Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-10-13
.rHE GAZETTE.
CEDAR FALLS, OCTOBER Is. 1871
The serpcnt In the Home Nest.
By THEODORE L. cuyLEK, D. D.

By THEODORE l.. CUyLER, u. ID.
I'll The late terrible trunk tragedy
followed closely by other tragedies
well nigh as terrible. have startled
tnd shocked the nafi,,n. This time
he serpent has thrust his Kissing
"ngue into our very faces hut there
sa whole brood like unto him nest.
| ling still In dark cancealments. Into
1--WE or three deus of defth the day
light of detectiun HAS 'streamed: huI
they are only specimens of class
more numerous tlistiswe have dream
I'd of. Tlfey are fresh proofs of the
fact that In our~great cities there ex
isfs asdistiuct class of "Institutions,' -
organized for the sole purpose of ex
~tinguishing human life. They are
run" by ~ bodyio infamous crea
lures, whose only trade IL to- murder.
While we nre sending our money
and our missionaries To convert
heathen womeu,s who ara Ringing
their babies into the Ganges, we have
among us scores of dens To which
Our own women go voluntarily ,foI
tho murder uf the unborn! So pros
porous are these abortion dens that
their pr0prietars eau buy farms and
driyefine carriages! Such prosperi-
~ hespeaks large patrouage.a Who
are the patrons ~ R1 eReI Ftii z
1t is an untieniable fact that many
Of them are under. the soiemn vpws
of wedlock. some or These, having
sbrpkefi the Seventh Commandment,
are driven to break tlie Sixth Conn
hlandmeuf in order to cOuceal their
transyression. They commit mar
der To hide adultery. But another
and larger class are those who regard
the sweetest blessings of wedlock ~
- burden and hane. Instead oi
eeling that children are n heritage
of the Lord.n these most unnatural
"monstersp regard them as a plague
and u nuisance--a heavy tax on time
aud strength and purse. u hindrance
~ their gayeties. or a hateful intruder
upon their ease AMI seif.indulgence.
So. rather than become mothers, they
are willing to become murderers .
Nor 10 II only In those hisiepus slaugh-
ter houses where the modern HerO,ls
slay tile innocents that these deeds OF
darkness are done. This crime r.
perpetrated hs hundred nf private
dwellings. The medicines" aud
'rekefs" so widely and wickeily ads
vertised, are sent for aud used for the
prevention of maternity. Medical
art has devised dozen sure aud
easyn methosis f,r destrpying the
ser'hs VI infant iiIe. Ihat they are
mstu ,,',, 70 an extent almost 'hereuihie IS
VII 'os,. ~ hlo"n oy ianhiiy pnys'cians,
Wno are cailea upon lo repair the
ravages OF lhese VIE potlons. For
THESE metnous are not SO easy, !"
aiter all, Ihey cost many woman
u ruineu CONSTITUTION. Tney cost the
power OF aIter propagation. They
sometimes cost the NE OF the guilty
WiIe VINO harGB ms serpane - tile
nome.nest We RYd Irkey 81 tlle
ueNul q gay anu nhau tinlt wne lp'
yme 'r pangs ~ pIsthatufe chha- Mrth.i
Inc terripie secret came out that her
nad oeen utterly ruined
Dy half~dozen previous crimes of
aooNion. Inc broken law OF God
iounu her out at last, Every wor :,
man VINO practlces any method 70 de;j
stroy an uuoorn ilis does IL at the
peru OF her own rms serpent
'tings the breast that narbors 1t.
Ihas secret crimes Ior the preven-
tlon OF oHsprlng are IearIuiiy preva.
lent anu On tne increase ~ an Nm
iac'' one PROOF is 'oand In
:. sne i,, reia'iVe decrease OF tne size OF
y ,aiisIlies r me, oountiiul progeny
J !. 1hrelue,hsiy spoKe9 OF as an aold
iasnsoned laMhys1--vss e.. soch Q tattis
ny as was co'Ilinon before the dis.
sos,ic;,,e " oihar e anu nro,,e easy s arts oi p