The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-10
ANACONDA news.
MEETING FOR Men ONLY
Mrs. Conklin Speaks Plainly and
Clearly.
ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN
Purity In Life the First Consideration
Do Not Be Tempted 10 FAN Into
the Errors That So Many
Have Done Before You.

The special meeting Tor men only neiu
by the secretary of the National White
Cross society. Mrs. Mabel L. Conklin
of New York, in the Presbyterian
church last night was well attended.
Rev. Mr.. custer of the NJ. f. church
presided. Mrs. Conklin is a forcible
speaker. She launched into her sub
5ect by giving an interesting history
of the White Cross society, which
means the white life for both men and
won IN. In this nation Frances +.
Willard was the first general secretary
and Mrs. Conklin succeeds her. There
are now more than 10000 members of
the order-all men. excepting herself.
The work Is arduous. The publications
of the society are now numerous and
well edited. The object of the society
all over the world is "a nobler man
hood and a protected w~omanhood." All
men over is years of age may join the
order. None are accepted under that
age for the reason that subjects are
discussed of such a nature that only
those who are old enough to feel the
sacredness of the marriage relation
and home should be members. Rever-
ence for the highest gift and greatest
responsibility God has given TO the
race must be inculcated. The pledge
places one In relation to the most Sc
rious problems known to man.
The one great question every one of
you men should ask yourself is How
much am I WORTH / do not mean
o much money have you. but how
much are you worth as a father. a cit
izen. What is your moral and intel
lectual wealth? h are you worth
to yourself, to your home. your fam
de x-A..~ rAf1hhnr thn MAITLAND Won
should all honor the life power God
has given you. and we should all real
ize fully the terrible laws of transmits
sion and heredity under which we can
not escape. You may be sensual, vile
in thought, word or deed. Your sons
and daughters may never learn of IL,
hut let me tell you. as you are I'm soul
and character before those sons and
daughters are born, so they will be.
You transmit either as a blessing or a
curse the good or evil of your nature
TO innocent ones unborn. only TO find
that all eternity cannot change 1t.
Good or evil is transmitted in connec-
ton with that divine creative power
which means so much responsibility.
oh. IL you could only see what you
hand down to your children! The fu-
ture is largely I'm the hands of the H.
000. 900 young men in this nation. oh,
that they could feel their responsible
ity in this matter! We must see. that
Gods standard should be mans. What
terrific battles with passion are fought!
The conditions at present are terrible,
alarming and fatal. What school boys
tell one anotheri The awful self-dese-
Grafton, the abominable, vile literature
that should bring the blush of shame
TO any mans face who sells or reads
the rotten Intellectual food! The fear
fully vile newspaper and foul literature
Is enough to make pale the face OF
man. How many are going down under
these evils? How many of our boys
are going to ruin?
Every man wants and demands a
respectable wife. He would not take a
fallen creature to wife, to be queen of
the home. Has not every woman the
same right in regard to him whom she
calls husband? Every man as well as
every woman should have mental,
moral and physical health. oh, men,
nothing is hidden that shall not be re-
vealed. and remember that the Bible
says BY their fruits we shall know
them There must be purity for men
as well as for women. No double STAN
dard. but the single standard. The
white life for both man and wife.
Every man should learn to treat ev-
cry woman with respect. Any mother,
wife. daughter or sister should be treat
ed as your mother. wife, daughter or
sister should be treated. Safe modesty
is being destroyed, n men are learn
ing to take advantage, in our present
social life. of weak minded women and
those without experience in the way
of the world and its dangers. II Is a
very shameful thing for a man to hit
another after that one Is already down.
Is 1t not a mean. shameful, contempti-
BILE thing for a beast calling himself a
man to do the same thing in relation
to a poor girl who is down? Oh, the
sin, shame and sorrow of those who
take advantage of those already fallen!
What does this mean for time and for
eternity? Whenever you do anything
that breaks down the safeguard of
modesty in young girls. you may be
the ignorant accomplice of those who
ruin her. The golden rule We must APP
ply in relation to the other sex. This
IS the only safe way. Then will we
see clearly what we are worth"
An invitation was given at the con-
clusion of Mrs. Conklin's speech for
those who desired to join the order,
n some Of the men present went for
ward for that purpose.