The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-20
In Favor Of LIVING RIGHTLY
First Great Purity Congress to
Meet in Baltimore.
The Licensing of Vice By State Legis-
latures viii be Discussed. DR..
.Parkhurst Will be There. &C.
tober 18th to be Observed
as "Purity Sunday"

Tho first national congress Of the
American Purity alliance will be held
in Baltimore Oct. II, 10 and 10. Aaron
NJ. Powell, president of tho alliance.
has issued an invitation to the members
of the various organizations in sympa-
thy with the movement to attend the
congress, which will be held i'll the
Park Avenue Friends Meeting house.
THE congress. " said Mr. Powell, sis
held because the time seems to have ar
rived whom moro careful. thoughtful
and Intelligent consideration should he
given to the important problems in
volved in the purity movement In New
York an Incorporated organization, Great
ed for the purpose, prepared bill for
introduction in the Legislature to license
and legaliZe vice i'll certain districts Of
the city. \ kindred unsuccessful at,
tempt 10 license vice in Boston was
made in the Massachusetts legislature.
The Missouri Legislature passed al act
deleEatins 10 tho police and municipal
authorities of ~. Louis and other cities
of that st"tc the power to designate the
districts III which houses of Ill rcpute
should bo permitted to exist legally
This measure, however, was vetoed by
the governor
From these pregnant indications of
tho civilization of today the National
Purity alliance deemed it wise to hold
g congress and take such action Us seems
10 be demanded by right thinking pco-
pie. Tho maintenance Of an equal stand
ard of morality for both mon and WON
Ell is the keynote Of the call, while the
urgent need for the restriction of tho
evillY disposed Of both sexes will be
one of the features of the discussions
"NllSociAl purity organizations, White
Gross. Moral Education, Wolnan'S Tenn
perance unions. churches; and religious
bodies arc asked to send five or more
representatives to the meeting, and to
forward as soon as may he the names
md addresses Of such delegates 10 Mrs
Naomi Lawton Davis general secretary
Charities building, New York. Sunday.
Oct. ID, will be observed rs IA special
season. Of prayer and is to be known as
Purity Sunday, \ number of we'll
known ministers Of all denominations
will occupy the various Baltimore pull
pits on that day and will deliver ser
mons appropriate to the subject. Card
nal Gibbons has thrown all his energies
into the plan.
One of the pamphlets sent ont by
the alliance is signed by eminent ply
sicians. 1t declares that in view of the
widespread suffering from physical dis
ease, with deplorablc hereditary results
and. moral deterioration inseparable
from unohaste living, the doctors unite
IN declaring il rs their opinion that
chastity, a pure continent life for both
sexes, Is consonant with the best condi
tons Of physical, mental and moral
health. This sentiment has met with
the approval OF the medical faculty OF
the,Univcrsily Of Norway at Christian
ia, Which body has forwarded resolu.
ton commanding tho action of their
New York brethren
"This will be the first national pur.
ity congress. and great things are ex-
pected from it y paper will be read by
the Rev. DR. Charles Fl. Parkhurst on
tho work For reform in New York. the
methods employed, tho tax on vice in
New York ard other cities and tho NOR
ality Of public men and ofliccholders.
There will be many other prominent
men and women who will speak on
kindred subjects. New York World.