The morning call., 1893-10-16
WOMAN'S RIGHTS.
DR.. HemphiIl Announces
His Conversion.
Society Scored For the Different
Standard of Morality as Applied
to the Two Sexes.

There was a large audience in Calvary
PRESBYTERIAN Church last night to hear
the fourth of DR.. Hemphilps series of lee
lures. every seat in the large room, both
on the main floor and in the gallery. being
occupied.
As upon one former notable occasion.
DIR. HemphilI had a surprise In store Tor
many of his auditors. His subject
Moses at the Well; Women's Rights and
Wrongs" gave him the OPP
portunity TO declare his position upon the
latter part of his theme as applied to poll
tics. and he availed himself of the opening
to declare his unqualified support OF
womar's right to vote.
His subject dealt with Moses meeting
the seven daughters Of the priest OF
indian al the well while they were water
ing the flocks of their father, and his COM
ing to their assistance when ihe shepherds
drove them away so that they might enjoy
the fruits of the women's labor. This.
the doctor said, bad been the attitude of
man toward woman ever since. Moses
position in this instance teaches US that
the duty Of the ideal man of to-day is to
protect the rights Of woman.
The speaker then asked if woman now
was in the enjoyment OF all the rights
which she should possess, and answered
his own question in the negative. He cited
the d ifferent standard of morality for the
sexes. and the one otfenSe which is uDpar-
doDable in woman but looked upon as
triHInC in man. SOclety-eSpecially the
female portion-while particularly harsh
and unrelentlng in its Judgment of unfor-
tunate woman smiles upon and admits to
its closest circles that most cruel and des-
r ho
man who ruined and then spurned the
woman.
Dr.. Hemphill then called atten ton TO
the different standard of education be-
tween the two sexes; the fact that it las
been only within the present generation
that women were permitted to nter the
professions; to the different standard of
wages, where women who do the same
work as men and who do il equally as well
and frequently better are paid from 20 to
% per cent less; to the different standard
of taxation where women who are prop
erty-holders are compelled to pay the same
ratio as men, and are yet denied the right
of franchise.
Itwas while speaking of this matter that
the doctor said he wished 10 put himself
on record as favorng the right of women
/ to vote She has had that right, he said.
} in the church from time lmmemorlal. and
/ no one had yet been able To point out any
! harm resulting from il. Ihe action OF our
/ forefathers in emptying the British teas
/ into Boston harbor was mentioned in con-
/ necton with the injustice of taxation
/ without representation, and the speaker
/ said that if taxation of men under these
/ circumstances is tyranny taxation of
/ women under similar conditions was
/ downright infamy.
/ When women were permitted to vote
/ the saloons would go and civil war would
/ he thing of the past, and for the reasons
/ stated the speaker declared he was for equal
/ political rights for men and women. and
/ closed his remarks on the subject by the
/ assertion that the time was not far distant
when this condition of affairs would be
! reached.
The selfish indian shephe rds had died
many centuries ago. but their descendants
/ are numerous in the present day, ready to
/ reap the reward of woman's industry.