Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-04-24
From the Advocate Of Moral Reform.
The Libertine connfoua1ed by the Bible
And the Advocate of Moral Reform.


Dear Sisters The author of the fol-
lowing communication is d Indy whose
veracIIy Is uuqueSIona bic She Is a mem
Der of the Moral Reform Society in this
pace-aiSo y n.etnb + Of an evangelical
church, we'll known and deserved dear
20 a large circle OF friends At the age
Of seventeen she was placed rs board-r bv
her paen lii u respectable family IN Que
Of our large cities. OIe gentleman also
resided there, VINO with herSslf cons,i.u,-
ed the only boarders. lie never mani
t,sled any preference for her, nor even By
those ca$uiI attentions which are 50 f:c-
4uently paid TO one sex BY the oihrr, so't
to render himself agreeable 10 her Con-
sequeutty she regarded him only in the
lign: OF a common acquaintance. This
Young lady was blessed with a faithful
mother, who regularly sent her the Ado
cate of Moral Reform. She thought it
| was nol designed for The young. however,
and supposed it was hardly necessary for
her to read it. cer;oia!y not with careful
consideration. she believed herself Sc
cure from danger, aud the fear of temrta-
lion, aud thought if she always regarded
scrupu iouSy the rules Of decorum and
rnodesty, she had nothing to apprehend -
One day when her paper arrived, she
carried 1t TO her Sleeping apartment, and
when she retired accidentally, or rather [
may say providen,iaIly took it up. Her
eye caught the story of Mary w; and as
she followed her aud marked the prog
ress OF her descent 10 destruction, she was
much impressed with The narration, aud
with the thought too, that even sic, Care
fully nurtured AID watched as she had
been. nigh: BE- as>aiIed By the wiles OF
The seducer. She opened her Bible, AMI
was directed 10 Rom. vi. from tie 18th 10
The l6.h verses. She marked the pass.g-
rs in the Bible with the pencil, marked
the story she had been reading in the Sd.
vocate. and then kneeiing down. ftrveu.lv
commendr;! herself to the care of the Al
mighty, praying especially that she might
be kept from this sln and guarded bv d.
vine power, should she be assaulted BY
the enemies of purity. She then retired,
and was enjoying her frs. slumbtr, when
she was suddenly awakened by the sound
of footsteps in the apartment. Looking
up she saw the gentleman before mention.
ed, walk into her ROOM He took up the
paper. looked at the place she had been
reading, then took the Bible, read the
passages marked By her hand. and then
approached her. g Do you believe" he
asked, "Ihe sentiments contained in this
paper q "Sir, do fully believe them
They are sentiments of the Bible" ID
you believe they will save you from in
suit, or secure yon in the hour Of dang
er !! Most certainly was the reply
I" The angel Of the Lord eucampeth rount
: about them that fear bin, and deliyerett
them. He will protect me- He SCENE,
TO be utterly confounded-iooked rounc
the room in confusion; and at lengtt
spoke TO this effect. Madam, came in
: to your room for the purpose of accom-
, pIIshlng your destruction, but would no
, now injure you for worlds. II is The frs
E time in my life that have ever been foil
ed IN my purpose. haze hitherto beer
too successful with your sex, and have de
slroyed many. but l have no wish to in
Jure you. Tomorrow shall leave thi
;. family" So saying he retired from tn
room. left the house the next morning
: and she has heard nothing from him since
| Truly she escaped as a bird from III
= snare of the fowler. x