The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-17
FOR CHASTITY.
Put Forth In Sound Arguments at
Social Purity Congress
DELEGATES VISIT THE sLums
Where They Are Confronted by
Some Hard Facts.

BALTIMORE, Oct. II. Mother" prinkle.
euperintendent OF the Florence Crittenden
mission in New York. was conspicuous
figure at yesterdays session of the Social
Purity congress. President Powell opened
the session by reading paper on Purity
Work, Derived from English Experience,
oy DIR. Elizabeth Blackwell Of London.
She declares the divorce laws Of England
10 be the cause Of moral deterioration.
Rev. :. s. Seward OF New York followed
with a paper on Purity How Preserved
Among the Young" Mrs. J H. Kellogg
of Battle Creek. Mich, read paper on
.Purify and Parental Responsibility,
and Mrs. NJ w. Allen ~ Ann Arbor,
Mich. delivered an address on moral
Training OF the Young" holding that the
Young women taught too much OF sex,
consciousness." Dr. J. ii. Kellogg OF
Battle Greek. Mich, read paper on
ssChastity and Health, In which he treated
of the physical deterioration in both the
individual and the race, resulting from
impurity and the hygienic advantages OF
chastity and continence.
The last things done before the close OF
x the morning session were the reading ana
answering of number OF questions sent
20 the congress by the Chicago Civic feder-
alton The questions were read by the
president. and answers We're made by
nromipent workers. One of the questions
was as to whether IL was wise TO limit
immortality TO certain districts. President
Powell said "No." and the other workers
Y said .'Amen" to his answer.
Another question was as to whether IL
was practicable TO stamp out the social evil
altogether. One of the answers was; 1T
a practicable IN do anything that is ever
ias,in1,v right Mrs Webb of Ohio
said IL had been done in city In Ohio.
Tho men were sent TO Jail and the women
were sent home.
"Sone Cases of Present Day immortality
and Suggestions as TO Practical Remedies
was the subject OF paper written by Is.
o. Flower OF Boston. Mr.. Flower classi-
fed as 'swell-springs of death" ''prosti-
tuition within the marriage bond, or a
tiisrcrard Of the sacred right OF the wife
and child; prostitution without the mar
+ riage relation; the influence Of the liquor
n traffic; unjust social conditions; lack OF
knowledge and the absence OF high ideals
in the mind; the popular acceptation OF
the pcrnicious idea OF the double standard
OF morals, which, In effect, pollutes youth,
leads to legislation fostering lust, and In
other ways proves positive barrier TO
moral progress"
No Divorces In Canada
The Rev. G. W. walch, OF Brighton,
Ont. who was introduced as "the only
foreign delegate to the congress-" spoke
Of "Purity Work in Canada" He said In
mart: "We have no struggle over uncer-
tain divorce laws. for we have neither .
divorce court nor divorce law. except in
one of the smaller provinces To procrse
: divorce with US requires special act OF
the Dominion parliament. The result is
that for the past 10 years there have been
but as applications for divorce 40 OF which
were granted"
Miss Jessie Ackermann, who has Just
returned from Iceland, then made an ad-
dress, giving the congress the benefit OF
her personal observation and experiences
while engaged in mission work.
Mrs. Mariana w. Chapman made an ap-
neal for woman suffrage In an address on
Equal Suffrage as Related TO the Purity
Movement"
Mrs. Mary A. Lvcrmore dwelt upon the
bansful effects Of the regulation OF vice In
Europe, and letter was read from Mrs.
Ormiston Chant, who wrote that tho
ballot for woman is the best way to secure
social purity.
Resolutions were then passed favoring
social purity and condemning state and
municipal regulations of prostitution, also
denouncing the double standard In
morals. The congress then adjourned
sine die.
A Trip to siums.
Mrs. Charlton Fdholm Of Chicago, q
missionary In the Florence Crittender
missions for the rescue of fallen women
headed party Of 10 ladies and gentlemen
to visit the houses on Josephine street las
night, after the purity meeting was over
A policeman and \ number of newspape
men accompanied the party. 1t was nea
midnight when Josephine street wa
reached The Summing party" then di
vided itself into two sections. one for eacl
aide Of the thoroughfare and entered eacl
house as they went along
The policemen In most cases led the wa
into the parlors, which the members G
u the expedition took possession OF. singin
and praying with such of the inmates a
did not seek refuge In flight TO othe
rooms. In one case girl said: II kno'
you mean well In coming here, but don
n know how much good IL will do. Instea
"a Of coming here you better go around
some of these factories and shops tha
grind poor girl down to S2 a week. an
ret them 70 pay better wages. It's no use
y girl can't live on what she gets. 70
had better put in your efforts there"
# At another place Mrs Edholm urge
enc of the inmates to leave the place.
would like TO-" she said, "but cannot
have two children that have TO supper
and pay for their schooling. One is
years old and the other IL. They are nc
In this city. My children are the pures'
M sweetest things on earth. I would nc
have them now about me for the worlt
want to leave this life, hut can't. Yo
don't know how IL Is"