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    354 PASSING EVENTS.

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    LXIIL—PASSING EVENTS.

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    o Edinburgh Society for the Employment o...

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    Xjadies While , Doing The Utmost Justice...

    the does peril one of deep teaching ly imbued , regret with most a sense deepl of y to the see honour the question , the responsibility which involves and

    rest such onl great y on issues facts , treated of suppl as y and one demand simply — or so mainl that y g of irls £ are s . d . warned , and made not to to enter one of the most sacred fields of female labournot because of their own .

    possible incapacity or incompetency for it , but simp , ly because there are large looke numbers d that who it , is qualified one of our or not most , can solemn 't help duties doing ( and so I above It being all in quite a case over of

    such importance as this ) not for hire to undertake to do that of which we know And ourselves while resting incapable niy . protest on this hih groundI am sure it will also

    be felt that were this view adopted—did peop g le trul , y see the sacrilege of * entering on what Miss Mulock calls a " female ministry , " with no desire or

    cleared aim but of that a multitude of making who a respectable now impede living labour by it— and the lower field would the standard be at once for themselves governesses would and the no whol longer e land be such , and as the to justif position y the and assertion remuneration in the first of

    have article in of point the _^ November of gentility Journ , " ( for al , which that " , whatever as I said advan before t , ages I do a governess not care for may a moment comforts on to contend the side , ) of " tradeswomen they are more "— than or the counterbalanced kindly appeal that by the occup solid ies

    your been last what pages it oug , for ht to charity beshould to be be extended far more to than those enabled , who if to their provide life work reason has - ablfor old . ,

    I y am sure age that you will not think that I am inclined to slight the very grave and sad question of employment for women—and , alas ! I fear hundreds more must seek other means of maintenance were they deeply

    impressed with my own belief in this matter—but I do wish very anxiously to vindicate a higher truth still : that " man doth not live by bread alone , " that above and beyond any question of mere livelihood , lies the obligation to

    do our duty in the sphere of labour to which God calls us , and not to enter on some other as a mere question of pounds and pence , without possessing those tastes and qualifications which , when such deep interests are involved ,

    form the only genuine title to it . I am , & c .,. S . J . B .

    354 Passing Events.

    354 PASSING EVENTS .

    Lxiil—Passing Events.

    LXIIL—PASSING EVENTS .

    O Edinburgh Society For The Employment O...

    o Edinburgh Society for the Employment of Women . — The third ' annual meeting of the supporters of this Society was held on December 2 nd ,

    in Wauchope the Relig in ious the Institution chair . There Rooms was , 5 a , very St . Andrew numerous 's Square attendance . Sir , princi John pall Don y of ladies . Dr . Hodon read the _repoi't for the past yearwhich was as

    folgs , lows : —In bringing forward their third report , the Acting Committee of the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women have much pleasure in stating that they have made considerable progress during the past year . As

    a register for female employment , they consider themselves established , each month bringing more numerous applications both , from employers and employed . The number of applicants registered , and of engagements made ,

    stand as follows : —Resident governesses enrolled , 50 : —14 of whom are employed at salaries varying from £ 25 to , £ 100 ; visiting governesses enrolled , 36 : —16 employed ; nursery governesses enrolled 19 : —3 employed ;

    com-, panions 2 ; missionary and matrons , 1 ; miscellaneous enrolled , 48 , : — 14 ) 23 , emp Total loyed enrolled ( as matrons , 153 ; , total 6 ; companions employed , ,

    56 . During the last eight months the increase of temporary engagements-

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Jan. 1, 1863, page 354, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01011863/page/66/