The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-10

streets Of this city tonight During last
| week six girls were taken to the House
| Of the Good Shepherd who. several months
| ago. possibly. were as good and pure as
| the 267 who are on the streets tonight.
Now think Of It. whose duty Is It te'guide
those 257 girls? Is It the duty Of the law.
the church or the father?
| We fathers are not particular enough
In ascertaining the surroundings Of our
! girls in the factories and stores: we
don't inquire into the nature Of the dance
halls they attend; we don't ask about that
plausible appearing woman who Is work.
Ing alongside our daughters In the fac
tory and who is preparing the way to pro-
cure them for life Of shame. I am not
an alarmist or pessimist. as have said.
but know these things exist and know
| 1t better than do some of those who criti-
| cize me.
Much is accomplished by keeping the
gilded but seething volcano of vice in sub
lection: 1t exists-it must exist, but 1t is
kept away from our wives, daughters and
sons. 1t is my hope that the law, the
church and the personal example and
counsels Of fathers and mothers will keep
1t as near throttled as 1t now is and re-
duce 1t to the smallest possible limit.
Remarks by DR.. Ives.
At the conclusion Of Mayor Connell's
speech DIR. Ives was introduced by Mr.
Miller. What the physician said was
more of an emphatic and logical talk
from physicians point Of view than a
set speech. He used no notes. In OPEN
ing his tayk he said he would not refer
to scientific authority or to such-and-
such a case in China and Japan; he
would simply relate facts. things that
had come under his personal observa-
ton. That which he related must have
shocked the uninitiated Of his hearers
and sounded note Of warning to any
of the young or old who mad not zen
living within rectitude.
| DIR. Gates paper was evidently IN
| tended to blend the civic address OF
Mayor Connell and the talk of DR.. Ives
| 1t was as follows:
Could every one listen to the stirring
presentation Of the disastrous consequent
ces of social vice which we nave JUS.
heard there would surely be no need OF
saying anything to urge upon you tne culti,
| walton Of personal purity. One fact wouid
like to Impress upon all. and that Is that
| It IL easier to remain pure before contain
| ination than to purify ones self when de-
| filed. Otherwise. prevention Is better thah
cure How much easier to keep one >
self well than to restore one
health after It is broken down by DIS
ease. Do not fall into the fatal error that
| you can easily reform after sowing your
wild oats" Sin leaves deep, dark stains
which can never be defaced. ana while
YOU may be pardoned from the guilt,
| memory will still occasionally make you
feel uncomfortable.
Evil Comes from Yielding.
LAAN h tVp1d IN
pure? Can one help evil thoughts and
suggestions of others? No: but he can
| help harboring them. The evil does not
come frJm the temptation, but from
yielding.
How easily does the giving away to ones
| baser passions ruin ones prospects In life
What was supposed to be only in secret
Is proclaimed upon the housetOp. Char
acter and standing which has taken years
to build are swept away In moment
How many a defalcation has resulted be-
cause man has been caught in the
meshes Of a designing woman.
A proper understanding Of the physical
requirements or physiology Of our repro
ductive organs ought to have q restrain
ing influence to prevent our abuse Of
them. Should we bring ourselves upon
a lower plane than the brute by living a
life of sensuality III any man defile the
temple of God him will God destroy"
It is sometimes offered as an excuse for
impurity that there Is a necessity for full
physical development and good health,
but nothing could be farther from the
truth. race of ancient Germans
were not permitted to mary until
the age of 25 and lived life of perfect
chastity meantime. They were noted for
their fine physique, and their children for
their great size, beauty and endurance.
Neither does Indulgence render tempta-
tion less, but each qualification makes the,
call for more imperious and the powers Of
resistance less. Hence we should keep
from our minds thoughts which infiame
the passion, frown down the rtbald joke
and the obscene story. So by living nor
NAL, healthy lives with higher aspirations
and nobler purposes, keep In subsection
that which Is base and british. st. Paul
says: II keep my body in subjection lest
that, by any means, when l have preached
to others, I myself should be castaway."
Should iIavo Regard for Others.
II we have no regard for ourselves we
ought to have for others. Have we a
mother or sister? For their sakes We
ought to restrain ourselves Let
the young look forward to the
time when you hope to be worthy
the respect and love of pure woman
and expect to match the purity you re-
quire Of her by your own correct life II
We have loving, devoted confiding wives,
let us be what we expect of them, true
to our plighted troth. How true the words
of Hold Writ: Whatsoever a man SOW
ethfi that shall he also reap and "The
sins of the fathers are visited upon the
children to the third and fourth genera.
tion.''
What satisfaction to have the approval
of ones own conscience! 1t Is q constant
source of continued happiness that moth
Ing can take away and IL worth more
than the wealth Of a Vanderbilt-and then
the approaching smile of Gods counte-
nance. Rome, once mistress of the
world. became effeminate, given over
to social vice. and was swept
away; France with all her beauty and
pride Is SO rotten within that to keen I'm
her population a reward has to be offered
for legitimate offspring.
So. by proper understanding Of our
own body and It's needs; by careful avoid.
ance of everything that will stimulate I'M.
holy desire and the cultivation of noble
thoughts and purposes; by the duty we
owe ourselves and q proper regard for
the rights Of others; by wholesome fear
or frightful consequences; by desire To
have ever with us an approving con.
science. let us ever strive to cultivate per.
sonal purity and we shall hear our
Heavenly Father saying: BLESSED are
the pure In heart, for they shall see Godw
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