The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-13 00:00:00

AIR. SPURGEON ON THE SOCIAL EVIL.

Yesterday morning the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon
preached a sermon on behalf of the Society for the Rescue
of Young Women and Children, at the Rev. W. Brock't
chapel, Bloomsbury-street, New Osiordetreet. The atten.
dance was large. The rev. gentle selected for his text
John viii., 10, 11, " When Jesus bad lifted up himself, and
saw no one but the woman, he said unto her, WOMAN
where are those thine accusers? bath no man condemned
thee ? ' She maid, 'No man, lord.' And Jesus and
unto her, 'Neither do I condemn thee ; go, and
sin no more.'" Many men, he said, who were reek.
ing in filthiness were allowed to mingle with the church;
but the ppoooor fallen woman was looked down on and despised.
A Chxvtian minister might walk with a man who was said
to be a "little too fast," and nothing WU said ; but if he
was seen talking with a poor fallen woman, endeavouring to
rescue her from her evil life, she was not called "fast," but
something worse, and some evil intention set down to the
credit of the minister. What, he asked, was the difference!
He could not see. He felt if he went on he should condemn
the men for their sin. It was but the other evening, when
coming out of a crowded meeting, he saw a young Idly
accosted by a respectably-dressed gentleman, who began
speaking to her. His feelings were roused, and he
wished he could have knocked the man down. Had it
been done to some poor woman, he might have offered
up a prayer for her ; but to see a man doing ouch as set
to a respectable girl—a man who would go home to hu
family, go on the 'Change, and pretend to be s
gentleman—was more than he could bear. If he Wad
rather strong in his feelings he could not help it,
for he could not see why the sin of the man should be
slurred over, and that of the woman brought forth.
He wanted, lastly, to tell them what they could di
towards following out the example indicated in the text.
They had been putting far away from them those who had
been tainted with this sin, and the effects of it might
be seen every day and every night. They had thrust them
out from every village and city, from every borne of ex•
ample, from every association that might lift them heav
ward ; and where were they now ? They woke up all of a
sudden, and cried out against the great social evil, which they
bad helped through their apathy to create. What, then, weri
they to do to put • stop to it! Now that the law hal
proved a failure, let them try what tho Gospel could do.
The Society for the Rescue of Young W.'men and child,'
was doing great good by the holding of midnight Ineetingx.
At the Southwark meeting he believed upwards of tweet' •
six fallen women were taken to the Refuge. The society to
which he bad referred had undertaken not only the ta.li
those women, but of feeding them; but their iLeAs
were exhausted. Through the midnight meetings they fat
received so many that they required more than 100'. p.'t
day to support them. After they had been in the soeiety
for some time, they were sent as servants where they w,
not known, where they could regain their charactep, and
begin the world again. If there was anyone who ,nub!
refuse to contribute on that morning to such a benevolon%
object, he did not envy him. He trusted, however, tho•-
would be very few such, but that all would give to tie ut•
most of their power, that they might house the Isor ere
tune who were Trilling to fine to the ark of refuge t,•
from their evil ways.

THE ITALIAN ARMY. —The Lombardia gives •
effective Mrength of the Italian army at 173,000 nal, ti:.,
distributed Infantry : 52 regiments of the line,
2,600 strong, 135,200; 26 battalions of Beretgberi.
600 strong, 15,600. Cavalry : 16 regiments, each at .0,
men, 9,600 ; ssquadrons of Guides, at 160 men each, 'l'.
Artillery : 32 batteries of Field Artillery, at 1:0.1 men is
4,200 ; 20cotn5es in garrison (and 2 in depot), at
each, 2,800. neers :20 companies (and 2in 1. ".
each 150 strong, One tegument of workmen,
To these must be added the train-corps, the military ,
missariat, the Royal Carabineers, and the training
panies. _ _ _

LTILEADFUL DEATH ors LICENSED WWII" ALLYR
On the sth inst. Mr. Vallack, the coroner for Derby,
official inquiry into the death of Mr. William
lord of the George the Fourth, Is,nnard.itrect, INI by M•••
Hannah Brod Word, a neighbour, said she knew tle
was in the habit of brewing for himself, and on W”loe-,,l'•
she knew he was going to " trash." About live ...vbs.'',
morning the daughter of the deceased called the wily—.
mid her father had been nearly scalded d,
up,
ran to his house and found him in hie bedroom. ll*
was scalded from head to foot., and blood WAS nmuina f'
his feet, the akin also peeling off. He told her that lar
carrying a bag of malt on his shoulder, to put it int, th.
ttlhs Wholl bf stepped g renesi a o Jai nn the ...Au,.
fell over into the boiling water. He lived till 14 •
but retained his faculties to the last. Mr. If. T. tit•
surgeon, said he was called to the deceased between 0;
7 o'clock on Wednesday morning. He was in great a.:
and wan scalded all over. He had also swallowed solo..
hot liquor, and was much scalded internally. Mr. W
assistant applied all the remedies in his power, but ti.. .1
ceased never rallied, and died about 1.2 o'elo,s.
the coroner hist summed up, the jun- returied •
" Accidental death."—Nortrng/tont .earn'.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

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