Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-23
Social Fabrication.

ORGANIZATION OF THs SOCIETY FOR MORAL
EDUCATION.
The regular meeting OF the society for moral
eHucatcn was held on Saturday, at %. M, al
Mrs. o. Il. Winslow's, Grant Place.
THE CONSTITUTION
was read, and signed b. nearly all the IA lies
present The objects of the society, as statsi in
the constitution, are as follows To provide a
better instruction upon the laws of life; 10 con
slider the best methods of giving this instruction
TO children and yOnth, that clear moral perc aD-
tons, right knowledge, pure thoughts elevated
tastes and refined feelings may raise the stand
ard OF social purity, and lift future generations
out of the sensuality which Is restrained only by
fear of discovery; to seek the enactment and en-
forcement of laws which tend to the removal Of
vice and the promotion OF virtue; and Ia Co o.
crate with societies established upon this asis
throughout the country.
One ofthe ladies present stated that upon in
curing OF MIR. Comstock, Of New YORK. in re
gard to
THE ARREST OF MEsDAMss Woodruff AND
CHAPLIN,
be said that the ground of the arrest was not
obscene publications only, but the immoral and
degrading tendency of the doctrines they ad-
vocated. But the lady said those doctrines and
theories, monstrous az thev were, were NAL
doctrines and theories, which men had advo-
Gated from the earliest periods OF recorded Ii me
with perfect inpunity. No woman had ever
been quoted as even inspiring them from the
other world. 1t was
DEMosTHRNos, PARKER. AND sTEPHsN PEARL
ANDREWS,
at whose feet these women claimed 10 have
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equally with men and women who teach and
practice vice, and no one need complain OF IN
justice.
Mrs. Lucinda b. Chandler then answered
questions as to what purpose this society would
serve nor already met by churches and benevo.
lent societies. She said that churches aud O her
societies rarely dealt at all with the laws of
physical life or the relations between men aud
women, and when they did, usually proceeded
upon the assumption that the subsection ana
sUBJCGATION OF WOMEN To MEN
a ni2l To- in orri.,.v and
sacred motherhood was secondary or chance
consideration. But this subjugation DESTROYS
purity st the very fountain head, in the
ally unit and physically Incompetent for
her high and holy office as mother.
Mrs Chandler claimed that the whole world
is diseased and disordered from the false reta-
tons between men and wemen, and that the
cure IL light and jUstice-the quickening of the
mothers conscience, and her absolute freeio M
10 De as pure 81 her own refined perceptions
demand. Then We should have a generation of
fesh.
Mrs. Chandler drew a vivid picture of the
spiritual millennium, and wOman's divine pa
tience. tenderness and love exercised in purify
ing the human race.
HANNcAH.-This day, known in Hebrew an
nails as Hanncah, the anniversary OF the dedica-
ton OF the Temple, comes this year on the 18th
OF December, Christmas day. 1t is celebrated
by the orthodox Hebrews with all its ancient
solemty for the eight days of its duration. I ne
with so much fulness in their forms. The or.
thodoN lsraeiltes light one candle for each male
person in the family on the first day, two on the
second, and so on to the eighth. The members
OF the reformed churches light but one candle
Tor all The first day, and increase to eight on the
last day. There is service in the several syna-
gogues ef oh day.
The FUNERAL OF THE LATE FRANCIS Ros-
PERI, Tor many years attached to the IN arine
band, took place from his late residence 1I2 q
street southeast, yesterday afternoon, and was
very largely attended. His remains were in
TERED in the Congressional cemetery, folio we'd
BY the full marine band and q company of ua-
rines, who fired the usual volley over the grave
THE COURTS.
OlRCuiT COURr, Jtdgs Carftsv.-TO day the
case Of Wiz kersham 4 Co agt. the District OF Co.
lumbia-astion on = bin of lading-was tried.
POLICE COURT. Judge SasH.-To-day, " -ury
smaliwood. cOiored, char ged with the farce of
e Sirom mrs May McGsw. 80 days in Jail. O.
.EORGE BURNETT,
VINO Was arrested in frelerickspurg, Va last week
he bv ns< Con