Daily Republican., 1879-05-31
MRS. WATSON 's OFFENCE.
A Small AudienSe PreSent-Mrs.
Watson IntrOdue - ~ Ms. Butch.
er-The speaker Sketches her
Life and MaintaiDv that she is
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er-The speaker Sketches her
Life and MaintaiDv that she is
; Right.
) About hundred persoas' assembled
at the Institute Hall last evening to
hear Mrs. Watson deliver her lecture
on 'Was right or was wrshg." Mr..
Watson appeared on the platform at
: a.l5 in company with George NJ. Dutch.
or and Jacob U. Foulk. Mr.. butcher
on introducing the lady to the Audience
said that the object in holdisg the
meeting was to establish 4.precedent'
in this country: Whether woman re-
deemed through the power Of God
shall stand upon platform, whether
she shall be protected, encouraged or
whether she shall be driven back again
into LIE Of inebriety and sin. He said
that it has ever been his purpose to up
hold women. II man wrongs wo.
man he IL not looked upon as a very
great sinner, but for the poor unfortu-
nate won an who is wroDged there is
nothing but ostraeisrn, and the finger
Of scorn is Iointed at her whenever she
passes along the street.
The reason he said that our cities
were filled with fallen women was be-
capse when she once sims she is not up.
held and protested when she endeavors
to Lad a better life. The speaker said
tnst women do nstsussstn women Should
mother or daughter in.this community
be ruinsd, she could net rise up again.
but man could easily find comforta-
'ble place in the pew of church. A
woman was as good as man, as she
has feelings the same as man. This
Eeouusyy he said wss founded upon the
principles of liberty, freedom Of speech
4 and also Of the press, On this platform
he said is a redeemed woman and she
was present to tell the story Of her re-
demption from the world. The public
press he said had not favored his de-
fence of Mrs. Watson for the reason
that they did know who would be vie
tsriOus. The true heno was the one who
engaged in the batttswhils it was going
On
. Live or die, sink en- swim, survive or
perish lie intended to stand by Mrs.
7 Watson. The speaker said that the
g woman who was to speak was a pool
: Magdalene, who had washed Christ's
a feet with her tears. Mrs. Watson he
: said had just left bed Of sickness, to
+ which she had been brought by hel
s prosecutors, and that she was scarcely
& able to speak tonight. Mrs. Watson
's commenced her remarks by saying
j. that owing to sickness she was scarce
>, ly equal to the emergency of address
ing the audience, but she came to tell
as best she could, Of her sorrowfnl
story, thinking she might say som'
word that would be Of benefit to som'
v unfortunate woman or man. She wa'
B. born in West Philadelphia at what j
), now known as Woodland cemetery 81
y the banks of the Schuylkill.
Her fathers name was Robert Devine
Of She had lately visited his grave in tn
,e Cathedral Cemetery and there in tn
presence of George M. butcher renew
I'd her vow of reformation. She wa
g. educated in Catholicism, that being he
i religion until recently. At an earl
l. age she went to San Francisco, an
married J. d. Watson. After happ.
III life of eight years she lost her husband
8. During those years she commefced
+. take the social glass and after her hus
D. bands death she returned to her faith
er's home in Philadelphia. While ther
=. she was not satisfied. as she could NJ
70 do as she would like, in other word
she could not indulge in her acquire
s. appetite for drink. She left her faith
IS er's house, with her little daug ghte
IN then five years of age, and started ft
New York. She became an habitui
y, drunkard, and once she concluded
IN commit suicide, but on going to I'll
window her eyes happened to fall
u one Of Longfellow's poem, when 81
es read the lines,
H. "Be still sad heart ana cease repi ming;
r. Behind the clouds is a silver lining.'
This she said was turning point
of her existence, and caused her to mai
nd her first effort at reformation. She r
a. turned to Philadelphia, and, she il
4t' dulged more than ever in dissipatio
~ Her child would repeatedly go to he
~ ~ and say, "Mamma have been prayil
~, ~ that you would become sober woman
w, If you only knew she said the SO
l'' row of my heart in these three yea
she was sure there was not woman
cle the city who would not sympathi
10 with her. She kept on drinking un
~, the fourth day Of February last VIII
she was invited to a temperance met
70. ing which was addressed by George
butcher, She listened to his remar
although he did not speak in Il
:, language of Ciceco or the eloquen
~. - of Aristotle. As she was about to lea
~ =. the hall woman begged her not
~ leave as she might hear something
u - her advantage. She went to her hol
": ": and said"G help me will never dril
on o.. again." AS she could not pray hi
,as ne self she asked her daughter to pray
100 100 her and to ask God that she might Ii
hs m sober life.
W 'ne She next heard Mr.. butcher speak
'ns 10 Eleventh and Wood street. After t
w. W meeting was over, she invited Mr.. Dr
.r ne cher to her house, she told him that
~ ~ had been a victim of drink for sew
~ ~, long years, but he said swell, nev
am ~ mind my child, you have only stumbl
a.. a.. on the way" She signed the pied
'A' and after doing so she told NJ
butcher that she would like to devo
ID, her life to the cause of temperanc
nd She spoke of the time she was coniln,
ble for five long months in prison Gel
~ She said rum was the cause OF her II
.ba prisonment. She said that no womi
xa- hao ialleh ~ ~" ou' w." ,,a sl,