The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
She Wastes No Words in Telling
Just What She Thinks OF 1t.
There Is No False Modesty in the
Utteranoe of the Awful Truth.
Something Parents Should Ponder
Over. Heed and Act Upon.
Young Girls Should Be Taught the sa'
credness OF Observation-Disclosures
ance in Desire Has MARRIED
World OF Happiness.

", the subject chosen by Mrs. Elizabeth
Lisle-Saxon, vice. president OF the National
Woman's Suffrage Association Of Tennes-
see, created decided sensation in the
Womans Suffrage convention this morn
ing, After an address by Mrs. Herbert, Mrs.
Saxon stepped forward. She spoke very
plainly OF the social evil; OF the imprudence
of women in not confding TO their chill
drcn the great secrets and truths Of life in
stead of their learning them from children
and servants. Sons and daughters alike
should be taught the awful power Of sex,
for the building Of character begins in the
very hour Of conception. lntemperance
in desire has married the happiness of
thousands OF families. Young girls should
be taught the sacredness of marriage, aud
hold the control OF her person against her
husbands lust. Christ preached the flrst
sermon of equal rights in purity for man
and woman, but society condemns the
woman and condones the man. Only
through womans own efforts can she be
free in the control OF her person. Men
perpetually blame woman for the sins OF
the world, because Of the Bible story OF
Adams fall through Eve. Mrs. Saxon has
talked and preached freely on this subject
for twelve years, before audiences in some
cases composed entirely OF men. Mrs
Saxon spoke OF herself Us the champion for
those who have never yet had champion
the impure woman, made 80, not by
fault OF her own, but by mans lust.
Slavery caused the indifference OF man TO
purity Of women, and the colorcd man,
above all, was most bcstial in being in
different 10 the purity of even his own
household, but since emancipation he has
begun TO look upon purity in his own
household as does his white brother.
Annie Rice Powell. Of the new com
mission for the prevention OF State rcgula.
ton Of wee, introduced her subject by
saying that II has been asserted that the
history OF prostitution * the history Of
woman, but she has always been its
victim. There have always been certain
women set apart, and il has been stated
that the virtue OF the favored woman Is
safe only at the expense Of these pariahs.
The result Of such state OF affairs has
been the effort 10 license this vico by legal
lied immortality, 80 rs 10 evade its natural
consequence, loathsome disease. but this
has proven a failure in sanitary sense
and is morally most deplomblc, because
II does not check liccntiousnoss, only gives
man n safe indulgence. Society never for
gives in woman what II condoncs In q
man. Innocent girls by the license sys-
TEN, through the necessary medical in.
spcction. are liable 10 DC subjected 10 this
awful degradation merely on suspicion.
She then spoke Of the age OF protection In
various States and paid tribute 10 Kansas
a. having made that age eighteen years,
while in one State Il was as low as seven
years.
Mrs. Admission Chant was then intro.
duced. She has been engaged in this
work for twenty-five years. She vouchcd
for the truthiulncss OF Mr.. Stcad's charges
published In the Pail Mall Gd:oiic, saying
she would stake her life on their correct.
ness. She spoke principally Of the work
Of the Social Purity societies In Great Brit
ain. Since the beginning Of Mrs. Chants
work she has seen marvellous results, in
meetings 20 women alone rs well ~ mixed
meetings In her meetings for women
they came at first heavily yelled, but the
wells were thrown aside. She denounced
the British governments Bluc book ~
containing stories Of the wrong-doings Of
the peers Of Great Britain even worse than
those published In the Pal Mall Gdioiic.
Ono member Of Parliament, when the
question Of increasing the age nj which
consent could be given was being agitated,
said that for his part he wished Il was ten
years The ladies Of his borough got togcth-
or and made Il NO hot for him that he
had 20 get out. Girls, before there was
any legislation in the matter, were taken
In drovcs by PROGRESSES 10 the continent
10 fll houses OF ill.fame underline pretenso
Of getting them places at service. Now
ladies OF high character and standing are
10 be found at all seaport towns and rail.
road stations 10 guard unsuspcciing girls
who may thus be deluded by false adycr.
tiscmonts. Some Of the women Of England
who might have done and are doing excel.
lent work In all philanthroplc branches
asked, "What has woman 10 do with poll.
tics2' This question Mr. Chant answered
by saying that Il has been splendid odu.
cation for women. She intimatod that q
woman should decide when and how often
children should be born 10 her, o..
pecially az she Is the moldcr Of their minds
and souls rs well a. Of their bodily frames.
She was the first one 10 put the criminal
amendment bill into force. II anybody
says that II il dangerous for women 10 en-.
gage in work Of this kind, the answer Il
that the women who have been engaged In
Il stand forth today with whole skins and
hearts. She preferred 10 speak 10 the
mixed meetings because the men and the
women are equally responsible for the
commission Of sin. She also said that the
dressing Of our children should be a mora
as we'll ~ physical covering.
Mrs. Chants address was enthusiastic
ally received by the audience. She rep
rcscnts IN the council the Edinburgh Ma
tional Society for Woman Suffrage.
Mrs. Caroline NJ. $. Frazer, Of the Ma
tional Moral Educational society and DIR
Caroline u. winslow, delegate from th,
District Of Columbia Moral Educationa
society, spoke upon ''The Starting Point.
Harriet b. shattuck said that n wrong L
one was wrong 20 all, and that no woman
had right 10 forgive man who had don't
a wrong 20 another woman. She also dis
cusscd briefly the question Of marriag'
and divorce. Marriage, she declared, II
not contract but an institution Of God.
Clara Clayborn Hoffman said that prcg
nant women should receive the same at
tontion ~ cattle. yet nineiy.hve times on
| Of 100 she Is the victim Of mans lust, an,
1 n. l,oua "A IA wronQ and her uaffir,