Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-02-15

Theleetnre for "ladies only" BY Edith 0'Gor-
man, the escaped nun, at Lincoln Hall, yes
tsrday afternoon. was 90 far a. numbe's and
the financial result were concerned, q success.
The hall was Gllod 10 Its utmost capacity,
every seat In the body Of 1t having besn re-
served. aud many also In the gallery.
II was a novel sight this vast coneouSe II
female humanity, aud proves the truth Of the
belief that the religions nature Of woman Il
more fully developed than that OF man.
Upon what other subject could a lecture
have Allied that hall, holding more than .
thousand persons with women alone, than
one OF a religious naturoi Il Wa evident
from the appearance OF thls audience that Il
was moro than an idle curiosity which had
brought them together.
THR PAIR nx.NUH HI
made her appearance dressed In black silk,
trimmed with white lace, and made after the
most approved style en- frdine aud pannier.
She IA by no means q beauty, OF decided
irish origin, aud u, a. she alleges her pa
rents were wealthy, she certainly received
none Of those advantages Of education and
early training which wealth usually affords.
She spoke In an affected tone, aud was neither
oratorical, grammatical or consecutive.
She commenced by telling her audience
that she could not make them know
WHAT SHE had suTrERED
for slx long years at the hands Of the Catholic
Church-ln her nunnerles, that II was the do
sire TO save her soul that carried her without
the walls Of = convent, which she entered IN
Madison, New Jersey, In October, 1884, that
Instead OF finding Ii the abode Of purity she
had fOndly hoped, Il was otherwise, While
detailing the life Of the Carmclite nuns,
A VOICE FROM Tue AUDIENCE
called out How do they live 40 long n they
sleep on straw You have been lying long
enough about these ladies, and Il Is time Il
was stopped" whereupon the audience be-
came nolsy-some hieslng, others cheering,
and all rising 10 their teeL. The lecturer was
evidently accustomed to that sort Of thing,
and quietly called for tho policeman who had
been provided for the emergency. HoprOmpt-
" made hls appearance, when the enraged
female started Tor the door, aud eluded the
grasp Of the otiicer by fleeing out OF II. He
was only able 10 secure the departing fury's
vail and gloves, which she dropped In leaving.
Order being restored, Edith went on with the
story Of her wrongs, all OF which she Dor.
with patient resignation until q young q 4
handsome priest Father d'orJay, ieil In love
with her, and annoyed her with his suit,
which he pse sed even TO the holy altar OF
tho church, upon which he would b ave Of
fered her n sacrifice TO his unholy lovo. This,
Edith said, was too much 10 give, even for
the salvation Of her soul. Sue could not
think OF L. and so she fed. Her suferlngs
she painted 10 glowing coloia, and wept
CoPtous TnARsj
not 90 real were they as these Maggie
Mitchell sheds, Or 80 natural the fAlterlng OF
her voice. She Is not artistic wlthal, and
does not tell well-oouuected story.
She was Interrupted several times, and the
confusion became quite threatening, A POI
llceman was brOlght In, who remained the
sole representative OF tue eek denOmlnated
the sternor, for time, TO keep the peace
| Though brave and true, he could not stand
the touching story Of Edlth's lovers AyowAl,
and at that point made for the door some
what Us "Bll Nye" went for
TuE HEATHEN CHIME.
THIS was food for fun for the ladies, who
laughed bolstrously when he to1k his depar-
ture. When the lecturer alluded to her yislt
and appeal TO Archbishop Spalding, aud OF
leaving bis palace with Only Twenty-Five cents
Ia the world, several OF tbs ladies,
| F,LE Win RAGS
and suppressed indignation, left the ball, NUT
tering impnocatious upon the tair dAmsel.
Altogether, the affair was a very peculiar
one advertised TO lecture 10 "ladies only, "
| thus filling the hall with the curious and
anxious. The lecture wGs simply rehash
Of the others given before, containing moth
ing which could not have been told with pur-
feet pruprety before any audience. The
sutferings she could tell she dwelI upon more
ut length than upon those she did tell and
after she had hulshed there was not so much
70 sum up In her favor. taking her own state.
ment as true. she appealed strongly 70 the
prejudloes Of her audience, which Il may
be estimated was composed Of two third.
church. goers and members. She related hsI
conversion and call 70 20 forth on q mission
Of truth, which brought from different part,
Oi the hall frequent shouts Of
| AMIN! THANK GOD. ETC.
She gives names, dates and circumstances,
which go TO show that her statements, II en-
tlrely untrue could be easily proven 80; and
In spite OF the many criticisms abe 10 open "a
there IL an air Of devotion 10 the cause which
sho has espoused that Ia quite apparent. a,
are the tricks she resorts 10 ~ secure q full
house and sell her book.
| New Jersey Hselnble.
Tho New Jersey Association gave second
| anptahIa Al Maannl, TampIa LAT a..at,s,