The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-16

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OF the late increase in this evil he CONSIDERED 70 he
.le iate war and the Generalization OF women ler.
UNPROTECTED ~ home lie spoke Oi tue attrassge la-
naence OF cities to young girls ana me bswitcaiax
.enI tatlons besettng them IN cities and how ready
| snef fali victims TO designing men After nae
nS o,her causes inducing 60 entering on
nhsea 81 prostitution. late hours, Dances
t n imnodest dress, yellow covered iltera-
10Y sta aug the ike, he enforced me remedies
sssl sle progress OF Tie evil. HIS chief remedies
me.e 70 pass laws attaching severe penait 10 Sc
.tioli - WISH The same upon the sedlcer a5
wa'o apoa 'ne sedueel; TO provide homes los fallen
MIA all aisofci laws
.epa.ane to the above subject was the topic
ISuase keioriatorles,n OF the succeeding paper
10y hey FREQ. II. Vines Of SprnraeId III ia
showed tat the present number of leliae rcforrna-
toLiea IN our COZ Hlry greatly inalaaute To INC
requirements; that sed lcton and prostltutlon were
aarhihsB on the inufease; and, lastly that fallen
women II they could NOT through proner treatnent.
be ie4ormed could at least De kept from crimlnaty
IaXlns All the latitude allowed ey III, theme lie,
DIanenea on INTO siyng his views Of the causes and
preVenuves oil seduction, the laws Of marriage and
divorce anu kindred subjects, following closely in
the track OF tue previous reader and Ike the former
listened 10 win close and mr. Attpntlon not.
withstanding the great length OF the PAPER in con-
clusion he described some OF the principal female
refUrnatories in the country and the benefits de-
rived by their respective Inmates
Mrs. tonstock, The QuaAeress, who smoke nj one
or Yesterday sessions, lew resnarna upon
the SUBJECTS or the last two papers, Her experiences
in visiting female re1ormanres IA She reciIed Them
and the touching personal incidents she related
most cogcnt arguments 10 reach out the helping
hand 10 the fallen and 0utcast OF her sex.
Mrs. Sarah Smith, also Quakeress followed in
brief speech touchlngly eloquent and moving CIV
ing her views upon the same SUBJECTS.
Rev. Mr. Hunting OF Detroit AieA., suggested that
the best way To rescue fallen women was Tor eacn
family to take under their special charge ana oy
KIND trcatmen5 seek 10 elect thor reformation.
Mrs. +. H. Brown, OF Chlcaso; Mr.. johnson. Of
Springfield; Mr.. slpman OF Cincinnati, anu others,
spoke on the same subject protractig the discussion
TIL tho close OF the afternoon session.
Evening Session.
Leading or the evening SESSION, which began at
half-past seven O'Clock, was well executed piece OF
music, by baud of boys composed OF members OF tho
Reform School OF this City. Next followed the reading
OF apaper on the Reformation Of inebrlSes. by DR..
N. 81 Davis OF Chicago. it was very able and
prenesve document aud repete VITA Va liable NOR
niaIIon and suggestions Tins moss iligUttAns
topic showing by series oi STATISTICS nrst the pl-
biological ELECTS upon the human constitution ~ III
toxicatI5 liquors, ana establishing the TACT laat al
coiioC drinks when tanen into Tie stomach are aD
solbed into the blood, and thus COMMUNICATED 10
every part Oh the body, undergoing no chemical
change ~ digestion or assimilation and producing
an anrsthetc influence on the brain aud nervous
SYSTEM, and at the same time diminishing
the atomic changes taking place in the human
organization. lie then proceeded to cluciiaJe
the eiects oil chronic drinking as positive pnyscai
disease How To cure TINS disease ald eradicate
every trace OF IL from tue system were next de-
nionstrated The disease, no sad, coaid not be
eradlcatcd by denunciations, lines anu lmprison-
ments. lneDriatc as iuis properly conducted
were the places To elect cures OF those voluntarily
intermediate places were required where u Juris-
| prudence affecting the mental AMI mora. nature Of
| the man and his manhood should be es abiished.
More music, this time vocal, aud timely sung Dy the
band or boys, and Mir. Brockway, the President read
| u paper on 'Municipal Or intermediate Prisons"
Rev. DR.. Boecher, meantime, occupying the char.
Giving the sources, the p0ornouSeS and prisons or
| foreign countries and the Impoverished homes and
| debascd classes own country, he
! prisons under consideration are llcd ne showed
the Intensified tendencies OF such 10 criminal prac-
| tees By statistics he demonstrated tnat most Of
L xarp nr urn
! conducting causes 10 crime OF lack OF the refining
and restraining influences o. loncs ins
these prisons should lie insisted, be relornatory,
and he then proceeded to give MS views a. 10 the best
| means to accomplish this end. lie would not nave
| them preached 10 or maSims thrust down their
throats. In most the moral sense was hlunieds ana
other motives are to be held out inducing 70 honest
lives than to those III whom the moral sense has nos
been biunted. lie would also correct The too preva-
lent IDEA that certain amount Of punishment Is 10
be inflicted 10 satisfy the ends Of justice. Love Is u
| law-obeyng power, beautiful In thought and Decd
| and would develop the better slide of ninety per
cent In conclusion he uniolded his idea OF the style
OF buildings to DO erected, their exterior ana In
terror arrangements the proper persons 10 manage
them aud the facilities that should be furnished ior
mental and moral Improvement. he Was especially
emphatic that the managers should not be broken
| down merchants, social reform enthusiasts, hack
politicians. and none too eiaDorately educated. lie
denounced the prevalent style OF preaching 10 prison.
i ers-didactc dissertations, noisy exhortatiOns AND
l lanRushng appeals TO come 10 Jesus.
| Rev. DR.. Beecher made q brief speech touching
the prospective results Of Lille association they had
organized He believed they had planted tree
| which would be the growth II centuries. The pre-
| sent convention had shown sound thinking men IN
/ the West and their willingness To join in such an
association. There had been experiments IN every
4 branch OF human effort Tne lessons OF the past
were before them. Their country and their future
liberties were assured They nIsG place before them
selves Ideal standard and carry on successfully
| the work that had been so auspiciously begun.
On motion, all unread papers and unfinished bust.
ness were referred to the Executive Committee.
Thus has closed the initiatory session, pr0tracted
through three days, Of the Western Social Science
| Association. The opportunity afforded FOR meeting
/ In convention and OF Interchange ana comparison
OF views upon srolacts OF vital interest TO society
cannot but be Offended with the nappiest results