, 1874-03-25
ANNA DICKINSON.
Lecture Last Night on the Social Evil.
Peculiar Yfows OIL a Peculiar Subject.

evening, n Mccormick AluBio Hall, On tho soclal
evil, tho epecial tit1o being: "Dotwcen Us Do
Truth" Tho unusual prominence which t1o
subject haa Of Into obtaiuod in this city, through
the discussion Of the proposed iicenso or rogls-
tration ayBkon1, had tho offcot Of bringing out
Quo Of tho larecstand lncst.looking asacmblages
oyor seen in Chicago. Tho great hall WAS COM
plctely crowded III every portion with Al. audi
ouco mndo up, In the great part, Of latlies, and
tho mai rity OF tloso by no means ancient or
wrnklcd, but decidedly young, comcly, and fash-
ionably nttitod.
Soon after O'Clock Hiss Dickinson malo lor
appearance upon tho platform. aud was greeted
With hearty applause. She woro bnol gros
grain with many tucks and voluminous bu.tle.
A rather largo bosom bouquet was tho only at.
tempt at ornament. sho still woars her hair
short, curly, black, and parted in tho middle.
4 severe cold nccessitatcd the frequent ,,so OF =
OF occasional emotion we're aided III purely
legitimate way,
Miss Dickinson WAS introduced to tho audience
by tho Row. Dr.. Rylor, Of st. paul's Uniyelsal-
ist Church, aud spoke De follows:
THE VOICES.
According to tho fnir.play Of tho world, lot
hor have audience. Hhe WAS sont to speak.
As s1lo Ind gono to and fro In tho world she lad
Of rlontv, sorrowfut voices, angry voicos, qnes-
tionlng voices, a,1areeisolne voicos, acHpaitiuy
Voiccs-voiceB disappearing oven III death mud
hearing thom slio tried for Once to gather thom
nil into lcr one voice, giving uttoraueo to them,
say wlnt it WIS thoy demanded iu Tho world.
Ono might add to thoso tho voices Of millions
and mill ona Of those who wcro doail. but, "Lct
tho dead bury the dcad u; sho held fast simply
to the prosent., 1t was curious thing, tint, ih
this laud Of hLorty, and iuHticc, and right,
this CRY should 10 rasnod 30 Clearly that liouo
could misunderstood il tlloy ca:ed to listen.
They wo1e Enthusiastically accusing voices. They
were condomning this nation, md
HOW WERE We ANSWERING THEM
Aan rule ne say TINT public oep,,nion had dc:
cidod t. iEroro tho voices, behind which stood
certain races Of misunderstanding women-tlat
soc!oty lind decslod to ignore their claims and
Flint, therefore, it would 10 baa tlling and Il
foplish thing for mou hnl womon to ily IN tho
faco Of public opinion. "Speals your opposition,
i'll in this land. but do 1t softly with tolrei cnp
and God save tho KIM. Don' t DO nllcx:b!u."
1bcy eay also: "Tllnk Of tho poor souls. tito
Innocent souls, tho ignorant soula, that abound
i'll this land. For thoir Hako, though there he
delicate and reilncd.-kccp tslo truth eiinnt," !"
though the truth spoaon might savo musttln1ca.
THIS KIND or TALK
reminded her OF tho old feudal F!onch law,
which, lor the rake OF preserving young
Iartr1tGce, made hoclog and Wecding illegal,
leaving millions Of poasantb to etarvo that q few
OF tue gentry might havo delcacY out of
aca on. NOE only preserve the young, WHO
must bo unlnformed, from information, but :on
you know, "it il really 80 dlsagyeeablo to dis
ctas Roma questions; it so shocking to bavo
that you must oxcuse u.s. 1t had often struck
hor that
coWAND1cE WAS MISTAKEN Fon DA1STINE3s
Of nature--thas the incest ra1t Of tho puople
WHO talkcd IN such way was tbeir ears TINT
such people considered Infinltoy walso tho truth
spoken Without fear or favor. IL 1t wero III ILL
sounding woFds. than deods Of ylco, however IN
famous, II they were clad 10 cloth OF gold. Jap
plauno.] Don't speak about B11ch and such
matters! save the proprlotloa! Save public
oplnion! snve delicate aud refined oars!
hho WAS sorry to speak OF herself, and doubly
sory because there we're SO few others to aay tho
truth. upon this moBt dismal aud horrible Of
Questions. !" most improper tll,ng!' ciled
out those people. who would hnvc tho
truth aurpreaacd,-"a most shocking, thing
snch Snb]act a. this m evenings
entertainment! Entertainment? The man Who
spoke OF such subject, presented With truth
and in conscience, as ian ovenIng'a entertnin-
turos Of tho plague hospital, or in tho miseries
of outcast eol,ls In l,cIl. ssIt waa not a proper
thing" said men who would 1egisla:o md decide,
"lor d woman, young and unmarried, to speak
upou." Ehe was not supposed to know Of aucl
mntiorH. Why /? DocarEe OF her Youth
READ TIE PAPERS
which published such statements. In parallel
columns would 10 found advertisements under
the head OF miscellaneous" and 'speraonat," !"
that would teach infamy 10 the boy or girl scarce
simply as to youth; il wan tint tie woman was
unmarried, Was ono to understand from thus