New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-10
UOMAN'S PLACE IN THE WORLD.
THE FIRST OF COURSE OF LENTEN LECTURES BY
DR.. DIX.

THE FIRST OF A COURSE OF LENTEN LECTURES BY
DR. DIX.
The Rev, DR.. Morgan Dix began yesterday
evening in Trinity Chapel OF Lenten lectures on
Woman which will be continued on successive Fridays.
The subject was The Place OF Woman III tue World
After hurried broadly skechcd glimpse OF the present
social conditions, and tie distractions and upheayals in
the civil social and moral Orld the lecturer found
basis of his argument in the fundamental ineradcable
and everlasting distinction between man and woman
developing the necessity OF different training and cu
ture and reaching the conclusion THAT the same culture
A. not sufficient for them both; terrifying all hs with
the text In the beginning, g cd made them male and
female" and with quotation from Ruskn to this effect;
aWe are foolish and without excuse foolish in speak
ing Of the superiority Of one sex TO tAe other as II they
could be compared III similar things Each has what the
other mas not; completes the other aud completed
ny the Others they in nothing alike and the happ-
ness and perfection of both depend each asking and
receiving from tue other what the other only give"
rbe lecturer proceeded substance thus: Nature her
,ef preserves these distinctions wherever there no Will
10 OPPOSE Where there "a Will and intelligence to
nsiptan them involves choice and the possible syncre-
fist must helped by motives and restrained by laws
That nature should be Kept ever dlstl CT nom the
nature OF angels Is provided Tor by the Creator without
nnr hep But In human nature Itself there are disc-
tions They "Onc flesh, yet entirely dverse II man
has any business in the others place. But this due
order they may respa-s therefore mas Dee enforced
10y Diverse rules and laws Whenever Gods voice has
been heard revelation it has spoken plainly and 10
that end. Under The primitive law thrTc were POSITIVE
regulations; A woman should not wear mans dress,
because the would involve III symbol departure from
her place aud interruption OF the kosno5 OF social
propilety. The Ii found In Christianity and
WOMEN are 10 have and keep their place. syncretism
the mixing up OF ncOn gruous thngsas been visited III
aIl ages by the sign OF Gods dispcasure.
What then Is wOmBns place IN the wOrldf We cannot
answer that without asking another-What is the ex-
panation OF position heref Why are there men and
uouenl The revelation answers that first
n9de Then IL was said 1t l. not good for to be
alone" Society is secured first And the basis Of scot
ety Is the home. Whatever the place OF either is
Mace in "A social org niZatiOn that considering
and the analyst and expression OF that Is home
Not then, in cloudy, slOnalyNague generaLatOns can
realities The place + man, the place OF woman their
duties missions reht aud powers are 10 DC determined
nv theirreaOns cety and the design OF their exist
ence there. Thus considered what Is wOmans place
inttgated encouraged by her own fearful mistakes
have she Is after all only an imperfect ana ms
cradle shadow of Had she kept her place and dig
and not forced LerscH into udlcrOub ana unSuc
rivalry With she might have been spared
these and ind tiles There Is and can he no TAR
questions about ncCrty superiority here; II Is lde
and uuphilOsOphca TO raise them In ncr own way she
Is both inferior and superior, while nerorty Is no cause
OF shame superiority any ground Tor exatauOn In
Things women are immensely tue superb
orr men, and this would not have been disputed nad
their true superiority and g1aspng at an unreal ana
Elusive GRO IN. -, . ~
man's the inner To quote again the same writer:
Tc mans power is active progressive defensive lie Is
eujunty the doer the creator the dlscoNcrcr the de-
feI.ler His intellect is for speculation and INVENTION
his energy for adv enturc, for war ana Tor conquest
The mans work his home is 10 secure its mainten
ancc progress and defence. The mans duty as ne-
Der OF the commonwealth Is to assist In the maintenance
IN the advance in the defence of the state me wO
st in the ordering the comforting, and in the beauli-
full adOrnnent or TIE State"