The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-10

and some thing said to me- George Stuart. no.
body ever drew picture OF woman In u garb
possible that the woman herself is responsible for
this devish advertisement that parades the fc-
male m; form on every od cigar boy and throughout
our American woman, the mother OF thatt'
was In the capitol OF my own State some time ago
at y hotel and met u lady who had come from my
native town. She seemed very glad to see me
and said II at she was boarding at the hotel with
her daughter, and whenever YOU 90 to boarding
Mt hotels with your daughters there liz danger all
along the line ano one of the curses OF our coun
try is that our young men, when they marry are
rest or the structure rs they able, but ihey go
to boarding house and then trouble begins:
:, I'M Lady that was speskng about asked me
hotel, and said that had not She then asked
me ii would wait few moments. a. her daugh-
ter would be down in the elevator. Soon the
elevator came down, and a little airy fairy figure
stepped on, with bangs and paint and everything
else that you could think OF, 50 that | hardly
knew what II was She was introduced to me
and poked her hand out in that fashionable man.
ncr, and hardly knew whether to touch her or
mother smilingy said: Daughter l. getfI, to Il
german Tonight and n few moments lster
said: Daughter, remove your wraps and ct Mr.
stuart see YOUR costume
Al thls luncturc the congregation began to
laugh. and MIR. Stuart said: "Iou see where
that Is going to, don't you: Shame on woman
when public congregation can see quickly
what head story like that has got to it, The
p1hn,ie catches on to it. mighty quick they know
am going TO state Just simply an honest fact
right here. am nm ordinary man who has seen
my word and honor. felt embarrassed. man az
! am. And will state another fact, II had gone
TO my to own wifes door and walked in without
like that, would ask her pardon"
GU ought to have put your coat on again."
said Mr.. Jones.
BE serious now for a moment and hear me-
these things; as we run along this line. are so
absolutely silly that l do not wonder that my
friend. q iIr nj hat Ton
throws i'll every now and then something like
that: II j. absolutely silly, and not only silly,
but 1t Is dcvilish in iis nature 1t is almost too
serious to laugh about and will say this to you,
before would turn my precious daughter loose
under the burning gaze of the young men OF the
nincteenth century in these whrling ball rooms.
half dressed ns the girs arc now being turned
loose. I'd com init her to ostracism from society
forever. She don't have to have that kind of So
ciety, thank God"
Here Mr.. Jones said, II believe honestly IL God
l hnd Intended women to go naked all up here
covered them with hair or feathers, one
"Do not let the little laugh That comes in NIL
right. carry your minds too far from thing that
is ncnacing our American society with terrible
SERIOUSNESS spoke along this line In one of our
cues once, ana anewspapcr came out and said:
lie has no eye for the artistic. lie does not
know what fine art is The next Sabbath morn
Ing was preaching in that city, and If all men
are artists, and see only through the spiritual
eye OF tho artist, then say it would be ali rirhi
but this is not so l want to say to you good
mothers. dress your girls up, clear up, when you
But pass from that For five years l have
been connected with the Female Ctnitcrian COL
icSc or Cleveland, Tenn. one OF the largest
female colleges in the Southern States and am
sorry to say that out OF the leo or 1871 who came
there annually not more thsn ten have any more
ambition 10 be anything above n pretty little
thing. occasionally we have girl come to us
nnd we have got one OF them from Roanoke and
che IL one of that class who has genuine ambi-
tion to be somebody. Any girl who wants an
education can get It, and will tell her how to get
II II she will come to me
~ was preaching once in Tennessee and made
this remark. After ! had returned home q girl
piercing eyes ever saw. She placed those ewes
on me and said: Mr.. Stuart. you snid anybody
could get an education who wanted it badly
enough. ! said: Yes, made that remark
Well, says she, i want an cducation.' told
her to sit Gown and make home folks with me
for awhile, and learned that her parents were
vised her to 90 into the country and take charge
OF school that would get for her. dress plainly
and save her money, and then write TO me ut the
Il got the school for her and she did rs / d.
rooted. AT the end of the year had forgotten
oil about her, but one day got letter from her
10 como TO Cleveland Tenn, which ahc did
met her ut the train and introduced her to the
professor and took her $50 to the treasurer and
told bin to charge the balance to me- That girl
went into mathematics and latin and into the
sciences, and staid with liz three years and when
she graduated she stood on the platform the
valedictorinn OF her class and she took the
scholarship medal and the writer's medal
II never saw an audience moved as was the
one that listened TO her magnificent flow OF Ian
gnaSc That girl got position rs n school
teacher and received 800 for the fret year. She
paid Inc back the money had ape mt and wanted
to pay me interest. but would not take It, She
II now haPl wife and lives in Texas
Mr.. Stuart closed his sermon with powerful
plea TO mothers and daughters. His sermon had
Il wondcrtn erect upon the congregation, and
nearly all or them were in tears when he stopped
talking.