Telegram-herald., 1891-03-09


story u impure sn thai eaghs net 10
TX tola sna the sel 81 perasing slas ao-
tails wta rouse dessfcs 40 slr>silg iaf is-
sstanoe. 1hea there ls the trNslls k'fi.
e1o leaves heT fathers rtsofs 81 ffsi
viii 10 la00gfl other than she ls faasA
/ TX . temporary esasEse from sonaeshitas
thai II RESTRAINING aud hGsasiies ana
afterwards tAsy wsnoef Iato Tie paths
/ oi sln.
Again, certslu ferns 81 occupation
are Particularly tempting, There %
I esHgsr Ia the restaurant aud Ia hotel
I lie, ana .bs ruia af MANS sirls IL Ao-
1 c0nl pllsnsa puaer these circumstances.
Again. = terrific temptation lies "a il4e
/ stAFsatlon wages imposed upon ohasit
I women, when 2naaasues ls laslshoo on
+ women II shane AnolAeT ca use IA
7 the laek OF psrs nlal authority, ana
+ ihls, n is turn, las rs foundation IA
/ the very hatrea 81 parentbuod. by
people adopting th.s llle OF What they
cal
70 protect them from becoming moth
I eTs. the whole moral sense = degraded
/ and stNaAa virtue less secure. pro
/ iirc cause 90 ttc eNli we speak OF i the
lnlu1lelous, uucailed for and nnNlSe
/ divorces Judgs BuTlingamo has 50 ii
/ that some men make a a practice "a t'c-
I gule young glrls into marriage Tor the
/ purpose Of deseFung them and becom-
! nag divorced from them after they
/ have obtained Their sensaoUs objects.
I Toe victims al these divorces often
7 hnd places la houses ~ shame and the
/ potteE's ileid.
Another cause = the difficulty of
/ regAinng character alter one crime has
| heen committed. II, tor instance, "A
/ glTi yield 10 ths temptation - steal AID
/ she be convicted Of IL, all the world
| turns against her, and then she has no
! character TO maintain. Then, o! course
goes sexual virtue also
Some drift into tAls SIN by circum-
stances beNound Their control. Country
/ glTls are invited INTO the city, and when
/ the time for the innocent creature
/ comes 10 return, Il j. conveniently ar
ranged that the tram be missed. The
! girl i then taken 10 some house where
/ She loses consciousness untll she awakes
! TO lind herself ruined. In seaport
towns false Sisters of Mercy meet AT the
! landings the IRISH immigrants with the
message that the Mother Superior has
sent her SISTERS 10 care for the young
| female immigrant. Then they are
taken 10 some house Of shame and their
ruin IS effected. | will tell Won car
| cumstance which you may not believe,
| but my wife will verify II. A young
! girl wanted certain employment, bat
/ found that her education was lnsutil-
cent.
A wealthy Man
of the community stepped forward
and volunteered To support the girl and
educate her. In the course of few
months he went forward and grounded
his generosity as his reason 10 effect
the girls ruin.
Now, we ask, how can these things
be prevented think the law can &c
something. Where il is possible, let the
wrong-doer be punished inexorably.
Can any punishment be too severe for
the false sister of charity ] have re-
fcrred to? What shall We do with the
Old man who supported and educated
the young girl only 10 ruin her? Lei
there be such = firmness and admins
tratiou Of the law as Will make the evil
doer tremble IN his sin. Are you aware
| that in some OF our states that which j,
/ -
! years? The law protects the female
chIld's property-her brick and mortar
until she is 2l +, but the child herself j.
| unprotected.
"Ics, the law can do something, bat
believe it can be provided in some
| other way. Home training is indispen-
| sable, and
Mothers Ought to Speak Plainly
! 10 their daughters and fathers TO theil
sons. Also let the family physician bC
faithful to his charge. Society ough
to become indignant at these things.
believe it can be done by the church
making il a special subject for its pray
ers. Let the litanv be enriched with
tins supplicatlop: That 1t may please
Thee, O God, 10 raise from their life oI
shame the fallen women OF this land.
ave can look around and see To d
that women have the opportunity Il
save themselves. ! am not epyious
but do envy that honest man of God
the minister Of the First Congregations
Church. of this city, who was called {,
bury a woman of shame. In tie car
riage with this man and hJs wife was
woman
wen known Tor Her SID.
and now we'll known tor her virtue
This man of God and his wife eIpostu
lated with George Young Oh that sas
Journey o. the grave, and one woman
was saved. Now let us take these crea
lures by the hand. Here isa story
vouch for. A young man of my cor
gregation fell into ahomiuable habits
| Through the mercy of God hIs hear
WAS changed. and he was haptIsec ans
confirmed. But there was still living
lost victim of bis seductlons and lusts
He asked me 20 permit him 20 NEE
her at the rectory for a peculiar inter
view There he offered her las hans
20 save her from the degradation mt
which he had brought her. She de
clincd, and DAYS and months ne pei
sisted Finally, touched hy hIs mani
esrnestness and Willingness 70 sarrchc'
himself, she tod him she would no
drag him 50 low, bat thst
she wouSd marry Another
who loved her. lie was content ths
II should be so. and the Nsgdslene va
saved by sc honorable marriage.
Extend to those persons your syrn
pathv. Look st what the ErDerso'
! Home and the Rescue Home are dom
IN this CITY. ] also want TO do sofnf
/ thing. and ] want my people 70 d
something. ! do uot want fhls cTyin
/ evil 10 he untogched ~ the church. i
Csod's name, fallen women may yet b
raised from sin and gwen a home u
Gods paradise. although they be de
MED q home bers.
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