Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-14
Views OF the Young Men Pro.
cured by a Pastor and Made
Basis OF Sermon.
Rev. Russell's Topic Attracts a
Large Audience to Presby-
terian Church.
List Of Questions and Some Of
the Answers Outlined.--Pas-
tors Deductions.

Last week Rev. +. w. RuSSeli, VI IT,
PRESBYTERIAN church, addressed COM
nunications to several young men OF
the city, asking their opinions IN Tue
shane of answers to a list of seven
questions concerning the ideal young
woman. From these questions MI
Russell delivered sermon SUNDAY
cn The Ideal Young Woman from
Young Mems Standpoints." The an
rouncement of the subject Saturday
created a great deal of interest and the
audience room was completely filled on
Sunday at the hour of the evening
service Rev. Russell did not give from
his pulpit the views rs those of his own
but as deductions compiled from the
answers received as the result of his IN
auiries Most Of the opinions, he stated,
were from non protesting Christians.
The questions asked in obtaining the
views of the young men were as fol-
lows:
1. Must the ideal young woman be
Christian?
2. Will she use slang or profane
speech?
8. Are dancing and card playing and
wine drinking accomplishments you
admire in her?
4. Shall we judge her by the same
standard of morals by which we judge
young men?
S. Shall she have fewer liberties than
young men have?
6. What one thing do you most adj
mire in young women?
!. What are some common faults
among young women?
After a rehearsal Of the questions
Rev. Russell made public the answers
given. saying that in answer to the
first each young man. but one, re-
piled yes, and the other was mot
necessarily" To the second question
every answer was mo-" and to the
third mo" emphatically. To question
four. some answered yes" and others
thought there should be a higher
standard, while to No. 8 the answers
varied, some yes" and some mo. y
There was also diversity of opin-
ions in replies to question 6, some
terming "modesty" as the one thing to
be most admired in an ideal young
womn, others culture" others "pur
ity," ETC. To the last question there
to be plenty of answers.
leading the poor girl to believe that she
really had some faults. "A tendency
to flirtations,' too much familiarity
when in the company of young men. i
being too mannish.' etc.. were among,
some of the answers given.
From the questions and their ans
wers Rev. Russell drew many help
full lessons and in connection with
question No. stated that in certain
police court in New York city eighty
five per cent of the cases where women
were accused of crime their downfall
could be traced directly to the dance
hall. He placed wine drinking and
card playing secondary evils in COM
parison to the dance hall and consid.
cred the latter temptations greater to
young men than to the gentler sex.
In the matter Of card playing he
thought that many young man took
his first step in gambling when he
sat down to a social game OF cards
In parlor, in the company of young
women.
Rev. Russell is now preparing mes
sage to young men, which he expects
to deliver next Sunday night. His
in the second sermon will
be drawn from answers to questions
to young women.