The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-12
GIVES HER REASON
MRS MARY E LEASE GIVES HER
SECOND GREAT LECTURE

speIIbound While She Paints Pictures in
Choice Language Taken From the His
tory of the World-She Takes the White
Metal as the Principal Ingredient of
Her Remedy for Growing nIs-Her Ad-
dress Even ExcelIed Her Past EIoquence
Mrs. Mary E. Lease was greeted last
night, notwithstanding the inclemency
Of the weather, and the fact of the citi-
zsn being worn out by the two days
convention, with an audience that
proved that the talented Wichita lee
turer is not without honor in her own
land.
Fully 1000 of the most intelligent and
refined citizens Of the city were held
as it were spellbound, Notwithstanding
the uncomforta bleness of the room, by
her eloquence and followed the speaker
from the departure of the children Of
Israel down to the evening Of March II,
1886, as she drew forth picture after
picture from the history Of the past, and
exhibited them to her hearers Vanished
by fulgent rays of cause and effect.
Her ground work was not the creation
of a vivid ina gina ton, but were CLEAN
ed from the pages of history. 1t was
not an appeal TO prejudice, but pre-
sentation Of Illuminated facts taken
from the worlds history. 1t was not
IN the sense of a political address, yet to
the undiscerning it might be said that
political measures were handled without
gloves, and the remedy for the diseased
political body clearly pointed out &C
cording to the ideas Of the speaker.
ad5raSE in pnrTinnS
filed with touching incidents as she por-
trayed the injustices permitted under
the cloak of law as We're witnessed in
the scene of Miss Folger being senten-
ced TO jail for three hours for killing a
colored boy in cold blood for stealing
a pear, while the man who stole
little coal to relieve the sufferings OF
his family is sentenced to the Jail for
taking the fuel from the railroads which
has stolen the life blood out of the city
of Wichita; has closed the factories and
brought despair on those who built and
equipped the roads, are honored in high
places. She declared that it was sucn
as this which had caused a Just God
TO decree my people shall be free"
The speaker was introduced by Rev.
Mum and stepping before the audience
was greeted with rounds of applause,
which after bowling her acknowledge
ment, spoke in substance as follows:
Beginning in the very morning or the
worlds childhood Mrs. Lease drew a
vivid picture of the struggles. triumphs
end wanderings in the wilderness of the
Jewish race. and through a long vista
of years gave a comparison of the wan
derings Of the people Of today in the
quest Of the truth.
The national history and Characters
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presented and IL was shown that the
violation Of the Mosaic code particularly
the violation Of the vital laws relating
10 land, usury and release from debt,
had brought national destruction upon
the sons of Jacob and was also bringing
destruction upon this country for the
SINS OF the Jewish race were Gus and
the violation Of these laws are the storm
centre of the civilized world. A severe
arraignment of the pulpit for their cow
ardice in not dealing with the vital
questions of the day was followed by
prediction that unless the preachers and
teachers Of today dealt less with the
rapid platitudes of Christianity and
more with the justice taught by the
Gospel the pulpit would become a relic
and not a power and Christ would be
compelled to look for another lowly
twelve to preach His truths to a usury-
cursed world.
Taking up the question of patriotism
she clearly proved that love of country
was needed as much in times of peace
s in times of war and was not as OBJ
tainable, that while the blare of trum-
pets and roll of drums with glitter of
military parade and promise of glory
made 1t comparatively easy for many
TO risk life n behalf of country on field
Of battle, that they who remained firm
to principle in time Of peace and had
the courage TO face falsehood and cal
umy in defending the right and de-
nOuncing the wrong were real heroes as
we'll She declared that discussion and
agitation Of the vital questions which
effiict our national well-being were i'm
peratively necessary and that the men
who were DESTROYS OF formulating a
platform of principles opposed to the
discussion Of isms in either a state or
national campaign were afread that the
people would hearfof their shortcom-
ingS; and that the men who were afraid
to place before or discuss with the
people any question relating TO govern
ment and the betterment of humanity
were men who were seeking Office and
were ObStructioniSts to human progress
sion. .inasmuch a 4 that in a government
Of, f6f and by the people, their verdict
should be sought upon all isms and
questions of the day. Agitation is an
essential part of the machinery of this
government. The apathy of the people
is the ark Of refuge for corrupt party
leaders. The power OF agitation was
the ability that caused progress and
was constantly needed to prevent retro
gressiOn." But in agitating the waters
of national life that healing may be
brought forth. great care must be exer-
cised 70 avoid the extremes of optimism
and pessimlsm. Here the speaker
closed a realistic picture of the extremes
resorted TO by the disciples of the optim-
isJic and pessimistic schools of thought
and their utter inability 10 present facts
or portray existing conditions. This
finished what might properly be termed
the Introductory.
Briefly glancing al the worlds map
the speaker reviewed the history Of the
race in its civilized and savage states.
as we'll as the intermediate conditions of
semi-barbarism, i was shown that
however much they differed in looks,
language and customs, there was yet
one sad essential feature peculiar TO the
whole race, servitude, direct or DISCUS
ed; that among barbarious races brute
strength prevailed to subject man 10 his
fellow man, but that among Christian
and civilized people man was subjected
10 servitude by superior cunning. meth