The sun., 1898-09-12
woMAN'S STREET SERMON.
MRS. RICE SAYS THAT THE MAJORITY
OF HER SEX ARE BAD


Women DeEenernting More Than Men
More Murders and Suicides tho Past
Three Years Than in SIX Years Before
The sight of n Notwithstanding Woman
About five hundred men and women gathered
last night In Twonty-nfth street, Just west OF
broadway to listen to woman talk religion
aud politics. The preacher was Mrs. Mar
Ruerlte Rice. who. with her husband, Justin r.
Rice. has been travelling about the country
doing eyangellstic work. The couple are try
ing to establish cooperative mission to be
known as Christ's United Followers
Promptly at 8 O'Clock Mrs. Rico climbed upon
a soap box in the middle OF the roadway. She
was attired in q tailor-made blue cloth dress
Her hair was tied in Psyche knot. Taking
her hat OF her head. she placed IL under her
left arm. brushed back a few stray hairs from
her forehead and said:
Il hope you ladies and gentlemen will keep
that sidewalk clear"
The crowd got into the middle OF the street
and Mrs Rice introduced her husband. who
bears striking resemblance to Buffalo BILL
Before being introduced to the crowd Mr., Rice
told Sun reporter that he had once travelled
with circus. In the Western country he was
known rs the Fighting Preacher" he said,
because he had been in rows In the Cripple
Creek mining district. He had been stabbed
in one. he said. and had been beaten by mob
in the streets of Southern city.
Upon getting on the soap box Mr.. Rice sang o
hymn. His basso profundo voice. which could
be heard blocks away, attracted people, who
got of passing Broadway cable cars and Joined
the crowd in Twenty-hfth street. When he
had concluded the hymn Mrs. Rice got upon
the box and said
The Gospel that I'm going to preach to you
is that taken from the twenty fourth chapter
of st. Matthew" After reading some OF the
opening verses OF the chapter she continued:
"A few daysago. when tho weather changed.
IcauRht severe cold. So. ladies and gentle
men. hope you will excuse my manner Of
talking tonight. as have bad cold in my
head.
For nation shall rise against nation and
kingdom against kingdom. and there shall be
fanines and pestienees and earthquakes in
divers places.
All these signs are now here. The first
sign is the rotten condition of the people NOR
ally. The statistics OF 1893 show that there is
IN ths world than AN ever 9et0Te
The records show that more murders and sui
cctdes have been committed within the past
three years than In six years before. Only to-
,hNscription Of one Of our opera house attrac-
heScsiped would make one blush for shame
krhere was no such thing ten years ago.
Did, and have noticed during my career that
Gomen have degenerated moro than men.
zee II any night. You can see, men and women
In hne clothes. and having tlne manners APP
ance there is the sign OF degeneracy Their
moral characters are gone Dozens OF women
Sy bad IN The sntre Country 6S % the
situation is the same. The majority OF the
Was IN san went aboard
m excursion steamer. and while sitting on the
deck saw coTTls Of doy yoS1ins women IieP come
young women were. dressed in bicycle Co.'S
before. They did not wear the ordinary bloom
sEs. but so%eth99g very much worsems0me-
SSss ssd sH'ay ne Rss sG%
%ef wU he said they are two ., the weabiesi
and greatest society ladies in this city
sba6y sel At home. @ and and two baby boys and Il
these SSss soGey sF sssa sSSfy R
aPS tnd addpE It fSs Sm front Pa IN
Of the men's cigars. Then she proceeded to
.aa Eh'' SAsf tas me RsE from fe
EePlisd Give me the old time time woman. the
vees ,ssF es shf ks sGi them 1qe fSe
St 1923 are bad. They are are much rfI worse 4 than a.
Sspcher1. 81 o course g there here, are some Who are
not, ,,.,. =, .,on 1ro
too6ureS % once in a While and hear the minister
and he Knows he's lying: In many q the
the robber capitalist praying The rob:
etilI they pray and grind down their neigh
WbS TO yo1 and aaeE sd he saeoa
you'd @a ps6Pv yop Of t
Get after them he continued; and I'd. then then he he
the next tSs day % sad ne oWDed 70 t9 drx
goods store. / went there on the following
morning. 1t was bargain day Women
other to get at the special bargain
cream for the bargain hunters; 80 l i,I stopped
dresses. They told me the dresses cost the
proprietor OF the store 81! so. and he was sell
Ing them from 1t A. NJ to pt: 2 N; thai haf
fee cream and music thrown in, The PRO
prietor Of the store was q CHURCH pillar. he
that he was selling them for $40 He lied: Was
he any better than the saloon keeperf / told
him the saloon keeper paid a license and was
all right SO long as he did not violate the law.
There are many ministers IN the various
churches OF New York to-day who continually
attention to saving souls as the saloon keeper
does to coaxing nickels they would be doing
some good"
Continuing. Mrs. Rice attacked churchgoing
people who were proud. saying that "damnablo
pride In our churches kept hundreds of pooI
e9 no GOING to se e6fch sne be-
cause "hoboes were slighted. She concluded
by attacking the sweat shop system, and said
Before I'd work in sweat shop I'd become
hobo myself and take to the flies"
THE GROWTH OF ATOLLS.