The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-22
FOR THE FALLEN.
Society Sins by Turning From
Depraved Women.
Dr.. Parkhurst's Plea For Good Women
TO Put Forth Helping Hand.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.--Dr. @. II. Park
hurst yesterday preached a sermon in his
church which was plea for fallen women.
The doctor took for his text, Matthew
n 81: Verify / say unto you that the
publicans and the harlots go into the
Kingdom of God before you" DIR. Park
hurst said society has n way of scaling
sins for which no warrant can DO found in
the Scriptures.
'What the state Furnishes crime for Is
because IL Is sinful 10 society. The PEN
atty in such cases is according TO the harm
1t will do to society. The acts that are
most likely to land man in Jail are not
the most likely TO keep him out.of heaven.
III "a man be thief, no will always have
the indulgence of other thieves"
"There seems 10 be one character OF
crime that II one sex practices 1t, IL Is all
right, but If the other does, ostracism from
society follows Men can do as they choose
ON this score with women for whom they
have no respect; but with woman il is
different You no doubt have acquaint-
ances whom you know ought 20 be in
Jail, but until they are sent there, you are
friendly 10 them. When they don the
prison garb, however, then the community
ct large has no use for them The people
Have M Use For an Ex-Convict-"
DIR. Parkhurst cited statistics from Sing
Sing which showed that many return to
prison a second time. "A man who has
served a second term will tell you no did
SO because on his release he was shut out
from the church and society in general.
'fherc is always far more readiness on
the part of profligates TO abandon their
life than it is for the chief priests, elders
and pharisees TO help them. society says
there are several objectionable sins They
say 1t Is crime for a woman to transgress
the seventh commandment, but it is not
SO for man.
"One of the great troubles when n wo-
man wishes TO lead a better life is that she
does not find the help in her sisters"
The doctor related an experience of a wo-
man he knew who had reformed He
cited the case as an example of the little
hope held out by good women TO their
fallen sisters.
"What hope then is there for woman
to try and do better? There are a great
many Magdalens in New York, probably
thousands OF them, who will get to
heavep. They are children of God, just as
good i'm his sight as you, and you should
do all you can TO help them.
Christ's Blood All-suflicient.
'If your fallen sister has reformed and
has been washed in the blood of the lamb,
what is IL your business? No matter
what her former life had been, His blood
Is sufficient TO redeem her. Some of you
gather your skirts about you TO escape
from them, while they are just as precious
to Him as you are.
"Thc story Of the prodigal son Is good
lesson ON the subject. The father of this
boy took him back into his home and for
got the past. But the prodigal's eldest
brother could remember nothing but the
fact that his brother had at one time been
an outcast
This describes society TO dot. There |
Is no reason why an ex-convict or a fallen |
woman should not be received into society
when they have again became good per.
sons and the past is blotted out.
"This, however, is not the rule, and this
Ss the reason why out of 100 persons who
enter depraved life, % die in that life
which binds them to their destiny and
damnatior "