Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-06
CHICAGO LETTER.
Social and Religions Topics Briefly Dis
cussca and Commented On
DIR. LorImcr and Prof Adlcr-lngerso
and Infldellty.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS o. BIO ossetie.

Chicago. April 1.-The dreadl
moh vIolence nj Cincinnati, while b
ing a terrible rebuke 90 our jury sy
fem and nllscarriages OF justice, ahoN
how the depraved, baser elements {
humanity come 10 the surface occ
sionnllv. though lying latent for Ion
periods. IL illustrates the fable of IN
cat that wanted to be fine lady an
have a lover. She found herself in q
apartment, lady, sitting ON the Ia
OF and being caressed by q foul lover
when a mouse appeared. lnstantl
the cat instinct prevailed, she forgo
that she was a lady, and jumped TO
the mouse.
As IL there were not men enough
acting tile role of genteel gamblers OF
the board of trade, it is said there ar,
ut least five hundred women in Chi
caro- who take ''deaisn on the cal
board. There Is one firm which
makes a business Offending ont circu
lars soliciting orders from women. A
few of them occasionally make some
thing, but like the great mass of pro
miscuous male speGuiitiors they usu-
ally come out minus. II Is charged
that a good many Of the foolish specu-
lators are governed in their Judgment
by dreams and seances. However
that may be, such business Is not suit
able for women. They u I'VE right to
speculate and gamble - mrch ~ they
please, and they al hsTs > right TO
smoke and chew an i.'as7 Z I II is
not becoming.
One OF the best serln u the ritter
ever heard was preached Z In.nsnu-
ell Baptist church by DR.. II .. Lori
iner on the subject Of working women,
their rights and their needs. The elo.
quent doctor was seldom IL ever more
eloquent than upon this subject. He
was truly full Of his subject and
that Is The requisite of true eloquence.
He portrayed in vivid pictures the
hardships OF the working girl; how So
ciety closes its door against her; how,
by so doing, honest, honorable work
is frowned upon, and even suicide or a
thousand times worse is virtually en-.
couragCd. Women who were unwili-
ing to surrender their places in society
and yet were obliged TO work
for livelihood, found it necessary 10 do
sewing and other kinds of handlwork
covcrtly, as If Ii were something To be
ashamed of to earn an honorable ex-
istence. The reverend gentleman
pleaded with the wealthy women ofhis
vast congregation to remember their
duty toward working women aud to-
ward their God; to do for "a young wo-
man Just starting out To earn her living
W. they would do for young man in
the same circumstances: TO greet her
with encouraging smiles and friendly
aid aud make social life bright and
helpful for her as il is made for young
men. Society should not encourage
girls 10 think there is nothing to do but
told their hands, look pretty aud wait
for the coming ma2n After passing
the seyerest censure upon society for
its ignoble position toward the work |
ing woman, its false ideas concerning
the honor of labor, DR.. Lorimer
touched with burning eluuuence upou
the wrongs done 10y employers to the
30 600 working women and girls in
Chicago, not including school teachers
and those in professional walks. The
unfair advantage frequently taken Of
working girls by employers would not
be tolerated by men able to use their
fists II need be, to redress wrongs,
Work was frequently rejected aud pay
withheld for the slightest flaws. And
nothing could be more censurabIe
or unchrislia than Tho
undcrpay of women as compared with
men. Then too benevolence for wo-
men was very rare. In Chicago is Il
vast Young Mems Christian associn.
ton; something similar was wanted
for girls; $50 900 was wanted for a
building, and after hard canyassinu
for months only Slb COO had been
raised. Two or three hundred thous.
and dollars should have been raised IA
soon as called. Great institutionsfor
the higher education of men were en-
dowed, What in comparison had been
done for women?
Prof. Felix Adler of New York, the
well-known Materialist, comes fire.
quently TO Chicago and lectures Ia
large audiences. He is Il msn forty
tive years old, and IL the son OF .
prominent Jewish rabbi In New York.
The young man was 40 promising that
his father'seongrsgation sent him tc
Europe to be educated To take the
place OF his father when the tim,
came, but when the young man RI.
turned he was "A confirmed Materizllst
This, OF course, put AN end 10 the plan
that had been laid for the flltlri
with an orthodox Jewish church, an,
alter lac had repaid the congregatio,
he began Oh hls own account. He ~
tablished society for ethical cnlture
and has now a considerable following
both IN his own city and this. HI
congregation meets Ia Chichering hal
on Sunday morning, aud embraces !.
600 OF the brightest young Jewish pee
pie Ia New York. The distingui.l
ing feature Of the Socieiy for Ethic,
Culture has been its broad charitabl
and school work. Prof. Adler is no,
engaged Is trying to induce capitalist
TO build better tenements and be COZ
tent with about three per cent. prof
He IL undoubtedly engage in lant
able work, and his Intentions, at leas
are commendable. The frat thin
which the masses ought to have
bodily comfort, but they need educ,
ton, enlargement of vision aud hroa,
or understanding aud appreciation
the gond things OF life. How man
millions are there who think they a
sucking the sweets OF life when tn,
can ioll In idleness, and smoke and e
and drink 10 their full desire.
A gentleman just from Southwo
Missouri and Kansas sgys he W
greatly surprised at the condition
the liquor traffic. He did not see
saloon or drop of liquor in Kauss
though, OF course, he knew there we
places where alcohol could DO had.
the same time, prohibition may
called failure II people wish, but
there Is to be selling Of poison 10 ste
AWAY the reason OF men aud bread
women aud children, IL IL vastly bett
that II be done eoyertly in cellars, el
Ia Maine II IL said to he easy to Z
liquor AZ any time If one Is only .