The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18

D0en SO FIVluiY brought U0EOE0 our tnIuus
that for time, our entire attention and
Interest has been completely absorbed in
one thought-how to reach anu save the
young men.
rejoice that this is true and am sorry
this work is not a hundredfOld more
successful thsn it is. Every thing being
done in this behalf not only meets my ap-
proval, but my active cooperation. But
while this Is true, what special efforts are
being put forth to reach and save our
young women?
1 We seem not to realize the fact that a
young women is worth just as much to
society as young man. In the circles of
good and pure society a grt at many of our
young ladies do not accept Christ, as
a personal Saviour. They are strangers to
the vital experience of regeneration by
the Spirit of God. They have no taste
for this kind of life, for the simple reason
that they are giving themselves up to the
pleasures and amusements of the world.
! They delight to revel in the recreation
and diversion of the card table, the ball
room, the theater and the light literature OF
the day. They are devotees at the shrine
dissipation aud frivolity. The influence
of this class of young women over young
men is not the most wholesome and hope
| ful kind. With oil their elt gance of man.
ners and good social position there is no
positive religious conviction i'll their
style OF life. They are not living for
| Christ, but for the world, and just as
long as these young ladies remain unsaved
che insiduous evils of the card party, the
dance hall AMI the wine cup will never
lesson
Now, the Y. M. c. A are taxing their
resources to reach and save young men,
who are drawing their inspiration and
idess of life and moral conduct from this
charmed circle of society; but what are we
doing to save our young girl?
We have our church but there are so
many Of these young women who 60 but
rarely to our places of worship, they drop
oft of this sort Of things as they grow
into wOmenhOod, their manner of life
is such that an orderly church service is
lrksome to them.
We often hear of enterprises for the
benefit of young meu, which is all right;
but we hear comparatively nothing for
young women which is all wrong.
But when we drop from the circle of
pure society, into the circ'e of impure
and degraded what efforts are we putting
forth to save our young women? Now,
it is my honest belief that if we were put.
ting forth the same effort for the salvation
of young women, that are being put forth
to save young men the problem of reach
ing and saving young men would be
greatly simplitied. We have permitted
the custom of our organized society to dig
an impossible gulf between the churches
and this abandoned class Of people. |
They have drifted beyond our reach, and |
our neglecting them has so chrystalized |
itself that we now most esteem it a vio- |
lence to our mOdesty to discuss the subject.
Our position with reference to these |
women is such to indicate that we regard |
them as an hopeless class, and what is the |
result? why here they are almost under
shadow of our church steeples, perma-
nent and prolific source of corruption to
the morals of our day and generation; and
to all extent and purpose, we are hopeless
without a remedy. They spend their
days in sin as though there were no Cos
pei, and when licentiousness has wrought
out its legitimate result they drop into
hopeless eternity, as though there was no
God to pity and no Christ to save, not.
withstanding they are sinners Of vile
type. The fact that our heartless negli.
gene provides for them specific means
OF salvation, does not leave us guiltless as
professed followers Christ.
We are giving them no encouragement
to lead better life, however genuine and
sincere their purposes and efforts may be
to correct past errors and recover lost
privaliges and opportunities. the doors of
society and the churches are closed against
them. This not true of our relation to
young men who are sinners, in them we
don't regard that kind of life as an unpar.
donable sin, we never abandon them
under such circumstances.
In conclusion permit me TO say that in
my judgement the most urgent and imper
alive need Of this age, is earnest, conse.
Grated and Christlike women in all the
walk OF life. The moral and social pu
rity of mankind does not ana will not
rise above the moral and social purity OF
our common womanhood, end a convert
ed women is the only hope for our race
give us pure and undaunted women in ;
all spheres OF life and our poor humanity
will take long leap toward the millenie.
um. The generations Of the earth are
passing throgh the hand OF motherhood
influence and tuition are largely .
shaping their destroy for future happi- |
ness or woe; therefore, If the women are
saved the world will no longer be ,
problem.
RACHEL WAKE.
Kansas City, Kan. ,
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