The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-12
The Anniversary of the Female Moral Re.
form socicty.-Snd condition OF the sth
Ward.

| The Anniversary Of the Female Moral Re.
| form SOciety.-Snd condition OF the sth
| Ward.
Ihs singular but extraordinary persevering soci-
ely held another annual meeting last night, i'm the
l church corner of Thompson and Houston streets
| Perhaps the less we say about the nature and
| character OF the audience the better Who they
were, OF course we know not except in one in
l stance, where we saw the Hon. Willis Hall, the
highly respectable Ex-Attomey General of the
| State, come TO the door with another gentleman
and lady All the rest were strangers TO us. Yet it
Is but fair to state, that they all looked very re-
spectacle persons many of them were s,aid genteel
matrons, many young and very beautiful grls evil
IDENTIFY OF good standing in polished society. And
/ the females out-numbered the men four to one
There were about 800 present.
! The meeting, which commenced in the mdst of
thunder and lightning, was well conducted, and all
seemed very sincere.
The annual report was read, and it stated that
1850 Advocates were printed monthly, and 200
900 IN the last year Since the society started thev
had printed 2l00, coo pages warning women agains,
seduction, and men against that vice and impurity
There were 900 Auxiliary Societies. but they were
not so active as they had been. They had sent
10000 petitions TO the New York Legislature, and at
last got response in the shape OF an able report
from the Judiciary Committee condemniny The
shocking violation of the 7th commandment car
RED on all over the country, but particularly in
New York.. Albany, and Washington! And NEXT
year. no doubt, the Legislature of this state.
and perhaps Congress, would pass Wholesome
laws to punish and put stop to this vice
Tor ever. The committee in reporting had deep
cause to deplore the alarming increase and extent
OF TINS wee In this city. In the eighth ard alone there
were ninety-seven houses of i'll fame these allow
ing an average OF abandoned females to every
mouse, gave an aggregate of 679 dopraved public
women In that ward alone. (Great sensatlon.)
Carrying out this calculation through the seventeen
wards, would give aggregate of 1919 dwellings
devoted TO tins most horrible vice and II 5i3young
women OF Ill fame, fellow beings whose mode OF
livelihood was a loathing and curse And tins,
the report went on TO say, was very low estimate;
for in four other wards the 3D. the 5th 9Th and 18th
wards. Gas we understood i) the average OF these
dens of iniquity and these shameless women were
as three 10 when compared with the eighth
ward (Great sensalon.)
The following statistics were then glven:-
Families visited. ................. S50T
Advocates pubisbed .16Il1
RACES .4TOo1
signed the Temperance pledge ............. 10
Signed the petition to the Legislature for the sup
pr,ssion OF ths wee. .................. 2,7d1
Hopeful conversions OF young women. .,,.. eS
nope'n,r ~ diversions oil young men. ..........
p"oh-'H"'iS' ID.
TREAsvnrRs RgpoRT.
Received during the year. observation-disclosures 0s2 e6f
bsiance IN the treasury. .................S ~ 50f
The Rev. Ma SHrrrrv and said This society
had done itself injury by It's patience and amcness. He
had resolution 10 offer which said that the Female
Moral Reform Society entitled 90 and should demand
the prompt cordial and manly cooperation Of every in
divdual IN nature and that deep, lasting and inevitable
old parsons otherwise who refused or avoided 10 HELM