The Abominations of Modern Society by T. De Witt Talmage explores a variety of sins adopted by the new, modern world such as adultery, prostitution, drinking, fashion, and incest. Excerpt: «The sources from which I will bring the array of facts will be police, detective, and alms-house reports; city missionaries' explorations, and the testimony of the abandoned and sin-blasted, who, about to take the final plunge, have staggered back just for a moment…"
