The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-19
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
La Crosse. Wis, Oct. 19.-Rev. Joseph f.
Flint of Harvey, ILL.,, spoke The Cloud Over
the Schoolhouse' at the national purity confer
ence Ill which he brought out interesting
facts regarding the existing conditions in the
schools of this countr-
He said that. while the school is one Of the
brightest places for children, there is a shadow
over 1t In the shape of early ripe sex conscious
ness. He said that children in the intermediate
grades pair Off and many of them are looking
1or 'sWeethearts'' in their tender years.
Many of the little girls he said tween
because they cannot join their companions in
1ove-mak king. This condition is far more in
tense than it eyer was before, and is steadily
on the increase. Instead of cultivating the eye
and ear for what is beautiful they spend too
much time in cultivating personal rela tons
Child-sufcide is the increase and has become
. O class by itself in the list Of crimes.''
Of Young men the speaker spoke at length
ana SAID they should demand of the girls your
!o7e or your life In a number Of instances,
cause the girl refused to accept the love of a
youth. He referred to the fact that no less
IMAM four murders Of this nature were recorded
In one single week recently.
las a remedy for this evil" he said s.cuIti-
walton, giving the children the correct informa
ton regarding life and new revival of
- obedlence;. would go far to take the cloud Off
the schoolhouse.''
Mrs Elizabeth B. Grannis Of New York city,
president of the National Christian League for
me. Ine Ft9 } OF Purity, delivered address
upon The Responsibility Of Fatherhood.'
She said that the time is at hand when per-
sons OF little and much influence would unite
In ag1tatlng for mercful treatment by expert sur
geOns for hopeless criminals, degenerates idiots
and all persons, as scientific judges admit ought
never to reproduce themselves. The creating of
public sentiment in behalf of Improvement of
the human race by methods similar to those
Which are applied to lower animal life. would
prove more merciful and effective than any
legal or other measures for the restriction OF
marriage
Punishment of any sort she thought should
De countenanced only for the ultimate end OF
reformation Of the Individual and for public pro
lection. All helpless people without WAYS anf
means and a capacity for se1f-support and who
are utterly unfit to Derpetuate4 the race SHOULD
De provided for by the paternal care and at the
expense OF the government they should receive
Ill that is necessary for the .wellbeing, Will
no restriction or segregation, which relentless
cruelty Is OFTEN perpetuated upon dependents
and Dracttced In many public institutions
I'VE certainly should advocate no measure
she said (which must necessarily increase thu
m1ser1es of dependent, wretched children Dre
cfnltated into human life without natural af
fectlon. home protection or rights of heritage
even OF the fathers name. Children born II
Wedlock Inherit the name and property of tht
father, so why should they be deprived of thi:
right out of wedlock? Why should an innocent
child be punished and condemned to legal illegt
Smacy for the sin of illegtimate parentaee i,
addition to the inevitable deprivation of natura
home and family affection?
is not the law regarding offspring strons
allv to lessen the responsibility of father
hood? Every Christian. ethical organization an,
individual striving to promote mercy and ius
a~tice toward dependent motherhood and WOrs
than orphaned children should unite in appeal
ing Tor and demanding that legal responsibility,
be placed upon fathers out of wedlock."