The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-10
OUR gALLEN wOMES-TuElK REscUR
AMI REFORMATION.

Several OF TIE lesding laaies ot Austin, ~
will be seer by an extract la another coll
umn, have in,usurstsd a INST praise
vor,ny and exemplary movement through
ihs Ladies Auxiliary Association, which
lab for ITS object the rescue am retorma
ton Of islien women In that city. IL has
be "a properly conceded that CHARITY
9 ruld begin at home aud this Ia az IN
al nee In which broad field 10 presented
for is tffni.s. Year after year hnndreds
o. thousands OF dollars are raised
In this country 10 be sent to
10 'elga parts 10 olyll.zs aud clothe and
otherwise care Tor the "healhep," and yet
m ~, women and children With willing
hearts and able muscle are permitted TO
sursr the psngs Of hunger and the lack OF
sufficient clothing. 80 too, these fallen
women In our very mldat, many OF whom,
Il the truth we're known, are famshing to-
day tor sincere sympathy and illuminating
re c, and c)m!oit. To a man guilty OF the
great social wrong too much liberation IL
o 'tsn extended. The forfeiture Of his vows,
tho gleeiul b,asts OF his conqussts and ac-
com lishmentp, aud sven the ruin that
h mas wrought are too frequently allowed
g. 70 unwhip, OF justice.
| But II n woman coca astray, pure az snow
o. conduct 90 all her usst may have been,
lsulliei honor attacking 10 all her bust.
mesa and other relations, generous and lib
ersl 10 fault, presto, Tao face OF wom "a
aud tho band OF man arc turned eg last
her with never show for @ redemption
tn repentance and reform should brius
b Il the most relentless OF all are the sister
h BOD OF tho sex. And yet in the large ma
jorily Of the cad instances, IL Is safe
TO say tha. the woman inlls through love,
no. lust. Ignorant OF the world aud It's
wiles, oon6ding by nature, loving, hoping,
tru sting. Il little advance here, aud little
liberty there, with an oath OF ii ielity from
the lover AID promise OF speedy marriage,
aud ndifcreiion leaps into indulgence.
Aud then the world is blank, because OF
Tho orroT OF a moment that eternity cannot
unnul. Then comes the diyulging hint Of
tn ssduo'ng serpent, and next the open
bolst o! his achievement toward her shame.
TDus IT, 10, and no Temorse and
no aeltiunlcted peralt es, no dtprlvations
ass Tocluso 20 compensate the great mis-.
tako agGins. the Law that not CHRIST but
the social edict alone imposes, can alleviate
or retrieve the disaster.
There sho stands upon The ragged edge
OF wretohedneSs, moral wreck unto her
self. aud silks and sa,ins kneel IN gorgeous
Christian churches and vail and moan and
contribute monies to fsed the low'iorehead
cinnibals OF Africa, and decline to try and
othe by christian charity the woman CT
psrhsps but one real Sin. Someone
ha, said substantially, perhaps i.
WIS IssRssoLL, that into the
very depths Of povsrty and misery
e7ea TO the convict's csll tho woman
would cling 20, would follow and supper!
the man she loved, but never yet went ont
the man 10 refcue from The sea OF moral
degradation, tho woman fallen from gtscs.
Ye'. there was q man, with divinity In His
nature 1t is true, who csme, lot IL be re-
IN nbered, 10 redeem fallen nature from
that eelt.eama lransRression Of EVE, add
whose blood.Hweat passion 10 Palestine
atoEed Tor the human passion 10 Paradise,
and who said TO her inhoritor, MARY
MAoDALEHE. go in peace aud sin no more
And he further said TO the jesrlng gentry,
"let him that is without elm cast the first
store." In accordance wit his spirit, the
Is dies OF Austin have taken bold OF deli.
cate subject and tho good heart can but
Wish them GoD speed Ia their meroful
mission. To the ladies Of Dallas, we com.
mend the noble example setby these brave,
self-sscriEc'ng Semari,ans.