The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-24
VINE RUIN OF
MANY WOMEN,
SAYS PASTOR
Tells Atlantic City Folk
That Drinking by Women
Is Increasing.

ATLANTIC CITY. Sept. 24.-Atlan-
tic City folk are still talking about the
sensational sermon . that the Rev.
Clarence B.. Strouse preached on the
steel pier here Sunday afternoon.
Society; Its Virtues and Vices" was
the topic selected. But the virtues"
were smothered in the great torrent of
words and thoughts with which the
race-track reformer hideously pictured
the vices.
In part Mr.. Strouse said:
Drinking is one Of the greatest
vices of society. 1 am glad to say that
drinking of intoxicating liquors is not
increasing among men, but, after much
observation among the hotels and fash
ionable resorts of different American
cities, I must say that drinking among
women is increasing. God have mercy
on women who drink.
God nave mercy on the home If this
vice among women continues to in
crease. For the social functions of to-
day it. God have mercy
with mothers who place wine on their
tables, especially where 1t can be slipped
by little children. Win today is turn
ing hundreds of good women into de-
generate ~vagabonds.
1.-THE impression on the little child
is great. The greatest and most last
ing influences is that which we get
from our mothers. Bad blood and bad
environment will beget a bad char
acter. The saying that All men are
/. created equal is not true. 1t might be
true in the sense of equal before the
Lord. 1t might " been in the days
of Adam, but not today. Some men
are born with brains; others are born
idiots. And If they haven't brain mat
ter to start with there Is not a parti-
Gle of use to try and manufacture it
afterwards. All the college training in
the world won't benefit the IDIOT"
After describing a ,parlor-car scene
on his way to Atlantic City, when he
saw a young man sit dow on the arm
of a chair, throw his arm around a
girl and kiss her with no more con-
Germ thar If they had been alone, DIR.
Strouse continued:
We're getting so we tolerate dis
graceful familiarity between u young
men and girls. Unless something is
done to stem this tide of excessive
familiarity, and familiarity in public
places, let me tell you there Is IA worse
time to come. Let his vice continue,
ten-year-old girls having and talking
about sweethearts, n you'll have a
greater Florence Crittenden Mission to
take care of.
federation of the familiarity vice is
an awful crime on society. There are
no human laws to punish such minor
offenses. Social ostracism is the only
safeguard.
~ --,t-... -. ls,No Aud I haIiaya
In divorce because l believe that in the
majority of cases the parties were
married between two drops of rain and
that their love was based on lust and
glitter. The society girl lives contin-
uously In other peoples eyes. She en-
courages all the vanity of nature. She
win never make a good housewife.
''There are very few beautiful women
in the world md j am glad of 1t. The
beautiful woman has nothing but a
string of fellows ahead. | am con-
WINGED that many of the bank rob-
berries M similar crimes committed
every day are directly attributable to
the vices of society and too many fast
women.
Il am sorry that Newport sets he
fashion for this country. l am sorry
because women read of the fabulous
sums spent for magnificent gowns and
then they, although in moderate means
perhaps, try to emulate.
Its a crime to throw away money
in this extravagant way while the poor
are suffering from sheer want all over
the land.
THE great press of today tells of the
fine gowns, and girls all over the land
want them; the yellow-back novel in
f~luences every farm girl to try and be-
come a princess. Between the press
and the yellow-back novel a girl Is
kept from getting good sense until she
is % years old"