The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-21

bsrs Must Win Christianity
and Politics Must BE United
Last evening the Academy Of Music was crowded
10 overnowlng with fashionable audience OF ladies'
ana gentlemen VINO came 10 listen 10 Nictoria
Woodruff IN her new lecture entitled, 'Tne impend.
Ing Revolution" The asles OF the large auditorium
were packed with ladies', who were forced TO stand
up packed like behring's In barrel. Many OF these
ladies were afterwards carried fainting into the
open air. Irving place at early as eight o'clock
was filled with moving mass Of people OF both
sexes who were either endeavofing 10 force their
way In at nity cents head or were nghtlng their
way out, having found out that there
was not even standing room for them
The proscenium boxes were many OF them filled
with the owners and their families and guests. VINO
had come for the first time 10 hear the terrible
Victoria woodruff. II safely be concluded tnht
there were as many people turned away last even
ing from the doors Of the Academy there were
persons who found accommodation within the walls
Of the temple Of music. Mrs. Woodruff came on
the stage in quiet black dress, with three OF
founces and panier. her hair cut short
and allowed to float freely on her shoulders
There was pleased nush on her cheeks as
she looked first into the parquette, then
into the dress circle and finally into the ampnlthe
aire. and smiled 'vclorousyn ut the tiers upon
tiers OF eager faces. 1t noticeable fact that
many bald-headed men were among the audience.
Mrs. Rose Mckinley, Miss Tennie @. Clann, MIRA
Miles, sister TO MRS. woodruff, and other strong.
MINDED females were present In the boxes, altired
In silks and satins. 1t may here be observed that
the bald.headed men were nearly all sitting In the
front rows. Victoria read from her notes slowly
and with precision, and so distinctly that she was
heard all over the Academy. 1t Is popular
belief that Victoria woodruff is q sort OF Bac.
chante, cut on the bias, with low neck and short
sleeves. Whatever she may be sne has achieved
success and has at last secured an audience. There
were but few Interruptions last night, and when
they occurred II was only to encourage her to pro-
ceed fer sister Jennie was nying around from box
to box, like white.winged gull at sea. Tennie has
very few brains, but much hair. Victoria be-
gan Dy stating that the century demanded Ne
equality OF the entire human family, male and
female; perfect equality that every person Is
entitled to equal opportunity for intellectual &C
quirements, recreation and rest She then asked
the audience there any such thing as equality
I'm this country. The audience were struck dumb bv
this gigantic conundrum and gave IT up In despair.
No matter what person does If IL Is not actlOnable
nnder the law; he is an honest man and good
church member. Here the horny handed sons OF
toll sitting in the amphitnealre cheered Victoria
wildly An Aston may SIT in his sumptuous apart
ments and watch the property bequeathed MIN by
his father rise in value from one 70 fifty millions,
and wOrships his business capacity But II ten
ant OF his whose employer had discharged him be-
he ana 1 not % 1e rent
Mr.. Aston, the law acts hun and his
Mr. Aston nor anybody else stops to ask since that Is
nobOdy's business bat the mans: This is free
country, you know, ana why should trouble my
self about that person. because he happens to be SO
unfortunate as not to be able to pay Mr. Aston his
rue E SS tne
silently offered up prayer tor the welfare Of Mr..
Astor.l On, the stupid blindness OF this people
yet don't seem to know there Is anything wrong,
simply because no law has been violated.
In their eyes everything that Is lawful Is right Mr..
Stewart by business tact and the various practices
known to trade, succeeds III twenty years IN obtain
ing from customers wnOm he has entrapped into
purchasing from him $50 OOO OO0 and with gains
he builds costly public benehciaries, and straight
way the world makes HIM a pnllanthroplst
come along with bolt Of cloth which
he mad succeeded S,i, IN smuggling into the
sell AZ lower price tnan Mr. Stewart, who paid the
tariff. and Is thereby, authorized by law to add that
sum 10 the price, would be cast INTO prison. NOBODY
pretends That Mr.. stewart ever produced single
dollar OF his vast fortune. He accumulated IL Dv
obtained at low rates, and then sold AT sufficient
advance over the cost OF handling TO make, IN the
At this Juncture one OF the bad-headed men IN
the front row. who Is u clerk at stewards, was
seized with an emotion, and mopped his forehead
violently with q red handkerchief.
Victoria cOntinued-People may contend that this
is justice. and good Christians may excuse 1t upon
that ground, put Christ would never have called II
by that name. Mrs. Woodruff then gave Tom Scott.
the Railroad King, pun, ana went on to say
a good deal, scourged the money changers and
money lenders out Of the temple in place called
Jerusalem. she did not frequent churcnes now;
on INN
day. scourge in hand, He would find plenty OF work
to do In the same line. A licensed and paid MIN
istry should be abolished. Thirty live thousand
ministers are paid 900 annually IN the United
states for preaching the Gospel IN churches costing
$3.50 900 900. and how many OF them ever teach any
fact other than that Jesus was crucied, Just If
that would save us from the sloughs OF igno-
rance In which we are sunk. Winch one OF
them dare tell ms congre CATION the trutn as he II
he be not a bOcknead knows jt2 l here and now
lmpeaeh the clergy OF the United states as dlshon-
ledge that they do not dare To preach the whole
truth, for they should they would have TO preach
TO empty benches; an admission sufficiently dam
nabe to conslgn them TO the contempt OF the
world and 10 the hell OF which they pirate so know
ingly but whose location they have not been able
to determine, and 10 light the torch which shall
fire the last one OF these paatal mockerles
oil true religion. vivid cheers.) why, should Christ
appear among these godly Christians as He aid
among The Jews He would be arrested as q vagrant
or sent to jail Tor stealing corn and In Connecticut
perhaps, for Sabbatn-breaking or Tor telling the
maid at the well sail she had done,' which is
now called ortune-telling or for healing the sick
by laying on OF hands, which they denomnate char
latanry. Christ and His disciples and the multitude
which he gathered together had all things In COM
mon. But every pulpit and every paper in this
Christian country launch the thunders OF their de-
nunoiations when That damnable doctrine Is now,
advanced Now, Christ was communist. OF the
srrlctest sort, and am l. and OF The extreme
kind. believe that God Is the rather OF all
humanity and that we are brothers and sisters;
and that 1t Is not merely theoretical or
hypothetical noning. but stern reality, 10 be re-
duced to practical recognition. And they who
cannot accept and practice this doctrine Of Christ
and who stl profess to be His followers, are simply
stealing the livery OF Christ IN which to serve the
devil in their own souls Cheers
Mrs. Woodruff concluded ny dissertation on the
relations OF Christianity and politics, and was loudly
applauded.