The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-31
The Peoples Column.
Have We the Worst Morals in THIS Com
mnnitY.
WooDLAwS, March Goth,

WOODLANDS, March 26th, 1888
Mr.. Editor: Having read several articles
in your valuable paper from this place.
written by one rs. p w, beg leave to
ask the space TO contribute Il few remarks |
relative to the most popular opinion on
these criticisms, if such | am permitted to |
term them, or, in other words, they might |
be called injudiciously written criticisms
Please remember my dear friend. IS p. w :"
that ourtongues are unruly memb ers, full of |
deadly poison, producing world of iniquity |
If We do not bride them to SOME extent. |
Please tell me, did our Lord and Master, in |
any OF his efforts for the salvation of men,
proceed about it in this inimical manner |
If | understand his teachings he did not. |
~ came not -----ssA the righteous but sinners !
- reuens>cance, Is t,.~ s...4- on one partic-
| ular occasion. DO not understand me thai
| L advocate intemperance or uphold youpp
men III using profane language Not in The
| least. | sincerely advocate the spirit of refor-
nation which exists at the present time
among our good people. And think have
the right to say just here that if IS. p. w. ="
will only attend our Thursday night prayer
meetings he or she may ind plenty to work
on. without making an item OF these pro-
fame people in the columns of newspaper
That the harvest is white and the lahorers
! are few was too plainly noticed on last
Thursday night. l know nothing about the
conveyance OF whisky in barrels through
| our nelghborhood. | did not hear the pro-
| fame language around our church door,
notwithstanding this | do not claim that
we have the most moral community of
| young men, and on the other hand | can
safely say we have not the most imrs oral or
profane. Where is the best place to cult
waite morality i'll the church or in the W. G.
L. L? | cannot think this association has
done as much for the reformation OF our
young men as the church is capable of do
ing. IL might possibly be IA roundabout
way of gaining right for some of our
| wouldbe political woman to cast the ballot
in the future which We hone is not the main
object of this society. | say let women keep
silent i'll politics. You have gained the
right to speak in churches please be content.
AT one time it was considered to be a re.
proach for women to speak i'll churches She
then learned from her husband ut humr
But educational advantages have brought
to pass that wives know more than hus-
bands, and we think they should use some
of their time and talent in trying to rescue
the perishing souls of others, instead of
trying to creep into and take the lead iu
ltplSl alive Iff;llrs A. hn
lawful authority or hereditary rights,
claim here that we will have to keep both
eyes open or women will take the lead in
legislative affairs. Then farewell to our
Climax" and Hold Fast" In our opip-
ion this dodge-if such We are permitted 10
term it's made use of as IA master kew in
order to open the many locks that have heen
heretofore barred against the fair sex. Yet
We are willing To admit that women make
good housekeepers but not suitable or quail
flied to run the pa bile crib or management
Of the MISUNDERSTANDING. We think also !
they would be too ostentatious at the polls |
of county election. We are sorry to say
that we know of seine ladies' who want to |
wear the political pautaloons AS classical |
politicians. Do not understand me by this |
that am woman hater. | am the VERY |
reverse. My mother was IA woman and |,
3herefore, should and do esteem the other |
sex very highly, for no son wants too see :. |
good mother dabbe in the sums of poll
teal life when she, if true women clothed !
with virtue, can make the home circle a |
paradise To all who sur: ound her. What is
home without a mother? A dark dreary
abode void Of all that is true and good.
! hen let us try and persuade our true wo-
men 10 hold on to their integrity and we
will aid them by all that is true and good.
Yours truly, WINIFRED.