Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-05-09
1882 IS


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A reverend gentleman, whose we could not
learn here rose the acceptance of the report
and the ladies, with their sweet svery voices, de-
cided that it should be printed. He said that never
since the society was formed, had God done much
for the society, and the devil done little for the
adulterer and seducer. A systematic attempt had
been made to pat down the Society by brokers, law
yers young dry goods Dealers and others,
who feared exposure for their Sins; one had GEN.
menced suit for libel, and failed-for the Lord
against him who broke the Seventh Commandment.
Whilst seduction and adultery were on the decline,
the "Advocate of Moral Reform was on the increase.
1t had now $4,000 circulation; 200 were distributed
gratuitousy amongst the young girls Of this city in
factories bnderies, stock shops, seamstresses, AMI
Others liable temptations 1880 were sent to sub
scribers, and 500 kept for poor girls who had
strayed from the path Of virtue. During the last
wear the society had saved from ruin two very beau
iiful girls Their mother died; their father married
a dashing young girl and she turned them away
delicaely brought up, and did not like this their
moral suffering great; they had heard OF those
who made merchandise of themselves for gain; about
this time they fell in the way OF certain dry goods
merchant in Broadway, and he deliberately planned
their destruction. Here the ladies shuddered.1
Fortunately, they became sick before he could Sc
duce them. young lady lent them the Advocate
to read: the snares of the seducer were useless.
They went to protracted meeting-and now are la
borers in the house Of God. Much applause
fine Young merchant from the South came TO Of
fee he bought the advocate and the tract "Run,
sneak to that young man." After reading them, he
broke the Seventh Commandment in every possible
way. He fell sick: this cured him. lie went home,
married sweet girl became professor Of religion,
and has never broken the Seventh Commandment
since And all this is owing to the society. [The
ladies all looked delighted at the thought that their
efforts would increase the number of marriages.
One proof that adultery is on the decline is, that
marriages on the increase, [much applasse] and
if this society is continued ten year; longer: there
sixteen years Of age. They ought all to be married
at that time: they old enough to be mothers then,
and they ought to be married then We have "a new
auxiliary societies in this country, and these will
help to cause the Seventh Commandment to be OBJ
served. But mothers can do more good than sooie-
ties by talking TO their daughters about seduction,
AID warning them against it's dreadful consequences
Many say il is too delicate subject to be broacked
to young girls. To the winds with such delicacy;
why the Bible speaks about seduction and adultery,
and so must we. Gsd speaks to young girls about
these things, in his word, and so must we. Don't
run away with the foolish notion that young girls
know nothing abost these things: why, there is not
girl years of age, that does not know all about
this sin. We have much to contend against in this
eity the devil is especially bssy on this very sub
ject; he employs numerous troop Of agents to help
him. There are the brokers who change money for
poor girls and who tempt them TO sin for geld; there
are the dry goods merchants, who tempt young girls
with fine clothes; there the wine merchants, who
their houses there are the clerks who sleep stores
and this is why so many young ladies 60 ashopping;
there the sherfs and their officers, who 60 to
writs, and intrude into the very bedrooms Of
private families; there are the marshals and officers
(who more guilty, perhaps, Of this very sin than
any other menl, who under pretence Of searching
for stolen goods, or to serve assault and battery
warrants, or n thousand pretexts, insult, abuse,
seduce and destroy every young girl and hand:
some young wife they can lay their polluted
hands on; there the auctioseers and the clerks
who 60 to take inventories Of beds and bedding;
there are the horrible intelligence Offices, the
agents of whom paid by rich merchants to lure
young girls to destruction there the hotels,
ldreadu plaees) particularly the steps Of the Aston
House and the Washington Hotel, where lawyers,
brokers' and villains Of all kinds stand to
look girls and then follow them home; there are
the private teachers Of music and pantng there are
the doctors whb have great facilities for this forbid
den sin, and who are not slow to avail themselves
Of them; and, last OF ALL AN sorry to say, there
the parsons and preachers, who have the greatest
facilities Of all, and who some occasions ennis
saries Of Satan instead Of being ministers Of Cod
There have been in this city during the last year no
less than $50 individual instances Of breaking the
nh commandment that have come to the knowledge
Of the society, being 1S2 less than last year
OF these il has been ascertained that the culprits
h. fhus classi6ed.-