Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-04-18

BnSTON. April :. l>.9.
To the Editor Of the Free Pre- and Times.
Sc You know what the counsel said. sammy
remarked Mr.. Weller the elder. to his preco-
ciou> son. " a. defended the .cn'm'n a. beat
hi1 wife with the poker. vcneycr he got Jolly.
And arter all. my Lord >ays he. IL anna
ble weakness The editors Of the IIom0a'S
Journal, published in the Puritan city of Bo--
ton seem TO take especial delight. in publishing
the details Of every known case OF brutal wife
torture. and in accounting for every such case
by referring to the Indifference Of their brother
legislators. These .yidlcr~' TOR othcrwi>cI
seem to think that their masculine friend,
lomttina. OF cour-c. cfi, inmate ~perimcr> Of
the Thomas Wentworth IIi..insOn typci lool.
upon the inhuman treatment Of wives by their
drunken husbands merely u eases of ''am'able
weakness They seem to think that legi>la-
tiOn can cure these dcplorabc evils: or why do
they take 80 much pains 10 announce these rare
scOurEes OF home-life Certainly they do not
do it to call forth sympathy for the unfortunate
woman. for that she never appreciates: they
do not dO it for charity, a. they will themselves
confess they cannot do it because they or
their patrons like 10 dwell on these melancholy
facts of human life. But il they do it 10 make
political capital. they have chosen most mis-
taken policy. II such evils exist now they
would exist, To q greater or less extent. how
ever much political power women might have.
They are evils which cannot be- remedied by
legislation nor wholly gllcVlatcd by the arts OF
social >ciencc.-they can he overcome only by
private individual action. The lI1H,UH'S .iI}'f-
nat l. doing 4 good work in securing to woman
the social. intellectual and legal rights which
she may justly claim; hut occasionally. rs in
the present instance. it would like to have Con-
@res> lcn@then year To four hundred days. and
make black white.
The clergy of Boston are quite elaird over
DIR. duryea's acceptance Of the call 10 the Cen
tral Congregational Church. He i man Of
sterling character and eminent ability. Like
Dr. NithrOw. W. II. II. MurrIy'S sue
ce>>or at the Park->trect Church. Dr.
Duryca leaves the PrC>bytrrian> To A.
>ume hi new charge; but this change of
name by no means indicates a change of base,
for, II was said at the meeting held in New
York for di>m>-ing him. the l're>bytcrians of
New Ork are the Con@rc"ationali>t> ni New
England. But while the clergy are rejoicing
over this accession To their influence. they
are obliged at the same time, without r,-
gard To >ectarian lines, tp regret profoundly
the removal of DIR. Lorimcr To- Chicago. pr.
Lorimer i still in the prime of life. hut instead
ofleavins Boston for Il larger field of useful
ness. he goes to Chicago for rest and fakes
charge of a much smaller church. In fact. he
has worked himself 10 death here. preaching
two or three times every sunday and retlI>-
ing to let the church burden itself by hiring an
assistant. IIi> pastoral duties. too. were
extremely OnerOuS. for the Baptist church
which wor>hp> at fremont Temple j. one of
the largest in Boston. Next To Phillip Brooks,
DIR. Lorimcr ha> attracted the largest Prote>-
tant congregations in this city, and doubt if
the church membership at the Trinity i a.
large as at the Mon Temple church. The
congregations have always been large, partly
on account Of the attrartlNent>> of the speaker
let il wasn't hi clOcutiou. nor his rchetOrir
alone that attracted the throng. He has the
happy faculty ofeNprc>~ing the most essential
and the dryc>t truths IN the most attractive
form. In early life Dr. Lorimcr was an orator
He was converted. a. Louisville, Ky. through
the influence of the pastor whom he succeeded
at Louisville. and whom. strange to say. he
again succeeds at Chicago.
Another reminder of the last generation i
about t0 leave H.. The Marlboro Hotel, built in
1919 or 20. i about to be- removed to give place
II more imposing building. II was here that
Daniel Webster was entertained while he WIS
kept away from hi famous MIr>hield resi- |
dencc by business at the Hub: it was here |
thai 1nc second President Adams received the |
congratulations OF hi Boston friends in l>ai;
it was here that hi> successor. Andrew Jack |
son. was introduced 10 true Yankee hoSpitali- |
". And later. when the Marlboro was
opened a. the fir-t Temperance hotel in
America. and an anti--iaycry hotel. the
English rctprmcr. Thompson. Gerrit smith, |
John Brown, VIM. LLOYD Garrison. the poet
sentiments. were oitcn entertained there. |
Much better hotels have been built of late |
wears, and hardly any one ot the Younger |
generation can remember When the Marlboro |
was tavern. II. :. u.