The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-17
FOR LIVING RIGHTLY
FIRST GREAT PURITY CONGRESS TO
MEET IN BALTIMORE.

The Licensing of ' ice by State Legislatures
Will lie Eiscus.ed-Dr. Will
be There-Oct. II to Be Observed ~
"Purity Sunday"
The first national congress OF the
American Purity alliance will be held
In Baltimore Oct. IA, Is and l6. Aaron
M. Powell, president OF the 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 in the
Park Avenue Friends Meeting house.
1.-The congress, said Mr.. Powell, "is
held because the time seems to have AZ
rived when more careful, thoughtful
and Intelligent consideration should be
given to the important problems in
volved in the purity movement. In New
York an incorporated organization, Great
cd for the purpose, prepared a bill for
introduction in the legislature to license
and legalize vice in certain districts OF
the city. A kindred unsuccessful at
tempt TO license vice in Boston was
made in the Massachusetts legislature.
The Missouri Legislature passed an act
d~elegating to the police and municipal
authorities of st. Louis and other cities
Of that state the power to designate the
districts in which houses Of i'll repute
should be permitted to exist legally.
This measure, however, was vetoed by
the governor.
"From these pregnant indications Of
the civilization of today the National
Purity alliance deemed it wise to hold
q congress and take such action as seems
to be demanded by right thinking peo-
pie. The maintenance Of an equal stand
ard of morality for both men and wom-
en- is the keynote Of the call, while the
urgent need for the restriction of the
evilly disposed of both sexes will be
one Of the features of the discussions.
"All social purity organizations, White
Cross. Moral Education. Woman's Tenn
perance unions, churches and religious
bodies are asked to send five o. more
representatives to the meeting, and to
forward as soon as may be the names
and addresses Of such delegates to Mrs.
Naomi LaWton Davis, general secretary,
Charities building, New York. Sunday,
Oct. l3, will be observed as a special
season Of prayer and is to be known as
Purity Sunday A number of well
known ministers of all denominations
will occupy the various Baltimore pull
pits on that day and will deliver ser
mons appropriate to the subject. Cardi-
nal Gibbons has thrown all his energies
into the plan.
Zone of the pamphlets sent out by
the alliance is signed by eminent ply
sicians. 1t declares that in view of the
widespread suffering from physical dis
ease, with deplorable hereditary results
and moral deterioration inseparable
from unchaste living, the doctors unite
in declaring it as their opinion that
chastity, a pure, continent life for both
sexes, is %cOnsonant with the best condi-
lions of physical, mental and moral
> health. This sentiment has met with
the approval Of the medical faculty OF
:, the University Of Norway at Christian
!, ia, which body has forwarded a resolu,
e, ton commenting the action of their
New York brethren.
/ This will be the first national pur,
, ity congress, and great things are ex'
pected from it. A paper will be read by
the Rev. DR.. Charles II. Parkhurst Oh
the work for reform in New York, the
, methods employed, the tai on vice in
|, New York and other cities and the NOR
atty Of public men and offceholders.
There will be many other prominent
men and women who will speak OF
kindred subjects. New York World.