The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1859-06-09
Who is censurabls for the Licentiousness
of the Times.


We fear that much Of the immortality Of the
age can be traced to defective female education
and example. Upon parents or teachers, q
probably upon both, rests the fearful RESPONSE.
bility Of the almost daily occurrences which 50
much scandalize society. But while. no doubt,
the foundations, either Of taste. Judgment or mo.
rails is furnished IN the schools, aud in the indul
gence of 'over.fond parents, we cannot shut our
eyes to the fact that IL is young woman herself
who, in nine cases out Of ten, is really more to
blarne than any misfortune or unhappiness which
may befal her. Bishop Doane, in The very last
address made by him to his pupils, beautifully
and forcibly presents corresponding views He
says :" THE times are out of joint Corruption
stalks in high places Lcentiousness has. well
nigh lost its shame. Infdelity is bold aud bra
zen faced. The wave of barbarism is rolling
bnek upon ue. For these things your own sex
are greatly answerable. Women are not true to
themselves. They wink at vice. They make a
compromise with worldlness They tolerate ii'-
religion, and they are the victims Of their own
unfaithfulncss. The stronger, sex look in best
things TO the weaker. They have all had moth.
ers. They have all had sisters They own them
in the sex to which they owe them. And if wo-
men were but true To God, true to their position,
true TO, themselves. they would have strength
from Him to hold the world in check No wo.
man can fall but by, her own consent As at
fret tho woman is the tempter There is no
man that has not passed into brute, TO do as
tigers do, that can resist the matchless majesty
OF q resolved woman. And stronger than all
-law----7stronger than anything but God, where it
is strong in His strength---would be the power
of woman, to put down rudeness and to lay the
bride upon license. But the age is selfindul-
gent; aud. .self-indulsencO grows by what it feeds
on. Women are occupied by fashion. Women
are slaves to dress. Women are willing to he
lattered, Women arc careless Of their co II pan
ionshiP. Women are interruptions in their
amueemepts Young women set out for them.
selves; they look upon their parents as old fash.
ioned they are impatient of domestic restraints
they are .averse to domestic occupations; they
vote their home a bore; they conSregate away
from its control; they indulge in unreasonable
hours; they meet the other sex more than lalf
way; they make themselves debtors for their
escort to places of resort; they permit the ap-
proaches OF familiarity; they tempt. the hidden
devil of their nature they forget their Bibles !;
they forget their prayer books; they are women
Of fashion; thsy are wcmen Of the world
What else they are is rather shaped by opportu-
nifty than 10y themselves. In this way home is
stripped of its sanctity in this the female at
mosphere loses freshness and fragrance. The
woman is no longer what she was made to be-
a helpmeet TO man aud nlan ceases TO be what
God designed him for, her partner. her prop and
her protector" The English language does not
contain an essay of more power and truth than
this Let all concerned--and who is not f-rcad,
ponder and seriously reflect upon the lesson here
So beautifully expressed IN. y Daily Reacs.