Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-04-05
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Under this head, in another column, will
be found al advertisement of a cheap book
which agitales on an important subject. |
have net seen the book, and therefore can
not speak of its merits. The subject know
TO be of the highest and deepest importance
TO the human family. throw out the adj
vertisemenl, on the responsibility Of others,
without waiting 10 see the work, that those
who have an opportunity TO send to the
cities may know of ii and gel it if they
choose. The cost is triaing = The same as
that of Grabam's Lectures 10 Y Dung Men
on the same subject. Get The latter work
at the same time. The two will cost but a
dollar. can recommend the latter from
personal acquaintance, not only with the
work, but its effects where it has been read.
lt.llas now gone through several editions.
Several years since, purchased copy Of
one Of the first editions-also copy of lis
sol, mentioned in one Of The Recommended
lions Ct The work now advertised. and put
them in circulation in this village. They
were read extensively in the Vermont Lit
erary aud Scientific Institution, by young
men who conveyed and expressed to me
many thanks for the important knowledge
obtained from them. 1t is several years since
have seen the books. Whether they are
yet in circulation, suppressing vice and re-
deeming from depraVity, or have been put
out of the way by filthy hands moved by
corrupt hearts, have no present means of
knowing. The subject treated Of is The
licenlious indulgence OF The sexual passion.
As carried out in practice by the young, il
has been called SOLITARY vice" There is
false delicacy on this subject. The ad-
verl i>ement itself is over reserved. The
subject is Of vital and universal Interest,"
The evil to be remeded is deep and dam
ming. Ii pervades all classes. 1t is a pes
thence walking in darkness, and deslruc-
zion wasting at MONDAY. lis ways lead
down 10 death. It's steps take hold on the
grave. Peace and safely are not 10 its paths.
Parents have been unfdithful TO their chill
dren ia regard TO it-and loo many of them
are yet unGaithrul TO themselves. Public
| Instructors of youth have done no better
than parents. The influence of the pulpii
is corrupt and corrupling on The subject
Theological institutions are dens of pollu
| tion in this matter. There is no class O
| men IN the country who commit so mucl
Whoredonl, In proportion 10 their numbers
as the priesthood. Ii is in the nature of III,
case that it should BIZ so. They are fec
! high and kept in Incidence as physical be
ings. And they do not generally over Ia,
themselves mentally. They are full Of los
and righteousness. II is notorious tina
theological schools are the hot beds of sod
omy and all manner Of scandaIous lewdnes
They will always be so, as things have gon
on. II can not be otherwise. The cours
Of living and practices Of society that hav
been followed lead 10 it directly and una
voidably. The system of morals and reli
gion that has been taught makes men sen
sual and beastly. II degrades and animal
ICES. Ii points backward, and not forwar
downward, and not upward. lis tendenc
, is 10 animal indulgence as the chief good
and after all through ignorance and falls
, philosophy fails of the true animal enjoy
menr. In lis stuffing Of the body and star,
: of III - !.
: unnatural divisions, it has given six par
TO man, and one part to God - six parts
the unimportant, and one part to The inpor
ant-six parts to the earthly and one part
the heavenly. The result from this arrang,
ment is perversion of the whole. Til
forced proceeding commits outrage both side
. and all around. Both The six parts are spohe
. and the seventh. The six parts are eyces
. i've labor. The seventh is excessive ind
lenee. [; is all excess. Il Is all hurtful.
is all promoiive OF unnatural lust. Apai
the system pursued has made most unna
ural division of labor among classes.
whicha small class--perhaps seventh pa
as in The other divisioRu-- are employed
!. do the thinking for fhe other six and
:, themselves, while the six are employed
! animal beings, TO take care Of Intensely
as animals and 10 pay the seventh for thin
:. ing for them. BY this process both class
are spoiled, notonly as animal, but as inl,
lectual beings. The six, by being tax,
with excessive toll during six days. and |.
10 idleness, incidence and surfeiling ON d
. seventh day, are made lusrsul and beast
% on that day. While the seventh individu;
: performing his greater labor on The sing
l. day. and lndulgiug in comparative ease al
)r LUXURY durino tho o,bex 81 d.1 -;