The banner-enterprise., 1883-11-10
Correspondence.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
Washington, ID. G., 1883.

tan ci ' ne has an unparalleled
opportunity of seeing nearly every
thing which i. of a novel charac-
tcristic. The visitors at the re.
cent session Of the Universalist
church were a~greeably surprised
to beholl o many lady preachers
taking an act We part in the discus
, ons. Offering resolutions, &c. 1t
was announced that Rev. Lolita
II. Crosley Of Ohio would occupy
the pulpit at the first Universalist
church on Sunday last; there was
a large audience present, compris-
ing mostly ladies. The Reverend
lady spoke on Divine Government.
The presence of so small a number
of men was significant. 1t indi-
Gates to some extent, that men do
not, as a rule, sympathize with
women, who aspire to the pulpit;
but it would have been far better,
it would have furnished them with
more conclusive arguments against
this increasing tendency on the
part of woman, if they had put
aside their prejudices for the mo-
ment and attended her services.
There she was in the pulpit, evil
IDENTIFY appearing to those present
as entirely out Of her place, and to
cap the climax, she endeavored to
SNAKE herself at home by putting
on q constrained air Her enun-
citation was distinct, but had a Pc
culiar "twang" about it, which
rendered her at times, tirlng to her
audience. So much for Rev. Lot
ia. Now, for a moral lesson. 1t
is almost the unanimous opinion,
and desire of every intelligent man
in this country, that women should
not entertain pulpit aspirations.
Woman's sphere of labor, of useful.
ness and of success, is in the house
hold. 1t is there that she controls
influences and moulds characters
which are to shape tie destinies of
nations. Her peculiar physical or
ganism renders her unfit for the
more severe duties of life. As a
school teacher she has been q sue.
cess, as a worker in the church, in
the Sunday school, as an agitator
in missionary efforts, she may be
said to be a success, but as q law
yer and a preacher she has not been
successful, and | believe | voice
the sentiment of q great number
of women in this country, when l
say, that woman's place is not on
the stump, not in the pulpit, not
at the bar.
PRESIDENT PATTON ON CIVIL RIGHTS
In the college chapel of Howard
University, DR.. Patton preached
from the text "God is no respecter
ofpersons," &c. lie believed that
the Supreme Courts decision was
based upon law; when the civil
rights bill was being discussed
eight years ago, many friends of
the colored man feared that it was
unconstitutional. 1t would be en-
dorsing a Capitalization of power,
which is subyersive Of the princi-
pie of American institutions. He
advised his hearers to be hopeful,
for right is sure to triumph over
wrong. Let the colored man as
sert his rights as an American cit
let him speak in no uncertain
tones in the press, in the pulpit, at
the polls. Let him not despair,
for be has the ballot in his hands.
He must use his ballot to the ad-
vancement Of his race. He must
stick to the party which will do
he most. He must agitate, AGI-
TATE, ACETATE, this question,
md give the American people no
'est until his rights shall have been
'ecured.
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
Some ofour leading Republicans
Express fear of an inglorious defeat
It the next Presidential election.
They seem to think hal the great
n part of the German population
viii vote with the democratic par
y. If the republican party is wise,
t will act conservatively. The
Of nations proves that rad
always ends in failure. Let
he republican party express the
'ish Of the people, we can not af-
'rd to lose in the coming election.