The Escaped Nun

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 90, 9 January 1886, Page 2

The Escaped Nun

♦: Miss Edith o' Gorman lectured in the Temperance Hall last night to a crowded house. In fact, the capacity of the hall was tried to the utmost, many persons being oompelled to stand during the whole time occupied in the lecture. The Rev. Mr Murray opened the proceedings with prayer, after which he said, in introduced the lady, his duties as chairman that evening were light and pleasant. He had only to introduce to the audience, as shortly and simply as possible, the lady who was to address them/ Until that n i&ht he had not had the advantage of personal acquaintance with Mrs Auffrey, but in common with the general pubHc he had known her by repute, and his-, torieally, as it were; Edith O'Gorman, he said, if he might be allowed to use the name by which the lecturer was yet best known, ; possessed thesympathy, the good wishes, and the admiration of all -. the friends of religion and freedom-. Jt would be wrong in him to occupy more time by any remarks' of his, and he thought it wholly unnecessary for him to bespeak on behalf of Mrs Auffrey a c mrteous and an earnest hearing. He then called upon Mrs Auffrey, ' who was well received, and was greeted with frequent and hearty rounds of applause. She spoke for one hour and twenty minutes almost without a pause, keeping the interest and attention of her hearers. The bnly interruption was caused by the " inevitable baby," whose dismal wailings compelled Miss O'Gorman to pause for a- few moments, until they were hushed in the customary manner. At the conclusion 'of, the t lectufe ; the chairman asked for a vote of tbanks to Miss O'Oorman, which was moved ! by Mr J. C._ Thompson and carried by I acclamation. The benediction was then given and the meeting dispersed.