A Solemn Appeal - James White

" 'The empire which this odious practice gains
over the senses,' says Tissot, 'is beyond expression.
No sooner does this uncleanness get possession of
the heart, than it pursues its votaries everywhere,
and governs them at all times and in all places.
Upon the most serious occasions, and in the solemn
acts of religion, they find themselves transported
with lustful conceptions and desires, which take up
all their thoughts.'
"Dr. Woodward gives the following from a
letter written by a patient:
" 'Having endured so long under this blighting,
withering curse, my constitution, naturally very
strong, is broken down, and my mind, as well as
body, completely enervated. I am haunted day and
night with lascivious thoughts and dreams;
suspicious of my friends, and disgusted with
myself. My memory has lost its power--unable to
fix my attention--my mind is filled with terrible
forebodings--fear of insanity, and at times it has
cost me a continual effort to retain my reason. It is
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