The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-07
Chap oW sha naeful Life.

The Rev. II. II. CHAPIH, OF New 0rk,
preached, on Sunday evening last, on
"Shameful Life" His text was the 10th
and llth verses Of the 9Th chapter Of John.
We quote few passages:
The silence and apathy existing in rela-
ton to this evil are not justified by notions
Of delicacy. The social cancer is not to be
cured by refusing to talk about it it is not
to be ignored. We have no right to shrink
with sanctimonious delcacy from the barest
mention of guilt. = = There is prevail
ing indifference, at least, that cries out
Don't disturb it don't talk about it let
il rest, we have nothing to do with It," Is
it sof Are there TO be no more victims 7
Does the evil limit iself, and trouble none
that 90 not near it? Is there swamp Of
moral perdtion whose pestiential miasma
now spreads in the common airg We must
have . quarantine for pestilence, and il ii
come to near US, we break down walls and
burn buildings to drive it from US and il
the meanne~ Of another State refuses US q
saudbank, we talk Of building Q platform
10 the sea to keep II far off, But here 10 q
moral pestilence that sails in the purple Of
Tyre adown Broadway, that sets its pitfalls
and snsres at our very feet, that oozes with
damnation through brick walls from the
Five Points TO the Fifth Avenue-but
this we must not even speak about We
must let il all alone.
1t may or may not be true, as some insist,
that this foul cancer in society can never be
eradicated but we ought at least to insist
upon it that the shame shall be fairly DIVIDED,
that the shining man shall be branded 81
the shining woman. Suppose every guilty
man bore the mark OF shame in This face, in
Broadway, in the market, or at church, how
long would the evil continuel But the
meanness OF man has thrust the whole shame
upon woman.
We are connected with this matter by onr
opinions as to woman's sphere Of employ.
uient. Better wages are demanded for wo.
men. Many sewing women have but one OF
two dollars q week. to keep of death and the
devil with. One poor woman made caps al
two cents apiece. Would her munlfcen,
employer be willing to show himselfl lie
would probably need all the caps the poor
woman ever made to hide bis humble sense
Of merit. Many honorable and pure women
have TO do with this matter. When they
dress themselves in garments cbesply pur.
chased they may have dressed up q soul fol
the sacrifice, or sewed thread in sbroud
Could the veil be lifted, would they not set
on their gay dresses strange dark spots and
crimson patterns that they know not Of
spots OF inextinguishable red that oil The
seas cannot wash awayi Mingled with The
wreaths OF flowers on their fair heads, would
they not see the grass that grows on graves
There is another point in the text worthy
OF attention in closing that OF pardon
This opens the question Of remedy and pre-
yention The first idea is TO get rid OF tb'
sin. How il is to be remedied is q ques
tion which the wisest cannot answer. Some
maintain that it can only be pallia,ed, bu
"a Christians we are bound TO fight agains
every sin, 10 believe that il may be over
come, and 10 strive TO that end. Every mar
must see to his own individual life and soul
We talk Of society, but II il an abstraction
society s made up OF individual life. Th'
second idea ia hat Of repentance and refor
nation. If Sod pardons, who shall refuse
II these poor abandoned ones are goot
enough for Him TO take up, who shall re)ec
.hem2 Yet society makes Dantes hell o
this shameful lite. closes the door, and write
over it, No hope" !, would not be en-
couraging sin TO encourage repentance--t
say 10 the sinner that N, may be restored 4
usefulness and happiness. We have hard'.
learned yet The alphabet Of Chrlsts charity
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