New-York tribune., 1874-05-22
A WOMEN'S MASS MEETING.
ADDRESSES OF THE REV. Fl. ". BEECHEh
AND MRS MARY A. LIVERMORE.

TEMPERANCE.
There was great gathering of men ana
women In the Academy OF Music in Brooklyn last even
ing In obedience to announcement Issued oy the
York Woman Suffrage Association OF special mee''ns
to be held at which the Rev Henry Ward Beecher ana
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore would speak The Attendance
ofladies very large and gallery and floor we're com
petey filed. The platform. which we're seaeu i''
NJ L. Catn, the President Of the Association ana 'o
two speakers OF the evening, was 'oiS
agreeably relieved OF the baroness suegestou
by green drop-curtain shutting on 'ne
great body OF the stage by two elegant groups Oh S
and beautiful flowers on either side OF the ueSA'
Promptly Mrs. Catln. she entered from the Su
of the stage with her companions advanced TO the o'
and presented Mr. Beecher with the concise announce
ment: AS President of the New-York State woman
Suffrage Association have the pleasure OF ihtrouueins
the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher.".
REMARKS or Mr.. BEECHER.
Mr. Beechers address was delivered IN his usual ac-
ceptable spirit, which is equivalent to saying ina" "
mixed largely with the humorous passages that arc
more than incidents In his speeches. lie DeRah
with a reference to his first public utterances IN the
lecture in regard TO the right and expedlehey oi
womans speaking upon the public platform, which was
IN 1856. Then, SAID he. IL was regarded as sentiment
so out OF the way that people accustomed to thaA
1t kind OF O jest and tolerated 1t as one OF
those points in q lecture which tended TO maAe
it interesting in earnest then. and those women
20 whom God had given the gift OF oratory Were' io
tunatey. women OF strong moral convictions whose
hearts were IN the welfare OF the Commonweiti. IL
has long ceased to be question of propretY or
expedency. Not only has this matter been settled put
it settled down such a way that merely because
woman is to speak 10 person will turn out 1t is hot now
curiosity hear them but only the anticipation Of get
ting instruction as IN the case OF men, AMI TINS ID as IL
should be- But immediately blowing came the qiss-
On OF wOmans right 70 other forms OF activity IN puDe
life and the whole question OF wOmens rsht To par,
ucipae In civil aIirs has been raised and that Is AL
cOmprehendef In the suffrage movement.
Now. be 10 understood don't advocate anything that
shal change the essential wOmanliness OF woman ana
project her out OF ler proper sphere III tought III.
granting Of these rights would make her less excellent
woman, as sister or adaughter less admraDie a.
wife aud companion and counselor less reverend as
mother, my tongue should cleaye 10 the ROOF OF my
such disastrous results llpplauscl; but believe IL
would make her largernedrted ana largermnded. ana
that she is argerhearted and minded she Is bet
ter daughter better sister, better Wte anu pHcI
and finally. better citizen lAppl4nsel IL IL etta,o
Of society and that cannot make Its foundations goo
much IL, that advocate larger sphere for women
LII the first place disabuse your minds of the IDEA at
speak. All say when It pleases God to give to
the gilt OF painting, OF carving or DulidlAs or
speakilg se mas right to the employment her tai
ents and / simply AK for unOJstructed liberty for
do that which God has Il ted ner 10 10 weli.
IAprlausal don't que IS the duty OF every
woman 10 De a politician. ana still less stump speaker
only for liberty. II has been said that TIE ex,r
rights viii make her vrie taking from the
piIncy. and the dellcacy, and the sweetness, ana
clingiie habits OF woman that the charm Of
woman is in the haf-ights. the tnt', anu that
the moment you thrust her out into the hard sunlight
ana the bare, you take away that shrinklncnes- ana
tenderness and exquisite bloom we 40 love 10 sec IN her
II 1 thought so | would withdraw my advocacy. We
have men enough such as they are and we dou won't
il is sake Of clothing that robust strength of
man with other elements that DO not belong TO them
that We bring them in, that tho community shall
have benefit OF all the minds which God has made,
ana hoI to W aon S INK o mani IS o.ng his man
mood when he becomes kinder and more gentle, Ike
woman, nor do we think a woman Is anY less a woman
because sue employs the larger ql4lI,S tH-t 5o pos
scsses and that heretofore nave seemed TO rest IN the
must say respect the preiudices OF Christian
men and women who think Ac whole question is setted
by the text Of Scripture. They say Paul wOild not
allow woman to preach take the larger view Of ths
matter, and aver that an Of those great principles
which stand related 10 purity Of character and al those
truths which determine tne dNlnity oi human nature.
working men mp from i0Wef plane toward AlSher
pe"sa.'on under Jssn' CAi's' no yS{ @ Is or any @ 'u
tAull.{. an.a1 T.. , & a 'ou,sbaa anal, ,.Sc
!. particular form. rne directions that we're local ana
temporary for the thea juvenile Church given IN the
New Testament were OF authority To them, but tAey
DON'T bind US; and the t0Aen Is TINS, thai
almost universal enIgltenei Chrlstenlom - has
ceased practically 20 uphold view or the New Tesla
Whcn theoretically they sull urge IN thr FORM Oh
objection. mean tns-tnat Whle IL IL held Dy tle
brooklyn Presbytery that woman Is not allowed 10
preach OF each is not held that woman is not per
mtted To be at the head OF Missionary society U go
from church 10 church, 10 Talk IA lecture rooms every
where to conduct Sabbathschools. BiDle-casses, &c
All that rhey are not permitted To do - u sinI IN
particular Place called p9pit ana tax about IT, Iaey
say they must not talk about A. lLIushter
II regard to women's yonng. some say. why should
Won Iell me any reason whg men should vote Il has
always been all the reason advanced by kings
why their subjects snond not vote that you advance
why should not vOte. There Is never sucA !
question raised N regard 10 duchess or queen AMI
beyond the common herd Now, what is not TOO good
for duchess or a queen T. not TOO good Tor
aristocracy there l mold FOR democracy hero. GAD-
plauscl Suppose you go WIN your wiIe 10 primary,
you suppose there would be such scenes IN that primary
seen In Brooklynl Primaries are NOT the most
favorable points from which TO view democratic nstitu
lLaughterl II wontt DO 10 point 10 exceptionll
instances here and taere aal 9aaSns 5t tai fSs s
way with women ~ for the MISTAKES ana exaSgera0ns
might have been from the first All that - neces-
he ana new benignIty INTO political or public life.
REMARKS OF MRS. LyERMORE.
Mrs. Livermore introduced. When she came
forward she was greeted with loud applause. and
then the end of her long speech Of an hour with
occasional Interruptions OF heartfelt applause, there
was the profoundest silence indicative OF the closest
attention Sherst called attention to the marvellous
change which had been wrought in the position OF
distinguished at present from that
Of former years "a change wrought SO
quietly, peacefully, nightly that the
women Of to-day could not at all be compared
with the women Of former time and alluded to the Act
that women now speak the lecture PLATFORM recelv
ing the same emoiument as men, occupy innnential
positions and finally IN the pulpit despite the
Brooklyn which was nhlleu ~
the audience fOrcible OF pleasure. She dd
not pass by the action Of Boston school committee,
excluding the women from their side without a
side blow and went from this 10 the rapid
made by the in The colleges. partlcu-
larly OF the West. The great Western temperance
movement, IN which she was an ac-Iye participant
for eight weeks received large share Of the
evenings references, and the subject OF adyO-
cacy even 10 enthusiasm, and defense equally forclDe
What the Eastern papers, even what the western
papers said about Il, IN her opinion the truth ony
half told and not 10 be taken any criterion and the
attempts 10 make the " Crusade appear ridiculous ana
did nothing there but shout prayers IN the
street. were entirely unhlnd. Inc prayers were not