The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-07


among women. Joy, power and securi
, swept around his life, like the full, tide
the Southern seas; but through the musi
across the royal spIendor, came ever % p
soul the cry OF tho world, the sad world Thu
| needed help, strong. changelcss and tende
SO one night he stole out IN me siienc
away from sleeping wife and child. turno
) his face from case, ambition and ROYALTY an
| gavo up his Kingdom. to hush the moan tina
| called him to sclf-sacriflce, The woman
whom speak today had learned this lessor
not from Buddsk, but from Christ VINE
| you hear the name OF Frances y, willard
say gently, She II was who gave her life fc
the world. Il
Mrs Tracy was followed BY Rev. wn
Hayne Leayell OF the First Prcsbyteria
church, who said:
ITO a man who Is anxious to do the rigl
thing and who keeps an open mind. consis,
ency is n mighty small jewel. However. IL J
/ due to my known attitude toward the pun
lie apes RANGES OF women that / should no
| allow myself to be misunderstood In comm
i here to pay my tribute ofsrespect to one VII
4 did her work outside the usual lines appro
| PIRATE TO women, md who WIS nothing II sh
i was not public woman. There have Away
4 been women who by exceptional power nav
transcribed the ordinary and appropriate
| privileges OF tho gentler half of humankind
/ and have done by far more good than eyil II
| tho world by tho very reason OF their eNcrp
| tional msnlfestations-and suppose maj
| there VIII always be such women. They
| were women of exceptional power and ftncsa
| for such duties. and through all their tryinH
| experiences never compromised the inodesty,
| gentleness and swectness of proper woiuahs
| hood. A providential exception Is always u
| permissible exception, aud have never founn
| difficulty In r0vcrencDg such an exception
while maintaining my unalterapie oppo pos, ,,n
| to tho claDior thnt tho exception should DC
mnle the rule. have never withheld my
| admiration from Joan Of Are who lea the
| French armies to victory and drove the IN
| vnder out of the land, and yet never lor u
| moment did think that the military HE Is
| the proper or even permissible life FOR wom-
ankind. FIRE, In its plncc, IL not only q use
full but mn Indispensable comfort OF our CIV
| lizatiDn. Aud out Of It's plHce now and thpn
In tho history Of man, have known fire to
rage through streets and consume properties
and SO accomplish n wide bcnehccnee. Like
the great fire In Boston, which burned IN
rooheries and destroyed crooked streets aud
made beautiful Boston possible. But that
bencncent disaster convinced nobody TINT fire
should be Embarrassed and turned loose
among the properties OF our citizens ana III
the streets OF our cities.
Miss Willard was an exception; charm
ing, capable. sweet, modest womanly cxccp-
tion--lf you VIII, providential exception.
admired and loved her. recognized ANA hon
ored her worth aud am glad of the privilege
here afforded to pay brief, If inadequate,
tribute to her dear memory.
Among tho pleasantost experiences Of my
lfo | count my mountaineering with Frnu-
tes Willard. She was on spcech-mnking
tour through tho State when the ladies' III
charge Of her meeting IN tho town where |
resided requested Mrs Leavel to entertain
her. We welcomed her under our roof and
she made herself perfectly at ease, although
she knew my opposition To some material
aspects OF her propaganda, more charming
woman and more agreeable guest have
never had the honor TO entertain. In the
course of our frank discussion of her theories
suggested the proprloty of her undertaking
my conversion by speaking all that was In
her heart MS to those things about which we
iiWered. She said 10 was scarcely courteous
to publicly advocate notions which the South
atn women Of her order, whosc public guos.
she was. did not accept, and thought 1t ,in-
@ise to ventilate, suggested that It was
scarcely honest to make n tour of prnpa-
snndism md withhold from the public the
Ultimate aim and purpose OF her endeayor
she accepted that view and gave free, cm-
ihatlc and eloquent utteranca to nil the
hingB that were In her hcurt. | had never
icard them SO charmlngly put. and | never
'aw more earnest and sincere soul nrng
ne honest and dear convictions of n lifetime |
have heard almost nil the famous women
Nho have made their reputation In this coun-
ny az eloquent speakers and | have no hes
tatton In saying that Miss willard was far
WA away ahend of my Of them. She pos
'efsen voice of singular attraetyoness-lt
was clear, pathetic and ponctrnting She
possessed perfect command of herself and her
theories and could give them uttcrance In
the least aggressive aud most modest man
htTs III eUllt OF the natural limitations OF
her sex for doing tho work of n man, and in
spite OF the difficulties lying in the way be-
ranhe OF the Unborn prejudices Of mon. shc
achieved quite distinct aud distlnguished
success as an orator. For pathetic elouucnce.
Tor clenr expression, for simple and felicitoN5
for deep o;lrnestneAs and hnppy
manner have heard few equal 10 her among
men and none among women After much
tnlk with her ana after carefully WATCHING
her opory manifestation during the time OF
our oomnanlonEhlp, reHchcd the deliberate
conclusion that hers was an exceptional life
nm exceptional character, and that God had
marked nor as 49, apart. And yet could
not refrain from trying to lind whether or not
sho was after all a Just woman with a worn
IN tendencies aud feelings. So | said Miss
WIZARD, ! admire yon very much. and viii
not withhold my esteem from your public
yet ! cnn not help tho feeling that
YOU have missed something of very great
'nne Tn life. She locked IN at me with an
.Apless,on OF nnined surprise, and said In
years old. said. You have cheated some
sudd man for thirty years out OF mosf
charming wife. Her response and the man
hei oil II shall never forget With look
sumused her being and peeped out through
hose beautiful windows of soul She replied
= nave served where believe God has called
w. We ms not seen iit to call me to the
lirnity OF wliehood land try TO be content
With lli1 WILL
y am confident that It was nevor in Miss
NilafuH hcHrt TO minimize tho noble dig.
MY tnat belongs TO woman ms woman woman
IN her old place OF duty and power. She Ind
some theories M TO woman's other place IN
her moral relation to our civilization. and
advocated them with m carnestncss and cIo-
iueneo rarely SURPASSED, hut she did IT nj
ways believing that the adoption of hcr no.
lions would never by any possibility diminish
The Obligation and honor Of the did. md I |
nm hound to add, better days, when women
knew and felt they could do more good MS |
wife ana mother. and daughter and sister
and friend. than In auy other way--than In |
all the other ways the largest and most nm
confined liberty OF movement ana behavior
could open TO them
The sum Of Miss Wizards Influence was
Always Hung into the scale on tho sido Of |
God and home md right as II was siyon bci |
e SEQ thcm In q long life OF many trials
ana many time IN much wenkncss, she nm. |
inlieripHly stood by the cause IL which shs |
had enlisted md which she believed WAS the
cousa OF God ind man. She WAS n.yer !
spoiled by her public success, MAS never |
iesa uocosf nnd chnrming woman than whom
~ shy and mAidrnly inodestly she appcnrod |
nrst m public She has done her work and
conc g 20 her rcwnrd--uonc to Hin who made
Jnel patriot and appointed Deborah n !
can not but say that wish our |
women would refuse public Appearances and
.vr"Ho tne rertures of tho orator. bur II thcy
MI. MI unasrioke public life. | sincerely wish
iuty would all uattofn nffat RI, ,,,.,,l.ss..