Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-25
Brotherhood Bible Class Con.
ducts Sunday Symposium on
Interesting Subject
VIEWS
GIVE
Glass Addresses List Of Questions to
Twenty Eight Business Men, Largest
Employers in tho City, and Eighteen
Reply = Liquor, Gambling, cisarets,
Pipes, Slot Machines, in pisfavor.

What Constitutes Model Young
Business Man?" question answered
thru circular letters by successful busl-
ness men of this city, was the lesson OF
the Brotherhood Bible class of the
Methodist church Sunday. The an
swers furnish an interesting symposi-
UNI of the Judgment of the city's better
class OF business men on questions Of
first Importance touching on the con-
duct and moral cleanliness OF young
men.
The questions were submitted to
twenty-eight men. who are at the head
OF the largest businesses of the city,
and OF the twenty eight eighteen re-
piled. OF the eighteen who answered
fully half are not Christians. The al
most unanimous verdict of the eigh-
teen is one OF opposition to occasional
use OF intoxicating liquors. gambling
with cards. cigaret smoking, pipe smok-
ing, "bucking" slot machines, loafing In
cigar stores and billiard halls, attend
ing social clubs where liquor is sold,
habitually attending the average pub
lie dance, and indiscriminate theater
going.
The ten questions asked and an
swered cover a wide range of subjects
pertinent to the conduct of young men.
They especially referred to the infiu-
ence the knowledge OF such conduct
would have and the employer when
solicited by a young man seeking a
position of trust.
Against Drink, Cards and Smoking.
The following questions, and the an
swers, set forth the position Of the
eighteen on drinking: What influence
would the knowledge that youns
man was given to the occasional use
OF spirituous liquors have upon you in
desiring his services?" or the eighteen
fourteen answered that the application
would not be considered. The other
four viewed such a habit with disfavor.
To the question, What effect would
1t have upon you to know that a young
man seeking employment under you.
for a position f trust, was habitually
guilty of card playing for money, Gig
aret smoking, habitually spending his
leisure time in cigar stores and billiard
halls, or habitually spending his time
at a social club where liquor was sold p
all of the eighteen answered that they
would not employ such a young man.
To the same question. applied to snok-
ing a pipe, twelve answered that they
would not employ such a young man.
To the same question relative to buck
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they would not employ such young
man, and the eighteenth qualified his
answer by saying he would not if the
practice was habitual The same ques-
ton, relative to habitually attending
the average public dance, brought the
answer from sixteen that they would
not employ such a young man, or would
prefer that he did not. To this ques-
ton only two had no objections. Four
teen of the eighteen We're not in favor
Of indiscriminate theater going.
Christian Young Man Preferred
The last question of the list was, ,tIf
two young men for position of trust,
one of them being a Christian, and the
other a moral young man without
Christian convictions, which would be
chosen" brought a variety OF answers.
OF the eighteen ten would give prefer
ence to the Christian. Il,
To the question, What would con
stitute the very best recommended ton
for a young man to you seeking EN-
nine answered, Good hap-
It's five said, Honesty, trustfulness,
three replied, Common
sense, tact, personal appearance, ,$ a
home boy with high regard for his par
ents." The business men were asked
to name the most dangerous age in a
young mans life, and the average age
in the answers was from 16 to 81 years.