New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-26
THE PRIVILEGES OF WOMEN.
~, corJyER,s VIEWS ON THE sUBJECE
THE LIFE OF JOAN OF ARC USED AS AN LLUsrRA-
rIoN-A woMAN's MOTIVE THE CHIEF THING.

,,,, or loan OF ARC USED AS AN 1LLUsTRA-
r,ox,-. woMAN's MOTIVE THE CHIEF THING.
Tho Church of the Messiah, at Thirty fourth
a ana Parkave., was crowded last nght Win the
audience which assembled 10 hear tho Rev. Kopert
Collver lecture upon Joan Of ArcWomans Rights ana
Duties" -
The story, Mr.. Collyer said, of this woman who
was soldier as one answer to the question WHICH 90
many are asking now, touching what woman may Vi
may not do as the helpate OF man. II is the last lhng
that We snould think Of woman dong-tha' sue sH'U
voluntarily become a soldier and hght IN oa'"e' "
seems most strange that she, who is beleVeu ai"' "
RIM from a mouse should fight hosts OF armed men
and win the day. quaint old Puritan divine eHpaeu
the story of the rib from which woman was made' oy
saving that God did take the piece from the man
head that the might domineer over hm' nor io
bis foot that he might tranple upon her. nut rom oe
meath his arm that he might protect her, ana lro io
his heart that he might love her.
The old saxons were ever most chNauouS
,n their treatment Of women, aud they
were more just to woman thsh UheH
descendants on either side OF the Atlantic nave oeeh
They let the womans voice be heard In what we eau the
town meeting and the legslature-thst Is, in their
shiremote and In their wittensgem0e And these brave
aid Saxon men did not say to the women, II
YOU help to make laws you must also hgh'
Nothing would have been more abhorTent
10 them They not only gave her Just rights and
privileges but they also protected hUr weakness by Se
and wise laws.
1t matter of great wonder to us that Joan oi arc
should felt called to do what the men OF he
time were weak DO and that she should do II with
ouch signal But the greatest wonder ABOUT " Is
that during all this she did not in the least unseK herself
Indeed she lost not OF that sweetest ana nopes
womanhocd which vas hers Her wonans nature became
finer ana purer silver grows liner andpurer IN the
fire We may that plainly In the pathetic story OF
tAe last weeks Of her life have nOufisbed the CON
vicon for some years that woman should do anything
which she felt called upon TO do az the hepmate "i
man. not only IN the home, but also IN the
great world. from being soldier 10 being preaoher
priest Of the most high God She must answer herself
for what she does men do, and she must ne ed ny
The results which she achieves. / wonder how many OF
us would stand that test
You may say that the Ike of Joan of Arc is
an exception. No repyt IS not an exceponE " Is OILY
An iustapce You say that woman must marry Inust
hear cndren must nurse TIE si2k, must keep stfCly
within the lines which we men have Iad u'"n 10! nct
sndence and that she shall not Overstep those ht>
without peril 70 her womanhO0d ireLy tht Ino' u" 60
Ponds upon the motive In htf nCsr'' -. -
her hearts motive il right, she may cros55
the ontennUst Be which we have laid FOR ner On" SUI
not lose atom OF her wOmanhoOd or purity 40 mat
ter how wise may he in our guidance OF woman
Of the other and that IS what causes INC
trouble. Il been well said OF men thai they treat
as IL they said to herr what's lhhe Is lh'h0'
and what's mine Is my own" 49,, -, a., a.,
The stTangest part Of the renlke recently given 10 tue
diff OF wpman's purpose tow ri highef pHnc s t."
il comes from great historic church, at tDe marriage
altar Of which makes vow OF
obedience to man, While the man is ~
TO his own option In the matter At the same ata me
when everyone who near hiIn knows that sic has a
right only TO her third.
In conclusion Mr. Coiyer said that the lecture WAS the
first one OF a series upon woman"