Show T THE OF kew NEW YORK CITY MR nir OLIVER DYER the writer in the galaxy whose articles on john alien allen the he wickedest wiek Wick edest man created such a sensation throughout the country re cei cel cehily itly lily seems to be determined to expose ahe he evils of the social system of christendom as developed in new york city since his exposure of the dance houses he has been exploring the mysteries of the magdalena Magd alens or houses of reformation for fallen women and the means by which their inmates are procured his revelations promise to be as startling as those of the agents of the midnight missions and magdalena Magd alens of london published in the london press a few years ago mr dyers investigations show that the same causes which operate there to swell the ranks of prostitution are working in new york and that recruits are ob bained from the same walks in life of four hundred rescued from a life of vice and shame in the streets of london it was found that there was hardly one who had not been a sunday school teacher or scholar and that the aggregate attendance at sunday school gave an average of three years to each mr dyer says that in new york city there are six hundred and forty seven known houses of prostitution most of the inmates of which alethe children of christian parents and were formerly sabbath school teachers and scholars and members of christian churches speaking of the various methods b by y which these unfortunate beings were 1 initiated 11 into their present modes of life ilfe mr dyer says that in some cases their parents have trained them for this as t they e would ouid have done for any respectable occupation no lo 10 co comment ment upon such a state of things ia is necessary to show the fearfully unhealthy state of the social system of or christendom the nation pays enough for the erection of churches chapels and meeting houses and for salaries to ministers of religion and religious teachers and in every nook and corner of th the land sabbath schools are to be found yet there ia is a radical deject defect somewhere even in the methods of f rell reil religious lous ious instruction or the ranks of the fallen would never be recruited from among those who are the early recipients of religious instruction and culture what is the matter who can point out a remedy for this wide spread immorality and its awful train of physical ills the latter da day y saints only can answer this question tio n and this they are doing practically the solution of this problem in vain attempted by social ocial reformers and religionists is their special mission under joseph smith the work was commenced under brigham young it is being carried on and progressing ro gressing under their administration seduction and adultery the great causes or the social evils under which christendom groans are capital crimes among their followers female chastity is held inviolate and the result isa asa is a virtuous and happy community this is heavens remedy and when christendom and the world at large will adopt and rigidly enforce these as parts of 0 their religious faith and pra practice C happiness will follow for virtue and abd happiness are inseparable |