Show A SOLEMN WARNING THE sad case before commissioner norrell on mar 22 in which a con aiding young lady found herself be W 1 frayed and forsake u by one to whole she had entrusted her honor affords a lesson which should be studied by our young people and which stands 41 as a a a solemn warning As the ease case was presented thi young lady a good looking brunette brunett 0 aly of twenty four years became a qu quainter quain ai n ted w with I 1 th a young man at edw ant valley junction where she v ro j aided she afterwards lived at W ON mothers mother a residence in banners Fan ners 41 ward he wooed and won her factions and they were engaged t tast 1 be married taking advantage r the situation he wrecked her j and subsequently married leaving the girl he had ruined w fret her heart out in jealousy aud aa shame only a few hours houra after the ma ariage the wronged girl made plaint against her betrayer and 0 was arrested she produced letters which corroborated her stat ments and he is now under boua to answer tu to a very serious charge no words can sufficiently porta the perfidy of a seducer who now only leads a loving heart to 0 lowest depths of sorrow and dai si grace but cruelly forsakes the 1 VW VIC v tim of his lust the first sin dew in its nature and effects upon to the I 1 soul is 18 aggravated intensified w made doubly black by the secona sec onu it cannot fall to bring a ter terrible sf retribution v there Is ie of ourse bourse another side to g is bad storks satorv how much of censure ean can justly be attached to the yielded up to her lover that which should be regarded as more cious than life has not yet ap ped but that while deserving of w empathy iu in her grief she must bear her portion ot of the blame Is ia undeniable in an this community the chief re in cases of this character ja placed upon the male transgressor tle lle is the principal in the offense before god and just men he is the greater condemnation lie jae should be the protector not the destroyer jt royer of the virtue of his af even if she in the excess of her love and trust leads him on to evil lie he should have the manhood aau the honor to stand firm irm aga against i pta tion and shield the too confiding heart against its own weak but all this does not absolve we the auen girl from the sin to which ahe we was a 9 party girtue is womans crowning glory si when she parts with that she mugs gs a priceless diadem in the d dust laud atu drops pa her der chief charms in the th t h we pity her weakness aut we cannot close our eyes to bere ahe the fact of her shame etere IS ia the lesson of this aft j to the young ladies of rath too great familiarity rity with k young cung mania man is blamable and dan tous and it lessens any girls nent attraction how many aces of this thib does history af ford artt 1 and ADA yet how often is the lesey they teach entirely disregarded sl alse teachings of common rabern lell fiction action are the cause of rauch qa of f the sorrow and disgrace tbt sari 1186 from sinful courtship is made supreme in these re d pictures of tt boes woes and heroines chati is 04 IV called love is llevat ed ON 0 the restraints of law the apte of morality the advice of sma the the persuasions of friends rotates dictates of reason and anderu pru that esteem which virtue the th goodla ew create in the breasts of and natural Da tural when wt not hy H y derided and abused is e see dary t in affairs ff i of ja the t and a transient though vio att t 8 a nd afa ardent dent sensation ion is placed that abiding if tranquil af which grows from the oll of solid worth and aamir S chewter oan flaring and fiery emotion oisa love is often but a tern tem ia barfty a aule flame st t bat hat burns out almost kly eidy as it was kindled and nothing is more likely to quench it particularly on the part pad of the wooer than that reckless submission to base desire which so many girls have discovered when too late was lust instead of pure affection modesty when it is genuine and not affected is a charm of maidenhood as lovely as the bloom of the choicest flower and it need never be parted with the free and flippant girl who undervalues under values it and thinks young men who may applaud her conduct and appear to enjoy her society hugely are won to her side by levity makes a serious blun beras time is sure to tell in thunder tones f if f our young ladies would be happy they must mud be virtuous this is a crite saying and iu in the loose style of modern slang conversation is quoted often in semi ridicule if not with contempt but it is as solemnly sure as that goodness and truth only endure and bring forth perennial joys A girl who submits to improper familiarities is sure to regret it whether she becomes the wife of the conqueror or not she demeans herself in his eyes she is debased before him she will always remember it even if he forgets it or recognizes his own wrong and blames himself as its author for I 1 their own sakes our girls should guard their honor and treat their supposed dearest friend as a deadly enemy if he attempts to destroy or assail it this is the lesson of prudence and this is the law of religion god the father of all has institute the holy ordinance of matrimony in which loving hearts may be properly joined forever as husband and wife in permanent partnership the joys and benefits of this sacred relationship tion ship are special to it and any attempt to seize them unlawfully is sure to bring some measure of defeat god is not unmerciful but is ready to forgive the truly repentant but the natural results of a violation of his decrees concerning this relationship are inevitable and there is no earthly happiness that can reach the supreme hight bight of pure conjugal affectionate union forever in mormon family life the sexes axe are required to be equally pure intimate commerce between them outside of the marriage relation is a grave and heinous offense it is not condoned by a subsequent the mischief is by that means only measurably repaired the wrong exists existe the evil is wrought wisdom charity and sound social economy suggest that those who have fallen and who desire to rise shall chaj be helped not trampled upon but how much better it would have been for all alli if the law of god and the rule of sov society had been observed instead of violated let the young people of utah take warning every girl should macur tain her virgin purity pud and every boy his perfect chastity this to ie the heavenly command there them is more of eternal glory IU in this this than can at present be comprehended do not despise or utterly cast out the weak the betrayed the fallen let not the whole blame descend upon the head of the frail and ruined girl who becomes disgraced treat the libertine as something more vue vile than his victim be ready to forgive those whom god pardons and to aid the penitent in their struggles to a higher plane but remember that there is a special glory as there is a special charm and strength in unsullied virtue and unspotted chastity that belong only to themselves and that bring peculiar pleasures pleasure in this world and in the world to come |