Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-14

shelter themselves under the hypocritical robe Of
false modesty or delicacy; they must tell their
daughters ali about this sin, and warn them against
it. For this vice robbed paradise of its glory and
parents must help to stop IT, and not listen to word
y opinions the subject, for they are all rong.
The report concludes with a pow rful appeal to
parsoks, saying to them, Why d" you, who draw
your code Of conduct from the Bible, omit. il by
common consent, the observance and netice Of
one Of its strongest commandments? You see q sis.
ter fall brother fall into the snares Of seduc-
ton, and when by your preaching they might have
The committee had nothing to fear or TO hope from
their fellow beings They rolled the responsibility
Of retarding the operations Of the moral reformers
back the consiences Of society," and they left the
event to God. But ifthe religious should longer OPP
pose them, they would say, "Tell il not in Gath;
publish it not in Askelon, lest the daughters Of the
uncirc ribed triumph !"
Mr. Holden then rose to speak He said Gods
judgments were upon the old world because of mo-
raj mpurty; and one feature Of it was the impurity
of the females, which this society contemplated
correcting. The cities of the plain were destroyed
because of another kind Of violation of the seventh
commandment, which the society contemplated COR
recting. Our Saviour came down to destroy adul-
! terry and fornicatiOn, and set up purity.
The apostles denounced these vices in all classes,
high and low, in Corinth, Athens, and Rome, where
they existed almost as beautifully they now do at
| New York, Boston, Baltimore, Washington, and
particularly Philadelphia Parsons, and Legislators,
and lawyers, and philosophers violated the seventh
commandment then, and so they do now. The
1
OF this society.
Luther, Mclancthon, Calvin, Whitfield, and the
Wesleys, all preached against this vice, and so
ought all parsons. We ought to begin to denounce
this vice of seduction and adultery among the rich
and the lofty, and holy in the land. Begin at top
of the hill. The work must commence in Washing
ton-in Congress--in the White House-At Albany,
among our Legislators, and particularly our Sena-
tors This is where the vice most exists, and the
work of moral reform must begin there.
Lecturers ought to lecture this vice, and to hold
4 oLraIfr 10 hnfh mate cn
that nobody could make it out; but open and naked
Lex it stand before and woman, in all its dcior
nifty, to be and felt by ALL And all the facts in
relation thereto should be told IN plain and bold
manner, without disguise.
II had time, could tell ysu Of space Of 5000
miles that j travelled over, where this vice Of vio-
lating the 9TH commandment exists in way and to
an extent, that even you IN New York, bad you
are, have not the most distant idea Of
Some say the Society indicate and vulgar
language. The vulgarity is in the mind and heart of
the hearer not in the words sentiments. Besides,
Christ always rebuked in the planest and strong
language; and always called things by their ght
names; so ought We.
Mr. Shipman said, wish the report to go forth.
/ 1t is expected. Sir, there is not wretch, a
brothel, nor grog shop, nor - house, nor any
of those haunts of infamy, where married and single
meet for purposes of pollution that does not want
TO see what the Secretary has said in her annual
report; and wish them to see it.
This report is great stone that shall roll the
big people in the Guy, and the big papers, and
the White House and the capitols a, Albany and
Washington, and crush this vice ia the bud This
is old sin; 1t takes its start from the centre OF
and woman ii takes deep root in thc bottom of
their afe ctions-rich and poor all practise it, They
love it, a yet shall few feeble women root il
want that report to go to every parson in the land
by post for he'll not not take II in but to be Ia
ken and read TO him BY feeble woman. Then shall
hear no more Doctor of Divinity saying: Z" If you
amt quiet I'll blow your society to fragments for
can do IL"
Once we could not speak of these things ithout Of
lending the delicacy OF females; but thanks to the
pous Nc Dow ell that charm Of false modesty is bro
ken, aud the feelings OF women much
| changed The young man that is single talk to
a Young women this vice, and how To stop it, and
he that is married talk to thsm also, and con-
trive ways to stop it, and to purify the land The
good woman not quite so susceptible this
point they used to be in the days oiase delicacy.
want this report TO go out, that all the profit gate
in this city may have something TO talk about and
abuse for. | want IL to go out, that the papers
may have something to rail and carp at; that the
| Wall street papers may abuse Us, and so make ms
| beloved; that the penny papers and the Herald may
rail US, and direct attention To what do
ing to the souls Of the rich, and the prof
| fornicators and seducers.
In this way many learn Of dongs who weuld
n othe rwise listen to We have made q stir IN the
city. Our young tread lightly the walks
by the side OF bad women Men Of cloth, parsoas)
and merchants and lawyers and men Of equence,
A hurried men, are ashamed now 20 take any but a
roundabout path the hoa,e Of i'll fame for fear we
should tell il TO the world So with erchants who
come to this city, to trade, and forget their mar.
rage VOW as iney 20 10 inc theare, ana mp INFO the
loft the third tier sud thence to the aud thence
to hell want alI1this published, sir and they will
be stopt.
A word in your ears, ladies', and have done.
Garry out your principles Of moral reform and the
love Of the seventh commandment every where. DO
not allow adulterer, seducer, or fornca
TO be in your company, any more than parson
would walk with bad woman. And above all, show
who violates the seventh commandment in
any way, as quickly and Indignantly you would a
harot So shall you be preserved pure ia the days
n n..l. al s.( .AlI. ..tls ..-ta
Two other poor speeches were made in praise Of
Mr. Dowell, and the meeting adjourned
meeting OF ladies only announced for to-
day. at the Nc Dougal street Church, from 10 A. NJ
till up. VI. All ladies are invited to attend, and re-
freshmenis will be provided for those who stay all
day