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DUTY o}- CIIIlISTIANS.


The pr esent socia l stllte ofthe world is bod


- decid edly ball, and CIII'istillns, in imitation


of tll eil- L ead er and Mast er, should labor in


the spiri t of self sacrifice to refol'm it. They


should wash th eit' hands Of lill pllrti cipation in


nny til ing thut opprcsses nnd d egrades ' men.


They slloul. 1 suy, by example as well as pre.


ce lli- we can IllIve nuthing to Iro with any


slave- mak ing, pov ert)' ~ lIlakill g, war. making,


bUlllanity- crushing traffi e. \ V e feellllw. er the


mo st solcmn obligati on to God to staud aloof


fi'om ev ery thing of th e kind, all< 1 pleud the


cause of Truth and L ove. And be, he loved


readers, who end ures pOVIlI'ly and the world's


contempt, thut he mllY aid iu hril'loging man.


kind back to a right slllte- he s ha ll not lose his


reward. This is following J esus in the reo


gen eration, This is IJiling baplized wi th the


baptism wi th which he ' wa s baptized. It i8


suffel'ing with him- and " if we ' s uffer · with


him we sha ll also reign with him." ' l\ Jay we


th en consecrnte ourselv es and a ll we have to


th e improvement ofour race- to its ' p hysical,


iut ell ectlllll and spiritulll improvom ent,


w. 1f, 1'.


' 72 . . - ._ ._ . .. .. T~ E · ..." oneAL · CHRISTI- AN. - . . ...•... _.. . - -- ..._- ._.. _.... . - - ..- . _._- -, '


said, ' Mary wish es for th e fello wship, sy rnpa- ORIGINAL MISCELLANY. her ~ l.\ lk er, which is ns bro ad as that of her who ha s heen made the vi'ctiril of vile treac


th y, pr aye rs and co- opera tion of all th e 101. . !\ Iasler, ~' who went ab out doing go? d.'~ Away cry and falsehood, so long ~ w i ll th ese cuu~'"


lower s of J esu s ; if she can hav e th ese au PREl- AILIl'IG EVILS OF SIN.- NO. 1. now ' a nd forever with ' the assumption that and iuflne nc es conspire to engender lust a


term s of recip roc ity, and retain hcr liberty of POVERTY, fallibl e man is to suy to th e soul created for crime, so long will women hecome the vi


conscien ce, and right to think for her self, The present di sordered slate of society-, perfect freedom, " thus far shalt thou go and tims, oftl: eir own r.~ ssi o n s and folly, and til


she will not excommun icate yon , and she pro- the pre va lence of so much mi se ry as lye se e, no farth er," This is mud presumption, we victims of th e lusts, nppetit es and treachery


tests th at you huve no sufficient reason for ex- . pro duces upon some minds, an impressi on un- hav e no res pec t for it, thongh it come from depraved men.


commun ica tiug hc r, nor right to do so .' It fhvoruble to the character ofGod, ami is thus places of spiri tual nuthority , Go c hain th e . But let woman be educated, let her iut elle


was th cn said, ' It se ems 1\ 1rs. Lamson wi sh es thei CIIUSCofuo little mental suffering. This minds, or pluck th e s tars from the firmament, he cultlvuted , Ict her be permitted to qua'


to govern thi s chu rc h, unrl is not willin g to he is th e re sult ofascribing every tlling to direct sooner th an thiuk of enslaving the soul mad e with IIl1l11 th e swee ts of th e ' Pieriau spr ing,' I


gover ned by th e church,' I replied, ' l\ Ia ry di vin e appointment, 01' ord ination. But as a free by Christ, in whom there is " neilher her with him as cend th e hill of Science a~


does not wish to gov el'll this ch urch, 01' Lord relief to the mind, it should be rem ember ed that male nor female, hut all lire one." plu ck the flow ers of Literature, let her rise i


it over any part of Go d's heritage. Neither th ere is hardly a se rious ill to which flesh is BUI 10 the extract. It is from the " Golde n the sc a le of bein g, and con sid er he~ self II


is she willing to he go verned by thi s c hurch. heir, that m, ay not be traced directl y 01' indio Rule," urnorul reform paper co nd ucted by a equal and int ellectual companion of man, I


She has o ne 1\ 1as te r, eve u Christ ; s he nc- recrly to sin as itsorigiu- c- Its first cause. Po » - Committe of ladi es in Bo ston and Salem. III her learn the art of fiJr!;' iving tl ie erring h


knowled ges th e authori ty of no other ov er her el'ly, for ins tan ce, of wh at is this the result? some re ma rks o f c lea rness and powel', while penitent of her own se x, and to regard witl


faith, cons c ience 01' duty, S he acknowledges 1\ 1l1l1y ind eed who are comparatively in no ce nt a llud ing to th e ass umptiou of a clerica l nssoci - eO llle m p~, and ignominy, and scorn the adep


, ullChristi ans liS equa l br ethren, and wish es are call ed to endure it, situatcd ns th ey ar e"":' ution, Mrs , A. n, Ordway' said : "' VlllIt hns ? f vice in th e . other, lind her whole bein


fell owship on that grou nd.' and everyone who ' is resolv ed upon . being been a ll this ado about th e ' appropriate s phe re ' would become truly hou ornhle IIl1d exalte


MI'. Cross say s, ' Mr, Lamson see ms to think tru e- s- true nccordlng to th e example o f th e of WOlIllllI for a year 01' two past P Has it not IIl1d th e abodes of vice he filled only wit


his wife s hould be excused because sh e act ed Saviour, ntusl end ure it, to som e ext ent, in th e co me ' fi'om those men, who wish to keep her tho se who become willing vomries.'


conscientiou sly . What if eve. ry on e s hould ex isting co ndition of the world. Such co usid- sunke n and depraved ? whose interests ar e In th ese e xtracts th er e a re th ou ghts. deserv


act upon th is princi pl e, it is a principle which er propert y only as a tal ent g iven to be used . suhserved hy th e debuseruent of woman, and ilig of ser ious co nside rution. They utt er th


would upturn th e very foundations of society.' in th e cau se of Humanity, and cliee fully thus who thiuk th ey have more wisdom to decide truth in words of so be rness. Let them not


Then sa id I, ' yoll hav e yourself laid down appropriate it. They have learned th at ' Chr ist ivhnt are th e uUlies of woman, and how her sp urned as pu erile because uttered hy woma


th at principle ; having recently said tIllIt every died for a ll, that they wh ich live should not mlents should he employed, than God has, A voic e hns gon e out, 111111 she whose right '


on e sho uld follow th e di ct at es of hi s co n - henceforth live UtIlO themselv es, hut to hrin g wh o impart ed th em to her ? And who a re is will ye t be heard. The multitude mny cr


science,' Says Mr. Cross, ' I sa id no such men back to holiness and hnpp iuess- c- nnd hy they, who seem to be most alarmed, lest wo- and protests mny he issu ed to dampen \ V


th in g, I sa id enlighten ed con sci ence.' ' A nd sheer fully using every inall' 1lmentalily pla ced in IIInu s ho uld render herself unlovely and less IIIl1n' 5 eournge', hut rem ember she II has hea


do you now say, th at any person isnot to ob ey th eir hands. - .. , fhscinuting, hy ste pping from the spher e, to feel and hands that will never hllng dOWn!


his conscience, wh eth er enl ight en ed or un en- Still the universal Parent ha s made ample which th ey hav e told her is " lIpprop;' iate" for S uccess to th e " Golden Rule" and the caus e i'


lightened?' This qu estion was not a ns we re d. provision for all; und evide ntly so filled up her? I s it not a port ion of men iu our com. so no ~ ly arJ\' oclltes, G, w, s,


It WIIS th en mov ed thut th e c h urc h proceed an d arranged the world we live in, that 1111 might munity, who owe more to th e influenc e of'wo- , ., , '


" . . , I \ RE ~ I AI N DER IH' C. G 8 LETTER.


to a cu on m th e case of Mrs, L am son, But pr ocure th e nec essaries a nd comforts . of' life, men , uud who lire more ind ebted to her for the 1' 1 irlt f G ' 1 I I '


. " , ie spm 0 .01 rene res us t rut we a


some were anx ious to pOS1\ 10n e th e CIISC for onl y by d evotmg so much of th eir tim e mill posi tion wh ich they hold in so ciety, than any ' t I I ' I I h


. . . • muuor II iemgs, 11111 I lilt as su c we a


further con sid el'lltion, und a discussion ofsolll e e ne rg ies to th IS purpose, as is essentinl to th eir other c lass o f men? And for this rea son, bOUII " tit' t . t II t I I I"


, . " , . u 0 c u Ivn e our m e ec na 11111 re 1" 10


len gth ensued up on the qu estion j during health- to their well bemg III every res pect. t\ leir craft is in d anger. Elevate woman, and 11utlJI'eS d t I It'd" I . , , - an 0 lOW III we CIIII to JI1 uce a


which 1\ 11'. Cross shar ply re buked th e church For Ifall wereunJled as the most affectionate sh e will percei eve that th ey are by Ilatllre no I I ' ll


, ' , , • , . , , ov er w 10m we llwe 1111 1I1" lIenCe to 110 th


· for th eil' want of deCISIOn alll! promptness to fllmlly that can be fOllnd IS utlltCJ- aSlhey are bet. ter than othe r men, allil that they have heen s I' t - I f II fi


' " _ _ , " artie. ' II CIIII we S8)' wc IIIve u y per orm


purify themselv es. He ur gcd th em to come mil ted who dwell , In heaven- If 1\ 11 were totally unworthv of tllat IInpltclt confide nce, d tl ' I ? I I ' I '


, , • . e li S I Illy ,- t lat WC Illve 1I0t III t liS mal


to an immedia te decision in th e pr esent case ; stnctly obedient to the first nnd secoud com- which has been rep used in them. How im(, e- t I I I ' ' ~ I) . I' h


· . er ljllellCWI t Ie Spil l! t 0 we so Il'e t R'


for if th ey adjo urned th e case, Mr. Lam son mandm, ents of rev elation, those commaull- c ile have th ey th ought liS• . Look at the I'as- tl ' I I '


. . • " , 0 leI'S see · m ollr COllI III~ t II1Il co\' el'sallon a


wOllld pro hably be pr esent, and alJoth er half mellts wlllch reqmre us to love Go d s up reme- ' tOl'llll ett el', Issu ed some two 01' three veurs ' fi ' f I ' ' I I' '


, , . \ - . mnlll es tatlo ll n ti e IHl1' lly III ~ l. o ve mess 0


day might be spe nt in pr ofitl ess di scu ssioll, Iy alld OUI' uClghool's liS . o llrselves , 110 o ne since , hy un associatioll of c lergymen in thi s tl . I? D I : 1


. h ' III go~ pe , 0 IIU won S esc ape us \ 1' It IOU


and ( hey bellO bett er pl'ep ar ed to IIct th an w 0 understauds what goodn ess is, can qll es- Co mwo nweatlh. In Iheir view. as expressed fl" I I ~ ' Ii


' • ' SIl IClellt t 101l~ It t - are no ac llllns pel' ol'medl


now. And it would not do to have a meetin g 1I01l, for a moment, that e \' e ry wh ere th ere in that lotter, n woman callnot di rect the ell- , .' I' C I' I , . II.


. ,', ' " , , " " , I)' ns II It IOlltreglll'l mg ot lers ull er ests 115 we


nnd not allow him to he 11I'esent, If he ch ose to would he mamfest a dISpOSItion to heal' eac h qllll'lng S1IIIIer to Chnst, hilt III list m sllc h " C J I Ii II I'


. as OUI' 0\\' 11 t an \ vc \ v ) O U\ l- C e ow lew


be. For it wOllld at on ce be sai d th e chlirch others burdens, and th at co nseq llently the cllse , le/ Hllhem to th e pastOl · . L ook at th eil' , I I I ' -" '


b ' , IfI 0111' elllp oy, w ICt IeI' m 0 111' IIlSIIJeSS 0


was ov eraw ed, a ud not daring to act in his urdens of each would be lig ht, alld ea sily effurts to. SIlence the ; aice of w. o. mllU, w. hen r. ' I ' . - ' r. - I r.


' b . - , ~ ~ - ~ ~ " ... · . c_ ",' _ , allli les, say' we ar, e lI.! I anxIous . ur t lell) as . or


presence, had a se cre t meetmg to excommn · ome. , uplifted to plead for th e opp.' cssedanil- dumb, r I · ' ;- D ' I '


, " . ' . " , " . o ur se I'es · , 0 we a lln to put t lelll m P08- I' II1cnte 1115 WIfe, und we s ha ll appear mor e 1' 1 · But selfl$ hnesshas entered mto the worlll, and - to pr event th ' llr - assuCIUtlons from so . ' f II. I _. , .


. " ~ eS" IO Il 0 II t Ie OppOl'lU IlIt leS to I III I'rol'e


· d iculous than we now do. llesidc s, ' if we and po verty by se lfisllI1& s- and oh ! how mu ch liS being represented ill' Anti- Slavery tl" ' I ' I' · ' ~ ,


, ' , " . 1ell nlllll s, t HIt we ellJoy t- or ure we I/ Hlly


p ostp on e tillS s llbject, it IIIl1y be rep orted, mu ch wretchedness I~ the cOllseque llce. A bOlltes, to wJlIch th ey lIt'e anxili aries, alld of I ' I , ~ , I ' I' k'


. , , qll elle IIl1g, t Ie Sp ll1t, III t liS resl' ef ~ tt t 1111 - lOg


wheth er tl'u e 01' false, that 1\ 11'. Lamson cam e fearful consll! eratJon for oppressors, anti bein g heard , e ven wh ere th ey are coustitll ent I ' I)' ,


" ' ., . , we eanllor pu rslle t 115 (' ourse Ulll Ive ,- and


here and talk ed an hour and a hal f, anti so Mammon worslll pp el's- alld espeCia lly for IIlcmber s, They IUII'e I: udupon woman, tax- tl ' I f I I "


• " , , _ , , ." " , ,. ' " lilt ollr IIUIII s lire 0 more wort 1 t Inll theil'S?


- ovcrawed th e church th at tlley coultl not come such a ~ riot III hvmg upon th e tOils and lIt10n without representutlOn, IIU llIlposltlon, L et us examine ou rsel ves. Let us' as k too if


to a d. eci sion in th e case ofllis wife.' sweat of th e unfortunate" alld make relig ion whi ch was th ou ght illt olel'llule at tlie hands of we arc engag ed ill nn oc clIl'ntioll ; or ~ url


I was then inqnired of, if! s lJOulrl pr obably a jiloak . " Vlmt will it profit a man, though the British Govel'llm ellt in ' 76, " ,. ,. " " " SUppOl't which is proper and useful- lind en.


be present if th ey adj ournc d lthe case to nn · he gain the whole ' world and lose his own " Why were we pnrcha! led hy the blood of gaged ill a right mauner ? DOt: s our bnsiness


other meeting, I re plied th at I might hnve soul?" But when th e sell: sacrificing spir it of Christ? Louk at Mal'y at his fcet, at the wo- reully promote the glory ofGoll nnd the good


~ om eth in g which I s llO ~ l d deem of suffic ien t J esu s tak es th, e, place , of th, e prevailil : g s pirit- 1 ~ lUn, a t the SOpl, llc! lre , at l~ er who was sent by of OUI' br ethrclI ofth e humun family? D1l


Imp o rl~ n ce to ~ om mu l1l ca te- 1 could not now when th at SP1l'lt. which lI: rluc ell 111m 10 ,', e- Chnst to, th e dISCiples With the message that we aim so to ex hihit tlw gospe l in ~ llI r Ii\' es, 88


d etermme. come poor that others might be , made rich, he was n sen. Must not woman presume to t6 recommend it as sOlllethi, I" de sil'llhle and


11~ vas inferred by !\ II', Cros s a n d II me~ lber sha ll triumph ov er that spir it which dlOStroys tell an inljuiring s inne r ofa ris en Saviour, to bring 11 1O~ e co uncc ted \\' i[ h ~ IS untl er tl: e ia­of


the church , from what had been sai d, . tha t othe rs to raise itse lf, th en univer sal prosperity wb en Chdst hinlself employe d snc h to beur flu cnce of it ? If. my li'iewl.. there is not one


1\ 1, l's. Lam~ on h~ d some reproofs of con- will ce rtai, nly prevail. Hence poverty is th e his ~ nessage to th e ;\ postl es themselves? ' VllIlt of us hut lUlist pl; alf giu hy lJ; fore rhe senrelJer


sCIence whIch might lead her 10 rep entan ce; result ofsm- for th ere would he no pov erty c len ca l urrogance · ! Oh thnt woman would of hearts, let liS rcsoll'e thnt h eH~ eforlh we


perh aps it would be well to postpone Ih e case were th er e_ no sin. Ifa ll we re r ight, it would ponder , liS did Mary, the mother of J esus , up- will tllke ul' ollr cruss sud follow Christ


on that ac co~ u n r . , I assul ' ed th cm th at th e in - u~ th e c hief desir e ofall tu communicllte hap- ou ~ I er high dest iny and emplo)' mellt . T o though iu doiug so, we )< rJOuld IlIlve to cnt off


ference was e ntirely en oneous j Mary wa s pm ess, anti, of course, all would th cll be hap. her ullmol'lal souls are committed at th e very tflll ri ght hnllliaud plllck out th e ri" ht eye-


110t consciou s of havin g done an y thing to re- py to th e full measure 01 th eir ca pac ity. L et commencement of th eil' exi stence_ Her purt r eali zilJfT Ihnt e verv uction word th~ u ltd


f b r. I ' , , " " . , . '" • , , g I an


pent 0 elore t 115 c hurch . not th er efore the hel~ evolence of God be lin · It IS to tnllu them for lIumol'tllhty aud ful' God. feeling is rn isil'" us to heaven or sinkill" U8to


It was filially d ecid ed, by a vote, I think, of peached 01' douhted . ' God is Love.'- w. II. }-. S he is ill th e fil'st pln ce account'lhle to God hell." "


, C. G.


eIght to s even, to pr oce ed to action in th e cllse fol' wh at man is, but man never for what she is.


before th em. It was lh en moved that l\ t ury _ SPHERE OF WO ~ IAN. III h cr sou th e' mother moulds ,~ n d fllshi olls'the


Lamson be exeommunic ated by a formal vole Start not dear read er at tile captioll of til is im age of tile man. And in th e mind of her '


of th is chn rch, This motion was ca rr ied by ' a rticle. I have ' llo. idea of'troubling yOIl with daughtel' she plaUls th e seeds of virtue, and


a unanimous vote- and ( so declo i'ed by the a n E ssay'On the mooted q nestion of'Vomlln'::\ prepares lind Ilrellisp oses the soil to re ceive


Moderator. , rights, not at all. The s. u ~ jec t is in go od vi ~, tu on s Jml)(' essions, wlli ch hy and hy ' event-


And thu s ended a so lemn filrc e, in which I hands, and judging by an extrnct fi'om the uat es in tile virtuons, tile intell igent, the holy


conselll ed to pllr ticipate, that I might giv e my pen of a lady which I intend soon to present, and self- den ying I~ h orer in th e vineyal'li of


voice and pr otest agains t a principle which justice will be done to thi s troublesome qu es · ChriGt ; 01' hy th e cuh iva tion of the natural


reared the an cient inquisition, she d th e hlood tioll. ' But really it does appear a little singu.- so il, snc h is th e vanity and pri iIe of th e hn .


? f martyrs, IlIIs broken th e nominal ch nrch lar that in this land of boast ed fre edom and man lIeart, until ihe love of, il isplay becomes


mto a thousand fi'aglll en ts, and made it a hiss- equa l rights, there should be suc h a flnttering th e , prcd ominllnt ' felllll re in th e mind of lIer


ing an~ a by - wor? i1~ th e mouth of, unbeliev- am ong the " lords of creation," that wOlllnn daughter, s he is ma de th e dupe of folly, of


ers, VIZ.: the pl'lnClple of compellmg a nni- knowing her rights dare defen/ I. . them . Gen- fashion and vic e, and nothin" is wantin" to


f~ I'mity of filith among Christia~ s, I ~ ave tlem ell, min ister s and laymeu, high and . low ; complet e her rnin but teinpt: tion to s in, : nd


gIVen above, th e s~ hstance of wh at was said p1' lly what is th e troubl e r \ Vhat has so moved trea ch el'yon th e part of man, to plunge her


and done at thllt trlal, th ough I lrllve not re- the waters, and brought out pastoral lett crs into misery, crime and ilTelrievable disgmce.


corded cVCJ'y minute particular, nor quoted ; in and bitter denunciations. Why, is th er e real So longas woman is educa ted to admire and


ev ery ' instanee the precis~ language th er e danger at hand? Is th e torch abont to be ap- to he admired , so Ion ;" as sh e is caressed allli


us ed. Tb~ s communication is already so I~ n g pli ell to the combustahles of earth and will fostered mer ely as an : nimal, so long lIS it is


that I refi'am from fn rth er rema rks; leavlllti th e world be blown up. Suffer us not to slee p hel' highest ambition to minist el' to di esensual


th e read er to ju ~ ge wheth el' s uch things are at such all hour- point out th e dllnger , and we pleas ures of mlln, and to be administ er ed lin-we,


ll , calclll at ed to ad vance pure alld undefiled will j ~ in you in the I~ ry otju- e alll1 dealh . to, a lld 80 10llg as th e liberline is 1I0nored a nd


rehglon, peae e, ha rmony an, d love among the But to be seri ous, we have 110 fears from flatt ered , a nd rece'iverl inlo respectahle socie ty,


tru~ followers of. J esll s- If 1I0t, follow not this qu arter, The work goes br llvely on , a nd ' lind su long as WOlUall sh all continu e 10 hed ge


th eir example. D, R. L. woman will move in the sphere designed b, y lip the way ofthe erring' but penitent female,

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