Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-03-04
Mrs. Victoria Claim Woodh ALL

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13. 1897 is under the title .MrA
Victoria Woodhall." On reading 1t
one might easily come to the con.
clusion that"Vic" was lady of
sanity piety and angelic modesty.A
The journal named ia strictly a re-
ligious Journal and intends to be al
together right Its article furnishes
one of the evidences that the people
easiest imposed upon arc those
whose religion is all 10 the heart
and mono in the head. This relig-
ious writer, OVERLOOKING with kind.
ness. without knowing enough of
-"Vic" TO know that her name is
Woodruff instead of Woodhall, gives
her the benefit of the following, and
she sends it across the big sea, pencil
marked, to rs American editors
. eve have with much satisfaction
the prospect Of the proximate reap
pesrance among us of ono Of the
most remarkably gifted women of
the age. Mrs. Victoria ClAfin Wood.
hall, after period of over two years
absolute rest epjoined on her by her
physicians, owing to the fearful
strain abe had gone through in adj
vocating her principles in the Uni.
ted States, whore she sacrificed
health and considerable fortune to
the moral Improvement 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 en-.
forced repose she has been sought
out by the noblest and highest mind
ed men and women of this country,
and nothing but their kind and gen.
erous sympathy could have enabled
her to recover 90 far from the eff.
fects of the fiery persecution and
Misrepresentation heaped upon her
by her enemies. Far removed from
the arena of that excitement they
have been able to form just and
unbiased estimate of the real quail
ties Of this extraordinary woman.
and they dnd in her nothing but the
most pure minded, self-denying phil
anthropy, her sole ambition being.
tbs amelioration of the sufferings Of
her fellow creatures. Before re-
turning to her native land she pur.
poses to put forth to the world some
of her writings, aud feels that the
English people have justly q prior
claim to her first publications. Mrs.
Woodhall insists with all the power
Of her impsssioned eloquence upon
the evil results to the world of in.
terested and i'll considered MARI.
ages, and shows what Improvement
would be effected 10 society if the
sanctity of marriage were better un.
derstood and sacredly respected.
She believes that woman's loving in
fluence is to be the great regonera
tor OF the human race, and that she.
under Divine guidance, has q mis-.
sion to instruct and prepare her sex
for the mighty responsibilities which
rest upon them. Those who enjoyed
the high privilege Of hearing Mrs.
Woodhall at ST. James's Hall will
ever remember how the audiencs,
was held spell bound by her fervidi
ana impressive. eloquence, and her
reward was that parents, sons and
daughters fooked to her after ards
TO bless her for thus calling to their
most serious attention matters so
important to their temporal and
eternal welfare. She has always
been, even from her very infancy q
most diligent and prayerful student
OF Scriptures, and as if by inspira.
ton she has been able to make clear
and explain many of the hidden
mysteries of the sacred writings. 10
most log cal and convincing man.
ner, and her works are destined to
be q lantern of light 10 those who
seek for enlightenment on these
most vital and moral subjects. That
Q woman who has devoted her
whole life to doing angels work
should have been 80 maligned and
prosecuted, even up to the gates of
Justice, whore alone she received a
verdict of bls meless, is one Of those
marvels which the pages of history
only can explain. and which show
that all those who have fought for a
good Cause, from Saints and Mar.
tyrs downwards, have had to pass
through their Gathsemane of men,
tai suffering too exquisite for human
utterance. She has passed through
her Gethsemane, and when she re-
turns to her native land her people
will vie with each other to make
reparation for the cruel injuries they
have done to the noplest.minded
aud most self.sacrificing of women
whose only fault was that she loved
them too WE'LL"