Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-27
Female Moral Reform Society.

Female Moral Reform Society.
About seven hundred females land two hundred men
met together Wednesday, the 18Th, in the church,
of Houston and Thompson Streets celebrate
the Anniversary ofthe Female Moral Reform Society.
The females all appeared very respectable were all
well dressed, al were very attentive, except that
occasionally some Of them laughed considerably. A
majority ofthem were young many very hand
some, few withered old maids there, and not
a few were young girls of very tender age say IL
or ii years old
The meeting was opened by reading a chapter in
the Bible commencing, BLESSED the Undeiiled"
prayer was then made, in which the speaker said,
''We are assembled for object very difficult TO
perform, but very dear to Him who is in Heaven
The time will Come when the earth shall be washed
OF the pollution of adultery and seduction. o, how
dark, and dull, and inefficient hearts in
gard to cleansing the pollution of this May
the parent Society go forth strong, and all the
iliaries move gracefully but nightly in the track
We long for the time when the pulpit shall do its
duty, by preaching against all violations of the 9TH
commandment, when parents shall do their duty,
and MAJ istrates do theirs. God be with this
mighty conflict of right against wrong-against the
violators, and seducers, and adulerers. Help to
raise debased, a filthy, and a ruined world from
The Report was then read. 1t said that amid the
commercial revusions and financial distresses that
had spread half over the civilized globe and shaken
the trading world to its CENTRE bes sed be God that
our little society has stood firm. We have just
reachcd the close of one year a National Central
Society our progress has been slow, but it has
been sure. We have lost Mrs. S. Curry by death
since last year. She has exchanged her labors
earth for crown in heaven. Six years since a few
pous ladies started this society to procure moral
purity and to stop seduction and adultery, and to
reclaim abandoned females from the haunts of vice.
But the habits Of breaking the seventh command
ment once formed and long INDUCED in, seem to
bid defiance to all efforts TO control them. The
places where young girls rescued filed
mp by victims of still more tender age. These
ladies, therefore, found that prevention Of viola
ton Of this commandment more important than
any thing else. They laid themselves out for the
pious work of preserving purity amongst females,
and they are progressing fast. In this field, the
sainted Mcdowell had failed, and what was weak
woman TO do Man had been wounded and driven
back. 1t was a difficult field
Licentiousness and seductions and adulteres
delicate subjects to discuss and there were all
sorts Of diff culies to overcome but, blessed be
God, they have triumphed over all These pious
women knew also that they had much to contend
with from bad women these were not only dupes
Of mans crimes, but frequently partcipators in his
Infamous conduct they therefore resolved to en-
poy pous female influence to counteract impious fe
male influence.
Female influence then was thus brought into the
field. Societies were To be organized and tracts dis
trbutcd, in order to preserve the seventh com
mandment holy. And this work has gone on steadi-
ly since 1885.
Ir 1880 the great National Anne rican Female Mos al
Reform society was established in this city. The
rincipal rules of the society are these:
1st. To cultivate pure observance OF the seventh
T. comma ndment.F
2d3 The obligations Of all treat the violators Of
the seventh commandment with special relation to
character; and refuse to associate alike with any
man or woman who violates IL. Not as now, where
II is an objectionable sin in woman which cannot be
blotted out even with tears Of blood; whilst in man
IL is venial offence and no repentance is necessary
The duty Of paternal instruction relative TO the
nature aud extent ef the abuses Of the Seventh Com
mandment, to be taught TO girls and boys and in
this point modesty and delicacy will be at
tho bar Of God. The result OF an at ention to the
present rules az society on this head has been, that
The sin has been Observation-Disclosures has been
preserped-although thousands OF girls have been
ruined.
Seventh Commandment are
|. The formation OF female societies
q A paper to print facts.
q Tracts on the Seventh Commandment.
T. Female missionaries to visit the young girls and
warn them Of their danger.
| large number Of delegates assembled and II was
praying time A resolution was passed that satur-
day morning should be devoted to prayer all the year
round-that all clergymen might preach to their
nocks fully on this subject
The following is the financial report
g.es 4ss pG ih sH lat 'i y, s' donations sss
s2oss %
q asb pad out for various purpnsss....... 1899 81
On hand. .......... eco. .............. S52 a
PUnLtsstSo DrPARrMENr
Subscriptions to the Advocate Moral Reform for
raid for printing OF It, and Observation-Disclosures. 100 90
Balance. .........................S 3i n
This account is to tbs LIST Of last January since
,hc, che receipts have been 600 moro than the