Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-20
scATHINGLY DENoUNcEs
MARY MAGDALENE's LETTERS

SCATHINGEY DENOONCEo
MARY MAGDALENE's LETTERS
PASADENA HEIGHTS, Aug. IS
IEditor Herald: We feel truly sorry
for MARY Magdalene." We refer to
her of Christ's day. AS pure Of morals
as was Christ's own mother, for aught
her Of Christ's day. AS pure of morals
condemnation being that evil spirits
possessed her "a malady which people
OF all times have been burdened with)
she is brought forth 1000 years later
and much maybe, of the Intervening
time, to represent base immoral wo-
man. We agree with one III. Huyck"
that the Testament or concentrates af-
ford us not the slightest reason for so
representing and misrepresenting her.
Why cannot another word be more
appropriately used for that writer's
signature? For she seems plainly 10
admit it when she says: Experience
has taught some of u.s." Readers GER
tainly are justified In drawing such a
conclusion from her unbridled pen. She
will have just what she writes for
applause from immoral man only-and
she makes bold to say "it Is principle
and not the sex of a writer that is
under discussion" principle" In
deed Where is such to be found In
her writings? What mother would
trust her daughter, nay her son even'
in her company?
II is "a misfortune to WELD ones pen
in such uncertain language that con-
slant explanations are necessary, and
IL is also a decided misfortune to de-
sire to pull down rather than to
build up.
She says she does mot favor i'm
morality" Pray what does she 'favor?"
Surely not purity.
Again. she "believes In taking con-
ditions as they are and making the
best Of circumstances" and what Is
the use babbling about universal
purity?"
Right here this shamefaced "bab-
bier makes her confession. If she has
a husband she would encourage his
Haison with other women-for not 10
discourage is to encourage, and not TO
seek TO reform Is to continue it-and,
Oh woman, you who love to style your
self a MARY Magdalene" thlnklng
she was like yourself) how many
privileges are you this day enjoying
because some InOllStCl NANiiS "N
been righted!
No the niagara" Of immortality with
never be damned or bridged by those of
ycur boastful, loose sentiments-and
If you have a daughter cts to be
hoped you have not), she may live to
heap cursings upon your avoWed I'M
morality. To quote again: while de-
plorable, it can be lived down by man
or woman of the right stuff VINO Is
truly repentant. The scriptures tell US
60" We confess ignorance of that
particular scripture. That thls writer
is not made of the right "stuff' or else
has not "repented" Is very evident.
Neither do I condemn thee, go and sin
no more" were Christ's words of COM
fort to one brought unto hin, but the
comfort this woman gives, is such as is
scorned of devils. You are right just
here, IN. Ma man can live 1t down
In truth he sees little to live down.
Why? Because women like yourself
hold out welcome arms to him and
simper about him, covering up COM
pletely his crime and guilt, but sensi-
tive woman has no such shield held
out to her and when she finds herself
at that place where you say, when
she is truly repentant," then it is she
realizes her wrecked life; then it is
she rises, and justly so, to curse all
women of the sentiments Of so-styled
"Mary Magdalene." She may even go
so far as to curse the God she once
loyed-and even farther in destroying
her own miserable life-and but for
the fact that woman usually goes wrong
through her God-given affections and
trusting nature while man does so
with his feelings so calloused as to
care not a whit for the heavens above
or the earth beneath, woman would be
justified in accusing her Maker of cre-
ating her with a curse for her only
comfort, only that this innate love and
spirituality Of hers must in future
life come into it's inheritance. 'TisI
then she hopes to reign over the ami
NAL disposed man of today. For 1t Is
a marked feature of the scriptures that
woman comes in for very little con-
sideration throughout its teachings and
precepts. In truth Christ may be
thought to have looked lightly upon
her, when he addressed his own moth
er as "Woman, what have l to do
with thee? Mine hour has not yet
come" Paul's position toward Wo-
man is well understood. SO prominent
is woman's position by the marked alb
sence. of her Importance as SUCH that
many come to speak of the book as
mans Bible" and when the scripture
IS conspicuous by its lack of praise in
her behalf, and a fatalism of birth
makes her sex to be advantaged of by
mans lowest moral nature, woman
who is ofttimes fattered to keep her
content with her lot, is indeed to be
condoled with, and more so when they
of her own sex uphold mems licentious-
ness.
IN. M" certainly is not in sympa-
thetic working with The Herald editor
for he is bending every effort TO un-
cover crime and immortality and make
the city which has the distinction Of
being a close second on the list Of
questionable morals, to one of an at
mosphere of truly decent morals.
Once again. We are not told that
"Mary Magdalene" of the Bible truly
repented" of her shame for we are not
given to understand that she was other
than pure and loved Christ
We are more than nonplused at IN.
MS quotations from ex-President
Roosevelt. play the game hard, but
play it square VIII she please tell
us just where that aptly applies-the
square part of it, With herself or with
his self? We are at sea on that mat
ter. CARLOTTA.
wnMEN GAnIII n LAVE pAIINT