Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-06-01

On the whole, however, the society has been treat
. ed with more respect than last year
The delegate from Philadelphia SAID that the So
ciety not prosperous as formerly mere are
in all about 100 members, but they don't have the
cooperation of ministers and their wives. They
expect to organize body OF lovely young female
missionaries to send through the city, in order to
bring about better observance OF the seventh COM
mandment. And the influence OF ministers IL great
ly desired their power in this matter, for good or
evil, is immense. Philadelphia is in sad state, and
needs reclaiming.
The delegate from Buffalo said, that the society
there not at all prosperous. 1t exists only in
name. Several pious ladies had tried to circulate
the "Advocate" as much as possible. But the infa-
my and denominations of Buffalo in this respect sur
passed all belief. The society, however, had sue
ceeded in establishing aworkhouse to reclaim ADAM
The delegate from New Jersey said that the Fe-
male Moral Reform Society there had been organ
lied three years. 1t is very prosperous, ana mas
been very much blessed this winter. She SAID, :" l
am acquainted with young lady whose brother was
a noted libertine; he had seduced several young
ladies' He was at last induced to read the moral
loved the moral reform lades-he reformed, and
has become good member OF society. Ahother
circumstance, in the third section OF the state, she
would relate 1t is magistrate, VINO has iived Tor
+ many years with female whom he had not married,
and who had ten children by him. The committee
of pious young ladies waited upon him; he was con
vinced-he married this woman-and has since be-
come a great advocate for moral reform"
The delegate from Springfield, Massachusetts,,
said that the Advocate and the tracts have had
most extensive circulation in that section OF csun-
try The ministers of religion do all they can to
preach about the preservation of the seventh COM
mandment, and to pray that 1t may be duly obser-
we'd, and consequently the people are chaste, and
the society is fOurishing. This society has 2oO
members, many of whom are males.
The delegate of Oneida County, N. Y, said that
the society there was prosperous, aud held semi
monthly meetings; but still the moral reform ladies'
were too much engaged in worldly concerns to pay
nroper attention to it.
Another Ge,egate from Springfield said, that the
prospect there is very encouraging. The pastor OF
the Presbyterian church notified all the female por
tion of his congregation, that they ought TO join the
moral reform society; he said he would join him
self and try to influence the male part OF the church
also to become members.
After this young lady arose and delivered an
address, the burden of which was, thanks to the
Lord for favors received during the last year-she
said she felt great cause for gratitude The great
amount of patronage the " Advocate" had received,
besides the great number of tracts that had been dis
trbuted, had been, under the blessing OF God, the
means of much good, and of enlisting many under
the banner OF Jehovah, in the cause OF moral re-
form.
middle aged lady said she always took number
of the &" Advocate" and moral reform tracts with
her for distribution when she went out and she had
become so accustomed to it, that she felt lost with
out them; and if by any chance she forgot Them she
would always return and get them to distribute from
house to house.
Here the celebrated Mrs. Gove rose and said, there
God; if united efforts only to be the means
Of saving poor girl from destruction, il would
be something. Five dollars saved in gloves, side
combs, and flowers and other useless trihes, would
go a good way in the treasury of the Lord, In the
cause of moral reform. God is love, and we must
be united and love another. want the ladies to
pledge themselves each to get five subscribers to
the Advocate" or give five dollars to the Golfers
Of the society. Tracts ought to be distributed pen-
tifully. There should be much Importance at
tached to tracts as TO the newspaper Many Will
read tracts that will not read the newspaper.
Here good looking lady and spoke upon the
important subject Of the immodesty Of females
among themselves. both in their conduct and con-
versaton. She said she had carried her tracts to
OF the NEST abandoned places of iniamy in this
city. TIE inmates read them; and two were re-
claimed from misery, and more were expected to fol-
low.
About this time (haf-past one) the meeting adj
journcd, and the ladies took some refreshments
The president called the meeting to order at two
precisely.
A lady rose and said, that nothing gave her more
pleasure than testify the goodness of God. She
said that God made man a temple for his dwelling
place. instead offs receptacle for all the evil passions
that transform him from the image Of his Maker in
te that of the destroyer Of souls and make this
beautiful world teeming with the bounties of provi
dcnce, as il were a wilderness inhabited by wild
beasts, who know no better than to destroy one an
other We have large church and great deal Ia
do, and should not suffer ourselves to sit still Our
daughters should be lights in the world, and
become corner stones Our daughters are too fond
edness Of fixing their hearts upon adorning their
persons, and teach them that their bodies made
TO gory God, instead Of gratifying man, while they
are young and susceptible of impression.
Another lady said, much might be done by peti
tionng the Legislature To punish vice by imprson
mcnt The society want to enlist 100000 ladies e
sign petition for the putting down OF vice, and the
violating Of the seventh commandment. IL was dis
cussed whether or no IL would be better for the be
nc6t Of the cause to have gentlemen Join with then
in signing the petition. Several ladies' spoke upor
the subject, and il concluded that il the Clergy
men and PLY sicians would join with them their in
huence would be great IL was proposed that tn,
petition should be carried TO every adult, and tn,
proposal was carried
A lady then rose and said she thought the inhu
of females alone would be perhaps greater thar
when joined with gentlemen. She said IL was fe
males that pcttioned for the abolition Of slavery IL
England, ana il females that accomplished it
There 100000 females who sent the petition
20 Parliament, and IL unanimously carried. Sh,
also said that females the OF the abolition
Of the apprenticeship system.
Another lady made an able dissertation on plain
ness &C dress. The president said she had made il
point not 20 give a dollar for collars, pocket
handkerehefs, or stockings, and so on accordingly
for fercnt articles Of dress. Hcreupon lady rose
and wanted to know why a pocket handkerchief
ings, costing twenty-five cents, not good foi
their respective parposcs one that cost dollar
She said she found them quite good for her
The other ladies conceded with her. Several spoke
uron the same subject, but il was pretty much a re-
petition Of the foregoing.
One lady gave dissertation on plainness Of food
She said u was as great sin TO be extravagant in
food (aying aside the injury IL was to the health
as in anything else IL was great a sin To spend the
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