Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-07-17
vol. XI. NO. 4a.

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AoSaiom-and sent from David's lacerai-
Gu, bleeding bosom, the bitter lameptalion
Aosaiom, my son, nv sen. wouldlo
Oou mad died tor -thee.'' Such aU,nl
punishment did holy God threaten and
sucn did ne speedily inflict upon Ovid
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VINO, then, ask, can read its b;sfor,,
without increasing aversion to The Gin
As to Solomon, lei me saw, when -.
cnildren have read the account of his dis
sipalion, let them listen to the LANGUAGE of
his sad experience--let them hear his
warning voice ultering notes Of dyeod
alarm +! Let them read the FOLLOWING mas.
sages, IN the 5th, 9th, end 9Th chanters ~
his Proverbs. "The hips of a stranaa
woman drop as an honey comb. ana ber
mouth is sweeter fhan b,,t l.v ...'1 =.
bitter as wormwood. sharp as q tw,-edcrd
sword. Her feet 90 down to death her
steps lay hold on he'll. Hear me now
lest thou mourn at the last, when tbv
flesh and thy body are consumed. Let
not thine heart decline to her ways-oo
not astray In her paths; for she hath cast
down many wounded-yea, many strong
men have been slain by her. Her house
rs the way to hell, going down TO the
chambers of DEATH" Let them Iool. at
his drawing of her victim, trans6xed bv
" dart . thrust through his liverl"-
then tell me what is the influence ofthis
whole history. Allow me now to show
you the advantage of the Bible method of
treating this subject Ii connects the
bane and the antidote-the sin and its nun
lshment. While licentious writers exbib-
1t the vice in all It's enamoring AID seduc-
tive attitudes, without the least allusion To
Its polluting and debasing effects, the in
spIred writers present it in all its blight
ing and soul-destroying consequence
The former display the serpent with his
beautiful folds, his brillian. colors, and en-
chanting melody, while his deadly sting
and ranking venom are carefully con-
cealed. But the latter, point 10 his vic
Tins, foaming with madness, writing In
agony. or dying in despair The Bible
contains no shrewd inuendoes, or fascinat-
ing illusions to sensual qualifications like
those of Shakespeare, Byron, or Moore.
which beckon the reader on to destruc
tion-Sut sets up its beacons, with the
broad inscription, This is the way to death
and hell 1! The different effects of these
two methods are as palpable as those Of
the policy of the false and real friend of
the novice in intemperance The one
| holds up TO his view the delicious bowl.
sparkling with rapturous enticement-
while the other shows him the wretched
victim, wallowing in the mire, or rolling
on the pillows of damnation. | am utterly
astonished to see Christian parents vince
at their children's becoming familiar with
the description, prohibition, rebuke, and
reprobalion at this destructive vice, as set
forth In the only book dictated by the Ho-
| ly Spirit, while they suffer their tables TO
be loaded with pestiferous novels, whose
insidious poison steals in upon the soul
Why will they not learn that God is wis.
er than man ? that friends are less dan
gerous than foes-and that within the cir
cles of temptation, tending towards the
vortex of ruin, Centrifugal is safer than
eentripetal force!
Mrs. Il. L am constrained to admit the
conclusiveness of your arguments. You
have given me entirely new views of the
subject But still labor under one en-
barrassment As licentiousness is sin
which finds its almen; in the imagination.
and the more the mind broods upon the
subject, the more likely it is to contract
impurlty, ho1o can ace Instruct our chill
dren, on such a contagious subiect. and
thus render il more familiar 10 their thot's.
without producing a moral taintl
Hrs. G. | have virtually answered that
question already. But as you appear not
to have fully apprehended it, | will be
more explicit. We are 10 avoid the in
lection to which you alnde, by fixing the
right image in their minds. Notihaf Of
a captivating indulgence, bur that Of
most detestabIe crime-so that every r.
currence 10 il will awaken their fndicna
ton and fear. We must strip The sorcer
ess OF her meretricious attire, add expose
her to scorn, eS disgusting bag. will
illustrate my idea by the case of Josepb
How different were his views upon the
subject. from those Of his temptress. She
regarded the acceptance Of her wick
ed proposal, as the eradication Of lang
cherished 5HeLihation-he, as the commits
sion Of an appalling sin She coniem-
plated II 10 all the cnchantmezt Of a pol
LUted asGgizatiOn-he IN all the tfrT0r
of an alarmed conscience. The dazzling
image in her view, obseured the moral
turpitude of her conduct-while the 6am-
ing sword of vengeance in bis, made him
blind 10 all he tasciAGti0Hs Of the Sy6a.
The circumstances Of that youthful He
brew. were peculiarly adapted to the sue
cess of the adroit temptation with which
he was assailed; and nothing could have