Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-04-09

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Progress OF Moral Reform. ~
The Moral Reform Society of this city, compos-
cd principally of very beautiful and very interest
ing women, are making great head against the wick
edness of the age; bat somehow or other they meet
with many obstacles in the way of holiness. In
fact the wickedness of man is great, and the
power of the world, the flesh and the devil so enor
nous, that it will require great deal of money and
other means, to subdue the enemy.
On Wednesday, last week, preparatory meeting
was held at the Vestry street church. at which the
following proceedings took place:
The Moral Reform Society held great meeting
of the Sisters April FOOLS day, at the Vestry ST.
church, when sundry eminently beautiful and piors
women made speeches, prayers, and groanea against
the papers and preachers that will not obey their
resolutions, and enighten their churches into the
nature of the seventh commandment, and explain
the meaning of the beautiful words used in the fc-
male " advocate of Moral Reform" to the pretty
little girls Of the Sabbath school.
The committees reported as follows, for pubica.
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Churches of the city shut against these lovely ladies' 1877
Ministers tho preach about the 9TH commandment, 8
Children born in the Churches, without fathers, since
last report, a., mu,p.e 2ss
Churches auxiliary to this Society, Is
Petitions up the Legislature with ladies' Names
Divorces, and separations Of man and wife without d.
Ladies who belong to this Society in thee Iia
Gentlemen who lend us their valuable help, 81
Elopemens under suspicious circumstances, III
Suicides ON account of public exposures made by
Amount of money expended in the good by the
Treasurer, $4,000
The following resolutions were passed:
BY Mrs Inkem-Rcsolved, That we sympathse
with the pastor of the church who has lately lost,
by seduction, many members of this society; as
they were young, and led astray before they fully
learned to be moral reformers, and all by Of
the wicked men, and the devil.
BY Mrs. Dyem-Resolved, That thanks be given
to the pastor and officers, vestry Of this church. for
opening their doors TO receive lambs in, and hope
they they may all learn by experience moral reform.
BY Mrs. Beatem-Resolved, That moral reform
cannot go without money, and that collections
must be taken up every where and sent to our Urea
BY Mrs Doeem-Resoved, That all milliners
and mantuamakers ought to be moral reformers lest
these lambs fall by the hands of the wolves in Sleeps
clothes.
BY Mrs. Pryem-Resolved, That another exhibit
ton Of the museum formerly held in Chatham street.
be got up in this church, and that books, pictures
draw ings models. machines, and all other appara-
tas, be collected for the benefit OF the rising gener
alton, and daughters of tender age.
BY Mrs. Hawkem-Resslved, That the ladies
present be acommttee Of the whole, with power to
send for persons and papers, touching all Of
that ,h.y hesner;allv charged to ca,ecb, the
wants of ali ministers who ennose This society. who
the Justly suspected as also all editors who
abuse our moral reform
Nv Mrs. Mannem-Reso,yed. That said commit
fee have mower 10 conceal and husb mn anx LITTLE
faux pas which NAV be fnund out in the families Of
our members and also TO suppress the pub
LEGATION of any bad stories of those ciergymen who
act as our agents or who otherwise encourage moral
reform.
SEDUCTION COMMITTEE.
JrzrRrL HAwKEM, PATIENCE BEATEN.
DoRoruy JAMEM SApHrRA DYEM,
DELILAu INKHAM
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ne annexed interesting extract taxeh from
" Report OF the Visiting Committee" for March <
composed Of several very beautiful and pious o.
men with parson a, their head and tail 70 pro,ect
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them IN their P'ous dutes'
A Christian mother called on me few DAYS since,
desiring dvice in reference to daughter whom she
mourned as lost. She seemed borne down 18th grief
and emaci aed with the deep sorrow and deep solic
tude, occasioned by the mysterious absence Of her
loved one for the last three months She knew Of no
vicious propensites in her child and had
her the pride Of her family. No suspicious of her
ruin had sed her mind but she had supposed her
murdered, or that some great evil had befaen her.
In the height Of this suspense small neat looking
boy called upon her with a note from the daughte
desiring her 20 send suit Of Clothes which the mo-
Their and then as she could learn nothing Of
her residence from the boy, she followed him al a
distance This the lad discovered and succeeded in
avoiding her so that she lost sight of him DAYS pas
sed on, and daughter came and the mothers anx-