Sharp County record., 1879-05-15
The Dangers Of the V''''

The Dangers
Early this spring 8 slsr1s hoIriO'R River near
was made de.in.dbs,s5s. in the Within trunk Gnad
found floating in the NV, ! young woman.
and mutiIated body Of q ayyoced youd there to
Itl'i IT had i been evidently s plac'0M Mapy m in
ouiries were made to ltSnI tSn SLIGHTEST sue
cess G" But It 5.so sredp d asay 9n sf from
Se tSetpaf' pa6 q S 1ao Ha and duty 5ngb9efs NapGSy
bl. had ID disappeared from home dn9ous OF Tear fear
& friends Visited Lynn with ANXIOUS ood Ieta fota
lest they might there leaim .bom W.
Oh Bt 9ne Hu' tbe most serious lesson OF tbore ene
oaae puv is the M remarkable fact tnau onele
Vns1 Were Is So cHI many missing young + TomGd s 0aid
about whom anxiety is iels' ~ ,raro ar - made ra
that auT"u more than 80 sttempts were What VI"4
thus to identity the dead person; thon w naS 90
SLiuo Jnoo " th;a mesnP That more than oO
Young women had strangely GlSSpRG"1f hST1 lII Of
ed from their homes, ProOaOly al hod ID
them tH Ii within a few months Some mao nad
cone cone to the city for work, perhaps, ana ma
had there fallen into bad ways, al @nt tbau a,,
at at't1 once had left the place wnere they
had been working or boarding without
iasvinS I" = trace behind. Others had felt
no social restraint, or haa proAen ~ ~, !
through it, and hadleft their homes saa. ,!.
denIv- perhaps in bad company, to live
shame shameful lives in the city. However II
had happened, here was the evidence
that many girls, who might and s1 shoulc
have have bee4 the delight Of their friends
had l given reason recently for the be
lief lief that thew had disappeared for tn
purpose of leading lives of sinful lndul
gence. .. o;,,
plv-it is q very alarming one. 1t ough
to make all men and women who haV'
the care of young girls feel a new sens
of responsibility. II is rarely well TO
such young persons to be allowed to G
away from home to seek work beyon,,
the watchful eyes OF their natural guard
ians. Danger turks everywhere 10
them, but it is especially present IN Gil
les, and wherever home influences al
lacking. The temptations come, q
most temptations do, when they al
least expected, and when it is harde'
to resist them. Then is the time Whe
good principles are put to the test, an
when all the help that friends can rel
der is none too much to give the strengt
to resist.
But it is absolutely necessary for SON
| girls to leave home to earn a hvln|
They ought to 90 armed with stron
Christian principle and sound moral
This equipment must be given to the
during their childhood and youth, al
whoever neglects an opportunity to II
plant not alone the principles of rlgf
but religious principles, in the hearts
the young, or who fails to set good e
ample before them, may be incurrlr
the risk of q souls ruin.
1t is above all q duty to make home
place Of Joy and !ebntent, where the
words, where the atmosphere is full
innocence. Hundreds and thousands
men and women who have led lives
shame and crime have done so becau
they learned evil there, or because hol
was not made pleasant to them.
So the grand lesson is that home
the place for the young, and that
should be made so sweet and dear tE
there should be really no place like
Bad lives do sometimes come from 60
homes; but they are exceptional, a
certainly the more pleasant homes the
are, the less of evil will there be in
world.