National Republican., 1885-03-04
MRS. MANY A. LIyrnMonE.
Her interesting Lecture at tho Com
grecational Church.

gregational Church.
A fair audience assembled Monday
evening at tht Congregational Church to
listen to the distinguished lecturer, Mrs.
Livermore, discourse on the old and fruit
ful subject of husbands.
She was introduced by Mr.. y, II. War
nor. president of the Young Mems Christ
ian Association, under whose auspices the
lecture was delivered. She gave o hasty
review Of the characteristic points Of the
ancient civilizations, tho Hindoo. whore
woman wore the collar of her master like
his dog the Chinese, where she was the
ward Of her husband and had her mum
Der, aud at his death passed into the
hands of the eldest son and took his
name. In Egypt sho showed q higher
type of marital relation. The Egyptian
husband married his wife with ring,
almost our protestant service. In art tho
Madonna and child came from Egyptian
Isis aud the son Horus. The modern
Mohammedan teaches, mo dog, pig, or
woman shall enter the morgue," or "call
the hour Of prayer" Civilization marches
westward and at each step elovaEes
woman. The old orient and tho young
occident on our western coast gaze into
each others faces. Victor Hugo says tho
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| found in the African continent, and this
before the time of Congo conferences and
Stanley explorations. Tho Grecian and
Roman laws and their effects on women
wero next considered. Tho Greek wife
could not sit at table with her husband.
She had to be respectable goose or an
educated hetaire The Aspasias aud
Sapphos broke the bond, but at the OK
penso Of purity Rome boosted of the chas-
tity of her early matrons. Divorce was
not known. Roman law took no cogni-
zauce of the woman. The master was
responsible for his horse, his dog and his
wife. Augustus, the emperor, was COM
polled to make n law enforcing marriage,
but Rome fell at last from proniscuity
and debauchery that sap the vitality of
all nations. In the north Of Europe our
ancestors, the Norsemen, from whom we
inherit love of adventure, chivalry, and
get the names of certain days of tho
week, IL we are to believe Tacitus, we
find higher ideal Of woman. They were
chaste, wise, dignifed wives. The doc
tors, priestesses of their tribe, the instiga-
tors Of war, tho restrainers from de-
bauchery and excess of wine, the fault of
tho Norseman-such women not only
urged war, they took part in tho battle,
and when conquered died by their own
hands rather than suffer dishonor.
The lecturer gavo graphic sketch of
tho legal disabilities of women in various
states. There are only two states where
woman has legal ownership in her own
minor children. In Vermont every dol
lar earned by the wife is her husbands,
bnt, If he runs away, fortunately the law
does not compel her to send il after him.
Obnoxious laws como down from heathen
times. Civilization has developed tho in.
tellect of modern woman. There i:
always tender woman's heart behind
every man, even the most depraved. Men
must sec to it that women are placed
within the protection of the laws. Lei
; marriage become what the Catholic
church makes it-a asacrament--for this IL
indeed the crown of life. In closing
Mrs. Livermore pictured in glowing words
the ideal home, whore husband aud wife
were mutually helpful; where lives were
pure, man as we'll as woman; where grand
living exalted the wife to the heights o.
bliss and usefulness excellence of ain
the height of achievement.
At the close OF the lecture quite mum
Der of delighted auditors greeted Mrs
Livermore, and were introduced by Mr.
Warner. Among them were Prof. Greg
ory and wife, Frederick Douglass, Prof
Grecner and wife, Belva Lockwood, ant
, | others.