The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-20

break up MS nome turn his chill
Idren on the streets, and send his
wife from his side? Does any man
deny chat what is good for his wife or
family. is also good for the communi
ty? That which protects home. is
good for the whole town No one
does. At least no one who thinks at
| all.
Now there is no influence so strong
as a woman's influence either for
good or for bad. She can pretty near
lead a man 10 heaven or drive him to
hell. What has, In che last analysis
been at the bottom cf he downfall OF
most young men, who We're once de
cent? What has caused them 70
steal or to embezzle? Has there. not
been some woman i'm the case? Or
what has been the influence thai
again and again has fingered over a
man. keeping him up. preventing him
by sheer force of influence, from do
ing that which is evil, or II he has
yielded TO temptation has helped him
again to rise; has il nor been the in
huence of some good true. pure wo
man? AS we scan the pages Of his
| tory ever since the eXertion Of the
wonderful influence Of Eve over
Adam in the Garden of Eden, have
we seen the same story repeated. in
each succeeding epoch and age that
one who has eyes to see cannot doubt
the existence Of that fact any more
than he canno. doubt his own exist
nee
Such being the case then let that
be used. Each woman has her inter
st in the home Who can have more?
The piece Of property bought, the lit
ne house bull or as circumstance.
improve the larger home secured, in
his The woman has her right and her
aIaca No enc win deny that Ma
terially speaking alone, she desires
he value Of thar 10 increase to the
Utmost They desire a community
ghich is healthy community lhey
are 90 raise their children so tha
hey become strong men and women
They desire a city that is wen known
fer its virtues and morality rather
than its vices and immortality. They
want surroundings that are beautifm
NOT picture Of dirt and filth and
huts aud shacks. The mother. who
loves her son and desires his hest in
terest does not rejoice in the fact
har Cairo has 80 saloons houses of !
III fame, and gambling bells, just as
accessible as churches OF Cod And |
FL Of chat being true le the woman |
rise in right-let her use her good in |
huence with her husband, or her |
brothers. that they take the neht in
terest in this, that they AND upon |
he right side OF this question. tina |
they vote for those who will work
for the best interests Of me commune
", hen Will they indeed be realizing
heir mission and fulfliae leir duty
"a ehis most important matter.
And IL Is right here tina the church
enters into the matter. How can any
woman influence her husband or
brother, or lover toward that which
Is best, truest. purest. unless she her
self be good. true and pure? Ana
how Is She 20 instill he principles SO
necessary to produce good character
unless she receive the grace of Godg
Aud how Is she to receive the grace
I God unless she be born anew ~
water ana the spirit, ana become 4
member Of Christ and a child Of |,
iod' by participation in the church
u God Think Of what a Goddess
mother means. A mother who does
iot pray, mother who never comes
Q church, mother who does NO. ,
each her children to pray. a mother
Who Is unbaptized, unconirmed who
ever kneels before The altar of God
Q receive His precious body ana
food. a mother who is nor a Chris
ian mother can never draw out the
est That is in the life of the fa her of
er child. ! unhesitatingly say. thai
my estimation a Christian woman
hould refuse 10 marry man who is
OF Christian. How much worse. II
le failure 20 have a Christian home
the result of Indifference On tho
arr OF the wife and mother Womeo :
ave a tremendous responsibility :
ny girl Is NOT only perfectly justified
not accepting the attentions of =.
an who laughs. ridicules or sneers
church and religion-but for he,
BOD and for the good of the communt.
she should not accept them. Chill +,
zen born OF irreligious parents rails.
In irreligious homes. and become
religious men and women i'm their
I'm are not as good citizens. every. !,
ing else being equal. as children !,
I'm and raised az Christians. :
If then there are enough Godleea
mes, the movement for a Greater
iiro viii be frustrated. For IN The
ek of all true greatness. must be
g Chris ian religion. Ana in the d.
memaking there Is no influence 50
rong as the woman's Let IL be the
tristan kind. then. Let ii lead the
an TO desire only those things tha,
e true pure and clean. then will
see, when a majority have risen =
that height. Cairo that win in L
ed be a credit
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