The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-08
AMERICAN FREE CHURCH.

THE REsrELL TRAGEDY; IT'S LESSONS
SERMON BY REV. CHARLES MCCARTHY.
Rev. Charles Mccarthy preached 70 large congre-
CATION the University Building, Washington square,
on a text taken from the sixth chapter of Romans
TWEEN ty-thrd verse--"rhc wages OF sin is DEATH
the preacher having expounded this text went on to
say thai the wora .swages' sgnined here the daily
pay which the Roman soldier received, and the
thought thus conveyed was that the sinner received
daily the result OF his misdeeds 1t was a regular
continuous process and the result death OF
ssBe sure thy sins will nnd thee OUT" is true alike,
he sad Of ndiyiduals aud nations. "The Mme
Resteli no. (which have TO consider now and
which has boon the leading topic past week. is an
illustration OF great truth, underlying the lives OF
nations as well individuals; one which Is true OF
the unfortunate woman whose suicide has been, cor
recly or otherwise, legally deternined in whose
career there Is very much which deserves the strong
est censure, ana not little which, despite this GEN.
sure, exacts commentator and praise. Few will
uDt that she had been in early life frugal INDUS
trfous and faithful wife and mother. Her husband,
who died last year. gave by mis- last will and
testament convincing testimony Of his con-
nrnasnce And her own viii is an evidence That THIS
con fdence not misplaced. In my opinion IN the
manner IN wn'cn she was ensrappsd. she was more
hood by which she wss made amenabe 10 a law that
Is universally violated by tho medical profession Of
the Great Asaize tue question Is asked, BY what
this misguided woman driven in her Old
age sefslaughtery and the. answer Is giveD, Sho
was hunted down by miserable subter;ugc, by cum
ning and heartiess iabricatons, by open and mean
lying ana by specious arguments winch craftiy
devised to worK upon her better nature. what will
tho Judge OF all lhe earth say to TINS pretended
suppression OF vice and crime by means
IN themselves the most appropriate TO promote vice
This strange tragedy IS calculated TO call
only 10 the degrading methods by which
detected but asO thai condition Of social
degradation which fosters the crime, while in lew
isolated cases socks TO punish the criminal The
crime Tor which Tins unfortunate woman was
TO be tried rs one that is openly avowed and in
high social circles advocated proper
method Tor evading tho duties and anxielics Of
maternity. make this statement not only because
know to be true in general sense, but also upon
Intimate personal acquaintance OF particular facts,
which form part OF my Ministerial experience IN
this city. II is not going far TO say that Nine.
Resteil was prosecuted for The supply Of medicine
which q large number OF medical practitioners pro-
vide Tor their patients, aud among them family ply
sic,ans OF reputation and skill But, aiasl my min
isera experience goes still further am acquainted
with one case in which Christian MINISTER now ia
good standing, actually engaged doctor Tor such
purpose, and subsequently defended his conduct on
moral grounds before tho trustees OF his church.
consider OF the most fatal agencies Acttvey
ut work. producing race deterioration to-day in
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