Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-21
THEIR IDEALS DIFFER
Marshalltown Young Women's
Standard Of Young Men Dis
appoints Pastor.
Rev. Russell Delivers Second
Sermon in Series On Ideal
Young Men and Women.
twenty-five Per Cent Of Answers
Show No objection to Mod.
crate Drinking, Etc.

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crate Drinking, Etc.
Judging from the replies received by
Rev. +. w. Russell. of the Presbyterian
church, to questions asked young wom-
en- of the city concerning their opinion
Of what should constitute the character
of an ideal young man. a number OF the
girls would be very lenient In its re-
ouirements. A surprisingly large num-
Der did not object to the moderate use
of liquor, tobacco or to social cards
Rev. Russell expressed keen disap-
point in the answers and especially be-
cause of the fact that so many We're
willing to judge young man by low
err plane of morals than they would one
Of their own sex.
The seating capacity of the church
auditorium was again taxed Sunday
night to hear the message to the young
women, a sequel. as it were, to the first
of the series last Sunday, when Mr..
Russell told of the ideal young woman
from the young mans standpoint His
subject last night was eThe Ideal
Young man, From Young Women's
VIEWPOINTS" In his letters to the
young women of the city six questions
were asked and Mr.. Russell, in explain
ing of whom he had sought informa-
ton, said he had, as in the questions for
the sermon Of week before, covered
q representative field. The six ques-
lions were as follows:
!. Will the ideal young man either
play cards, use tobacco or drink liquor.
2. Will the ideal young man be a
Christian.
3. Shall he be a lawyer, a physician,
a Journalist, preacher, or what?
4. Shall the moral standard for men
be the same as for women?
S. Do you demand the same stand
ard of purity for the young man as for
the young woman? If not, why not?
6. What are common faults with
young men?
Before rehearsing the questions the
speaker took occasion to refer to the
anterrogations generally and to e2-
presa his regrets at some of the an
swers. He commended the young men
for their standard Of young women, as
expressed week ago He was glad
for the high ideal that was desired and
implored the men to maintain that
standard and place the ideal for them
selves to the same standard as well. He
said that the young man before God.
and before himself, should not expect
to claim purer life than he could give
himself in return. The double stand
ard for men and women. he said, was
mot an American institution, but was
Imported from Europe, was q relic of
barbarism, and was not worthy of a
moments consideration by any man
who poses as man. This double
standard would be changed. he claimed
only when the women demanded that
II should be, and required the same life
in man as man required of her.
There Is deal too much condoning
the sins of man, to much CLOSING over,
and this standard can be raised only
when you require it"
Rev. Russell stated that the answers
received had enabled him to look deep
into the hearts of some Of the young
women and 1t was pleasure as well as
pain. 1T does not take a prophet"
be said. ''or the son of a prophet to read
the future of these young women who
answered these questions, but frankly,
vet kindly, must say that had hoped
for higher standard. mad hoped it
deep down in my heart, for you are the
cnes who are going to suffer in these
matters" He referred also to the
psychological law that women suffer
most and 1t would be them who would
come to grief and not the men. He
besought the young men in the name
of God and in the name of the young
women whom they might afterward
love and live for, to keep themselves of
high standard and maintain that
standard at all times.
In coming to the answers to his
questions Rev. Russell stated that Is
per cent of the young women said they
had no objection to cards, and in the
answers nearly all made their views
more plain by adding social cards"
In connection with this branch of the
question he called the attention Of his
audience to the fact that it was more
dangerous for man to play cards than
a woman, because of its temptations
and its frequency in leading to gam
bling. Twenty-Five per cent of the an
swers to the card phase of the question
objected to playing. Thirty-eight per
cent Of the young women had no OBJ
lection to the use of tobacco in their
Ideal young men, while 81 per cent
were against it's use in any form.
Twnety- five per cent did not object to
the moderate use of liquor, while the
other seventy-fiv objected to the use
of liquor under any circumstances or
in any form.
To the second question Rev. Russell
was at loss to understand what was
meant. One hundred per cent of the
answers We're YES and Mr.. Russell
deducted from that that the young
women either answered that way be-
cause they were answering to him, or
else they were insincere, thoughtless or
had very low ideal of what a Chris
tian was. II can not conceive" he said. |
''how man who stands in the name of |
Jesus Christ can not help but stand
against the use of liquor at any time
excepting VIXEN 1t may be prescribed
by a careful physician" Consequently
he considered inconsistent the young.
woman who would allow in her ideal |
young man moderate use of LIQUOR
and yet thought he should be a Chris
tian.
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