The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-28
TIE WHITE CROSS MOVEMENT.
What the Society Proposes to Do, and
Its Plan OF Work.

I What the Society Proposes to Do, and
Its Plan OF Work.
The White Cross movement which was
organized in Savannah Friday night, prom
ises to raceive the approval and support OF
! the people. Rev. Thomas Boone, rector OF
/ Christ church, who was instrumental in the
! organizat on of the movement here, was
seen Yesterday by a MORNING NEWS re-
I porter. Rev Mr. Boo said that the so
| cietv has already 10000 members III this
! country. The first American branch was
! organized about five years ago at st. Johns
! church. New York, by Rev. B. F. DeCosta,
D. D. The society has grown in favor, and
its influences have been felt and are being
felt all over the country. Rev. Mr.. Boone
said that he does not know OF another
branch in the south, but the society is
in its infancy yet in this country, and he
does not think that il will be long before
White Cross societies will be organized in
all of the southern cities Mr.. Boone has
noticed. with encouragement, a number OF
kind notices which the press of this and
surrounding states have given the move
ment, and he feels assured that the organi-
cation will be successful.
The methods of operating" he said,
will be mainly through White Cross litera-
ture. We have literature especially pre-
pATGQ IOT Il6il1Ocis Vi bhO vi boiAAH@OAcAA'
Our meetin IS will be monthly"
Mr.. Boone said that the secretary
of the branch here has informed
him that already between seventy-ive
and one hundred person, have signed
the pledges and will become members of
the branch at its next meeting. He ex-
pressed his regrets in not being able to remain
with the society longer than December, but
he proposes to do his part toward building
it up while he is here.
The object Of the society, as stated in its
manual, is to elevate opinion respecting the
nature aud claims Of morality, with its
equal obligation upon men and women, ana
to secure proper, practical recognition OF
its precepts on the part of the individual,
the family and the nation. 1t seeks to carry
out its object by the full presentation Of
those spiritual truths which form distin-
gushing characteristics of christianity, and
by demonstrating it's hostility to every form
of impurity; by the delivery of discourses
and appeals to men only, with such public
teaching of a more general character as may
be desirable for both sexes; by the dissemina-
ton of literature specially adapted to shape
a high type of manly and chivalrous Char
acter, and by more careful attention to
the moral aud dome tic environment of the
poor by the encouragement and condemna-
ton of whatever may be impure in litera
ture, amusements and art; by encouraging
the proposition to enact national mar
riage law, by the promotion of legisla ion
particularly designed to protect the virtue
of women, and by seeking SO to guard them
in their industrial pursuits that penury may
not become temptation to sin {; by the or
ganization of local branches where it may
be deemed desirable to carry out the object
Of the society, and by presenting the claim
made by the movement upon temperance
societies, and by cooperation, 30 far as cir
cumstances admit and justify, with such
societies. guilds and brotherhoods as con-
duct their work in accordance with one or
more of the above methods.
The White Gross Society is for men only.
The management of its local branches is
conferred in committee Of not more than
ten members, including a president, vice
president, recording secretary, correspond
ing secretary, and treasurer. These will
be elected by the Savannah branch next
Friday night.
The Silver Cross Society, for boys
under 16 years Of age, was or
ganized by Bishop Huntington, Of Central
New York. lis obligations are in some re-
spects more of a primary nature, and better
adapted to boys than those of the White
Cross The following Is the obligation:
1. To treat all women with courtesy and re-
spect and to be specially kind to all persons who
are poorer and weaker than myself.
2 To be- modest in word and deed, and to dis
courage profane and impure language, never
doing or saying anything should be unwilling
to have known by my father or mother.
g. To avoid all conversation reading pictures,
and amusements, which may put impure
thoughts into my mind.
T. To guard the purity of others. especially of
companions and friends, and avoid speaking or
thinking evil, and to keep my body Ia temper
ance, soberness and chastity.
The society is sometimes called the "Guild
of the Silver Cross" and the members are
known as Knights of the Silver Cross. Its
object is for the bringing together of the
boys and young men OF the church, for the
doing away with the immortality, intemper-
ance, and irreverence in personal habits
and character, and the providing of oppor-
tunites for mutual, intellectual and social
Improvement Any baptized boy or young
man may be admitted to membership.