The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-06
SOCIAL PURITY.
Report Of the Superintendent Of the
Society for tho Advancement of So
ciai Purity. Read Mt the Late Annual
Meeting of the w. q. Il. U. Held nj

Report Of the superintendent Of the
Society for tho Advancement of So
ciai Purity. Read Mt the Late Annual
Meeting of the w. q. T. U. Held at
Laurel Recently.
1t Is with a feeling OF humiliation
that submit to you, this my first an
nual report. In taking up this work
at the beginning of the year, felt ut
terly helpless to take one step. A new
and untrodden path lay before mo, one
that seemed hedged about on all dss
with difficulties and dlscouragements
As this work came to me unsought,
ana believing IL to be OF God's order
ing, | could only leave to Him who
overrules all things, to unfold to me
In His own way, tho needs OF this
great work, trusting Him for strength
and courage to faithfully perform
whatever tic laid upon my heart and
HANDS,
That have been permitted to see
most clearly great responsibility
resting upon the Christian women OF
Delaware is no idle dream Tho prac-
teal work that came to our hands In
the providence of God clearly proves
that as mothers and sisters we can no
longer turn away indilerently from
Temptations besrt our sons and laugh.
tiers on all sides. During the year
some specially sad cases came to our
notice. Several unfortunate girls have
been pruylucnially sent to tbs to be
cared for and protected. With the
valuable assistance of Mrs. Darlington
an6 Matron White we hIve done the
best we could under existing circum-
stances AS is well known there Ia no
open door in all Delaware for erring
and unfortunate girls excepting those
ot sin or punishment.
We have been obliged under most
difficult circumstances, to find refuge
for those who came under our care in
homes in Philadelphia. II is not cred
table to Delaware that we must de-
pend upon the charity Of sister state,
for what we car well afford to have
within the bounds of our own terri
tory. | would like to urge upon every
member OF the w. G. L. u, the great
necessity of an Industrial home in our
t state, where we could place these en-
ring girls under Christian influence,
that they may he encouraged to rise
above their misfortune. Many girls
who fall into the hands of the officers
OF the law, are sent to jail, because
there 10 no other place to send them.
There they lose all self respect, know
ing they are forever disgraced and by
thus losing all desire to do better
There is no smypathizing hand held
cut to them to help them rise or to
point them to Him who has said,
Neither do condemn thee go and sin
nc more
Not all OF these unfortunate ones
belong to our City. We have been sur
prlsed to find that many come from
different parts of our State. The press.
Ing need of all Industrial Home within
the bounds of Delaware should Jay ON
the heart OF every Christian In the
State.
| In order that you NAV got a more
comPreLensiTe idea Of the amount OF
sill aud crime that exist IN our midst
you have ouIy to hear from the report
OF our Lolice natrOn: "lron oct. IL,
( 1851, till Oct. l., lsJ2 there have been
| brought five hundred and two (jO2
/ women ana girls to the police station.
/ During september one hundred aad
three 100 wore brought IL. sixty five
/ l651 of this number in single night.
She has also la | the care vi two e.
abandoned infants. Faithfully has
our Matron stood at her post, difficult
as the work there Is she never illuchcs,
and allows no opportunity to pdss
without an effort to redeem these
] fallen ones.
/ would also like to call the alton
ton OF the W. c. +. Z. to the faithful
efforts OF our Chief OF Police, L. W
/ Francis In bringing to justice numbers
[ OF law-breIkerS. Surely he should
have the support and encouragement
OF every good citizen.
There is much need also for US to
have some OF our laws repealed. As
l stood one morning with an unfortu.
nate Eirl at the Bar OF Justice, heard
this sentence read to her betrayer.
According to the laws of delaware,
You VIII have to pay fifty C50l cents u
week for the support OF this child un.
III II be seven % years old Upon
this | need not comment, Judge fall
OF our Municipal Court VINO ID ever
ready to lend his aid to every good
work, has promised to support lis in
urging the repeal Of this unjust law.
hat Il great work lies at the door of
every IhrIstlan woman in Delaware
there Is no doubt. This responsibility
is resting upon us. We may smut oul
eyes tit we may close our ears to it.
we may turn our backs upon 1t, but il
Ia there all the same. May Christian
women take hold of this work feeling
that wolbanhuod is never 30 shelter
Ell and protected Us to hear il Is Itself
shelter and support" L. {, MARKS.
head at W Z. L. L. Convention
Laurel, Delaware. October u. 1882.
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