New-York tribune., 1883-03-12
IN DEFENCE or WOHAN.

THg REV. DR.. PULLMAN N THE USTvERsALlsT
CHURCH or OUR SAVIOUR
"Woman's Life In the Nineteenth Century"
WAS the subject OF discourse by the Rev Dr. Jamcs ~
Pullman last evening in the Church OF orr 5avionr Uni
versals in West Fifty-seventhst Tie preachers sex
w,s Isaiah XII 81 81 In introducing his subject DR.
Pullman said that wOuld undoubtedly be
accused by some persons OF taking partisan vie" Of
tine ursent a tatiOn about won4ns lie AID work, but
for his part he thought the subject too broad for par
sanship.
81 am tired" he said "of the foolishncss which sets
uo any land Of ritual church tie protector of
woman's morals Lady GOdiva removed the tax from
her people by riding nakod through the and there
was none 10 criticise her except one 'Peeplng
Rev Lr Dix only indeccncy IN The minging OF men
and women a coege. lie says that the entraiee Oi
advent OF Apnrodite in tie place. Under the guse
OF classic terms he has pronounced as Vulgar sander
a. ever hurled al woman. Ia the hlhcteeulh
century assert, woman'6 life IA larger, cleaner more
beautiful and moae healtlfu than ever before
Under present usage the woman VINO nel.s 10 cam
property right in II, and IA not as IN former days
left when old and feeble dependent on her husband
country, the and the Child suffered a. wen az inc
laws Of GOD and natare that forlads TO wors
Is IL strange that tue majority hlOud DegPl he
minority the privilege of industry. Labor Is blessing
and Au Idle woman s as accnssloe 10 sv
spirits as Idle man. But You ray tiat wo nan may
the women aOor in the wayi II Is Interest
ing 10 read tie lives of the women VINO were
Women Tney were demonstrated with by judges and
Other learned who feared they were opening the
nod- gates for something they knew not w1at Mbat
would OF the 10000 women VINO earn their bread
for Themselves ia NewIOrk Cityf admit there has
been some friction III setting the new machinery going
III Is probable that many or these women might nave
lived swee and happy lives But many others must nave
been I'm tbe eyes Of the world ruined, sOed lost.
Secondly, in release from eonventlona1sm women In
this century have al advantage Aud admit that
sonen are most conventional NecdewOrk use1 to be
the only gentsel work Aud 1t was only short distance
fron ts attic with its song OF the Shr, " me Bridge
nr sians with its song. Tins century aso gives women
more freedom from religious Dondage ny wnch mean
the nrsence of pety the bondage OF the rosary and
t, austeries tine Observance OF days and
Seasons But in simply doing the VIII OF God
think this eentalys mo sa',,s or VSS3n upys
viii hs os round their heads such as umine inc DARK
ages But we have such saints As Mary Carpenter Tue
Founder OF refoatOry schools In England, whose NE
a. spent not in counting beads, not III tbe atmosphere
peru,ned by swingng ceasers not In wearing out hsr
Eneas In cbservance OF empty forms, Dut down py tue
aide OF unfortunate children, hing tnen
up aud giving them possibilities ior hoDie All" H'Pp
lives.
ANOTHER REPLY FROM MRS. BLAKE.
Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake, In her third lee
ture at Frobshers Hall last night replied to the Rev.
Dr. Morgan Dix Oh subject OF Divorce" MIRA Blake
began her lecture BY saying'
The reverend gentleman whose discourse we are 10
consider tonight in lecture Friday esening drewa
ost picture OF the marriage relaoi ana ia
du;ged ia Of its future as dismal "a any
OF prophecies Of Wggbs II any ., thess - sS
Il vii be result Of his own teaching lie arrsishsa
prot stnntism severe AS would become any
priest OF the Roman Catholic Church lie Iouna Ianat
With individual interpretation OF the ,
Of Martin Luther as the right OF meh ana women
DR. DIX says that divorce Is tne outcon,
Of MANS arbitrary individual Interpretation OF
the Bible. The monstrous doctrine Oh tns hsao