The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-09

Victorious Womanhood" was the
aubJect OF DR.. Guy Carleton Lees
second lecture this afternoon at the
Kentucky Avenue Presbyterian church
With characteristics art. brIlllancy OF
diction and command OF his subject.
DR.. Lee began: The subject OF
woman Is as many-slded as a dia-
mond ami n we are adequately 10
consider any one phrase OF It we
must choose between the sides. This
selection Is By no means easy; but
since II must be made. We will choose
woman's influence In the worlds adj
vance, and show. not only why she
was the predominating influence OF
yesterday, but why she IL today and
always will be-"
DIR. Lee first considered woman In
the prehistoric ages. ami said: we
may summarize the position OF wo-
man in her first stage OF progress. by
saying that she--save in isolated
cases-was through the psehistoric
world. a chaltel. a toy. an animal.
owned body and soul. BY man. and
the first step in woman's upward pro-
gress came only when love asserted
It's lndependence-its right to be.
And Il was through the Hebrew that
Il came--the FIRST evangel OF the
human heart"
Women I'm The East.
The condition OF women In the
east linda. Assyrla. Babylonia ami
ArablaD were considered; then the
women OF Greece and Rome were dis
cussed. and the contributions made
by them TO the history OF their sex
were set forth with clearness and
precision.
The next part OF the lecture was
occupied with the influence OF the
Germanic woman upon history. and
the lecturer said: "The Germanic
woman. for the first time. gave to the
world the IDEA OF woman's physical
and moral equality with man. She
made herself mans companion in the
truest sense OF the word. She be
came mans helpmate as well as the
mother OF his children. she gave
man a home. not a harem. These
things did the good women OF the
Teutonic lands. the mothers of the
race that frst settled this country"
The Modern Woman.
After a summary OF the contribu-
lions male by. the women OF the
ancient world to the progress OF their
sex. the lecturer swept through the
history OF the middle ages and came
to modern times. He said: with
the advent OF modern times came the
full opportunity OF women. To under
stand the use she has made of that
opportunity we will make an analysis
OF woman's nature and of her posi-
tion In the world today"
Next came the discussion OF wo-
mans position In the world of today:
The American woman, more than her
sisters of any other nation, has come
into her heritage of freedom. The
nineteenth century saw the delivery
OF the negro. The twentieth century
shall witness the complete emancipa-
ton OF woman. But" continued the
OrhtOr, great are woman dehieNN-
ment in the world OF business. In
II she has concfusively demonstrated
her equality with man. But Is II
through public life that woman
highest ideal is to be won"
The lecturer pointed out the ire
mendous results of woman's work In
reform. but asked the. question, lis
woman's highest mission that of the
restrum or of the hustings?" and
concluded his argument by saying:
Admitting then the adaptability and
power OF womap in business life and
in the work OF reform. we still assert
that for the great mass of women
destiny does not lie IN the marts OF
trade. nor upon the platform. The
mission OF the average woman is to
be a home-maker. as certainly as II
is the mission OF the average man to
be a home provider and supporter
Yet, exalting the home as | do, I dc
not for one moment accept the views
of those who cry. 'Woman's activity
In business affairs Is wrecking this
home. On the contrary ! believe