The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-14

put babies IN their places who wOufl
do it. THE social evil is not neces.
sary evil said Rev. Buchanan
There are any Number of men who do
not need it; We do not need 1t. and Il
We can do without it, others can
Mr., Gregory of the Cairo Monument
Co, urged that the law be enforced
against the Institutions OF vice. He
said some one had said before these
places were abolished the city snouI
provide for the purchase Of the prop
erty which would be damaged. Mr.
Gregory held TITS 10 be a wrong view.
Rev. Thompson of the First Chris
tian church declared that the recogni-
ton of the double standard of moral
ity for men and women was largely
responsible Tor Tie prevalence OF the
social evil. Unchaste men had no
right to marry pure girls, and men
had no right to expect that all the
purity should be among the women.
He spoke Of the picture shows which
he said were too often vicious.
Rev Graham of Calvary Baptist
church, said he was glad his children
were grown before they came to
Cairo, where so many temptations to
evil were found, Ii had been said
Cairo was no worse than any other
place: that was no answer; We are
not at any other place but in Cairo
When men were dragged down it WAS
bad enought but when children were
attacked it was time for every parent
to be stirred Parents might be criti-
cised If they were too lax, but it
should be remembered that parents
do not raise their children by them
selves. Boys especially could not be
watched all the time; they had to
get away from under the parents
thumb some time If they would
amount to anything 1t would be we'll
TO let them see the vii of sin in order
TO scare them and warn them; but
the law should be enforced to restrain
evil and to lessen temptation.
NJ yesterday said the law offered
ample power to suppress the social
evil 1t was only necessary to ell
force it, There were heavy penalties
not only against patrons and inmates,
but also against owners OF property
used for the purpose of prostitution,
He would have the evil dug up by
the roots and thrown out of the city.
There was no use moraltzing; 1t was
time to get to work,
Rev Bahcock. of the Church Of the
Redeemer, spoke against segregation
as a compromise which was not TO
be tolerated; the law Of God says
Thou Shalt Not and no creature If
God had right to say otherwise The
social evil thrives because 1t pays
somebody; it was a matter of dollars
and cents with too many people;
When it had been driven from the
city, merchants had protested; they
preferred the trade Of these women
because they could charge exhorbit
at prices; and there had been talk of
boycotting those who demanded its
removal. If the boycott was to be
invoked the respectable people who
wished to see vice abolished might
try 1t and let business men see whose
trade was more valuable to them He
in hH
League and would not have until 1t
had done something. He favored or
ganizing law and order league that
would go to work. He believed In
practical Christianity and would have
christians exert themselves to put
men in office who would enforce the
law, Men who took the oath of office
and violated it were as much traitors
TO their country as were any soldier
IN the field who went over to the
enemy He would have the churches
take firm stand for cleanliness
among their membership and wous
have them purge themselves Of ali
members who would not meet the de-
mand
Mr. Hagerman who came here from
New York year ago to start mis-.
sion said he had met with little en-
couragement then but was still here
to help out in the work OF improving
conditions.
Prof. Clendenen declared that the
cleaning up of the social evil was a