The Morning herald., 1876-02-14
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more discourse on "Superanous Women"
The Church was neatly trimmed with ever
greens, and about the altar were placed sew
eral bouquets of beautiful cut flowers. Pre-
ceding the lecture there was the usual sing
ing and music. At o'clock, Rev. Mr..
Israel, pastor of the Church, introduced
the lady, and she At once, in clear, though
rather hasty style of speech, began her dis
course.
She much deplored the modern manner oil
bringing up young girls; namely: OF in
stilling into their minds the idea that they
were created alone for marriage, and unless
they succeeded in getting husbands, they
were necessarily social failures. "God,"|
said she, "created man after his own image,
made him that perfect being which he is;
placed him in the garden Of Eden; and then
thought that was all that was n .csssary for
the man. But God discovered that
he was not happy; that he lacked some
thing to complete bis earthly bliss; and at
last be discovered that he needed some one
to help him, keep his beautiful garden, 50
he gave him-a Do,aan; and she became bis
help-meet. Marriage, therefore, is divine
institution. Butto say that every woman can
be married, 10 to say what is impossible. And
why not because there are more girl-babies
born, than boy babies; on the contrary 1t is
the reverse; and statistics will show you
that to every one hundred girls brough into
the world, there are one hundred and six
boys. Do they grow up in that proportions
No. And will tell you what every mother
here knows: 1t requires more attention to
raise the boy up to his 1fth year, than It
does for the girl, hence many die in infancy.
There are other reasons, which are these,
war and intemperance.
/ have examined the statistics Of the DIFF
ferent nations from the most authentic
times down to the present. and find that
there have been waged 249 wars, carried on
at the cost of the lives of thirty-f five thous-
and billions of men In the wars Of the Cru
sadee, in those of Caesar, Napoleon, our own
wars, and in the Franco -Prussian war,
countless numbers were slain, and countless
numbers were rendered unfit ever to assume
the heads of families. Then again is the
other evil: Intemperance, men fall into
habits of drink, and thousands Of them, ay!
hundreds of thousands, fall into sluice-
ways that lead to drunkards' graves. Is 1t
then any wonder that go many women 60
through life without fulfilling the mission
for which they were createds Is 1t surpris-
ing that women must seek labor in factories,
that they must become clerks, store-keepers,
teachers, sewing girls, or fall entirely from
their sense of rights Why in Europe, |
have seen women with pick-axe and shovel
on the public roads; I have seen them
climbing to the tops Of six and seven story
buildings with loads of mortar and brick
upon their shoulders; and even saw them
yoked with oxen to the plough, or yoked
with dogs drawing loads of produce to mar
ket, and the inhuman master touching them
up alternatively with lash; then again l
have seen the same team returning, and no.
ticed that the man sat boldly up in his little
wagon, swinging bis whip at the team. No
wonder that the woman becomes utterly
demoralized No wonder that she totally
fails to perform the work assigned to her,
| or to give the return that IL expected from
her
What is to be done with them In
America they try to earn livelihood by
some light employment, generally teaching.
But for this business the supply is much
greater than the demand. Some try sew
Ing and earn twenty-five cents day. Do
YOU wonder that they become discouraged,
and at last sell both soul and bodys Now
there is sphere for women as high and
grand, and as noble as that in which man
moves. Remember, do not oppose mar
raige, but since 1t is impossible for all to
marry, would recommend that the duties
which women are capable of performing be
enlarged upon. In Europe there are schools
of art for women, in which they are taught
drawing, painting, etc. Now they have
also schools of designs for carpet, wall-pa.
per, and the painting of china. Allthe women
who work in them make from $l20O to
$500 per year. Women, too, can become
astronomers they can become physicians
editors, authors, and sculptors. Look al
the names of Rosa Bonhuir, Jennie June
Harriet Hosmer, Florence Nightengale, and
J host of others, who have lived for thu
, good of the world.
J If we could teach our girls that the.
! must depend upen themselves, that the!
are not to marry the first man who ask
them for fear they will never have anothe
, chance; that unless they marry for love
and that inglorious ease 10 not better thai
honorable independence; then would we se
! that woman who has the title Of "ol'
maid" is not social failure.
, Yet, believe that there are girls VIII
have, although they have at the same tim
J loved dearly, with white lips and beattn
. hearts, refused Offers of marriage, In orde
: that they might remain at home and be a
E stepping stones to the younger brothers an
t sisters; or that they felt It their duty :
care for an invalid mother; maybe to wa
, upon an old, blind, and lame father, an
y make his pathway to the grave more swes
|. and pleasant by their presence; or perhar
there may have been hanging over the hom,
r stead, dreaded mortgage, which they fe
y 1t their duty to strive to remove. kss
4 women who have done this!'
Mrs. Liyermore continued her discouri
with touching and interesting stori'
}. of her own experience; she recon
# mended marriage where the parties wei
: drawn together by love; and where the
e always entertained for each other hig
b and noble appreciation and an unbounde
e respect.