New-York tribune., 1875-03-06
THE LECTURE.


Arkansas trouble the financial dieulties OF tho ma
ton. Well. unquestonably these important Ques-
tions needing discussion, and sadly needing settle
ment; and yet, as / look about me IN the
world, st very plain that there are other
questions at ali discussed OF infinitely greater ln-
portancequestons that before and will he after
these questions that affect not section merely. not
nation merely. not age merely; questions that are
as old as sorrow. suffering, and sin; widespread as
humanity, and like TO be as old as time hseli'
and yet questions that are by common CON
sent ignored, or II some one does summon
them out Of depths wherein they abide and SO sum-
moning them, points finger, speaks word, demanding
the attention Of people about them, they speedily
senced and the question itself Is left in the dark from
which 1t has issued. People "Yes. perhaps TINS
does need discussion" Importantf" "Well, no
doubt; all the same. we of the present are not
strong enough to grapple win It, Per
haps some future will be stronger braver bonester To
that stronger and Drawer future on these mat
tiers, and will have right solution in the
millenniumw Prominently, il 1t is woman who sum-
specters from the dark people say OF her,
"what upsexed creature !" "Oh, shockingly I'M
womanly proceedingp "Why that woman must have
all ee minacy decacy before she could drag ort
horrible this for the inspection and dis
cussion Of tho world" Or others say, Very bad TASTE
shockingly bad form"
tits thing ladies and gentlemen do not wish to
touch Wei, certainly, it is in bad form to discuss
will malfeasance in high places, or to discuss
wrong and niquy in Office, vice, crime and drunk
epDess in Of society. All the same, such dis
eussion is necessary, since upon such disc"s-
sion and solution depeud advancement of So
cety and OF the race. II that he SO,
how much more necessary then the DIS
cussion OF matter Widespread and deepreachng
and as universal as this. Cowardce is universally
mistaken for dclicacy, selnshness FOR renreineht
of feeling Peoples cars are very often the incest
part OF them. To many people acts of vice
and deeds Of iniamy are Infinitely less to be
condemned than the plain words OF truth that
truth and condemnation And yet while people say is
n bad form discuss such matters, they are to be
they have gone on. In spite OF tsat they known
and talked about One can take up the daily paper
Grafton but that goes into everybody's house. that
read by young and Old rich and poor cultured and ig
norant alike-and ma the record OF rapes, sedae.
'tions; adultery, stories set forth not for for
entire race but the caterer would put dainty dish
before sayored appetite TO tempt it, Items of news of
news column TO editorial column wo find comment
upon these same s;ories-comment. not for the
help OF those who need II, or through them 10
help Others not 10 point ont moral, Dut written SIM
ply to adoin tale TO entail in some fne writng the
from news and editorial column to advertisement
we IL and saea n s es % ep tas ana ySS
make shrink from human nature, from the vice re-
Whose come into the theater TO see the play
OF the day, tie mirror which holds itself up to
reveal the passing nature or man. they come 10
look in whose come TO the play Of the day. the
play OF society," has such fact revealed The novels OF
day, and then the OF the day. one ana
all tell the story. but fail 10 tel the truth that under
lies fa strike at the root OF the diseased tree That
every one KNOWS Is oyerSroWAS ana oVerspreaohg SO
eiety.
women gather themselves together one hears ~ sal1 OF
fellow, Oh he Is sowing his wild oats.
little too but then, he Will mend Of that IN time
somewhat Oyerond Of the ladcs-learn wisdom in
umC-ueeessary for young man to 50" his
wild oats hat ne may rpen and reap letter hayests 10
time Every one knows perfectly well what
j. meant by that OF talk knows perfectly well that
fail NJ ina
OF an. idle hOur knows that II may be the pas
time au idle hour; bat every one knows that the
same Wild ground TO the destruction OF
haryests tnerein-ground that was meant to pro
duce the growth OF a,noDle wOmanhoOd-that the wild
crush ont any healthy life OF n womaD's
body and mind. aud unless God were more nerc
fu, her soul in etetnity. And yet, when one
speak the truth people run with hasty feet 10
put sjhnG hands cn the mouth that would utter II.
Tue truth Is 10 Ge ignored or the truth is to be
silenced Preemineuty, think, is that marked
this Winter. wheD-@rOwing out OF case
promnence OF the principals engaged In it, which, by
reason OF hls mas become National calamity one
the spirit that underlies this and all
kindred cases. aud one hear set FORTH not IN any more
marked manner. out only IN very much wider degree
sentiment tua il0S express ion everywhere in civ
izel communities, tdat would 30 well summed M in
the statement that society holds mans mortal crime
10 DC veuia f&uIt, ana WOlDdns YenlaI faIt 10 be
mortal crime; that fuds everywhere The idea set
forth that Tor woman even to stumble is
fall past hope OF rising again; that man may
stumble and fail to the end OF his days. and yet to be
accounted IA no wise unworthy the acceptance OF
society People say IN defense or augmentation. when
side aud such easy judgment Oh the other "a woman
IS judged and punished since she stands
s she alone falls but she draes n ruins about her
husband, children. home whereas, II man so comes
down, neither wife child t0ucbed-home
remains intact" The man. says Society, is not to
be judged woman. because his act has touched
but himself and himself. after all, but slightly
Aud, because tue universally OF this talk is spreading
diseose, masma. moral death among the boys pre-
since who know the truth Will not tell IT, and
women who hear falsehoods have not the courage 10
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stand elsewhere to assert IN the face OF this
savage civilization and inhde christianity OF the nine
sorrow, misery, suffering, sin, shame In com
Dunities comes from the establishment OF. the
women OF iuOrl codes-a moral code at the bar Of
90 be iried aud condemned (appausel which Is the
direct thtgrowth OF demand UD the part OF men for
liberty that snail be boupd as license itself man
Is not TO be Judged and condemned woman because
Lis act does but himself alone, himself but
slightly. Is II truef Let us see.
EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT CODES FOR THE SEXES.
1t is conceded that steps of of tue smooth,
fair pathway Of virtue OF respectabty, go aside
into by paths unless he with companion and
his companion a II is not true, then, that q
mans act such walk We will say. touches himself
alone. He takes some woman with him. and her fate
be bound up less In his deed. Conceded
then, this is bound up in his action
what OF iti young taught that it is but
trivial matter for him TO astray taught that he
seek his pleasure and find his happiness wheresover he
will In the world what IS TO hinder hun from mounting
fnd his pleasure grounds where he discover
one hand and his neigh0ors carefully tended gar
deu friends pleasure ground walled and hedged
guarded and walled about with added security because
there grows within the one or the other flower
and its very sweetness giving 1t over to the OF the
spoier The young man mas osem iaunt IA & mall Una! ne can
s.ffer all but wasting little tune OF the morning OF
youth and then there is all noon. and afternoon