, 1876-08-21

mental views u matters Of TACT tn llfos
A llttle walt, with fearful eyer,
And R1.tning curls Of long. faif hair,
Through crowds thst drIised buts al Ind there
xsnsstas Fas IL Il H. aes istas.ox sn e: :r.e
In tender pity, eia'ped ths lItle G4nds
And hosnewatd led The baby feet
A woman, beautiful and lost,
In the cfty'4 nofac and din.
AiM1essly, heediessly. wAnders Or
"A walt child Of lin
To tne very n!.c9 where. years before,
But they who pitlod the litsiS one lott
liaye none for tla Mo'HdH astray.
No, why should VIC hAve1 Tie case Of the
inuoccnt child, lost aud mourning for homo
and its mother, bears no more analogy 10 the
woman, child Of sin, ain1cssly antl lleedIcssIy
wandering the streets Of tile city than the babe
In Jcsua' arms to the Devil who took Christ on
to the pinnacle Of tho Te1nple,-of tho one Of
whom he said, "Suffer them to come unto mc;''
and to the other, Get thee behind ME-" 1hcre
Is altogether too much cant and tnaudln sentt-
ment about this matter, which eliminates In
woman fallen has not 30 great an enctny rs
wonan;" which Is true, and right, TO certain
exte1t.
A. fsw ', dr. sgo vsl%se!s ,L' deg, belonging te
and BIZ her Severely. Scarcely bad le le dene o 80
before the butchers lcaycr laid him sprawlIng
dead on tho pavement. Did any man waste
any sympathy on the dogi No, all The sympa-
ny w. g gls'sa s' 1 tue T'om;a III who,s vsns might
Ten hundred times more dangerous to every
wulnau III our land are the dcgralrd creatures
who, on our streets, and in our places of public
resort Of all kiuds, With bold EYES, cntiec our
dauEhtcrs even, from the paths of rcctItule
and pcacc. Every woman knows from earliest
ctlildlsood her power over nen; aud, ever since
Adam nnae Ills memorable reply to tile
Offering, anil tho Albums haye been gladly eat
iug,-Incanwhile helping TO- gather the ag-
leaves, and find good hidlug-plaee frolii
offended Purity and Justice. Lcas sentiment,
would be productive OF Invaluable benefit to the
race.
Dewitt Ta1magc sall, in sermon recently
delivered:
II the world treats man 20 badly when he ha.
woman when auc goes astray! Men aeapise her.
Women curae her with rcentletf cnrre. Whist
ss9ys' hSsgh 'es o" No S1ss @ hess sss a
Tumble her Into rough collin, and have no mourn
e at her Eraye. Qh' there Ii moro mercy In the
sg 'ha %9 sa ,v 0,s 'e In
tanks Of tho limb whoss life it is SUCKING out
than there Ia ncfe, or compassion In tho hearts Of
the Rock Of Truth 70 climb into safety, thp woriti
Eocs out and mA+hcs tue tips Of ller finGsrn with
mercy snys thu world. How did Christ treat tuc.
eascf They brought one ln caught III the nidst Of
ST. i not aaa t. Gh oaSsa ss e4
lila heart broke In sympathy for her; aud then Ito
looked at those men, and lts cried out, LET him
that IL without 'in cass the drst stone al her,"
With all due Difference to Mr.. Tatn.agc, I
wish to sny thai within stonc's throw Of wncrc
sit is IN Institution tho expenses Of which arc
almost entirely borne by many Christian women,
who, In the discharge Of duty. obey the com
re6uke him; aud, Il Ae rtps,ti, and turn fro, liz iii
error, forgive him" Tint housn is full OF ru-
pcntant women, honored and respected.
How dtd Christ treat such casesi rays Tai
Mo!st sinu! Wlsc, rhau sia't not 'Si eoi,int 1T
adultery" "He that breakrth o,.e Of these com
niandnents which give unto yt, Is guilty Of
tho whole, y" Hc that kccpcth not these COM
ninndmcnts which l command tina day,
and overtake thee: Cursuu shalt thou
be in city, and cursed shalt thou be In
field. The heaven Which Ia over thee shall be
brass, mud tho Garth which is nuler thee shall
b. iron. Curses slall be upon tc.s' slAll pur:,
destroyed, and thy life shall hang In doubt he
fore thee, autl thou shalt fear day and night.
In The morning thou al.alt say, Would God Il
sny woa do t wer, mos Ssa .s 4 b.
sold unto your enemies for hund,ner aud bond
women, and no man shall buy YOU" Thus
4aIth ttls Lord by Moscs+
When the Scrlbcs and Pharisecs brought the
mlaEutlctl woman upon whom all these curses
rrsted, the great GWl-heart, which hntl
cGl1e to suffer and dis for the rcmiS-
aiun Of these crFHes, uood stu. It WIS
= moment III which human comprehension fals
to gruxp tho awful ErnllleHr OF the thoughts
which tiilctl the soul Of Gad at the instant. lie
eto0ped to write With His 1ngcr tu the sa1,u.
ComrrchendLng at glante tho drift and depth
OF Mlnd Of those equally-snflty acctsGrS,--
knowing that, aa educatcl Jews, they Knew from
the cradle the curses which liz had pronounced
gestton, nut command (for IL mns no Hugsteatc),
e L<s him who il without s!n among y1d rast the
first stune;" aud when, condemned of God bt,-
fore Ills face, they left the roum, Jesus, tile SOU
Of the carpcntor, tempted In all poluts "a ot!ler
tlen, YET without Sin, tlrns t0 His te1nptal
and fallen sister, and sAys, "Nclther do
I condemn tltee; Co. repent, nnl sin 10
more.n Uh tho beauty nf that transuction!-
tile eYcr.tcnder and inercifu God-Fatlcr; tie
pure, TENDER loving Sun hnd Ellcr-I,rot.cr; The
lncoMprohenhiblo blending Of the Human aud
DlyInG!
Let us not arrogato to ourselves kccncr' love
than that Ut this Ail-Fatier for Ills children,
nor shed ulaullln tenrs Of sympathy with the
legion OF devils who 70 aboat seeking whom
they lnay ,!rvour; but follow the cxlmpic of
Cd Eve, and cursed Ere, and oily forRives her
when to hor prstcrity faith comrs through the
nwful !!ppd of Repentance, and leala them into
the green pastures and bcslde the still waters Of
Peucc and Purity. *%*"*.