New-York tribune., 1880-03-01
ANTHONY C0MsTOckiS WoRK.
BAPTIST DoCToR or DIVINITY PROTESTS AGAINST
II ~ STRONG TERMS.

BAPTIST DnCTOR or DIVINITY PROTESTS AGAINST
IT ~ STRONG TERMS.
To the EditOr Of The Tribune.
SIR: As n citizen, a taxpayer and clergy
man, having q numerous parish / wish 10 protest
against the work Of Anthony COmstOck aud his 1880
ciaes protest against his lottery rad' because they
are heartess aud prosecuting. Clerks aud buyers are
locked up under oppressive laws, enacted because Of
popular PREJUDICE hold that the best cure for lottery
gambling to buyers sicken Of the business Just a.
outsiders do stock buying, by rcapng crop OF dis
appointment At any rate do not tell us that the United
States mails 10 be invaded by spies THERE'S neither
morality nor honesty in seizng money IN lottery offices
To give 10 TO the poor savors Of the methods OF olbme
English footpads who robbed from the rich and gained
safety by sub.idZing the poor.
Iprotcst against the whole system Of spies and the y
ing thereby enacted It disgrace to try to commit
the Church TO these methods III be crime to appeal
10 the cupty o the wicked aud cheat them under pro
mise Of gain IN investing IA lotteries. ETC. Is 1t not
equally cruc 10 appeal TO the cupdy Of the wicked
by pretending he bona nde buyer OF ticket only to
lead ths seller to ruui
protest against the preteutious and futile raids on
Gl.repu'ablc houses whcn only disturb public morality
by n thc curtain an Or Ippiug 1t after the Innocent
have ~ocu We'll might fallen woman say. " Ihcy rad
NJ or they tell to- leave our business 1--WE promise 10
reform Christians pry over "a, sing to us our oi meet
in:s shun NJ. We cct ouly hymns slshi- amt hunger
associates n sin and death are our ony true l"hdN
T, leave our present fc drud-cry or hunger There
IL no way fo~a fallen woman 70 get mp and back
WHY is d., soac uetbod devised 20 stop the fail be
orchaud ana To recover the weak gi by O, rng Der
home and work such she could do suc as she ala be
fore the ;ai she tries 10 reform amt uue cases ont ot
ten she pssd 20 ~ heavy domestic service 10 com
p.ie with toe brawuy irish cmgrlnt
prptr-t tgnIu-t the lIw and tue proceedings Undcr
m Iu of ANTHONY CluatoCk wherein hc attempts 10 reg
ttr aud uronibit ihc sale 0f certain things hihertO
commended prudent ulysi"iiua a. harmless ana vet
uyalurtlr 10 -frEiy Iuf 0yrrburtsucf mothers. am
are 81 nr fact that OF those who have favored
fbr.r ur,Iil uoii- huv aul u.e what they drnounc"
Common ..ii-. o. W.. and ther" uugut to be laws II
tL. th. ,iu- u, INTO eVI-trnc' ~ Wcak'ngs; also 10
l...rd the u.p-H,I, from budcus that prevent tAcm
from ctIug l.l LOO, child eu tHt} nave.
fnl IS. prot. tesut thr ob-ccn". so-c1lled, "cN
hait.or, gwen uy ;ac -1id C".usi,ck. uuhdIcds ot
clctgymr cons and ot0 cr W'n have bc"h vted 10
. ihn toI pictures .iu' s1rI t.ns- tuRt ms man hd'
fuirIby fustr nom ;hr owners Not "nlN nave tht0e
LtrfIdiu. tnu-- been frequently -.o"u o. l.iEc gain
cr p. of w'u ..t SCORES have r''d invited ~ p lFatr
vir.- These shows raye been given lt'qurA Iy t't
S.a.s. lLH t.r b.HOd them lhr pfct nc. @ t'dt
tti4 UIi as I.cI public opinion AGAINST i!tu Very
well, L. u- huI tp ffr line. u gathering men 10 look
~ fn,m VIII make them hate them let us have Them un
.ac fut utl ty,r} where. deem the whole ti.hE IN
u.r.urnt folly remedy, shabby; lH ihc N."t oi
Justice d.shuucsff and fraud; IN TIE Huc 90 govern
ncut TIE setting mp ofH dangerous proceed mt AMI The
csa.i.,lh. Of pt.uc. pie. that undermine our hb'ly
Lnl uui us lg.s tnWnft i'tpOtl-u.
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