becchsrs.
The regular meeting OF the Woman's Suffrage
Society was held yesterday afternoon at the rooms
OF the society. corner Broadway and Sixteenth
street. Mr.. Reed who was expected 10 read an ad
Dress was absent and letter was read
In reply to certain articles written lately BY
Miss Catharlne Beecher In reply :.
Miss Beecher's positions, the letter said thai
physical inferiority is poor reason for refusing
women the Suffrage since there are many physically
weak men who VOTE To say that women are In
ferior Intellectually is unfair until women have the
same chance for development as men. Miss Beecher
sees wisdom and courage IN men and loneliness
and sweetness In women; but these traits are all In
herent IN both sexes and in a rounded development
merge iuto and balance each other.
NAN is GOOD
as nature made him, woman is good as God made
ner and they belong together. Eacn was intended
to all the other Not until women have the same
opportunities with men for an equal space Of time
ought she to be judged az to her abilities
When the masculine and feminine elements
are rightly combined the race Will work out the
problems that seem 80 insolube to-day. Men should
be not only brave, but pure; women not only pure,
but brave. That men possess greater ply steal
dlnated. Her suDordnation costs great moral
price, The acknowledgements Of woman Is at
the cost. Miss Beecher thinks that suffrage viii
make woman unwomany. Sex is governed by laws
immutaole. What God has made will take care Of
Itself. Men and women are
MORE LIKE THAN UNLIKE.
The same loves, fears, sympathics unite them.
Mans estimate OF woman has been physical con-
ception rather than ali understanding OF her power.
Give TO woman the opportunities that men have and
she Will become the mother OF men. Woman, in-
vested with her real rights, will lind her natural
place at mans side.
A lady thought that Miss Beecher couldn't deal
rvith ba mn fat cba haQ hnau
married, and has been supported by tile prestige Of
her family In doing whatever she chose TO do.
Miss BLAKE thought that the way TO stem the tide
of immortality is to give women more power; they
Will this power TO help the causes in which they
have always been interested. They have always
tain opinions Of Mr.. Beechers lately made public by
him, were next referred 10. IL was found to be Mr.
Beechers opinion that all charities better organ
lied and conducted by women than men. He pro-
posed to his church three years ago that
DEACoNESsEs
be appointed. This was done. and the work had
never been SO well performed. lie believed that
women are distinguished from men by the depth OF
moral feeling, and that the Church Will never show
Its ul power I'LL women take part IN the devotional
meetings. lie reveres the Puritan Fathers but does
not agree with them on the woman question.
Paul writes to the Greek churches to let the
women keep silence because IN Greece
the Ideal OF virtuOus woman was one who stayed at
home and prepared the vands for her husband aud
children. What we call accomplishments and eGu-
cation were In Greece a sure sign OF q courtesan
The apostles injunction on w0inans rights was
local and specific II Is the doctrine OF inspiration
that woman should never be heard taea the doc
tfine OF Gods providence is rubbing out this doc
trine OF inspiration. After some discussion upon
the report and other topics the meeting adjourned