| Show THE GENTLER SEX womans comans Emanil emancipation pation discussed by mrs saxon and mrs colby the and first circle of tha 9 theatre were well tilled filled last evening uy by those who had assembled to hear mrs birs elizabeth lisle saxon and mrs clara B colby two eminent lady ladi lecturers discuss the subject of womans comans emancipation apiou about two thirds of the audience were ladie sand the speakers were listened to with marked attention mrs saxon occupied an hour in the delivery of her address and presented the subject in an intelligent and interesting manner her voice is clear and pleasant and could be heard jn in every part of the house she speaks rather rapidly but her distinct anun enables her hearers to understand her mrs colby talked for twenty five minutes and while her voice is not so strong as that of her companion she spoke more slowly aly and her words could be understood without difficulty it was past 8 when dr S B young introduced aird E R L SAXON of memphis tenn one of the vice presidents of the national womans comans suffrage association the lady came forward and announced that her subject would be the progress of woman throughout the ages she said that on looking over the history of nations and seeking the cause for thel their decay it was apparent that it was to be found in the false education that curbs the god given faculties of one of the sexes our oar own nation would be no exception to the rule unless the danger was overcome e to say that woman wash was unfit to occupy any sphere but that of a menial was contradicted by the facts of history when ever her talents had bad an opportunity to shine there were brilliant examples of what woman coald do in ue the few that had been permitted to come com c to the front in ilk the ages as queens aud as instructors of the people one of the reasons why she was not in a more advanced position today was the lack of organization and united effort for her proper education tins organization was being effect effected ed and during the last fifty years had been done toward opening the way for or her to receive an I 1 education such as she was entitled to of endowments history records that woman has haa f furnished ur her lull full proportion of laar iyra in the cause of el human advancement in all the centuries ane maternal element is strongest in truly great women who are tae mothers ot of the people these are found in the foremost ranks in encouraging I 1 the good and the true every advance woman has made has been fought by the prof professed essed christian church but despite this opposition the evolution that has been in progress has been breaking the shackles t a t have bound her time was i in a some countries when a husband could use his bis wife as he chose or even kill her and he was not questioned but bat that day has gone by and womans comans enfranchisement has been steadily going on in the of ate slave she took an important part the speaker reviewed this work from the time lime that the lady delegates from america to the anti slav ery convention in england were refused a seat in that convention because of prejudice to the holding of the womans comans convention in seneca falls NY Ito protest against the oppression of the gentler sex she also spoke of the labors of the womans comans convention and the high moral courage exhibited by those who pioneered the way into the medical profession and opened the way to a better education for women she said the days may go wrong but the ages are summed up ri right ht with the advancement van cement of science the labors devolving upon woman are changing she does not now have to weave and spin and engage in similar labors ther therefore etore new fields must be opened to her in connection with her domestic duties much has been said about toe difference in ia the size of the brain in the two sexes but it is now conceded that womans comans brain is nearly a as large as mans only perhaps a little finer when both work there are re better results that with mans rain alone the tae speakers father used to say that women were born orators for they could talk three hours without getting a sore throat and that was more than a man main could do as a rule society badin effect said to man you can ascend to all heights but to woman it had said you can attain to nothing men have tried to limit her by the bounds of their own thoughts and desires yet women are the true educators everywhere male ob ildren inherit in the maternal mater nad line and female in the paternal As exercise Is necessary for the development of the child so is work necessary for the woman there should be something besides drudgery or a life hie of luxury the newspapers newspaper are now advising women to qualify themselves tor for the emergencies I 1 life for in tile the case of the aisa t I 1 W of the husband the burden is upon tier to rear the family A man cannot be both father and mother but the woman frequently has hag to stand in the place of both lu in caring and provi providing diug for herkender ler her lender tender flock Is it not possible for to take another step sp forward she lias has been held back doubtless tor for a wise wisa purpose but now she is ii called into the wider arens arena man has bag ought 1 the physical play bigit but woman is now wanted in the lae spiritual warfare to bring the complete when both will de be united in a companionship that places no chalus to hold one in subjection jec tion none of us live ardie to ourselves our good or our evil example extends extend ii to those around us in america today we are traveling in the same path in which roma rom trod we have oar elections as they did brilliant nien men are at the front as then corruption finds its ita home in nigh places now as it ie did is in rome will we not profit by the ora olmous inous daniu wa niu the roman women became powerless before the licentiousness of the trien men and destruction came sw fy now we have tile the some condi conditions tiong and ada unless we arouse tile arte lime bame disaster will follow we have the power to change the course and let us do so we have educated women to aid in the struggle for a purity ot of national life and that is the redeeming feature we are livin living at a time when humanity must adise for the divine struggle mic apman must bear her part which is not that of a child or of a toy but of a noble daughter of god A jurs ri saxon closed by reciting rhe ahe god time now IMPS CLATA B COLEY of beatrice net Neb editor of the tribune organ of the national womans comans suffrage association was introduced by chas cas W Stay stayner net esq she discussed the bible account of the creation of man ano were made male and female and given dominion over the earth they were given dominion jointly and woman is just entering upon her proper sphere man cannat cannot assume domination as the lord gave g a v 0 it to him until he is willing willina itis his companion should occupy the place designed tor for her mrs colby took up the thelah law as promulgated by the savior where he declared de clarea that woman abo should uld be protected even f from ruin unholy desires anti and spoke at some length upon the command the volume of evil in this direction must be overcome and the law ot of christ conformed with or tro a bt U i is ure sure in 10 c come in e Tie good can only be m lu our nation by caned fart ifert in com batting the evil buthis to thia great end all should tabor borani and man should not fear that woman will do 10 too much in vic tie ga gior loua work slie she had bea asked to do dotoli to little J itt f in all the past but should now b i given ample urple opportunity to for good |
