The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-26

and tnus through enlightened, elevated woman
hood ennoble the home, the race. the Nation.
"Wonaa's World Is vide. as wife. as mother,
"a home-znaker. &c worker. IS educator Dhilan-
shroplsf cozarsde. citizen. and as human:oe-
s1g woman Il everywhere building COR herself and
her generation. From al sections OF this world.
arssf reports o; Individual an organize work,
1svs items taoushts suggestions and inQuiEiss
are invited Ter these columns
Address all such Communications TO
FLoREScz ". ADxrsos.
LOO Elm s.. indianapolis. Ind.
Tie question "Has Christianity Benefited
North American Review for May. Mrs.
Elizabeth Csdy Stanton takes the negative
side Of the argument, and Bishop Spaid1ng
the affirmative. Both give much space 70
historical facts bearing upon the sutherland
the paper IS specially valuable on that ac-
count.
one OF the strongest recent evidences OF
The growth OF liberal sentiment regarding
the position of woman is afforded by the dec
Israticu OF the Bishop Of the Roman Catho-
lie diocese OF Peoria, III. He says "Wo-
man should rot be shut out from any career
that offers her the means CT IN honest live
lihood. For tie same work sae should re-
Ceive the same wages as man, and should
hold her property in virtue OF the same
right that secures TO him the possession OF
his own. FOR wrong doing OF whatever kind
she should not be made TO suffer seyerer
punishment than Is inflicted upon man.
The world will continue to be unjust 10 her
until public sentiment makes the impure
man odicas as il makes the impure wo-
man. The best interests OF mankind, Of the
church. and the State will be served by Wild
ening and strengthening woman's inau.
ence.'
hrs. Pitman tTustee OF the Soldiers Or
phsnS Home, has found q sad deficiency in
suitable reading matter for the inmates, and
requests donations OF children's books, mag
aZines ard papers. which may be sent to her
care at the knighisiown Home.
At TIE graduating exercises of the Beach
Medical Institute. of tnis city, on last Thurs
day, Miss d. NJ. Sample, OF Noblesville, was
the valedicsorisn OF the class. Her theme
was The Practices OF Medicine by Women"
City elections were he'd about two weeks
ago IN twelve or fifteen incorporated towns
In Washington Territory. The reports show
that the decrease in the number of votes CAT
at shese local elections as compared with
that az the general elecsion was greater
among the men than among the women.
IN rho 'ast issue of the Womans Journal
Mics. Louisa M. Aico,t rssstes her expert
cree with tie latest Boston craZs, the mind.
cure" II was agreeable, she ssys, TO o GER
tain Point, but thirty treatments failed to
relieve her Ills, an overtsxkd brain and an
ann afflicted with writer's cramp.
The ff'esnth annual commencement ex-
ercises OF the Womsn's medical college Of
Chicago were held one day last week, with
twenty-five young women IS graduates Tbs
decorate address WAS delivered by Professor
William I. Montgomery. He discoursed
uron medical charlatanism. Speaking of
the charge OF certain medical journalists he
taid ttat whatever nigh! be true in the East
Of women entering the ranks of medicine
bat to increase the practice OF quackery, he
could deny the existence oi any such state
Of affairs IN Chicago and in the West.
The address Of the alumnae and gradual
ing class was given by Miss Ada Sweet OF the
Chicago pension office. Miss Sweets address
the words OF a progressive woman TO tbs
women of progressive professioa-was allie
and finished and was received with enthusl-
asm aud applause. Some OF her ideas
rs reported by the Inter-Ocssn were these:
No woman should comfort herself with hav-
ing done very well for woman. The quail
ties Of vanity, cowardics, and frivolity gen.
orally attributed to woman must bec9ms dis.
spatsd before the. coming discipline of
mind. This is called the age OF humanity;
ssRifcsn: ia is it that women are entering
the profession OF humanity. Woman is too
much penned up within four walls. Let her
come out under the warm SKY. Let the sun
shine upon her and the rain beat upon her
fece, and the winds play about her form.
Let Der look into the hospitals and the ia
sane asyiums. Let her see il she can endure
the scbool-room atmosphere that her child
rem breathe Let her go into the prisons and
see what wise men have done for criminal
reform: or into the courts or the poor houses,
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where public charity does indeed hide q
multitude OF sins. Above all let her 60 Into
the open air. No amount OF gas and electric
hight can broaden an American woman to
the breadth she should attain LET her have
art, science and literature 10 all their full
ness III she chooses medicine let her 90
humbly, reverently, but courageously to her
work"
The Alumnae Association of this college
has resolved to try ID raise 81 ,0eo for a schol-
srship, ore half to be obtained n six
months.
Regarding the progress of women in Eng.
land. Caroline A. Biggs, OF the Englishwo-
mans Review, writes in private letter to
the editor of these columns: I'VE are in ad.
vance OF you in electoral matters. rs women
have the School Board, Poor Law Guar
dian. Municipal and all the other local fran
chises on the same conditions IS men. On
the other hand, you have tie advantages in
dusfrialiy having moreiemp loym ents opened
to women. We have to press forward; first
c. all Parliamentary suffrage. rendered
doubly necessary now by the admission of
two million more men voters to the fran
chise; next larger share in public work By
women, their admission TO jaries. the Gus
fody OF children by both parents eoually,
complete freedom of employment, and other
improvements which will follow naturally
MIS- A NJ Noe. the energetic President of
the Woman's State Fair Association is al
ready at work in the interests of the Wo-
mans Department at the next fair. she has
competed arrangements for four musical
ccniesfs--pisno. banjo, guitar and coruet-