The New York herald., 1873-11-20
EDUCATION OF WOMEN.

Lecture by Mrs. Lucinda b. Chandler on
"Woman at Home and in Society,"
A meeting OF the Woman's Social Education
Society was held yesterday afternoon in the Liberal
CLUB rooms, Plimpton Hall, and was presided over
by Mrs. Shepard.
The Chairwoman informed the HERALD reporter
that the society is over year In existence. 1t
was initiated by some Of the members belonging
to DR.. Chapin's and other liberal congregations
throughout the city. number OF the Society OF
Friends also belong to this new association. The
Chairwoman proceeded to state that the press and
male spectators were to be excluded from the
meeting, which was called for the purpose OF hear
ing paper read by Mrs. Lucinda B. Chandler on
"Woman at Home and In Society"
The following is the synopsis gwen by the Chair
woman oil the lecture:-
That intellectual teaching does not necessarily or
practically furnish knowledge or the laws OF life
and health. Religious teaching has not enter ed
the domain OF physiology and sociology. Badly
ventilated apartments. heated rooms stimulating
food and beverages, though presided over by the
deyotions OF family altar, do not save from head
aches, tendency TO infiammatory disease nor from
the appetite which often results in alcoholic inebri-
ETY.. Where have we the doctrine taught that
motherhood is the most responsible oil human
iunctonss The ghosts OF half the children whose
eyes were permitted to see tue highland Heaven
Knows now many VINO neyer arrived t at that state
wiser, the pulpit, the school board ana parents who
neglect the most important OF all branches OF in
struction--sexuap physiology and laws OF transmls-
sion. Reforming is patchwork and transient right
forming Is permanent building. What shall we
oner to the young men and women OF to-day How
shall we reach the victims OF secret vice which
undermine body and mind? Either there are no
perfect conditions to result from laws Inherent In
human constitution, or mankind have failed
signally OF learning and obeying these laws Social
putrefaction sends Its miasma into the upper
chamber and parlor as well as the lower grades of
lie. Moral and social education, as well as science
and religion, II they would reach causes and nnd
remedies tor physical degeneracy, weakness,
fmbecility, sexual and alcoholic intemperance,
must carefully search out and steadastly obey the
laws OF equalization OF iOrces the principle OF wise
confluence and the requirements OF an undis-
tur5ed neutrality-suspicious. and child murder
are but effects. These societies are intended to
make centre for private. and, to some extent,
public consideration and discussion OF these
momentous problems. There Is an imperious
demand among the mass OF t0iling. the ignorant
and unthinking classes for souls and bodies to
be made according to the divine methods OF
nature; dwellings and sch0orooms to be swept by
the pure air OF heaven; wholesome food and whole
some knowledge provided These societies viii
seek the best opportunities for making the con-
ditions which will abate sensuality and promote
healthful relations Of soul and body and OF the
sexes, both In and out OF marriage, and to make
these the subject Of wise teaching