The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-17
characteristics of Children
And Proper Home Surround
ings Touched Upon.
SPEAKER WELL RECEIVED.
SAYS THERE SHOULD BE INSPEc-
TION OVER CHEAP THEATRES
AND DAY is COMING WHEN L.
QUOR TRAFFIC WILL CEASE.

Rev. DR.. Wilbur F. Crafts, superin-
tendent Of the International Reform
bureau of the United States, noted lee
turer and author, gave an excellent
talk to a large audience that filled the
First Presbyterian church last night,
on the subject THAT Boy and Girl of
Yours" DR.. Crafts was secured here
through the efforts of the Richmond
Ministerial association. He handled
his subject in an excellent manner and
took advanced grounds which We're al
together new. DR.. Crafts stated that
he always believed in having the
prominent men of the city who have
power, to attend his lectures as he be-
lieved that it was the duty of every
officer to see that the theatres and
motion picture shows of which this
city has several, should be first inves-
tigated and if they have a harmful
effect on diverting the minds of the
young boys instead of good effect,
the mayor of the city should prohibit
the showing of such pictures.
In part, the DR.. Wilbur F. Crafts
said: The boys and the girls have
very little love except self love whe
they are young. Self love has right
place and its place come third. but
when it comes to be the first. it be-
comes selfishness and should be
drowned as self denial is love for the
future
Value Of Self Denial.
Self denial broadens the boys and
the girls out SO that they do not treat
things so lightly. Next there is the
love of the boy falling in love with the
girl. This buds in marriage and
blooms into childhood. Then the boy
loves his littN mother on one side and
the little chilS on the other and sc
family love is Established between
father. mother and c>>:ld. This is like
three leaf clover all bound together
on one stem.
Bachelors Decried.
There should be no old bachelor
men and women although there are
many They should not be this way
they should unite and learn the family
: love, the neighborhood love ant
branch out in patriotism of city, state
and nation.
: Woman is the chief companion fol
t the husband and child. She shoult
Z read and keep up in events that arr
interesting to all the members of he
y family She should be able to assis
her husband in his business and Il
r help her children in the school work
d She has the great fundamental prin
| ~ %o arIy out Of hn fay
lily up for breakfast. how they shoult
l. dress and what to cook and many 9th
( Eer duties that are equally as import
+ ant. There is nothing as great in par
enthood and the shaping of human
e character, as the touch of baby
= hand on the brow of the father o
e mother.
l. The father and the mother are tn
:. lieutenants of the family and it is thei
/ place to teach the child truthfulnes
J. and obedience. They should be OIL
d time and be neat for it is the way tn
n child is trained and kind of habits h
a acquires when young, that makes tn
/ man out of him. Obedience in tn
e home is Gods plan. Obey your par
t, ents, Obey your rulers and last of al
but just as important, obey you God
Athletics Hit.
DR.. Crafts then devoted his time il
telling of the eastern colleges wher
everything was athletics and how tn
E, graduate leaves school not any bette
off than when he entered. Men shoul
! be educated and not have SO mucI
athletics. The colleges to choose fror
are those that are uplifting and Civ
moral training and not those tha
have reputation.
Mothers are too often too self sacr
ficing. They should arrange every
thing so that every member of tn
family will get an equal share and nc
IS stint herself as many mothers dC
d They should teach the children tn
q laws and that they are for their ben.
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