New-York tribune., 1878-05-13
7HE CAREER or DIR. SARA D. CHASE

HER CHARACTER AND THE INFLUENCE OF HER
TEACnINGs-wHAT PERSONS SAY WHO HAVE
HEARD HER LECTURES AND LIVED WITH HER.
The arrest of Mrs. DR.. Sara Il. Chase, OF
No 50 West Thirtythirdst, on Wednesday, by Anthony
Comstock for selling arclcs designed for criminal pur
poses has caused much comment among those to |hom
She was known only By her lectures When this woman
first came here about three years she brought let
ters from the Euclid Avenue Presbyterian Church IN
Cleveland TO the Church OF ihe Stranger, in this city
She remained with the latter church only short time
since then she has allied herself with Liberals. FREQ
thinkers spitualists Snd advocates of free love- She
began business in this city at NO. III west
E,eVeutl-st. Circulars were sent out III l2rGe
numbers containing announcements OF special
lectures on the relations OF the sexes. These
circulars repeated in many different forms that Mrs
Chase was a thoroughly educated physician, who pgO-
posed to dead with sexual questions boldly but dcli-
cately. This scltpm!sc was supplemented by
hattering extracts from Western papers The
titles OF some of the lectures were: Marriage
and its Abuses Or, Peep Behind the Curtain 80 The
Anatomy OF Love-" ManhoOd-i,s Mission and Misuse
"The Social Evil"
Persons who have heard her lectures declare that Mrs
Chase shows all the Jodncss with which she promises %
speak but that the dccacy IL eliminated gentleman
said Yesterday: "She talks buntly, and fond Of
serng that she presents everything ia the light Of hard
common sense Her lectures reEcmbe those delivered
in the so-callod Museums of Anatomy They never
10 large share OF patronage 10 the lee
tlrers. She also distributes clrcu lFs Wlth serious
for boys aud girls In these, IN coarse terms sue
talks OF subjects ~ which the boy or girl should never
hear save from the lips OF father or mother"
The various pamphlets published by Mrs Chase are al
written I'm ord style and treat OF the subjects discussed
I'm her lectures Sia has sometimes addressed the LIB
craI CLUB. Several OF her addresses are
Erekcr clS rracrs% At the rooms ci MTs Gass N2 50
West Thrty-thrdst., the members OF the New-Hork
aafS estabsGed to invessnie aud discuss
:" the scientific discovery Gr prroipes ana iactS
fha
mankind" Its organ is The PhySioloqist six
tcen,age quarto monthly paper the nrsI NJ number IN,
selections hyucnc and social science topics, clipped
trom The Herald Of Heaith, The Hdcr he Medical Ad-
rance Mrs Chase the cdtOt furnishes an afllcie
When Conception Becomes Il Crime she also mas
the following prospectus:
that have permission Oi Mrs l.. d. Scukcr author ~
studying the Bible. Miss Susan IL. Wnon, author Of
Apples o Gold OF the noted author and pOetess. Mrs
Augusta Cooper Bristol, aud also OF the welAn0wn
poetess, Mrs La Barney sales to add their names To
our list of regular contributors"
In this paper which sent ont over the country into
II large number OF families; are ADVERTISED Ihe Itnh.
seeker, published by ID. NJ. Bonnet; the publications OF
&. T.. somerby which Include the works Of Charles
BridlIugh and others, ana many other liberal books
and journals, hcd either with Dasphehy, ee love or
or the lie OF Mrs Chase woman who was once as
socated with her for snort time sald Friday
Mrs. Chase II well educated. She was graduated at
Alfred University, IN th' state, IN ls1s: Ihen sho
patnc College, AT Cleveland ONO. l first met ber
as | was pursuing my studies IN the MomenS
pointed Instructor IN anatomy. Mterward she lee
furcd in Rivcnua, OHIO, an also IN lower Illinois. Her
husband, whom she married i'm Covcud she separated
from When she tO this city. Here living, rs
a professional nurse, when | saw the notices
OF hcr lectures ~ Cooper Union. | callci
To see her aud she desired 10 90 into
| partnership with her. | thought her engaged IN a
good work and consented. The house at No Ill West
EeyentlI-st. was not attractive | entered heartily
into her work, but It only took about a
month TO discover her real business. She had
changed very much sine" hld seen her before. Then
she WAS member Uf church IN good standing. Here
| she openly secuted the ida Of hereafter
yet declared that this was not inconsistent with
beng good Christian She Codd not dud words bitter
enough To condemn her husband, from whom she had
parted Her little daughter ut eleven wears lived with
her. heard her say once In discussion OF the mar
riage relation huu no nj tCtou 10 uy husband nav
ing mistress until the woman abused me- AZ
another time, when mach vNctcd she said, D-n mar
rlage don't believe IN H. since then she has pub
any church and that size warmly supports the deps
! OF the Oneida Community.
"In the short limo that ! remained with her I saw
! MANY married ladies call, and she showed
! them the instruments she had for sale anl
! explained their use. believe her influence
/ and the advice she gave 20 both marie,
aud single women were c0rruptiug and demOral6
! ing. She impressed her own loose ideas OF morality
upon Others aud through her strong personal nhdenee
know did great deal Of HARM believe that she Is
mOnomanac on the subjects about which she lectures
The tant OF insanity u IN her family as one Ol he
| brothers is a wandering lunatiC in California"