The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-02-28
mns. v1cron1A 9. woopWALL

We have received q copy of the Christian |
Union, of Feb. lS, published at Salisbury
square, Fleet street, London, England, in |
which we find the following notice of the
re-appearance Of Mrs. Victoria C. Woodhall |
in public life, after retirement of about |
two years enjoined upon her by her physi-
clan for the bebofit of her health
We have with much satisfaction the pros.
pect Of the proXimate re-appearance among
us of one Of the most remarkably gifted wo
men of the age. Mrs. Victoria Clailin Wood |
hall, after period of over two years abso-
Lutte r, ST enioined on her by her physicians,
owing to the fearful strain she had gone
through in advocating her principles in the
United States, where she sacrificed health
and a considerable fortune to the moral i'm
provemcnt of her fellow creatures, is about
TO resume her most arduous public duties so
far as her partially recovered strength will
permit During this term of enforced re-
pose she has been sought out by the noblest
and highest minded men and women of
this country, and nothing but their kind
and generous sympathy could have enabled
her to recover so far from the effects of the
fiery persecution and Misrepresentation
heaped upon her by her enemies. Far re-
moved from the arena Of that excitement
that they have been able to form Just aud
unbiased estimate of the real qualities OF
this extraordinary woman, and they find
her nothing but the most pure minded self
denying philanthrophist, her sole ambition
being the ameloration of the sulTerings Of
her fellow creatures. Before returning to
her native land she purposes to put forth to
the world some of her writings, and feels
that the English people have Justly prior
claim TO her first publications. Mrs. Wood
hall insists with all the power of her impas
stoned eloquence upon the evil results TO the
world of Interested and i'll considered marri-
ages.and shows what improvement would be
effected in society il the sancty of marriage
were better understood and sacredly respec-
ted. She believes that woman's loving intiu-
ence is to be great regenerator of the hu-
man race, and that she, under Divine guild
ance, has q mission to instruct and prepare
her sex for the mighty responsibilities which
rest upon them. Those who enjoyed the
high privilege of hearing Mrs. Woodhall al
st. James's Hall will ever remember how
the audience was held spell bound by hei
fervid and impressive eloquence, and hel
reward was that parents, sons, and daugh.
ters hocked to her afterwards to bless her foi
thus calling to their most serious attention
matters so important 10 their temporal anC
eterDal welfare. She has always been ever
from her infancy most diligent and pray
erful student of Scriptures, and as if by in
spiration she has been able to make clea
and explain many of the hidden mysterie
Of the sacred writings, in most logical ant
convincing manner, and her works are des
tined to be a lanthorn of light to those VIII
seek lor enlightenment on these most vita
and moral subjects. That woman win
has devoted her whole life to doing angel
work should have been so maligned an,
persecuted, even up TO the gates of justice
where alone she received verdict of blame
less, is one ofthose marvels which the page
Of history only can explain, and which sho,
that all those who have fought for goo
cause, from Saints and Martyrs downward
have had to pass through their Gethseman
of mental suffering too exquisite for huma
utterauce. She has passed through her Getl
semrne, and when she returns 10 her nativ
land her people will vie with each other
make reparation for the cruel injuries the
have done to the noblcst minded and mo-
self sacrificing of women whose only iau
was that she loved them too we'll.