The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-24

duction and calling the attention OF
the audience to the purpose OF the
evenings delivery as pointing out the
influence of woman in the worlds
advancement of today and showed
his hearers that she was not only the
dominating influence of yesterday but
is today.
The lecturer won the attention OF
the audience from his first words by
placing himself in direct connection
with the audience. Pursuing he was
enabled to treat the subject of woman.
historically as well as philosophically
He said: I'VE will not bother our
selves with the study of the character
of the first mans wife nor occupy our
selves with the fascinating question
as to whether Adam was more to
blame because he was so greedy as 10
eat the apple than Eve, because she
offered him the first bite
The lecturer proceeded to trace the
history of woman'S development from
the earliest obtainable history to the
present day. He first took up woman
among Hebrews and brought out with
remarkable clearness the distinction
between the woman of the ancients
and the woman of today. holding the
audience with him through each stage
of her development. This demonstra-
ton was particularly attractive be-
cause of the word pictures which were
/ drawn from the song of Solomon and
( the lecturer brought forward the
! Schulamite as the type of woman de-
voted to her chosen love.
1t was matter of note that while
! the lecturer gave every prominence
TO the part played by the Jewish wo-
man he also brought out the fact that
the Jews were the first who caught
the rays OF the fact that fulfillment
& did not come with the prophesy.
Passing from the woman of Israel
i a general summary was made of the
influence of the woman of the east and
by paragraph of singular beauty he
4 brought the audience from the ancient
times to the woman of Greece.
In speaking of this type of woman
he said: Let us study the condi.
ton of the woman in other lands than
Israel. Let us follow in that path
that culture took when Arabia and the
Phoenecians We're charmed by the
beauty and the face and form of wo.
man"
tie then carried his audience to
/ tyre and Sydon, past cliffs and har-
bors where Sapho, the greatest wo-
man of the day made her name i'm
mortal, then to Athens, the beautiful
where the women of that city con.
trlbuted SO much to the advancement
and development of the woman OF
the day The lecturer said that with
the advent of modern times came the
full opportunity of woman.
The lecturers conception of wo
mans nature was one which appealed
strongly to the men as well as the
women of the audience and through
each statement he was closely pursued
by an Interested audience. He point
ed out that woman is not only mans
physical and mental equal but was
his moral superior. His statements
We're not left to support themselves
but were convincing facts because Of
being graphic and brilliant.
He took up the woman of today ir
conclusion of his lecture and estab
lished basis whereby he had proven
his statements to his audience. Ht
took up the business woman and the
professional woman and showed he
equality and superiority over man.
In concluding the doctors state
ments were absolutely startling an,
he brought out clearly danger tina
few of the audience had suspected
a danger that threatens the home ia
day and advised every good man an
vrJ good woman to protect thei
homes today.