New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-17
DIR. DIY'S SECOND LECTURE.

TIE DEGRADATION AND ELEVATION OF WOMAN.
A congregation that filled Trinity Chapel
gathered last evening to hear Dr. Dxs second lecture on
Woman The topic was "The Degradation OF Woman
under Paganism and her Restoration by Christianity
DR.. Dix said:
My subject is the degradation of woman. aud do not
use the term unadviscdv. H. Is the fayOc phrase IN
the months Of the nOsiest advocates OF woman rights
They rave ahou the DEGRADATION OF woman nut tbey 90
decraiati0n was elect long 20 under Pag8nsn; that
her position under Christianity Il rnsioralon-a gorl-
flying; and that it Is by loyalty 10 ChrisI.ii priei @
and the system of Christianity alone that sue ca =
keep aud maintain her place 81 eNalt1llon ~
that If signs OF approaching degradatonare utCo' ]
that now menace ner, tleY come oI apinuoniHS
tau dcfnccs and guarantees, and going PACK 10 pitVE
pies ald system IN which Christ IA SET AT htus' ~ -
n ec,ssary to dwell on the circumstances Of the degra,
dalton OF woman among the heather. Ihey arg WEI.
known. auQ nave been AGAIN anu l-l 80, - 80, t
forther origin IL was grounded in c0ncc OF an D-
sOiutc superiority OF man. In virtue OF "IH'n M't a..
might be used or isused as mere seI'lnt ~ int
mental work. instrument OF pleasure lol %
without Will or responsibility or as .otts'il w.. -
ORDER 10 the continuance OF t1e race; @ t,ci an
high, honorable thought existed ShG vas u'Si'aC', NJ
her Thought, ideas, frame, helt az a., ij.tori
turning 10 lsraeHlhh iheuul2I' InJ ,,r's.r1cd in
cal exception bat only b, cause Israel had pcsrIcu 40
some ext elt the fragments OF the lrne ~ i
ions; these, hoWCNe they nd1 st"MI lr r.,y.
because Of the hardness OF their hedrs lno jews
had corrupted the old tradition, ana WhhdtIu 'c$ i
rom the original designs ana pIcc.Il' , ,',lo ,,,i
the beginning lie had made them mae ana ic'''' t'
instituted the marriage relation OF mouo-"nl ~ ny
death should part them. Partly under the ""knS ~
natural passions and parly under Tue auIohs o. "U >
law ana tttnssrc'sion OF Gods VIII WUlndh pc,%''
graded and the victim Of every kind Of wrong ana mus
tice. Only in Israel had she some safeguard auu pIoc
ton and above al clse great lingering nope Inc I"
day STAR promise OF "a better age. A..
Bat there was remedy equal 10 the crisis ana that
was through the Incarnation oil u' Sou ~ H" L,,
need t be assumed that God was narrowed down 10 nuI
tuis of rcscung the human race lie coilh hNc
accomplished all this through some other agency Z,
through some deiycrcr born IN the natural orl.r' a.
pleased him, however to choose another way; r" 60
s-u forth his SON INTO this wold bora of wOnal not
OF man. Heucctnrth the naughty, Iuh,hecIlI- "l'.
Dressor should De found pOwercss aud helpless ana e
rescue should reach the human rae even uoutn nF
dcsp-cd sex. Tulsis the significance oi the great ''-
uco OF the MIsniHcat. Ihls is woman 'A"I'l'I. III
the SLOWING form OF God. manifest on tAc
All this is tie more wonderful in It's cOnseciailud u '
WOmauly traits and characteristics ana coh'tibhs "'"
into means for the publication ot the race "'..' .
what men once Oc-psed as ulutA a. men '' -lf -
woman herself. And tai, process 7huut nave +'i i"
ward had Il not suffered hudrancc by ~atc ana ann
Christian opp1s!u0h IOhIef'ey as t'''.. ',
exalted woman, apO-tasY from 'hll'tluit! '-'
ally desrades and rc-ehsiaNes IN inc nonuie w. o. a.
uCd' rag th!H.n licr hl1tVI2 s"1,u ~, -, .
sOuatel loyal to Christ and HIS Chdrch Tor 70 ilh sc
owes everything Ale now ENJOY SIC "c.'l o. !, u.s.
primarily her mission e" hclP t'llhE nun I''." 49,
with tie Christ, IOr men are npttDA' ana IN many MHN7'
inc ior TO hor-n ther ndihcfrhcc - 4,-'";; 1I,
duAess al apprehension i'll epII i'l y" '
wants. and is nolsy seeking, ~ s-ioh iIttc lH "
waiting for and inviting tnen No uou't "oMa' a. Ga.
Gay IA, become ucg.udtG, ana deeper "v~''''I
threatens her. BUl u is 10 be mp t'th' ti
latlcr FROM her neglect or ap'''"Sl 'l
tae Christian faith than elsewhere, winch -He cav =
and eve. wi iup ear to SATAN uuW size dld ia Lien ol
odd dime, because IN the seductive phIi"soPA,s OF oar
diseased social order. she become co"t"iHl'a
win false mi cadiug sccpcism, or low passions 80
she dcgrudcs acTs,li rrt by muscrut 10 H" Na"t ''
the lusi, and pleasures oil men. and tIcn sins NOR
deeply ~ trying -c- and aching DINERS 10 IL" -''
the first prncip pies of her own security. .i.
Itcl you, Cnrstlan women your VOTE anu n..5,o'
runs ON G. rstau INES, in Christian lnsuIo"-' 'h"-
Christian IDEAS There YOU can do gpol No.h you ~ ,
not w4ntcd elsewhere you can do no good ese"u,it
Throughout Ia. land nave sympathy WltA tAc Aol-!
d.sturUers Of our social order