Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-02
PLEA FOR PURITY
EPISCOPALIANS DEMAND SINGLE
STANDARD OF MORALS.

BOSTON, May AT the annual conven-
the diocese Of Massachusetts,, over which
Bishop William Lawrence presided, the
committee appointed by last years conven-
ton to consider public morals reported in
part as follows:
I'VE call upon parents to feel their sa-
cred responsibility for judicious instruction
of children as to sex and the relation of
personal purity to health and happiness.
Mothers especially should instruct their
daughters, for young women are strangely
ignorant In these matters. They should
tell their daughters the fearful risk they
undergo II they marry men who. have led
immoral lives. Parents should know the
companions Of their children, especially the
young men with whom their daughters are
acquainted.
"A serious responsibility rests upon the
church. Clergymen should teach positively
the glory Of purity. They should insist
upon single standard for men and women,
and urge the reformation Of the social code
in this respect.
1.-The ambitious standards of social life
and the increased cost of living are largely
responsible for the postponement of mar
riages, and late marriages are In part an
/
Of the first marriage of men has within a
century changed from % to p years. Pub
lie sentiment should honor young people
who are willing to endure comparative pow
erty and prfvation in order to establish q
home"
The report is signed by the Rev. Fred
erick B. Allen, the Rev. Alexander Mann,
the Rev. Father Charles N Field, Superior
of the Society of Mission Priests OF St.
John the Evangelist; the Rev. George l..
Paine. all Of Boston, and three laymen.
When the Rev. Mr.. Allen started to read
the report several delegates objected to its
being read In open convention The doors
were closed to the public, and the report
was heard In committee Of the whole. Later
the convention accepted the report and
continued the committee in Office, with in
structions to consider the subject further
and to report next year on the best meth
DDS of making the recommendations pre-
scented yesterday effective. 1t was voted
to have the report widely circulated.
Speaking on the subject of the proposed
cathedral, Bishop Lawrence said:
I'VE hear the same cries that condemned
Pussy and Temple. On the one side the
doctrines of the Reformed Church OF Eng
land are being denied, one. the other the
creed is being emptied OF its meaning. Men
recognized as Of clear heads and honorable
characters are called dishonest, and devoted
clergymen and laymen OF different schools
Of thought who believe that they are true
to the church are told that they have no
right to her communion.
History is our teacher Earnest, chari-
table and thoughtful discussion reveals the
essence of the truth in time. These con-
siderations, say. give me comfort, and
present them to you, for I well know that
in the problems and questions and discus
sions Of the past year or two many of the
most devoted servants Of the church. laity
and clergy, have been disturbed, panied and
disheartened.
Those of US who are older must remem-
Der that there Is a younger generation COM
ing uDOn whose convention of nature. DILL.
osophy Of life and the Holy Scriptures is
different from that Of our youth. We be-
lieye that ours Is fuller Interpretation
than that OF the past; am confident that