Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-25

the council petition that ~ ~
women be given place in the National Divorce
Reform League; also on the various commit
tees revision of creed and on the inter-
national Sunday school lesson committee: that
a memorial be sent to the clerSymen of the
VI. Z. church asking the admission of women
to the general conference of the NJ. T. church.
and indo-sing the general features of the plan
o. organization outlined ill President Wizards
address.
A resolution was adopted requesting the
United States government officials who have
the matter in their control to pay men and
women equal wages for equal work in the gov
eminent departments and to consider efficiency
rather than sex in payment Of those employed.
1t was resolved 10 invite the lady board of
managers of the Columbian exposition and the
Isabella Association to assist in the preparations
for the international! council in 1888. Letters
were received from Elizabeth Cady Stanton and
John Greenieaf Whittier.
On motion of Mrs. Sewall Miss Anthony and
Miss Eastman were made honorary and per
petual members OF the executive board Of the
National Woman's Council in the capacity Of
honorary vice presidents.
MRS. LUCINDA II. STONE.
Mrs. Lucinda H. Stone was the first speaker
of the evening, taking fo- her subject, "a De-
mand for Women in the Faculties of Coeduca-
tional Colleges and Universities"
I'VE are coming to finer evolvements of
justice" said Mrs. Stone. 'Or else this council,
never would have been called. Ever since the
beginning of time Adam has come first and
Eve must wait for her share. Yet. what is
good for one half of the whole is good for the
other half. In human life there is one law
governing all existence, not one-half of it.
There is no great Tor small in Gods economy,
but only one law. know a better day is COM
ing for woman. and, consequently. for man.
Blessed the eyes of those who are able to
stand on the mountain tops and the light
of that better day 1t is TO greet such quite
much as to speak upon the subject given me
that am here IN attendance upon this council.
IL seems needless for me to argue the merits of
my subject BE We workers together with
God
MUCH CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED.
"There is much that can be accomplished by
such a council as this. There is but one thing
more enrolling, and uplifting than the friend
ship of women and that is the friendship and
fellowship of women and men. Whatever is
best for the interests of humanity must be done
by men and women both"
In speaking of the subject assigned to her
Mrs. Stone told of her own personal expert
ences at the University Of Michigan, now q
coeducatioaal institution. She was first called
to one Of the younger departments which was
really feeder to the university. She saw then
no reason why the same principles might not
be applied to the university to the academy.
She pursued the same studies the young
men and found no difficulty in keeping up with
them. but when sine expressed the desire of go
ing 20 college she was laughed at.
The bell rang at this point and the remainder
OF the paper will remain unheard until it ap-
pears in the official records of the council.
Mrs. Lucinda H. Stone Of kalamazoo, Mich.
has acquired fame in educational circles by her
historical lectures given Mt various times at
most of TIE colleges of the northwest. she is
the wife OF Baptist minister. Both of them
are educators. Mrs. Stone during her summers
has frequently gone abroad with companies Of
young ladies on historical tours as finishing
touch to their education.