The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-08-31
FOR LIVING RIGHTLY
FIRST GREAT PURITY CONGRESS TO
MEET IN BALTIMORE.

The Licensing of Vice by State Legislatures
Will Bo Discussed-Dr. Parkhurst Will
He There-Oct. IS to he Observed n
"Purity Sunday"
Tho first national congress Of tho
American Purity alliance will be held
i'll Baltimore Oct. IA, Is and 16. Aaron
NJ. Powell, president Of the alliance,
has issued all invitation to the members
of the various organizations in sympa-
thy with tho movement to attend the
congress, which will be held in tho
Park Avenue Friends Meeting house.
"The congress-" said Mr.. Powell, "is
held because the time seems to have ar
rived when more careful, thoughtful
mld intelligent consideration should be
given to the important problems i'll
volved III the purity movement. In New
York an Incorporated organization Great
cd for tho purpose, prepared a bill for
introduction in the legislature to license
and lcgali=e vice in certain districts Of
tho city. A kindred unsuccessful at
tempt to license vice in Boston was
made in the Massachusetts legislature.
The Missouri legislature passed all act
dolcgating to tho 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
tho governor.
"From those pregnant indications Of
the civilization of today the National
Purity alliance deemed it wise to hold
a congress and tako 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-
On is the keynote Of the call, whilo the
urgent need for the restriction Of the
cvilly 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. moro
representatives to the meeting, and to
forward :s 0 D as may - the names
and addresses of such delegates to Mrs.
NuOul1 LibNi kO14 ItbN1o, 6CAASAtSA oOSASCeAyS
Charities building, New York. Sunday,
Oct. IL, will DO observed us a special
season of prayer and is to be known as
Purity Sunday A number Of we'll
known ministers Of all denominations
will occupy the various Baltimore pull
pits OH that d.ay and will deliver SER
mons appropriate to the subject. Cardi-
eel H;1L.,,, lo, <L,.0xpn oil hSc or,orOioo
into the plan.
"One of the pamphlets sent out by
the alliance is signed by eminent ply
sicians. 1t declares that i'll view of the
widespread suffering from physical dis
case, with d%eplorable hereditary results
and moral deterioration i~nseparable
from unchapte living, the doctors unite
in declaring it as their opinion that
chastity, II 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
tho University of Norway at Christian
ia, which body has forwarded q resolu-
ton commencing the action Of their
New York brethren.
"This will be the first national pur-
ity congress, and great things arc OK
pected from it. A paper will be read by
tho Rev. DR.. Charles Ell. Parkhurst Oh
the work for reform in New York, the
methods employed, the tax OH vice i'll
New York and other cities and the NOR
ality Of public men and officeho]dcrs.
"Therc will be many other prominent
men and women who will speak on
kindred subjects. New York World.