The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-11-15
KEEP THEM PURE
A Sermon on Social Purity is Written to
Parents Of Children in the Public
Schools Of Mitchell.
TIE Writer Calls Attention to the Dan
SerOuS Ways Of Evil For the Young
to Fall Into.
IN SOCIETY'S WHIRL
Mrs, Louis BeCkWith Pleasantly Enter
tainS 70 Of Her Lady Friends at
Home Saturday Afternoon.
SPEAKS A WARNING WORD.
Parents are CounciIed to Look After Their
Daughters as to Their Company.


sometimes wonder if the parents OF
our children are blind Now | know
some won't thank me for those words,
but to me the fact is appalling. I've
been thrown among the young a great
er part OF my life and as [ sometimes
mingle with them, m shocked to see
the want of modesty between young
ladies aud gentleman. wander if the
mothers of our boys and girls, know
of the amusements they indulge in,
also the books read by them? Now I'm
going TO speak of an amusement some
of our girls indulge in Just merely for
little fun as they express it, 1t is
that OF writing letters to the opposite
sex. Letter writing Of this kind is a
snare of satan's to entrap the young.
No one can afford to trihe with the
human affections. Such a practice
betrays the ability to have pure atfec-
tions. To write such letters for fun is
like playing with the fire for fun. 1t
will react on the character To write
for experience is just as dangerous
In such practice there is either a
lack Of good sense, or there is an evil
design, and right here let me say this
is the secret Of many a girls falling
There is a bewitchment about it that
leads them to throw themselves and
their virtue recklessiy away, without
the knowledge OF their parents t is
the novel" idea of failing in love-"
which is usually falling into vice and
disgrace, while a Irritation is all that
some care for In writing such letters
the thoughts are filled with sentimental,
sensational and imaginary things,
while the practical and real are des-
pissed. The acquaintance through
tritling correspondence or personal
filtration, if it comes to marriage, in
most cases, comes divorce, Or is en-
dured in hatred of each other, for the
sake of outward responsibility. The
foolishness or carelessness of parents
in this matter is often the cause of such
foolishness in children. Instead of
restraining, instructing and guiding
the children through these important
years, many joke with their children
about beaus and marriage and even go
so far as to encourage correspondence
with young men. O, mothers when
will you get your eyes open? When
will you learn to guard your girls
-earth's purest flowers? There are
mothers right here in our quiet little
; city that would cry out in agony, if
they could but see the conduct of
! boi nd
room, at evening entertainments and
on the street. Mothers, know your
daughters associates, gain their con-
try to show them that the restraint
thrown around them is for their own
personal good. When allowed to go
into society mingle with them, and
above all things insist on the company
they keep being pure. Teach them to
feel that a pure. noble soul is the
highest and most God-like thing on
earth. Some author has wisely said
I'VE are part OF every person we
come in contact WITH. Just think.
would you like your innocent daughters
and noble sons to associate and become
part OF some such young men as walk
our street? Boys whose highest aim
is to see who can be the worst rowdy in
the town? Swears, drinks and fire.
quents all kinds OF bad places? and yet
brag that "they can 90 with the girls
I've in mind few such boys of school
age that make it point to go to even
ing gatherings, sociables, etc. and see
who can act the worst and sad to say
certain class of girls think they must
recognize and be nice to them. Oh, girls
where is you true womanly instinct?
II boys do not think enough of them
selves to be pure and manly, shun them
as you would a rattlesnake. Make
them know your worth and if they
wish to be noticed by you let them stop
their SHINING and come up to the moral
standard that they ought Never until
our mothers and girls band themselves