The herald., 1896-07-20

100 years to learn what freedom means,
for the white and black. red and yellow
man; or forty centuries to burn witches,
ere they apprehended that divinity, and
not deviltry, was the birthright Of the
race.
A stream cannot rise higher than its
source, and man and woman through
out the ages, as the creators of that most
wonderful Of all mysteries, the human
soul and body. are joint sponsors for
its evil and its good; and out of the d.
vine laboratory. the temple of
reot descent nere Of canes all the no vr d
tues TO the daughters and all the
gives 10 man and woman alike an equal
share of noble attributes which exalt.
or vicious qualities which destroy, and
woman bears like responsibility In the
past. for that which is to the race a winged
soul, or a distorted crea ton, even as she
was allied to the Godlike in thought, or
yoked to the furies in action.
bid you, then, "Godspeed." remember
ing that thousand years in the sight of
the Eternal Is but as yesterday when 1t
is past, and If the inward sight comes
not to man upon this Pacific coast next
November, push on for the next and
the next. until the small voice of truth
shall welcome you from the masculine
side, even as Adam rejoiced in the full
companionship of Eve.
My thanks to all good friends. and
once again goodby.
PHOEBE w. CoUzINs.
Los Angeles, July 10. 1896
At the close of the reading the overture
was given, the members OF the orchestra
having arrived. The orchestra is COM
posed Of the following: Miss Dora
James, violin. leader; Miss Bella Knox.
violin; Miss Ella j. Roller. flute; Miss
Matalee Loeb. cornet; and Miss Edith
Haines. piano.
Mrs. Maynard led in fervent prayer,
after which Mrs. Katherine Collette
sang a solo, Sancta Maria, very pleas
ingly.
Rev. Anna H. Shaw was then intro
duced by the president. as q worker in
the cause who belonged to all sections,
and one whose time and talents were de-
voted to furtherlng those principles
which she professed.
Miss Shaw briefly referred to her
previous visit to Los Angeles, when she
spoke in the Unity church, and to her
cordial reception at that time. The
speaker paid a high tribute to Miss
Couzins. who had done so much for the
cause, and who would doubtless have
continued an intelligent and earnest
worker had she retained her health
The lecturer then proceeded TO discuss
what it is to be a Christian. This was
q =
ested, and it had been answered by some
in one way and some in another. She
referred to the fact that there was now
no doubt as to this being a Christian
people, for the supreme court had been
appealed to- and had so decided. This
bit of sarcasm caused slight ripple of
laughter, and when 1t had subsided the
speaker proceeded with her subject.
There was a wide difference between
Christianity and religion. Christianity
Is in the life. and 1t is possible for a man
who never heard of Christ to be Chris
tian, just as 1t is possible for a man
who never heard of anything else to
be lacking in all the essentials OF Chris
tianity. True Christianity is in the life
We lead. She referred to the miraculous
conversion of Paul. and while she said
that she would not argue as to his
marvellous vision. whether it was real
or unreal because she knew nothing
about 1t, she was satisfied Of one thing,
that 1t had changed him from a re-
ligious bigot to a Christian who bowed
in obedience to his Masters will. True
Christianity is voiced in single SEN
tence, to do the will Of God as God re-
veals 1t to us.
The speaker referred to woman's long
fight for the right of conscience. to fol-
low the path of duty as dictated by her
own conscience. She denied that women
and inferior position, and said that even
IL this was so, 1t was because woman
had been ribbed hv man of her inys nf
perience With man preacher III faris,
who was Investigating how wicked
women could be, but who refused 10
take her with him so that she couid
also be enlightened. The whole trouble,
she said. grew out Of this double stand
ard of morality, one for the man and the
other for the woman. She also instanced
the case Of a minister in the south, VINO
refused to allow women to speak or
have a voice In the management Oh
the church. This man. she said. was
consistent, whatever might be said OF
his idiocy, and she wished that all men
were the same, for then women would
see the injustice under which they were
Iaboring. and they would break away
from their slavery. Women are strug-
cling for their rights of conscience and
they must have this and the weight OF
responsibility before they are capable
of demanding justice. Women must
have an opportunity Of comprehending
Justice as a principle before they are
capable of being just to themselves &, q
to men, Women must have the respo4l'
sibility of the ballot; they claim this
responsibility as a right, the rie-t OF
every human being to take part In their
government The speaker closed with
a high tribute to that veteran OF wo-
mans suffrage, Susan B. Anthony