The Washington bee., 1903-01-24
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evening al tie metropolitan a. NJ. l.,
Zion Church. The meeting was con.
Quoted by Mrs Bessie Kicks, who made
excellent pr, siding officers. Mrs. K. II.
Terrell, the lady VINO mad been SeleteCu
as the presiding officer didn't drlive
uutiI late, but MRS. HELEN Davis, had
been Introduced ana delivered one Of
the finest addresses tha one would
desire 10 hear Sh= has an excellent
delivery and her speech WAS received
with enthusiastic applause.
Nothing is more pleasing 10 the eye
han an aSsemkldge like this. " t See
here inte .ligent representatives, from d |
Over Washington, ~ orth, EsSJ, South
and West, which makes 1t evident that
the OIl time sectional prejudice, has
merged IN race interest And SO to
day We sJaGd more as on entirety.
1 see the sun OF patience. prudence
and perseverance fast rising upon the
nOriz u OF Accomplishment IL IS the
bounden duty of every woman 10 COntr
Uu,c something Oi WndJ talent she has
to society, anu she does So COnSCleut'
iOualy or other wise. She is by nature
chan,dbiy, and liberzlly disposed, But
she IS little partial TO the opposite Sex.
/ ms Can DC lClJE-u III ~ d itl II EFC
that pIOitcIe,l Adam the apple?
And by this lutIle escapdue we have
had an important duty 10 perform, to
assist the elevation ui man. For by
woman he Tell, by woman lie must Use.
that IS our mission now, let us 60 about
s,n eadlng our intl-enCe In every IA
recuon for the good OF mankind.
History tells Us that during tne first
hait of the I4th century women were
denied the night TO ASSIST man aside
from their household duties ,ann cares,
IhaI they were treated as household
ChdttleS 10 be borrowed, hired out and
used .s their lords and masters saw
lI To, descent WGS out OF the quoS
uOn, there were lev VINO could read
and WriIe but most Of In IA had no edu
CauOn whatever.
What did they know about aTIthma
TIC algebra, OeomteIy and phislC, they
| had no reasoning power certain poet
writes. Women have more OF what Is
| termed common Sense than men. They
cannot reason wrong tor they have
| fewer prrtentlOnS, ate less implicated
| IN theories and Judge OF OBJ eCts more
from their immediate ana involuntary
! impress .onS on the mind, hence more
! truly and NATURALLY. Then all that was
/ expected Ot them was ~ love and
obey. Yet once III While there would
use al Eva due who was not wiling
10 adopt herself 20 The lie aud conf
| tIOnS surrounding her and whose SpInt
WouIu strive tUT more light more free
dom of thought aud speech aud an &C
acknowledgement OF her capabilities.
But her rttortS were thTOItlcd by the
mighty maels TOm Of opposition BY the
anal, sex.
Nh4t would Sparta have done but
for the courage vi her women. The
history OF her bravery is Unparalleled
Ii SuIpasses that of modern times. She
reared heI boys for ,he Army and at
the tender age OF ten were sent TO
military schools and put under the
most rigid laws, suffering untold priva'
IIOna. Exposed 10 eli Anus Ot weather
and as soon as they were old enough
to fight were sent out with these words
from me lips OF their mother, return
with your shields or upon them"
SuCn courage WAS heTalded all over
this mundane. sphere, II was impreLs
mated Ia her progeny, II helped TO
give them place IN history.
lhe IqIh century marks al import
ant epoch in the history OF women. We
all know what effect the reign OF queen
Victoria had upon heT subjects, she
was revered, honOred, and loved by all
for her many sterling qualities, her
fine sense Ol justice. Dealing fairly
by all England, prospered as II never
had before since the reign OF Eliza
beth.
In OuI own country the foremost
woman Of her time in literary circles
was Harriet BeeCher Stowe 10 whose
memory the colOred people are great
full she is the author of Uncle Toms
CaOIn one of the greatest books OF It's
time. And today public interest is
alive in it. LIS contents were read by
nearly every nation in Europe. Ii be
ing tra..sIal ed into II different tongues
including Chinese and Japanese. In
our own country the circulation
amounted TO $4,000 copies / II four
years
1t was in my judgement the most
formidable weapon ever welded
against the obOmInable institution OF
slavery. That books helped TO STIR
mems nature to a sense of justice, and
TIgnt. 1t created in them a desire TO
help their less fortunate sisters and
brothers. Which desire eliminated
Ia the Civil War and the hbera ton OF
three mIlliOn souls. All honor TO the
memory of Harriet BeeCher Stowe.
She will live IN the hearts OF our peo
pie as long as the world stands.
ContemBaraneouS with her ther
81 e. ion