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(i ITS SINS AND SORROWS." >ofi*iiri If thou forbear to rlclivor them that are dmwn unto death. an(? those that are ready to he Hhiin ; if thou sayest, Beholu, we knew it not; doth not Ho that potulcrctli the heart coiLsider it ? and He that keepeth thy soul, doth Ho not know it 1 and shall not Ho render to every raaa according to his works."— Provekus, xxiv. 11 13 APRIL 9, 186a. HALIFAX, N. S. : CONFERENCE JOB PRINTING OFFICE. 18.62. if .4 r\€ 6- 1 \i^^ ,.\ mm^m^^n t MMtKHi Mmm galifax,— "3f»s Jins ml forroiw: »» None, probably, will controvert this statement, that, in gonerni, dt'ics aro centres of light and of darkness—centres of virlao nr-d centres of vice. That such should bo the caso * ■ id'ti: aJ. To acomif for it is easy. In large cities va .t numiiors cf the human family aro con- g-.'-ptoar.gotht-i. iVse w.> may regard as separating by corrrrou consent ino t-o -Ir^fsoj;, one of which we may label Virr.io«.«, nn.^ the othe- Vicicas. Many belonging to the first mentioned class ende-'vor to obey tho two great cora- mandmenta— " Thov. shalt love tho Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength;" and "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. "—M'^rk xii. 30, 31. Others make u feeble effort at obedience : but their hobbling gait and frequent stumbles are proofs positive that they find it rather difficult to walk • in all the statutes and ordinances of the Lord blameless." Still upon the whole these manage in some way to keep up an appearance of the virtuous and the good, and though "it is not all gold that glitters," still tho glittering which they make adds, in hnman estimation, a lustre to the pure gold of the sanctuary. Those who may be proijerly denominated vicious, are not all equally so. Many of them are very decent persons in daylight, and they would not by any means let the sun see them handing over their contributions to a poison vender, a procuress, or any other personification of vice. Yet the sum I' } •—••^i t total of fluch contrihutlom keep in tho samo condition tho '* Morel Waatos " of cities. In tho same condition ? There is no tuch thing, in a moral point of view. People arc either becoming better or worMo daily. There is no moral neutral ground, no standing still — "evil men and seducers wax wor.^o and worse." — 2 Tim. iii. I'J. As tlioy wax worse tnd worse, so does thy wrath of Almighty G(k1 wax hotter and hotter, and tho arrows of lli.s vengeance fly thickoi and faster around them. At length, having reached tho limits of hU endurance, '• darts strike through their livers," Prov. vii. 23, and they are hurled into that hell which has been long gaping fur them, whence *' tho smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever." — llev. xiv. 11. In a city many opijortunitios arc aff)nled the virtuous for improving their own spiritual condition and advancing schemes of philantiiropy and Christian benevolence. But, alas ! in cities, too, the number, tho diversity, the deceitfulness, and tho potency '^f the inventions and wiles of men and devtis, or rather of men-devils and women-ubi. AH honor to tlHMe who have lioen hivtting to the re»cu4. Having nmdo these preliuiinary remarks, lot us now pfO» coed to mention some of the ** Hirw and .Sorrows" of Ilulifax. Lot us then take a fair and pitying look at Halifax, — "Itb Sins amd SoRnow«.'* and may the wight affect our oyoH ; our eyes our hearts ; and our hearts our lip»i and handn. Iniquity abounds in Flulifux,- — " As ashamed " it does not " hide itH head." Let Ud counnenco by taking a look at its sahhatii desecration. There are two commamlments in the Doealoguo moro jea- lously guarded, so t« Hpeak, than any of the others, viz : tho Fourth and the Tenth. He who *' needed not that any ehould testify of man, for ho knew what was in man," was fully aware that peculiar temptations would arise in tho ordinary course of events, to ioduco men to violate the Fourth and Tenth commandments. Oovetousnesa — tho procuring cause of a vast proportion of existing wretchedness and '^rinie — would be over ready to lay its avaricious hands uj>on the Tenth, and not upon the Tenth only, but u|)on the Fourth also : yea, upon tho entire code. Tho effects produced by grasping, grinding avariciousness, in the thousand forms of over-reaching, dofraudbg and double dealing, which it as- sumes, and which frequently lead to open robl>ery, destruc- tion and death, are clearly visible, and but too palpable. And with shame and confusion of face Christians are forced to acknowledge that it is a crying sin, if not the sin of the Church. "The love of money is tho root of all evil." — 1 Tim. vi. 10. T I ■w A. .ogarclM tho Inw of the H«bbaUi. winy m,i ,H,inUHl «m h. wannnp. of «oU in fll« Wo«l agnin.t iu i„fr«.,r.o„. I, fa plactd m tho lx.|y of th« I>«..aloguo. au.i ir, «.l,lltiu„ b hoiM roun.l hynumorou. .pccuil prec-epf.. -.•' Verily my My Hahhuth, yo «hall ke.,,: ,«r it i, « «ig„ i^t^,^., n.o anil iud yn„ throughout your generation, ; that yo may know that I am tho Lor,l that .lo «anetify you/'-" Yo .hull koon my NibhathH. an.] rovcroneo my Hontua^ : I am tho Lor.l."-- I.ev. XXVI. ti. •• In oaring thno and harvest thou »hait ro^t." —tx. MXiv. 21. Now. why all thi.s |.n.ottuti.,n or HhW pnrt .' lieeausc he h«« .leclar.Hl " I am tiik b.ni,. " Hut tho I anng v: >lator of /fi, day, had ho ,K)wor, would dethrone tUe liord of heaven and earth. Kvon in thiM life, .ipjnal an.l trcmon^ouH have boon God's vindications of t!io h«.nor a'... sanctity of Ills vmi day Nu- /nerous aro tho recorded in..tanco8 of individual.^ and eoo.pa moH having been vi.site.l in hot di.ploa«uro while desecrating tho Lonl « Day. an.l hurried away unor. pared into an awf.d eterrnty : but nmny .lo.pi.^ reproof and will not take warning. Huhfax like other (Jarrison Town.s i.s obliged to contend with the demoralizing infiuencts of a depraved .oldiery- nmong these, however, are hr^orablo oxceptionH. Most of the Military (.on.nmn.lerH who have been frun. time to time stationed i,i thi. city ha\o given the weight of their infiueneo towards helping on Subbath profanation, by allowing their sob dieri to march to and from Church on the Lord's day to tho Bound of martial music. Much of that musio was not so martml either, for there is not much of the spirit of Mars in "Dixie Land," "There's nae luck about tho House." or '' Old iJan. Tucker," &c. These air, however, plavcd by a fine band, did not fail to attract crowds of tho lower orders and in such numbers m to nearly block up the streets and m.le-walks opposite the Garrison Chapel. Alter submitting to this outrage on tho sanctity of the Lord's Day, and on the ftelmgs of many Christians who feared God and revereicod wm ■■^"^^^g^^. ^^ sfe^ ft a^ ^B^^^^'-'^ ,Ms^im^" J m^-.^-Si^'^.. .Sf -s^ffk-.-^^iter thft Sahbftth. an etfirt wm made to baT« it ruppreiMd. "Ol.l I>iin. Tucker" bepn to jonnd »o flat to ean attuned to naoml molcKly, ♦hot it hecanio intolorablo. The loren of the 8abbath, putting their head^ togpther, an th« Hnvirig Is, apiirofehfcd OonomI Dojlo rory rospcftftilly .und iald: — •• Genorul Doyle cnn't you oblige m by keeping • OW Dan.' at ho.ntj OM the Habbath?" '• Oortninly;' gaid the goo«l Gonorol : und »o •' Old Dan. Tucker " baA not ken f i Church over ninco. Wo may .luxf notice the plying of tho P. • Bonis between the City and Diirdnouth, from mornirg . , ten or olevcn o'clock at night, excepting during tho timo ot Hivino Sen lee. Those aro ru.i pro/eancfiiy to oblige a fuw " tho g.; )d folk in Duitmouth, who pwfer worshipping in tho City ; but we l)e- lievu tho real object is to mako money and accommodate i\ multitude of Sabbath-dcMpisirg pleasure sookers At any rate there is a whole ostabli.shmcnt kop» up 805 days in tho ).«"r, — men in the boats, and men on either side to rceeive n»onoy and supply tickets. Well, wo cannot soo why tho Trains, for aimilar roawns, should not run on tho Halbath. Whatevor feelings of compunction of conscience Christian commers-to- nnd-f;-» may have first felt when thoy committed themselves to this species of Halbath profanation, they have boon since bravely overcome, for so ir. lispcnsnblo aro they now regarded that even 3Iinisters of tho Gospel pray publicly for tiie wel- fare of this God-dishonoring convenience. " Vice is n monster of sucli hidcou.. micu As to l)u htttcd need but to he scon ; Hut seen too oft, fuiniliar with hei face, We first endure, then pity, then cnibruco." Again, when tho Mail Steamers como in on the Sabbath, Cunard's wharf is crowded with men, omnibusses and trucks, and for the tims being there is no more Sabbath than there is in Paris. SV "^ 8 Winter and summer, too, the milkmen are allowed to hawk mile through the town, from bouse to house. The quiet and rest of the Sab' ith is disturbed in a variety of ways, and with as much impunity as though there was not one word in the Bible, or one enactment in the Statute Book respecting the observance of the Lonl's day.>?NBut lest any should feel dis- posed to doubt or deny that the state of things is so bad, let us summon some veracious witnesses to bear testimony to our statements. The first City Missionary, Gordon, commenced his labors as such in Halifax, in 1852. In his Report, written in 1854, he thus speaks: "Most of those children," (when children do such things fancy what they will bo capable of when they attain the years of majority), " Most of those children who break the hallowed silence of the Lord's Day and give way to their hellish oaths and blasphemous talk, to the great annoyance of Protestant families in different parts of the City, are of Roman Catholic parentage. In viewing with horror the infamous conduct of such youths on the Lord's Day I have asked myself this question, ' Are the Magistrates and Justices of the Peace justifiers of these disturbances?' Surely he is not worthy the name of Justice of the Peace who puts forth no efforts to preserve that peace which every citizen, in accordance with the law of our land, has a right to enjoy on the Lord's Day." That is true ; but bad as these thing are we shall now men- tion something more startling still :2iThe Fish Market is kept open on Sabbath mornings % enactment We are in- formed by a legal authority that the laws respecting the open- ing of the Fish Market and the running of the Ferry Boats on Sabbath are not local but general, and the same things may be done in any part of Nova Scotia. Here then arc Provincial enactments for Sabbath desecration. Look at that ye come-day-go-day Nova Scotians ! And you, ye professors of the Christian name, who with your lips wometimes loudly d to hawk quiut and I, and with ird in the lecting the 1 feel dis- !0 bad, let my to our lis labors vritten in " (when capable of of those rd'a Day is talk, to rent parts 1 viewing be Lord's agistrates bances ? ' le Peace ich every I right to low men- larket is B are iii- he open- ry Boats le things -hen arc k at that rofessors 8 loudly extol the 7.ord of the Sabbath, why do yo tamely submit tc these outrages? Ye allow the godless to trample His Day under their feet, and, as if thit was not enough, some of you assist them in helping on the work of Sabbath de.«ecration. ••I may state," adds the Missionary, "that by my Sab- bath-day visits I have ascertained that there is a large quan- tity of property sold in this city on the Lord's Day, aspecially at the seasons of Spring and Autumn, which it is worthy of noticing is sold during the hours in which the legal authorities allow the Fish Market to bo opaned, at 9 o'clock. When I have pled with the keepoic of groceries and other venders at wharves for the law of the Sabbath they referred me to this wicked example as being of legal authority, and contended for the same privilege. Surely if these things were rightly brought under the notice of those who are the means of keep- ing the Fish Market open on the Lord's Day, they would not be so heathenish as not to refrain from setting such an example as, ultimately, will bring upon them such an amount of guilt as any reasonable men should deprecate." Well, e will only add, that in this year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixtij two ! the Fish Market is still open on Sabbath ; and so indifferent have the profess- ing people of God in this City become about the sanctity of the Lord's Day that we believe one half of them do not know it. 859 there were i„ nto each other, hand«: Whole number of arrets bvl P,! -"« ;"0 abusive language. 24 ; A^^Z', vL Z^ ^ound,„g, ,„d breaking window, 18 ; Lewd elduerSO =' theT iiTtirxr:! ■""' '"^^■'- "-''''''■ -» p„i- J , ' '" ™™erous instances, eluded fhn Police, and thus defeated the ends of Justice in iT r? ^ '?' "°''™'' "f '»"'• "■" »«"»•»' of families L.!! f •. ''■ ''^ '"'"'' "^ "^ ""»» to "tout every «on Of all afforded by the c;:l:L^ornst;K:Th: linf «,„ 1 -^ intemperance, poison, or wz^rtfer but merely ^po^towcow, mnk^tton / ' r.BT ijuii^ji- I no say that tbo Jd by two, to who are pro- At any rato D AND FOUiy. thero wcro ia fully twenty 1 to licensed Is, show how jalizers, work ts by tho Po- Broaking tho JO; Without ; Using ob- ce, stabbing, duct, 30. )ubtless, was h eluded the of families 1 sixty-nine. >hops is fifty about every ne — one to ng inform a- t under the oison," and • during the in old hag, nth it. It or murder. i •• In the early part of the month a woman came to her death by burning, in a house which I visit. Tho following particulars 1 received from a man living in the house, and from one of tho Coroner's Jury. The woman was an ha- bitual drunkard ; she was drunk tho night before her death, and tho last place she was seen in on the evening she was burn- ed was a dram shop/ Aljout 10 o'clock tho smell of smoke induced a young man passing up stairs to push open the door, when he saw her lying on the floor burning. Help was call- ed, and the fire extinguished ; she was quite dead. There was no fire in the fire-place, no fuel, no candle or matches, nor any trace of fire but around the body. The mouth had the appearance as if a flame had issued from it; destroying the lower half of the nose, and burning the upper lip to a cinder. The tongue was also so much burned that the half of it fell out while the body was being washed. Tho other parts of tho face were not disfigured. The young man said the flames had a peculiar appearance, ' sparkling like burn- ing fat.' A bottle was found on the mantle-piece with a little rum in it. " Her son, a young married man, was sought for, and found so drunk that he could do nothing; and at the funeral next day he was so much intoxicated that he could not walk without being supported by his wife's father, "—jlfr. Mr- ton's Report, May, 1861. " A woman said ixj me the other day, with streaming eyes and uplifted hands. Oh ! that you could get me to a place where I could not get drink. I have no hope while I am surrounded by iV—Mr. Morton's Report, Sept. 2, 1857. " I would refer to that intolerable nuisance of the City, the handmaid of all wickedness, the pivate dnnking shop. To my knowledge, many an inexperienced youth, whom fear, if not shame, deters from the public liquor store, fiuds in pri- vate shops an opportunity to establish a vice which tends to hell. Nor are such places only resorted to by young lads, Jb 1 I '!^ but young girls, too. may bo «oon frcquonUng them.-J/r. SteeU s Ripori, May 28, 1866. "Potty grog shop, are multiplying in many parta of tb« C. j; and nearly e^ory brothel keeper ia » legalised vendor of liquid pm«,n."-i/r. Morton' » Report, Sept. 2 1857 ' "On Thursday 22nd Oct.. while pursuing my hl^rn In Ban-ack Street. I wa« shown the body of a woman found dead that morning. When di«ooverod she had nothing on her but her under garment and the waist of a dress. The cause ot her death was intemperance and debauchery. The licensed houses, where drugged liquors are sold, and which are kept by the worst men in the community, aro certainly in the way to hell gomg down to the chambers of eternal death. Hero the lK)d.e8 and souls of men are destroyed ; but how few lay It to heart I '^-^Report, Nov, 4, 185 7. One thing noticeable in the two preceding extracts is this ; -that the furnaces in which men's bodies and souls aro de' «troyed are heated by two fires, viz.. by liquid fire and tho fare 01 lust Victims cast into them have but little chance of escapmg o^ive. Nearly all. sooner or later, are consumed ahve. Who care? Not many. Tho Mayor has publicly declared that he cannot even .^ how the progress of destruc- tion and rum IS to be arrested; and it is a very natural in- ference that ,f his vision be not improved he will never see that It will be worth while grappling ^rith the fell desti.>yers -mebnety and prostitution. These vices, which walk hand in hand, have now assumed proportions so huge that ho can but look on aghast. The Mayor, in his recent apology f„r himself and the Citv Authonfes .n reference to this joint, gave duo prominence ^ the g onous old principle " that •' ever^ man's house is 1..S castle, and, therefore, it cannot be broken in upon by any man, unk,,for a commimon agmmt im law n He argued thus:-.. We give men a license" to poison m>n. but the man who accepts a license has attached to it, as a M»««*V«ipiS»«««te, I them. — Afr, parte of the iliascd vendor 2, 1857. ' >y labors in ^ornan found thing on hor The cause riio licensed ioh are kept in tho way ath. Here ow few lay tcta is this ; ills aro de< e and the i chance of consumed ts publicly 3f dostruc- latural in- never see destroyers nralk band lat ho can I the City 'eminence house is upon by vll He son m ^n, > it, as a 17 condition, the right on the part of ihe Police to enter his promises at any time, and sc-e what i. going on."-a glorious ruivdego. c«rt«ml>--and it in for the .sako of having tbi* '•'".trol that licenses are granted." S„, thon. a n.un who h.wi no;,m«// to kill other men. may kill an.l d«stn)y on an largo a scalo, if he choo.es. as the legalized a.«aHHin. and yet goscotfroeV But surely not ! iTes; every man's houne is .IS castle And can it bo possible that men without iir.ns. from the City authorities ...ay d.-.troy oharaeter, sup the foun- dations of society, breed poverty, wretchedness, and cri.ne M.e most appalling, ruin the bodies and souls of men for time and eternity, with in.puuity V 'Tin oven so. On what prin- .••iple ot e,iu,ty or justice V Just on diis principle, that eye.y mun s house .H his cu.tl. ; and don't ask any more question;. IhuH. md.reetly by ...nnivanco and directly by por.ulssion. the C,v.c authorities help on the tiundish w.uk of demorali.a. t.nn and death ; and, having done s:>, us if through some mes- rnenc influence, they then stand paralized. having only power to exclaim '• Alas.' it's horrible! it's heart-rending and fear- till beyond description ; but. alas! we cannot help it " "Everybody." says Mr. Sedgewick. in his Lecture on A>nu.em.nfsfor Vouth, " Every body knows the meaning of the pnra.e, drunk and disorderly; and when this phru.o finds it.i m.arnng in the opinion of the Watchman, it implies a n.ght s lodging in the Police cell, and a morning's appearance at the Police bar. But these h.mses bear the stamp of Po- ..•e authority and are licensed U) sell the very thing that .:uls to the Police disturbance and the Police punishment. >\ hat incongruity in legislation ! What a libel on the exer- cise of authority ! What a burlesque on punishment ! T .cense to sell, and then punish the poor wight who bought ! 1.0 hcense to sell, and yet lecture the raw. inexperienml. reckless lad, standing with shamed face and dishonored name in his huiaibating plight, against ever being found in such a place agam--tlie place which is kept opou una sells its drink msm- 18 by hii tuthority.and sancfion. WouM if not mmb that Iho *\Umm Im grariloii to ininistttr to the criiiio lest tho mQ^iHl«ri«l bench MhouM want oniphtymont ? " We tl.ink it UjconroM uli who Hoek the welfare of thix oommunity to Iwseoch Ahi.i^ri,,^ (Jod to raiiie mj> w.me— may bo iKK>r— •• wine man who by his wis^loni may (Jclivwr the City : " ii)r horo {« a •' littin City, und J}>uf men within it,'* and thoro haH anm "a groat kin^r u^rai„.st it, und lH',si..gcd it, and built groat oulwarkn against if," and its diicf Magih- truto eunnot »avo it, nor bco how it in to bo waved. Tho Ilev. Mr. MctJrogor, in his l.t'cturo, wlum »|)«uking of tlio soldierrt who arrived from Knglund in tho curlier jmrt ofthowintor, inquired, " How did you f.jcl when you saw thetu prado your strectH '{ How did you feel again when you saw the sarno mon drunk, mad, verging on Jelirimn ire- memi How would you have felt had you hoard the Admi- ral say, as somo of us did, • It is bad enough that my men on landing should bo deluged with rum, but it is too bad that they fJiould bo driujf thifl mmo — may ad mkn were found on cur ntroot« n«xt morning ! What sad news to go honw u^ mothem and ii(». t«rs in Ktigland ? " Yo«. those caterers for holl. those lognli/ed assassins, who arc doing this work of dostruction and death, nre tho very Ut'ingH umnnd whom tho civic authorities have thrown the shield of their protection. So familiar have tho citizens gon. emdy become with this horrid work, that it is roganJe wif! t)r it all jm that UolU Malony ir com- imttud fi»r tJMrtj ihyn tn l>rid«w«!ll. or m\j IMuenoat i» tomul drunk, ri'|Hiinat».|.».r nn*' rnn.mmn!ri.li»d m roturn bat4 to thi) country; ttiid Hularii;?. ttid taioa wiHiiiualiy iiujiuaaa." •••♦•••♦» •• The puhlio taxoM of thin <'ity are n t ?tl.UUfor every man, woman und child, within itK liniitit, and aw in- crta»iin;4 at a rate out of uH |»rt>|K)rtion t^ it^ ii»«'reo?,o in woaltb er in i»o|)ul«timi." Hn tthundant i.i lfr|ui«! fnnmn ^M.ld in tho vorimm forms of »tronf/ drittk in Halifax, that the City \h nothing l«Mt than a grout big Hun» .Hhop. Hum on tlw right hand and rum on the left ; rum Iwforc you, riwn behind you, nnd rn,,, u|| round you! I un in tho Chiin?h and nun trndrr tk' Church! Only think of a Church in thin City l)eirvg literally hnndeii on a Rutnstoref It iH a light uiUHt revolting to any rightly o«)n.Htitui >i nand. "A spirit ulMni; and a xpirh Ih'Iow, A spirit of hli^s ami u npirit of wm; ; Tho Hpirit alMm- U a spiHt Divino, Tho spirit IkjIow id th« spirit «>«' wiue." Tlii.s verso was found lolwlled on tho Churrl' referred to one morning, having been put oti during tluj night,— the time wlien ghosts go abroad,— put on no doubt by the putron hinir aolf, St. Andrew no less. V'jaj think yon of tle-curse of bus in tliis i deity — is ', and the r not well shipped in shall wa ko diselo- those, we orshipperg e, as they I to blush , we see. Is. Who , and the iiito their , stay the vith suffi- ween the 2ft dead and the living?" ''Wrath Is gone out from the ].ord." Who, Phineai. like, will arise, take javelins in their hands, pursue the Ziniris who go after the Co/bis in this Corinthian City, in the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night, "and thrust them through," that "the plag.H. may be stayed v"—^^u,„. xxv. 8. "She hath cast down many wounded ; yea, many strong men have been slain by her. Her hcuse is the way to lieli going down to the chambers of death." — Prov. vii. The number of Brothels and of prostitutes, is not known, because of the difficulty of ascertaining it precisely. The number of both, however, is on the increase. Some six or seven years ago the houses of ill-fame were principally con- fined to the •' Hill; " but uow they are spread over the City. Old and young, black and white, mothers, sisters and daughters, are engaged in the horrid commerce. To such an extent is this the case, that parents, in some instances, violate the Divine injunciion contained in Leviticus xix. 29. '• The number of prostitutes is increasing in our City, and from the youngci— thirteen or fourteen yoars—to the eldest, they daily use strong drink, to drown alike the voice of con- science and their sorrows."— J//-. Morton's Jieport Feb > 1850. Some years ago, one much interested in the fallen women wrote thus: " For .icveral montiis I have been much grieved and conc(!ruod about scores of females who are dying a dread- ful death in a part of the city known as " The Hill." i have visited the haunts of vice there, two or three times, and from the mouths of several of them have heard their tales of woe. Several of them had lost their parents when younf^. and others their charavjters." With melancholy sweetness a poor maniac once sang these lines ; " Wlion iovc'ly woi.wui utoons to fullr All 1 thuh tfx) lute tlmi men lictiuv ; Wlint charm can sfxdhc lur mohincholy, Whttt art can wash her nim uv,ny l " The only art her ^\\\\x to cover- To hiile her Mharnc from every cvo : To {iive reiK'ntam-e to lier lover, And wrinj;- his lx)fioni— is tt) die." "Some, with tt>ar.s, could tl.lnk ..f nothing but the wiatli of (Jod whilo others were haulenod in sin." Aeeording to the Police Ketuins n.mie some two or three years ago the number of coni..ion j.rostilutes was five hmi~ dreil Aeeording tj an ostinuite made by a Cl.igyman at a later date there were six hundred. Afterwards another Clergyman of the City stated, in a iniblie meeting, that there were as many as five hundred, but many th.' ught the state- ment extravagant. Subse((uently one or two gentlemen of un.|uest,onablo authority, who had umtsual faeilities for ascer tanimg as nearly as was practicable the actual number, gave as their opinion, that there were no less than double that nuiMber ^ Then we may put the nun.ber of the fallen women oi this City at one thousand. AVe have been credibly informed— and we have been veiy purtieular as to the source whence we receded inf^ji-mation— and we n.ontion this circumstance to show that the profligate ot the City make no secret of their demoralising connuerc^— we were credibly informed that about eighteen months ago a Pnnp Establishment removed from the .outh to another pait ('f the City ; and that on their removal the abandoned filled two coaches, which started for tin new resilience with color, fiymg ! In addition to the puhUc, it \, undeniable, though not gen- erally known, that there are many private Brothels. Of course the purse-proud and the would-bo-thought-to-be-some- body, would not care to meet on connnon ground Jack Tar and Red Coat. am^i ■■mf> mkmmmitm mhIMW t the wiath wo or tl)i(>t! as ^ve hnn- loigynian at [irtls another 5, that thero It the stute- entltmcn of es for ascer- 111 her, gave, double ihat illen women e heen vei j fbniiation — e proflio-ate oniiiierec — litlis ago a ijother pait ioned tilled with eolort* l\\ not gen- •tiiels. Of to-be-sonie- Jack Tar M. 2b But we have not the slightest desire to magnify the HJns of Halifax ; and notwithHtanding all we state we no more than begin to diNcloso the wickednes.s and erinie, and extent of the social evil of this City. We could scarcly dare to do it, were we able, to its full extent. Yet, how many believe these things are so V While on this point, we just wish to add— though wo are aware that all such disclaimers generally go for very little that this pamphlet is not written to subserve any selfibh end, or gratify any personal feeling, which we think all would feel constraine-l to acknowledge, if they knew the source whence it has issued. We do not even expect that a sufficient num- ber of copies will sell to pay the expense of publication ; but if the objects for which it has been written, viz : to induce the moral and religion portion of the community to do something more than has been yet attempted to pref>erve the sanctity of the Lord's day, to suppress public lirothels, to drain off, at least, the floods of Alcoholic poiison, and to set in opera- tion benevolent institutions for the redemption of the perish- ing—if it accomplishes all, or any, of these objects in any degree, we .shall never regret having written it, and shall gladly bear the expense of its publication. As regards the private character of mo.'-t of the young men of this City we believe it will not bear a microscopic investi- gation. The nutnher of unnuirried young men between the ages of fifteen and thirteen years — and we may begin with fifteen, becaus.^ many a boy is a fast young man ere he attains even that age — is two thousand three hundred and seventeen. One half, or at least one thousand, of these we nuiy assume belong to the evangelical denominations of the City ; but liow many of these belong to the Young (Old) Men's Christian Association? tSaid the Rev. Mr. McGreo-or. in his Lecture, " Excellent laymen connected with tliis Asso- ciation assure me that we Mitiisters know but little of the processes of demoralization to which our young men are ex- KidMlb m 26 posing fcm,clve« h, largo a„,l inorcnsing „„„,b.r,. N„t ,„« hun, rod. not halt ,l,at number, r,«rt to y„ur excellont r,K,„,,, Not t^ontj, not ,„„, „i|, ,,, ,„,.„,, ^^ ^^,^||^__^ ^.^ Me» ,ng on Saturday nigl.t; but tl,o Jicstaura./,, if „„t full, arc liberully patronized." The testimony of those wl.o know best is. that in Ilulifux VICIOUS young „.en fonn the ^ule, the virtuou. the e^cepO'on Ami we do pUy any virtuous young wouian who. in double l^a.ness, .s obhged to trot the journey of life be.ido a ci.ar- Hmokmgrake. Rakes! Look out for them. They ave^u- merous, v.llams at heart, and deceitful as the wind denr """"'Vl" 'f ' ^'"^""^'^ ^ ""^ --y to do so, that it deprives and brutah.e.s the ideas and sentiment, of youn<. men regardmg the place and the functions of woman 'm society, and unfits and disinclines them for the duties, re- s ra n „ obligations and holy delights of the married state. Uh . ust .s not love, as your vile sensualist would teaoh u.. and ,t would be a moral miracle indeed to find your system- a .0 seducer, o your weekly frequenter of the brothel and the ^stew, the com, don of the bawd and the slave of the whore a devoted husb.nd. a wise and kind father, content and satis^ fted with the pleasures of home."— 7^^^. Ji. Sedgeickk " That drunkeness and prostitution are on the increase is imdemable; and I fear there are few who sigh and cry before W, on account of the abominations done in our midst."- Mr. Morton's lieport, Oct. 2, ]861. They are on the increase because money-makin-. " Many of these depraved haunts are kept b/ white mar- ried people a« their source of livlihood, and from which source some of them have saved considerable sums of money."- Mr. Steele s Beport, Bee. .31, '55. The more deeply the matt' " probed the blacker it be- comes. Mark the following:- ■ These poor immortal souls are daily becoming more reckless of the past and careless of tbe tuwre. * * And how can this but be when men, calling 4i .MWlMilllll ■tMHi ra. Not ono I'ilont rooms. Ileiil Prayer ', if not full, t in Ilulifux B exception 3, in (Joul)lo ido a cin;ar- liuy are nu- J. so, that it s of young woman in duties, re- trioil ycate. 1 teaoh us, >ur system- hol and the t?ie whore, t and satis- 'UHcl\ increase is cry before midst." — pv'hite mar- lich source loney." — jker it be- irtal souls areless of n, calling 27 thomsolvcs Christians — to impeach which cognomen would h% u grave offence — when men, professing Chnstiany • • • arc on the ono hand spending their money to 8u.stain and on- courag niiserable outcasts ; and on the otb.er hand re- ceiving tiw '•eats of tboir Iwuses out of the wages of in- iquity . "—.^/r. Steele's Report, July 2, '56. There it is. Just take a good look at it. Men occupy- ing respectable (?) positions receiving rent out of the wages of iniquity! To what will men not stoop for filthy lucre? Only think of an Aldennan, and an JiUder having a bouse laiitad an a Brothei / What are we coming to 'i Only think of a moral scavenger of that kind handing round at the Lord's table, the symbols of the broken body and shed blood of Jesus Christ ! We do not wish to be invidious, but we take Presbyterians as examples, because they pique themselves upon the efl&ci- ency of their Church Crovernment and Discipline. Let us, then, take another /iJfder as a specimen. An Elder, then, will go to the Union Piayer-Meeting, preside or offer a prayer in common with others, proceed from the meeting to a wharf where ho finds some casks of what has been aptly called " distilled damnation," inserts his spirit-detector into them, takes it out, tastes, and addressing the by-standers, says, " Just taste this, gentlemen, and see how good it is; just take a little and you will bid all the better." And let it be borne in mind that these are not poetic descriptions, or creations of the imagination, but representations of living verities. So now with David we can only say — "It is time for thee to work, Lord, for they have made void thy law." But Matthew Henry informs us that *!ie passage, without doing violence to the original, may be read thus, — " It is time to work for thee. Lord, for they have made void thy law." God will work, just as he is now working in the neigh- bouring Republic, when this City's cup of iniquity is full. Even the form of godliness — not to make any mention of •''"'iWW I' ■' "-^•*««»' mm 4i ■) 29 ushionable, could save same time ^e pay thy For this le. Their £90 of the he balance '20 ruined hj collections taken in various clmrches. Somotimtp the buni total amounts to .£12!) or more. *' A fe*? years ago our sympathies wore much drawn out towarls th'^ fallen wonien of our city. The result was that wo prepared for thorn an asylum, by which, under thy bless- ing, several were Ixjnefitted, some reclaimed, and restored to their huslmnds ami sociiity, and, best of all, some were led! to the Saviour,-— and all within three years. After this, and %ith shame and confusion of face we confess it, our love for the pari.-^hing declined apace, and the Refuge failed and became A'jrt f!!>t tlie third or fourth year after it had l>een established. *• lint the !nultituovel." NVo soraetimc's fear we n>ay unadvisedly ofJend some of the children of God by our remarks. Believe us, it would be a strong inducenwnt that vrould lead us to say one disrespect- ful word against tlie servants of the Most High. It is not liecuufc we love you tlui less we thus speak, but because wc Of>inmiserate the perishing the more. We shall now take the liberty of asking you one or two questions, and then leave you to your own reflections :- Have you done all you ought, all you can, and all you Intend to do for the amelioration of the moral condition of the thousands who are miserably per* ishing around you 'i How great Is the drowsiness and spiritual deadness of the professing people of God In this city I Is it obvious and pal- pable '{ Let Prayer Meetings— the denominatioDal and the Union — 'answer. But Oh, would it not move a heart of adamant to hear wretched captives, slaves in bondage, delivered over to the brutal passions of brutal, inhumua monsters, in the form of TT tt^mmmff^fmm -■ -r*-^,-v'*t*«fe.v'>^fe®^»HF 'M-^0>m tMmmlmmim 80 wen — to Kear down-tro<1rK>n women, degradetl as worcRn iiovcr woro in licathcn lundu, to hoar thorn sighing for doli- vonince — for a delivoranco withhtdd hy tho uhriMiian ijhilan- thropihUi of Halifax V Undor date Nov. 8, 1H58, Mr. Morton writes: "A few Rppnar thankful for tho attention [taitl them, and confess that they Hometimca fool bitterly their sad degradation, and have a desire to reform. Hut when they enquire, ' What shall we do? We cannot reform hero, and nolM)dy will take u.s in.* T confess I hardly know what to tay." No W(Hider, Mr. Morton ; a few sympathize with you. The women reason well. There is no earthly chanco for thorn so long as they remain where they aro ; and where they aro they must rcmaim until an asylum be provided for them. It is indeed trying to bo non-jdussed in that way ; but though the City Missionary may not know how to answer such interrogatories, rest assured God knows how to dispose of thjso who see others " drawn unto death and forbear to deliver them," Only think of the Institution for fallen wo- men which was in operation in this City for some years, anil, which accomplished much good, languishing and dying — not for want of inmates, but lacking a few jfounds to keep it up ! What a reproach 1 " Ivot the sighing oF the prisoner come before thee ; accoiding to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die ; and render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach where- with they have reproached thee, Lord."— Psalm Ixxix. 11, 12. " A few days ago," writes Mr. M., Feb. 2, "SO, " I met a poor creature in the street, with a shawl over her head. She stopped me and said — ' Mr. M. I suppose you don't know me.' I answered, ' No.' 'lam Harriet that you Mr. Mgr- so often talked to in the House of Refuge,' &c." ton adds, " She was very much altered, and complained bit tcrly of h:» %iM closed II(tw tr; Bionary I jMHjr haith rontal am the aympj on your sluggish I •' [n ( express t ation."— "Tho sure, fc: About a by bad c was lik< friend.-* 1 vored to freijuen eftorts c awoke I up her avoid ti with a manifei "111 woman and do pearan is a ns persot ters. her."- "SfcBiWfjW*" I 81 terly of h.ving boon turnc.l abroad wbeu the Houio of Undif^ thai) uloscd. H„w tryi..g to tl.o fuilh ami gcnort-a» feeling, of tho Mi«. .i„ «r,l What couM h. .ay, hut, " May G«.l «..»« >"«. Zr l™.l.»H Kirl. Will. »igl« a,ul tear. I bowa.l you: [«• the sv,„p.>lhie» of the lord's profe^oa pooplo "> H"" «^»y 1 ;" b,.half, but .la»! in vain : Ood alone can move .he.r '"nf—ing with the in„.ate, of those Wn.., »on.c expros, tl,cn,»elvoa a« being unhappy and de».rou« ot refor.n- atio... "—*■?»'•', reb. 4, 1»57. .. The refornmtion of a young «oman gives mo "u.. ploa- .urc Sl,e i. abou' nineteen. g.K.d looking and .nte l.gent. Z«t a year ago «be wa. dn.wn ».ide fro,n the patl. o v,r % ^"'' ^ »7- «^ t'Tt iTri s 1 »: was likolv to bo ruined. fcUo w an urin. u , ril ll but the «on.an with «bon. .h. hved 1 enuea Id to »ave nor by advieo, and by calling at the b„u.» - frcmentc and warning them agau.»t ha.born.g her. All n,y Iffir appeared to bo in vah>, till last autun.u, «b.n .he 1^2 'nse of her awful situation She at onee gave -r'".v^:rr::rl::r:err;i;: Ilifei .eriousncs of mind."-ie.;jopfjrute among themselveH. Soniotimes tliey are found working against each other, OH was the eas'e on tho evetiing Kcv. Mr. M((iregor lecture 1 on tho " Moral wastCM of the City," &c. It la our impressicm that while viee \n daily gaining ground in Halifax, the actual moral force of the city is beeoining le.sK and weaker. If .«o, let tluN stat(! of matters run on without interruption qh ha.s been the (in.se for the la.st few years, and in a short time tlie Uioral and (iod-fenring will be utt«'rly unabla to cope with uboum'ing and multiplying ini(iuity. We wonder what would be effeeiual in leading the well-disposed of this city to see their danger, and promptly respond to the alarm — To urmH ! To arms ! The indiflforenco manifested is a'arming. iMany cireum- (stances concur to show thii§. For one exaiiiplo take Mr. McGregor's lecture, from which we have already given ex- tracts (and hero wo would tlmnklully acknowledge our obli- gation to genthunen who allowed us the use of papers from which important information has been derived). That lecture was fitted to r. waken to a feolitig of danger, und arouse to a Her." jt duty. The occasion on which it w.iiS delivered was not Vvry favorable, we admit, but it turned out a star-light night, and the streets were ijuite passable. When the hour '"««SW»' ftr ©Inning the iMtlliig arrived thore wore t..ily tlwut fifty nmom pr«it«nt ; but 'jro thu Uctun»r cUmHl, the ipwttttw HaB wm ooinfortftWy tiUea with alMuit two hunaruU inai.iduoU. The platfuriii wm adomc^l by on* Ptirtor ot a c ngrogilioii and hii^ AM-i«tart. and Hw Fwwhen.. And what did ell that meanV Waa tho Lecturer unpopular Y Not by any moans ; bul unfortunately iuh HiiWKCT was. The next Loeturo— a gooil (»ne— won on tho wynteHont, and d-ew x ore than double tho audience, who found their way to the Hull in a ntarlesH night and throt.gh n.iry Htroet.s. guidoil thither no doubt by curiosity, an.l tho frien.lly amni- ance of Ian. i»-i)o«tH- which, by the way. in Halifax, arc not unlike "angels' visitH." -Throe iwints." nays tho City Mir*«ionary, in his re- ,M)rt for 1855, " I may allude to. of which I have had nuch proofs as to amount in n.y case to a ««)lemn conviction : tir^t. The spiritual drowHiness and ignorance of Scripture that jwr- vade tho Protestant Episcopal Church of England i>eoplo. Becondly, The inunenso amount of stupid idolatry, supersti- tion and sin. in which tho Catholic is steei^d. Thirdly, Ihe extension of Univorsarh^m and Mormonism, which, with prae- tical Atheism, seem to eharacterizr the great body of the community." The Missionary's first point is pi-obably impartial, for Mr. Steele received Episcopal ordination prcvioi- his leaving Hilifa? But if the Episcopalians wore dro>v.^y m lb.^?>, tliey we fear, together with numbers in all the other evangel- ical denominations of this City, have since fallen asleep, and now are all napping it out fiuito comfortably. As to his second point, it is certainly true and well ex- prossed ; for in this year of our Lor:^ 18U2. persons in this City, and these not the least intelligent, will tell you, with all tiie scriousnesH and credulity imaginable, of a lady, who, havin.^ put a consooratod wafer in her mouth, and then apply- 3 tog i uAodktitbicf to her lip took it away eoftnd witb gam, I'retty atrong a/bomMk for a lady ! VVitDOM, too, 8t. Patrick'* night prooMrioM of from 6iH) to 1000 individualM — many of iImm having their faoca block- mod, and otherwise dtsgutscd — {^trolling the lAtwtM at m\d' night, carryirg torches, and hobbling along to the Nound of ol(l flcreoohiiig ttfoa, drunin, or old tin panw. To oom>borat« Uib notice let tu summon thoir spdceanian. Tho following is from the Jkentn;/ Ktprat, of March 17th — Pat'i own day -i^and written undur this caption, " The Festival of Ht. Patrick." " The anniversary of tho jmtron saint of Ireland (thi« day) WOM ushered in by one of tho mont I'curful storniM of the M'tt- Mon. • * • • Notwithstunding all thune dniwhucks on the outv.* .u hilarity inoidontal to the festival of St. Patrick, not a few of tho votaries of his saintMhip wore ' out ' at tho midnight, cortuinly not tho witching, hour, and with tho aid of uiUNic UHhored m the rciarning unnivorHary. Kvon these ^trong-limlicd enthusiu»tic l'ull()w.s mu^t have found Jurdon a hard t>ad to travel on indeed. " What a ludicrous notice of a barbarous festival ! There is just as muwt need to send the Gospel to those |)oor blind peo- ple as to painted savages in the South Sea Iitlunds. " Heathens abroad, and heathens at home , Not far ' the need for your mission t mam ; ( -, iiij^liwaya and liy-ways, tho streets and tho Ianc«, Claim tlie first cure, and will yield the first gains." We shall now cnr^uiro — What is tho state of Halifax in an educational point of view ? and what is being done towards instructing the ignorant and elevating tl)0 degraded? In thij City there are 4,330 persons over five yjars of age who cannot read ; and 5,864 who cannot write. 'jTwenty-four per cent, of tho entire population are illitorato ^ *' One fourth of the families are crammed into e^'Uars and garrets, and single rooms, where industry and morality are all but inipossi'jle. We have become accuntoiued to regard this pkrisiiino class t M tbi nitttrd tud inovitabie fwWlam of wowty. A Wxt part of ottr pofwltUon m i»w^"«5' iMlwd oT fWng. atul twYT tinit /ofro to it fer rofuge ; and is surrounded by a population many tiuies greater thi'.n that of IMihx.—Jiejjort of Com. I/.ofE., 1854. ^\^ shall close our remarks on this topic by giving a copy of a letter, which was addressed to the Matron of the Institu- tion by one of the reclaimed. In our opinion the letter, as to the conception of its senthnents, would do honor to one of much higher pretensions. "Halifax, March 31, 1856. ♦• Dear Mrs. W ,— As I am to leave the City shortly, I consider it a privilege to address a few lines to you, expres- sive of my gratitude to you for all your kindness and sympa- thy towards me. They only who have suffered as I have can tell ^ow much good a kind word can do those who are burdened with sorrow. I thank you for your maternal coun- sels your religious instructions, and atte..Lion to my bodily wants. These have ccuitributed to lighten my sorrows, to re-Mndle my hopes, and point to that Friend who sticketh closer than a brother ; who recoiveth sinners when all others forsake them, who has taught me to see the error of my ways, and I trust who will lead me in the paths of righteousness tor His name's sake. „ . r^ -,. e , •' I thank the ladies and gentlemen of the Committee tor the interest they have manifested in my welfare. I thank the City Missionaries for their watchful care over me, and earnestly do hope that their prayers in my behalf may be at- tended with blessings to their souls and my own; tor ho thatwatereth slmll himself be watered.' I hope that many others will avail themselves of the benefit of the Institution, and you will not have to complain that you have spent your strencrth for nout/ht. And 1 assure you, with much esteem, I remain, dear ilrs. W , your obedient and humble ^ser- vant. Mary A. C . Ladies of Halifax, will you not re-establish the House of Refuge, that noble Institution, and thus roll away the reproach } lAmt m^M 40 Jjroughl- upon the Christian j>ortion of the community by those who allowed it to die? Du, and (Jod will bless you; and posterity will arise and call you blessed. Do not forget cither that there are many around you — not altngother outcasts — but those who have been thrown upon Cw cold charities of a heartless world, with none to care either for their bodies or their sc uls. Take the following as an example : — One day a gentleman entered a poor cabin in this city. It was a wintry day, but there was not a spark of fire on the cold hearth stone, nor fuel enougli to make one. The mother of a little family was under the influence of strong drink. Though wretched-looking, there wa« a something in her coun- tenance wiiich evoked liis sympathies and enlisted his prepo- sessions Her tale of woe was a moving one. Two or throe months previous she had given birth to two children, and both were dead. What a world, he thought, upon which those infants opened their eyes. What a reception ! Not one com- fort of life was there in that miserable abode. Freelj the tears poured forth with wl.ich her face was soon suffused. Woman's tears ! If seeping women's tears shed over blight- ed hopes, broken vows, and desolated homes were all congealed they would form a mountain high upon which angels might descend and also weep. Poor body ! she had been obliged to earn her daily bread, when, in the natural course of events, she should have been enjoying ease, a circumstance which did not diminish her sor- rows in her hour. As she used to lay upon her uncomfortable bed, after the burial of her infants, a little boy would come near and say, " Mother, why do you cry?" bat the artless question would not seal the fountain of her tears. Thereupon that little fellow would be sent for some strong drink, of which a draught would be taken to hush over-wrought feelings, and drown accumulating sorrows. Now, will not tales such as these, which are but specimens of many untold, evoke a sympathetic response from woman's (> I 41 tender heart? We hope -o, at least. No case need be de- spaired of. Strong drink had beggared that family, but one of its heads, after a few unsuccessful attempts, overcome the habit of taking its destroying draughts. Great was the change produced in her domestic arrangcmcpts by that victory. Hor cabin from being a drunken abode was transformed into a tidy home. Helped and encouraged by a little friendly as- sistance, so much has been accomplished, under the blessing of God, and by his grace she bids fair to overcome the world, the flesh and the devil. Then despise not the fallen By the unmeritted favor of God ye are what ye are. Christian ladies of Halifax, will you arise and in the ma- jesty of your might savet!.e "Black Town."* Will you enter upon the noblest of enterprises, that of being co workers with God, in checking roHIng tears as they ct ase each other down woman's wan cheek, in filling up channels ploughed long and deep, in cheering desponding hearts, and turning wretched into peaceful happy homes? Home is not in the vocabuliry of the drunkard. Homo ! the fallen of your sex have none. Shall it always be so in Halifax? Your pre- sence in many a cell, cellar and garret would be like the break- ing in of light into a dark place. Will you, then, enter upon the noblest of enterprises, seeking and saving the lost? The field is large and inviting The life niost pleasing to God is that which is the most beneficial to mankind. Will you begin anew, and with a right good will, work for God? Every Christian woman's heart in unison responds— " We will. We will, and at once, for woman's sake, for the city's sake, and above and beyond all, for Jesus' sake." Amen. « A name given to Halifax by foreigners.