The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-27
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
VICToRIA,s VIRTUES.
sou,e Questions for Aduiatory CierEymen to
Ponder Awhile.

Some Questions for Aduiatory CierEymen 70
Ponder Awhile.
To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Si-. Thanks
be to you for your remarks in The sur of yes
terday, June %, upon tho sermons delivered in
some Of the New York pulpits; upon their un-
bounded laudation OF Queen Victoria as wife
and mother. much to tho detrimont Of American
women In tho same relations.
Is there In all our country, oven the smallest
village or settlement, which docs not hold at
least one wife and mother equalling her Majesty
in those homely qualiticsi
Whore was tho necessity Of insulting the mo-
bic women who worthily give birth to and rear
largo familiesi who remain faithful and Low.
ing wives and mothers through such difficult
and adverse circumstances as queens cannot
possibly have to overcomei Why did not these
eloquent preachers entertain their hearers with
tales Of the Queens noble patronage Of the arts
and sciences, Of the open-hearted distribution
OF rewards. to men who had performed
heroic acts Of courage and fidelity, Of her
prompt adoption Of plans to ameliorate the con-
dition of the poor, of her authority exercised to
prevent tho sacrifice OF tho lives of children
in undue labor and wretched conditions
of existencei Why did not tho reverend adula.
tors remind their congregations Of her Maiesty's
grand institutions to comfort and help the toll.
ers in tho lower classes 7-of the great hospitals,
the noble museums, the caro- of scientific enter
prises 1.-THE beautiful, helpful homes where
women left without other aid nigh, be assisted
How touching, how inspiring. might these adu-
lationr have been made by dwelling on Queen
Xictoria's fostering. care Of her Irish subjects!
of Achill Islands who in or about 1883
wSrS ps or $ h Il t. of famine ,5ahs,r and p ges nnSnSs for or
buy new indictments Of their trndei DID not
her treasury lsaid to be better supplied than any
other womnn's private treasure In the worldl,
and instantly rescue these starving. perishing
subjects from their dreadful doom Why. oh
w INK fSs NJ Elm, Morgan. and i your Gi reverend we're ID, brethren sAhIS,a
reiEnl Could you not have told how tho
which the Irish political offenders have Ian
EnlsheSdi i SO long &. and so gracefully mark to them
dwelt uponi Really nowi Has the Queen not
permitted her subjects 10 step between her and
the exercises Of such privileges, the fulfllment of
sacred responsibilitiesl. Did She, ten years or so
ing Achill tishermenl Did she refuse to release
tho prisoners in Irish jails while those $50 re-
her Indian empire have been let loose TO infict
on the communities new crimes and offences
All, well! She has had n largo and ever.in-
woman! She has had to make the best terms
with her Parliament for their dowries and pro-
Snc6 1ift sh Of has nsb, had had t to d ria6 1nSio na tninl
as were given to herself by her loving Indian
subjects. She had. to write and indite those
has had a busy active. thrifty, Htc-too much so
to have sllSwet her to discern how grand . place
ercised the glorious. privileges belonging to the
great sovereign exalted among men. and forever
exalting the name of Queen and Woman.
CHEroLAu. Ulster county. n. Y, June %.