The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-16

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Virtue is not relegated or delegated
to certain conditions. or classes or
clans. There was a time perhaps in
the long ago. as the story book has
1t when it was deemed necessary for
young man TO slakc his thirst at
every wei Of scnsuality,--in order to
be wise in the wisdom of men. there
was time. perhaps, when it was con
,idcred necessary for q young woman
to make all kinds and sorts Of lccher-
GUS exploits in order to be educated
up TO the ways of the world, there
was a time, perhaps when some fond
ly.loolish mother considered it Che
boundon duty of her daughter to- mar
~ the aristOcratic reprobltc in the
city. because the blood i'm his veins
had tingc OF dingy b'ue. hut we
ave awakening to the allegation that
4 woman ought to be the faircst
thing under the stars-and she ought
% far as spirit grace Is concerned. but
man anything he pleasos-never.
Caesar must live above suspicion rs
well as Caesars wife Today, wo-
mans chastity challenges a mans
! thorough self-eXamnation. and In some
! instances. "A mans self-eXpursatiOn
/ Today. womlns faith challenges a
mans strength and nobility of pur
I a..
| challenges a mans wholesomeness
We are not only responsible for the
/ double standard because We fai' to
! stress these fundamental things Of
/ lite. but because We also fail to create
! the atmosphere in which these virtues
/ shall thrive and blossom into fruitage
/ in other mems lives. Drummond say
/ There are some people in whose com.
pany we are always at our best: when
We are with them We do not think
mean thoughts, we do not say vile
/ words. we do not do contemplate
deeds; their very presence is refresh
ing. invigorating. swectening.' VIII you
indulge me a personal reminiscence. !
have friend who Is perhaps one of
the most promising young bankers In
the state. one day he was telling me
OF his love affairs. \ young woman
to whom he mad become engaged had
decided that the engagement was mis-
take. and had broken it, In consolng
him about his loss, | asked why he
did not marry another girl whom he
had later met and much admired This
was his salient reply: I have learned
something Of what life ought to be-
the woman ! marry must have ambi
tiOns rs high and aspirations as lofty
as this girl | had hoped to win;
cou'd never be satisfied with anything
less Many times | have thought OF
the yiriluy of that frank. chivalrous
answer. and wondered If women really
realized that it was within the range
Of her possibilities, the range Of her
pleasures the range OF her prcroga.
tN,s to lend an impetus 10 the ambi-
lions OF these strong, sturdy. yigOl Gus,
unprotontious men, that would be a
l., ,hukc to the tinsel and snobbery and
hollowness of life. \ brilliant writer
has said, that ii is woman who can
lend dignity to coarse men. refinement
10 rude men and goodnessto bad men.
The men Of oar city. our state, oui
commonwealth will never be any
ones admiration is but the index to
his aspiration and his aspiration but
TIA, prophecy OF his attainment Last
IS aui briefly, We are responsible not
only because we fail to create this
atmosphere in which these virtues
shall thrive. but because OF our com
promising attitude toward sin and
sinners. | misht have been better
understood if | said some sins and
some sinners. II would be great
blessing 10 this materialistic age, if
OF sin and the Masters view of so
ciety lie offers no pailiation for GER
tain sins nor amoliorltion for certain
sinners. In the clear, decisive, deli
cate way that is distinctively His own.
lie tells us that the wages of sin is
death and that the soul that sinneth
shall die II was an international
. Temperance lesson. Before me sat a
group OF bright boys and girl, trom
the Ardmorc high school, ready for
such instruction as could be gotten
in a plain, practical way As the
CLINT Of lesson truths came in quick
tho perceptble succession, in the
course of talk | said, the woman
who wins prize at the card party
! wins it as does the man in the pool
room ar pIOg.s hon Casually | turned