The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-01
BEFORE ADMIRlNG GIRLS
TALK BT DIR. RkISsFoRD TO TIE
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| The rev. Dr. William s. Ralnsford OF St
Georges Church. f. this city. spoke for an
hour and half yesterday to the members Of
the Civitss Club In Brooklyn. The Importance
| OF the svent will be realized when II Is remem-
Jered that the Clvitas Club Is composed OF a
round hundred OF pretty girls and fifty others.
who are pretty, even II they are no longer
girls.
DR. Rainsfords subject. a. announced In
the prospectus OF tho club was. "Fractical
Philanthropy in Large Cities" but. like all the
other men who have looked into the bright
eyes OF the members Of the Civitas Club. he
entirely forgot his subject and filed the time
allotted to him with an eloquent ana inpns-
stoned eulogy Of the fair sex. But the girls
foreave him for that
DR.. Rainstord 10 an athlete IN appearance.
Oyor six feet high. he carries himself like q
| general His face IL calm and strong. but his
| steady blue eyes brighten and glow with every
passing emotion. HIS voice has great breadth
Of register. and when he becomes interested
there is q thrill in 1t which reaches a respon-
slve chord somewhere around the hearts Of the
| hearera
| Promptly at 2 r. NJ. 1877 members OF the club
nlled the front and rear rarlors and crowded
| Into the hall Promptly at 3 the speaker ar
| rived alone. When he was Invited to make the
| address. the question was asked whether he
would like to have the Rev. DR.. Abbott or
| some other clergyman appear at the same
| time and make remarks
No" replied DR.. Rainsford. III come. I
will have enough to say to occupy all the time
| myself"
And so Il happened that he was the only man
| In that bewildering prodiRality Of feminine
| loneliness
Miss Jessie Dixie. who presided. first called
for the reading Of the minutes OF the last
meeting. when the young ladies had q debate
on the faults OF society. Next were announced
the subjects Of ten papers to be read at the
next meeting. They ranged from Comte's
theory OF altruism to the adulteration OF milk.
Miss Dixie then remarked gracefully that this
Lenten season was appropriate for serious
thoughts. and the members had reason to
congratulate them selves upon an opportunity
to listen to one whose words aroused enthu- |
asm wherever he won't.
that separate the front from the rear pArlor, |
II came here under the impression that this
ny tSoush.s 10 a. pleasing forms % as / could
announced for the next meeting. I begin to |
feel that am In the presence Of q very august
The girls laughed. and the rector, referring
to a tiny eicss Of paper iot the points Of HI;
Never, was she so powerful as. in this age. es-
peClhlly In tDIB country. hhn h 30 DuSy at ono |
Occupation that he Is obliged to leave every
thing else to woman to do.
s.nsrs9 hsSg %rS %sn
were better educated than women" he went
DAY the s;ss 81
Look At the statistics Of public education and
Ti nd that TN the INA majority
tioD When man gets his , educatiqn he goes
more time Tor. study. But the ladies' attend
lectures read books. and form clubs for tho
minds Of others. and they Keep right on edu-
eating themselyes.'
Or. Rainsiord said that the great fault with
the m Tern society girl is that she is taught 10
make pleasure the chief end OF existence. The
In order that his daughter may occupy an ex.
allied station In NE. and the poorer man. ssc-
for his daughter. The girls grow up expecting
to have everything done for them. Their sole
After q while they become stated. There is
nothing that A., inisrests them further except
The whole moiiye q their lives is the pur-
Fl .6as !: .s i've %Sss IL:
;:$c ssSsy' i|.aii must 20 false through aud
DR.. Rainsford said that the philosophy Of the
present situation could be given In nutshell: |
Tie individual was the highest expresslo on OF
point at which the deve pm INT OF tho indyId-
nal is at it's best. His boy OF II was advanced
DO not need to look Tor greater things in this
line. What people arc after now is the uni
whole body polite. and this new aim Is going I
70 change the face OF civilization, DR. Rains ,
View OF this coming change was an awful ons.
by this B s%s ne g ws ERA ,GSSGns ss
story. When he was a small boy in England land
he was playing one day besides ditch full OF
Il. his rsI into h s sFRra ..4
nettle.. LIZ. any other, small boy in like cir:
'Ss he s9ms I.Isrins
WiIlis", and after he had told her between Ris
should have LOOT Cd about you ' for some DOCK
e .y They always grow near he'd Of I
,onsolsd him many time in HE, Beside a
modern society was corrupt there was right
4 hand In every community a better element d
o do anything for the good Of their fellows. \
Dr.: Rainsford said In conclusion
psa ssSans the TsSs ns
'lsn Iee rus the race cannSt be elevated by
sili he hy the sanre process s6af a little isavsn
the whole lump. Every wealthy wo- o
,ersons Of less advantages than she has had a
Would aGrs her 20
Il once for il abe postpones acting her oppor- n
unities will forever vanish" h
nthusiasm about him prevailed. The girls I.
II N AIDE IN their minds to he very. very good. d
nd they spent the rest OF the afternoon In d
title knots talking about Dr. Rainsford.
one had once called at his house and seen =
he antlers and bears heads with which 1t is a
dOrnsd. She had heard him called Your y
race" nv the housemAll. and yet he was as
imple and unaffected % any American minis Il
or Another had gone to his church. and he S
imself. happening up the aisle. had noticed o
hat she was stranger. and had conducted | h
IordH
There come times TO a public speaker"
aid one Of the members afterwArd. when he
eeomes tor while unaware Of his own exist |
nee, and his listeners also forget their ma T
rial bodies At such rare moments the words
a speaker are not heard. 1t is the idea that
ashes from his mind e theirs, and u perfect
DlrituAl accord IL established between them 81
nd such communion We have experienced a,
lis afternoon" a'