, 1874-10-17
Julia Ward lloWo on tho 1nilh0nco
Of Literature OH
Crime.
Value OF Natural Sciences In the Edu-
cation Of Women.
Essay on the Subject Of What Practical
Sciences Are Open
to Them.
Letters from Mrs. Bowles, Etc.

MORNING sISssIoN.
Tho Cohytess Of Amcrichn WonluM began the
eocohl day OF ita scssioua yesterday morning in
tho audioncotoon Of tho Methodist Church
Block, tho President, Mrs. Livermore, waa in the
clair. Tho attendance was lager than on tho
morning Of tho ftst day. several additional ladies
being prceont.
LETTER ftoAr THE aEv. A1ts. 1ownEa.
Tho Secretary, AtisB Fletcher, read tho follow
luz letter from the Rnv. Ada g. Dpnloa, OF Phil
adolplia:
PnrnApELt1i1A, Oct. IL, 1874.
" r. t. It lSs rs GsaSrss Of Women
Bont communication referring TO tue position bclt
BY se Univorsalis Church Of this country regarding
nss nS sya fse nSer 81 y i
work rattofs IND eyanEests, and can now add to
Tho then gssn this .; met M Sgtt ct ct
unycrsaiis.s held apt month III Tho City Of New YORK;
Which will show letter than anything elso acceas.
rnrch iubor. / viii flrc only tle frat of tho ttson
tos passed. hnco that contains tho eilre Of the rest
s RE ssf II op S
sitally itoseh With ran vnce, aud steas variety OF
ssrvce teir Dysy an a M Gp to
1S .soired Thss 1t ,,o tho established policy Of .h.
Trustees, from my Office. from my general CON-
mites nu existing or Tint it 1nns create account
ass M : tle existence 4 10 organization composed ox-
TAua it Will be seen e u,livcrsa'.at Church not only
offers to women c4uat privileges Of cducati1n anu or
linston a. minister's, but equal places Of trust A,itt
honor in all its boards Of management. And would
women wlo may be reached by ths communication,
tito importance ri rorognSing this actinn Of the Con-
BY Ssng from es n Fl
Aid may not bore that some voice vii! DO lifteaup
I'll this Congress Of Women III appeal to tue women
Of the churches to zoek moro active participation in
their government and nsnEgemcnt, from Which they
Eret tiat liz work o to Christian ministry is NOT ono
Of tho topics for discussion n tho Congrcst, hone
earnest words VIII be apoksm he,e INT M NJ" na Eft r
For deeply fcc That here is to bc done much Of tho
Of Tho pulpit In every good caso occupied BY nun;
and doca not God cull ,,pon women Tor Just such
Church Of Which hnve lecn srcaking. wo have 761
meeting houses anil but 65 ministers, leaving moro
@ a9 h .; M leso whes Is e Se 81 haxs s
hundreds of competent women filing the positions Of
oAchers, booSkeopers, and clcrs TO such an overflow
that the market Is always distrcesngy ful Of tho SUR
pus, for whom such employment is impossible.
Many ol there Gnu nna' work "h1gher up" III
m Hon. opportunity und assiatanco CO. Tor which il now
gwen lii tho Unlrorsalist Church ut least and perhaps
one chnse1 Viii open tho way it In all. Lei tho
earncstueas Of my desire 10 sec this DO my excuse for
taking tho precious % moments of tho oonfrsas 70 n1Eo
second ConGresa Of Wnmcn am very truly its friend,
ApA @. DowLEs.
ALICE LIE aEYT.
Tho Secretary read tho following extract from
a letter from Alico La Qeyt, editor Victoyia
Magazine, London:
"a MARINE PARADE, Bnlouroa.
hfr DEAR AIns. Doudkrr: need scarcely aay how
doing in ciicago. Yonr asrociaon ii The adYanecncnt
Of women should have nll' doubt not 1t will need,
understand Or carry out, the principles Of association
much betor thnn ws English. 1yo form societies for
c1plcs. Perhann III MI old country thefo are
more evils 10 eradicate, more pro,1ases to
formed III association for ediug young ucrvapg grs.
+ has ~ besn 9 hlt there NY nfc " upwards OF
q ID aud ii upwards Of 4ooO beween ihe ago Of l.
whc.i c,t oi situatons, homeless Where do tIey gos
Why, on tho etEso!a to swell tho ranks Of prostsn.
heplng such poor girls. aiy district is Westminster,
md am nov negotiating for -: = hono Il Il
i!nsttitsaon,, q, are ,sesa.tag snothes I sna + i
not l,nt the ad merely to their phyaical wants, but
should have means an n.atersis for recreation ofa
higher nuu lrcr kilu thau they Cnn Obtain at t!cr
Institutions where other vca often spent I'll ter
ol,ened In london. Mrs. Nassau Senior Ina one in
ohEo or any Sa yo srgo cn ss IL ho sue
crying need class Of glrla urkly corresponding to
our " suaids OF ali work." faucy not.
FLEA TOR FALLEN WOMEN.
Mrs. Elton Mitchell, OF Chicago, then read tho
following parcr:
car!ys saya ~ az earnest Thing to eo aliyo IL
il tragic Thing How terribly rao Tor thosu women,
alive III t1a world. wlo commit tho dcaiost of tho
s af' ' 1 esnss IT, Ss sf sss d ss
tons which maks the Eum Of human llfo today. wo
stand appalled, und dumb. Tho ggand fcaresa, for
ing s.eathy cowar.lly crawl. devoid of uprghsness
ultogottcr Livery trss are preterrod 70 truths,
their utmost csaencr. Souls o so cheap IN our ay
market rs t. sa ans' to 9 s sson Of str sar'
negseea So eheapes % af sn Iaa
sliano posses, them viii tho World a. It IL, howoScr,
mast ,rI wora sst,s Though tho eyes y
work aud wa iii tbs rcal Our present purpose 10 to
consider tho lives end condition Of women generally
called
'rALLrE wos1Ea,n ......
beluli TLss. arc te women, found in I'll ian1a Who
gain HsAtcnco BY tho sIls Of Themselves, WHO bar
Ter for ,aunoy their pcor'rse, priceless wnnaa,ood
who exchange r,ertenary tp!r glory for hotr shainc
Tho knowledge Of this n!ontrous fact Of human OK.
minds TO tho doctrine Of Total doprayity 6,,cl.
eonxIgn these to everlasting lamnatlon, mud
ii times cernai tunncnts eau be Others, cnnstit
tioMA!y opposed to cnoss rcrlittus, bcsIeva tat tla
lnrnltya' kreast, oaprng Of every owl thought md
tgei conentyed antl committed by thu race. That,
willie lis siIaFo Il uuoycly nn1 lidcous, lila speech
ant, ta claim on humanity is lust imperative as iis
nwn Wnh0pry. n!sshalcn child. so they have s...
led is sp existence, hnnnH to lind Ione a,ucaration
for H. somo road Gss cruel Tor itu pat hayward feoi,
| sono path which, tlongh t'rntng upon t1self many i
\ with tho Everla .ssSjss 1Sts19.,cr,
Froln tlle facts nIi+le by The patient investigation
Of tcso faithful Tow let lis try 10 iaGonrse whether I'd
| wotl.Dl We nru
| IN THE lrAsrwlHE ACCOUNTABLE
IN thlE ln,er wllohnr we may u mora henful and
reyar 10 II III the iutro tan we have been in
tho as,. wo Ind hat ihc ranks Of rubliu women ara
recruited froni al! ages mud conditos. Include thu
citlis. rolowiuN tilu g,y roor4 an. lad music tcy
eneE they thilk, Wr0n ifo Ut freedom aud hnl,.