A Solemn Appeal - James White

they could not stop or control this by any effort of
the will; and that these involuntary discharges
would finally exhaust their vitality, stunt their
growth, destroy digestion so that the constant,
natural waste of the system could not be repaired,
root out their manhood, render them incapable of
taking pleasure in any thing in this life, and, in
short, crush them physically, mentally, morally,
and spiritually, both for time and for eternity, it
seems to me that it would be an argument so
forcible that they would at once abandon the
vicious practice; and, instead of one child
contaminating a whole street, or school, or village,
as is often the case, they would become pure
themselves, and warn others of the fatal dangers
arising from this vile and sinful habit."
Predisposing and exciting causes of
self-abuse
"The father was, perhaps, born with strong
sexual passions which have never been controlled,
and the mother may have inherited similar
conditions. They have married without any
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