The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-07-31
WHAT MIGHT BE DONE
ANOTHER APPEAL
by MARTHA.
EDITOR DAILY BULLETIN:


SrR:--I intended to have had this letter
ready for your Sunday issue. Circum-
stances, however, prevented me. now
come to the very practical issue of what
might be done for the rescue Of the victims
Of vice. Suffer me to premise.
FIRST, that christianity has contro-
versy with the world, and the evil Of the
world, which must endure until the end of
the dispensation. 1t is antagonistic and
aggressive; antagonistic to worldly selfish.
ness, aggressive on its vices and depravity.
Its weapons are charity, hope, faith, and
patience; 1t seeks to conquer
and exterminate sin and misery
and to save the vrtuous. BY just so much
as 1t fails to accomplish this object, BY
just so much it falls short Of its destined
mission.
Men judge of christianity by its fruits
individually and collectively. A man
may make great noise, offer up loud and
long prayers, shout out wonderful expe-
riences, etc; the world don count it fruit
This terrible social evil'-so called
calls christian women especially to a field
of duty TO which their exertions are par
ticularly needed. Virtue is one of the
seven pillars upon which wisdom has
built her house--her house of social life.
" we sit down with folded hands
from feeling of personal safety, and see
the foundations of this great pillar sapped,
without raising the war cry of christian
ity, 1" To the rescue, we are not only I'M
christian, but recklessly culpable.
In great cities both on this and the
European continent the " midnight mis-.
sion for fallen women" has been in ope.
ration for some years, with more or less
success. But, reformatory institutions
seem to be more adapted to this country
than any other system, in populous CEN
tiers. But Cairo is not Chicago nor New
York. Tho question is, therefore, What
other method presents itself tending to-
wards successful moral publication
Is there no precedent to go by l think
there is, and one too which has been as-
tonishingly overlooked; one which maxi
ing due allowances tor time. place and
circumstances, we may do well to adopt in
principle.
Upon one occasion, it will be recolected.
our Lord was subjected to most trying or
deal woman was brought before him,
caught in the act Of adultery, for judg-
ment. BY the law Of Moses, the adulte-
ress was to be stoned to death. The idea
was to entrap the great Teacher, that they
might accuse him. Now, with innate |
modesty and delicacy, to conceal, it may
be, his bushes, Jesus stopped down, land |
with his finger wrote on the ground as
though he heard them not" They con,in-
ued to press the question: and We all know
tho result Lifting himself up with man.
ful dignity, the just sentence went forth
Let him that lie without sin among you
cast the first stone at her." Again absshed
he stopped and wrote Rising once more,
he found himself alone with the woman,
and with infinite compassion asks, "Wo-
man where are those thine accusers ?
Hath no man condemned thee? She said
no man, Lord Neither do l condemn
thee was the benign reply; Ego and sin
no more Does human history afford
such touching scene as this? Herein we
lind the spirit of charity and the princi-
pie Of action we are called on TO initiate.
Can it be carried into practice
Yes. Suppose three, five or
seven prudent large-hearted ladies
were to meet together for conference.
Suppose that they were to determine to
appoint one or two of their number TO
meet at some stated time and place, suited
to the object in view, and interview one of
these girls at time, under the assurance
that it should not be made public matter.
But, how are we going to reach them, it
will be asked? Send private circulars BY
proper messengers to certain places, or let
public notice be given that if any are de.
sirous of leaving their evil ways, they will
be kindly received, carefully guarded from
insults, tenderly cared for and protected,
and, upon contrition be sent 10 some safe
refuge, or home, where they
may have chance of renew
ing their lives and returning to vir-
tuous course Should it be objected to,
that no circular or public notice reach
them, deputise some elderly man ofknowa
reputation to visit the abodes of ruin, and
make known the offor, and the reception
they will he likely to receive, and leave
the result in the hands of God. Let this
be done in the name Of the Savior who
came to save that which was lost, and your
work in the Lord will not be in vain.
Who will move in tn
Cairo, July g. 1872.