The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-30

.Ellr " AEl VIC AAAEAuN ~ lAf W. are met /.
with just such un- Christian suubbing
IS the above, which, being interpreted i'm .
plain English, says by inference, ''The
.ecturess for whom | have a high re-
gard will bring disorganization aud in
harmony into our work and thwart
Gods plan Of redeemiug men. SIZE viii
be sure TO have something 90 saw about
redeeming ,r0men from slavery If she
enters our sanctuary, SO / think we had
better not have the lectures there.
Women may cook and wash aud even
sing and pray for Us; but IL they preach
IN our church, We have a few Pharisees
who constitute a strong financial ell
ement in the church that will be dis
satisfied, so we must say 70 her, stand
aside; We are holier than thou"
The lecture going multitude of Van
eouver who had built the church were
driven to the hall which the proprietor
kindly permitted u to use at a nominal
price. But We could not carry on our
work even there unmolested, for the
hoodlums from the different Sunday
schools gave Us a great deal Of trouble
with their stamping and cat-calls After
ward We made diligent inquiry, aud as
certained that in every case the boys
who annoyed the audience by their ruff
fianly behavior were the sons OF "pious"
parents, who believe that women should
be only keepers at home" The sons
Of every mother who attended our lee
lures herself behaved themselves like
gentlemen.
On Saturday evening, friend sug-
gested that We hold our usual sunday
evening religious meeting az 3 o.. NJ, ia
order 10 accommodate Brother Judy's
flock who had an engagement at the
church for the evening. Ever anxious
TO oblige our unobliging brethren, we
laid the matter before the large assem-
bly,, and the proposition received, as we
thought, unanimous vote, though we
learned, as soon as the meeting was dis
missed, that the voting was principally
done by the Sunday school hOodlums
aforesaid. But We repaired to the hall
at the appointed hour, and found, ln-
stead Of the crowd our friend had prom
ised u, that he himself was absent,
along with several hundred Others who
had voted that We should be there. So
we waited till half-past three; aud by
that time there were about fifty pres
ent, mostly The bright-eyed and intelli-
gent young ladies and gentlemen of the
town who had been out for walk To
them we gave brief sermon, and read
Brother Judy's letter. After this We an
nounced that at dark, our church bells
would be rung by boys upon the streets,
and we would postpone our lecture upon
religion ill the evening. Haif-past
seven broughtout "a large, Intelligent and
thoughtful audience, the hoodIums re-
naming away till late, in attendance at
Sunday school concert ia the church
devoted 10 reforming aud redeemiug
men" We preached a lengthy sermon on
Nicodemus and Jesus, aud the Savior's
charge 20 the apostles, aud found prac-
tical application for PauPs chapter on
charity, when an orthodox aud Jealous
Dutchmau arose aud confronted us with
muddled Scriptures, aud could only be
sileuced through an ejectment 10y the
city marshal. - you see, good readers,
that things were lively in Vancouver
while we staid. This womau's gospel
will be heard, aud the more intelligent
portion OF every community will listen
in spite Of the combined opposition OF
priests, bigOis, prostitutes, Pharisees
and whisky-guzzlers. Our work is not
only not autugonistic 10 the religion of
Jesus, but it is in direct harmony with
it. But so long as We can raise a voice
or WELD a pen, We will expose the
shams that we encounter, thankful
the while, for our own sweet life's sake,
that We did not live IN Jesus day, els o
We too should have been crucifed by
religious bigots. Our work goes bravely
on in Vancouver. There are many iu-
dependent thinkers here, and among
them are quite a number Of devoted,
earnest and clear-seeiug Christians.
The Woman Suflragists will send dele
gates to our forthcoming convention,
and We shall yet see the churches open
for the reception Of the gospel of liberty.
Among the objects OF interest here,
We are pleased to max q special mention
Of the public reading rooms, kept by
+ $. d. Maxon and wife, where the stranger
can spend pleasant and profitable
hour at any time. The LadcDcndcBt is
a creditable weekly journal, whose ed
itor and his lady treated our mission
with due respect To our promising
young friend, W. Byron Daniels and
his estimable mother, we were indebted
for many courtesies, aud also to the ex-
cellent mother and brothers Of Rev. Z.
5. Knight, and many Others. We as
sure our many friends Of Vancouver
that we shall accept their kind invita-
tion to repeat our visit az soon as other
engagements will permit, and we now
bid them respectful adieu with the
firm assurance that our mutual friend
ship will prove mutual benefit to all
concerned. A. J. ID.
Vancouver, w. T., January 2S, 1879.
EXECUTIVE CLBMEgCY.
a petition is in circulation, and we
learn is being numerously signed, pray