, 1874-03-29

Aatf around her RhapalY shoulders. rode forth
naked, yet ''clothed in her chastity that she
might f1lhll the hard condition Oh which alone.
aa prophecy had foretold, hor city could avert
threatening doom,-tho setf-abnegation OF a
vtrtuous woman. Men turned away their faces
reyeTent1y from tha vision, and ste roda on, and
Coventry was sared, But would even the chaste
Godlva have dared repeat the experiment, lost
the one craven, peeping Tom of Coventry might
have become g. thousand? Was not trapscend-
ent faiths sure evidence OF success all that
made it pardonab;e even for the once? I speak
Of the legend as truth. tor truth it ia to Nature
The beautaous Una walked forth iu the
majesty OF simple truth and wronged inno-
oence, 4" and, as her "angal face Rhyaed bright
and made . sunshine in tho shady place." tho
ramplng lou, rushing to "deyour her tender
corsa, forgot hia furious force" and "instead
thereof, he kissnd her wearie feet and licked her
lily hands with fawning tongue.
o how can beautie master the most strong.
And simple truth suhduo avenging w1ong.H
But would 6penser hava yentu1ed to trespass
on our creduGtY With : fate Of
AN ARMY or BEApTEoUs UNAs,
organized in marching array, going forth daily
to meet aud subdue ramping fionst
Everybody knows the old tale OF the weaver
who sat weaving. weaving. day aftor dav, Won
dEous web, az he declared. whose texture was
alone discernibln hy the pure aud perfect OF
King, and the courtlerB came to admire it. Each
professed himself enraptured, aud could not
praise it enough, each one vielng with his fellow
in extolllng sts exquisite fabric. At last came
to anv application Of the allegory to the texture
OF some Of the crusade banners, ! have no COM
nent to maha but 1 r1ust SAY it has seemed to
ma that some Of the religious organs" ard
many g,o6 people are, like the courtiors,
AFRAID TO UTTER THEIR SECRET A16a1v1Nas
in regard to sur phase OF thu Crusade, lest their
spiritual insight and fineness TO brought into
suspicion. It ia 30 difficult to say anything
deprecatory, aud not say too much ; and It n1ght
put one with bad company" or make wicked
rinent by any exhibition Of lack of zeal. It
isn't quite safe to slot your moderation be
known unto all men in these times wheu it ia
SO much the fashion to hurl "rafIin3 acousa-
tiona, " in spite OF the Archangel's example Of
forbsarance even toward the Devil, his adver-
sary. and to handy the epithets, luhewazu back
slider, indel and the 1etorts higot, fanatic, at
cetera,-the staples OF religious controversy.
Besides, one would not wish to stay the Ark Of
God With protana hand.
But il, instead OF hiding under g1ittering gan-
ezalities about 'tstauding BY the cause" md
s<fghting the fight" and - unfolding the wom-
en-, :" every true aud thoughtful man aud woman
would speak out without fear or favor, Bobetly
and advised!y, his own and her own sincere
sentiments, heleve much indiacreet and i'll
timed action might be hindered, and valuable
energies directed into channels Of usefulness
and gladness.
7 cannot resist the conviction that women vii!
prejudice and hinder their cause by tracking or
hunting their relations ald friends to places OF
temptation and forbidden pleasure, knowledge
here is weakness;
IGNORANCE, STRENGTH.
SAKE Holnn's method is the only safe method
for women to keep their husbands, brothers,
and sons method Of loving faith in mau and
God . method which will require SO mucl,
praying to God in secret places that there will
be no time for praying at men in bar-room and
hrothei X.Y.Z.
Miss Dickinson nnd the Social Evil.
It il matter for regret that Miss Dickinson, in
her late lecture. should have urged women to
visit houses OF prostitution IN the hope of re-
claiming the inmates, and given her own expert
ence as an incentive to others. In the present
etate OF excitement among women, there is great
danger that sozne may be induced to follow
her adyca aud example. who would find 1t much
easier to set into such place than out Of it.
The little that know Of auch efforts ia by no
means encouraging, and they are much more
likely to be
DANGEROUS TO THE INNOCENT
han helpful to tho guilty. There are woman |
gho can 60 On snch missions, and Miss Dickin- !
ION may he one Of them, although, from her ac- |
count, ono can see no good that can come Of her |
,oing to Canterbury and asking for glass Of
,ip-and-water. The girl who stood in torn shoes,
lealing out that beverage, may have aroused her
sympathy and fu1niahed point for lecture; |
1ut wo leave her the Same person, in tho same |
o1ace and the probability is, that there is not !
moral suaglon enough in the universe to induce |
,er to leave. Any sympathy given to her is |
vorso than wasted ii it, in any measure, 1cssen |
,ur abhorreuca Of her crimes and her surroundr ]
Dgs.
The r1an Of reforming suck psopla by inter
sting the public in the personal history Of in |
[iriduas among them, Was pretty thoroughly
,ied, In this country, when Miss Dickinson was
baby, and undcr it, the publications Of the
loral Reform Society became greater nuisance
h.n the Police Gazette. It was not difficult
ben, and would be just as easy nov, for
woman to play martyr to that
ruel tyrant, Society, and 80 gain good deal Of
ratuitous advertising, The charge that these
coplo are cut off from all hopa of reformation
) tho naughty airs ct superiority assumed BY
eceut women, il about 90 well founded as would
g declaration that smallpox patients are de-
led tue hopo of recovery because they are sent
o peat~honse. No one questions the night or
utv of Society to poison the general health By |
outlining, aa much as possible. malignant dis
ases to infected localities and II the moral
ealth OF people is Of Is much importance as
q pllyaical, it ia more duty to e1cluda these
3olal lepers from onr falnl1ies than to close
ur doors against continent smallpox.
AZ for the assumed necesslty which drlTea
omen to Buoh places,
IT Is ALL 4 &FTH,
r, at most it is the necessity OF vanity, and
lat indolence which shirka honest work. There
70 cases IN which women fall into those traps
narares, and are kept there by force OF false
4ame but the proposed Plan Of visitation is
ute as likely to increase their number "a to
1re the evif. The Good Book warns US to
7oid these plaoes,-"to pass not by them, to
a1n from the1n and pass away i and thus ID
.etty safe advice. When We attempt any |
,ecial work, it is wise to use proper tools. It {
upvise to try to cleau gutter with feather
1ste1 OF q caznbIic~ handkerchief. When ono
these sinks is to be visited, send Trustworthy
hcers Of the law. Transfer the inmates to .
can, safe prison and then ia time enough for
women to attempt their reforma- | {
N. The habit OF charging their crimes upon {
9 innocent has beeq quite fashionable for >
pc series Of years, and it ia difficult to see {
at any good has come Of 1t. It is e reversal Of /
DDS plan, WHICH holds every sinper individual t
responsible for his Or her oNn sins: ]
T WAS once intimate with woman who felt s
eply
r these lost creatures, and always spoke OF :
am ~ the ahmed agAinBt. Once, . girl in her r