The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-07-25
AN APPEAL TO CHRISTIAN WO.
MEN.

LADIES OF CAIRO the kind
ness of the editor of The BULLETIN, l
have been permitted to put forth some re-
marks with view CT bringing before the
public, a matter which touches the vital
elements Of social life, but to which no re-
spouse has, as yet been made, no defence
set up, in vindication of the apparent in
justice complained Of not single finger
lifted to rescue. Whence this
apathy 2-this supineness, in matter
which is rapidly corroding the foundations
Of society, and which seems becoming, day
by day, ofless estimated importance
"Can these things be,
and overcome us as summer cloud y
IT, Mr.. Editor, l should occupy q little
more space than usual, tho importance of
the subject renders apology superAu-
Gus; but, in the name of common human.
ity, in the name of " Our Father in Heav-
en-" thank you for the opportunity
granted me by your courtesy, to give
public expression to my ideas.
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plain, as I have heretofore done, that the
seducer is SO leniently dealt with. That
the companions Of these girls,-some of
them of abundant means-young bloods,
who would not have their names blazoned
forth for all they are worth, are never
exposed or punished is manifest, a
barefaced injustice; a shame and disgrace
to the police, making the arrests, AN
abomiable imposition, which constitutes
q real, tangible womans wrong, and
which should be earnestly and persistent
ly decried by both clergy and press, until
even-handed justice is meted out, without
favor or affection.
will now proceed to ask, can anything
be done, and if SO, what, to seek and to
save the less hardened of these fallen
creatures in OUT midst, and reclaim them
l am perfectly aware of the difficulties
surrounding the question. am aware,
that this so-called Social Evil, has
puzzled the brains of some of the wisest
and best philanthropists of the age. am
also aware, that in some cities, the authori-
ties nave found no other solution than
that of licensing it by law, and thus,
tacitly acknowledging it as regular
vocation and necessity. This is wrong,
vile, shameful, degrading, un-American /
Is there any other solution? Think there
is. am not prepared to-day to enter in
to details of a possibility but will now
simply conhne myself to the moro imme,
date practical question, what can be done
to grapple with it in our midst by way of
rcscueY Ladies-is our christianity
dead letter "a myth ? Has it the latent
power, the moral muscularity to deal
charitably with this question experiment.
ally, at least' Let us see.
An institution exists in our city, called
the Young Mems Christian Association !;
very good. There are also a number of
Christian churches in the city, occupied
and supported by christian men and wo-
men. and regularly supplied with chris
tian ministry.
Here we have q regular organized
force, to accomplish certain
object, but so long as sectarianism is
stronger than vital charity, SO long as we
confne ourselves to praying and preach
ing within four walls and in our house
holds, we shall tail to accomplish the
purpose which its great Teacher and
Founder intended it to fulfill, and for
which the Christian church is awfully re.
sponsibe.
! find l shall have to defer further ex-
position to-day, trusting to your kindness
and interest to complete what / consider
to be my duty to God and man, in this
my humble endeavor to stimulate into
activity my christian sisters in the matter
under discussion. Respectfully,
MARTHA.