The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-06
DIR. REED SPEAKS
Of SOCIAL PURITY
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC MOST
TERRIBLE CURSE $4,000 DIE
ANNUALLY IN SHAME.
OUR HOME GOVERNMENT
Must be Better--Chiidren Should be
Informed and Entertained
Cities Centers of Wicked
ness---Large Audience.

ace Reed Of Decatur, H., under the
auspices of TIE Social Purity League,
at st. Joseph's hall, was largely at
tended, there being nearly GOO people
in the audience which was composed
of Catholics, Protestants and non-sec
tarians.
Previous to the lecture musical
program was rendered. The Metho
| dis Episcopal church choir under the
direction of Mayor George Parsons,
rendered beautiful selection, fol
lowed by violin duet by Mrs j. b.
Wenger and Arthur Turner, and a
vocal solo by Miss Bessie Kennedy,
On the stage with the lecturer were
President Turner of the League, Rev
Loar, OF the Nj. f. church, Rev. Ora
ham OF the Calvary Baptist church
ana Rev Kennedy OF the Nj T.
church south. DR.. Reed, on being
introduced to the Audience by Presi-
dent Turner, gave most interesting
lecture on The White Slave Trade
wHch vas listened to with close at
teuucn. The lecture in part was as
follows:
| We Americans fondly boast TIT
We are a chosen people and sucl we
are. The hand of God is seen in the
laying OF the foundations Of ont Re
public ana in all the events involy
ing its growth and stability and per
petuity But We have reached pc,
+ iod when many are entertaining tex
opinion that Jehovah stands pledge
for our future prosperity and perpetu
lily, whatever our conduct may be,
and That We are in no danger either
from internal or external foes. Sucs
optimism is as senseless as pessimism
is taithless, The one is Us foolish as
the Other is wicked.
thoughtful people as they study SO.
ciety conditions and the great prob
lens confronting Us see breakers
ahead and therefore they see the
neod of wise and strong, earnest and
courageous men and women to
gFapple with the great problems OF
the hour, so that taey viii be prop
erly solved and so that the. next gen
GRAFTON viii lie an Improvement upon
the present.
What are the Indications for the
next generation? win society b,
purer or more corrupt? viii the
forces that work for righteousness be
stronger or weaker? viii there be a
higher or lower standard OF morality
Will the wicked forces in politics be
hooked, and OVERTHROW or will they
increase I'm dominating power? In q
.U4u, will the next generation be
better or worse? s.
lhe lecturer dwe!t at some length
on the home. problem. He said
No thoughtful and honest student
of society can deny that during the
| last quarter of a century there has
! been a great change in the home life
in our country. Almost every night
taere is an absence from the home OIL
a majority of the family and the alb
sence is not for intellectual, mora
and religious culture, but for secular
Interests or amusements, TO go to the
, theatre, the club room, the rink, tbs
vaudeville, the dance hall and lewt
picture shows. Each member of the
| family goes his or her own way. Too
many homes, so-cailed, are simply
| boarding houses. In some homes of
ten tae husband and father is a sport
thinking more of fast horses, does
cards, Billiards, clubs, plays and con
yiVial company than the culture an,
training Of his children The mothe
in such homes is a society butterfly
whose life is one long slavery Il
fashions and amusemeuts. The call
dren crowd the picture SHOWS ans
other places of amusement Girls ant
boys from such homes hirt on thu
streets, spoon in the parks, and rea,
TRASHY, degrading and corruptini
novels.
| The country has to wait only OH,
| generation until such young peopl.
get married AMI they will raise chi
| dren so trifling and corrupt that the,
I~llI be curse to any society. If tn
home life continues to decay durin;
the next generation as it has durinI
the past wnat kind of homes and pee
pie will the country have a generation
thence?
To solve the home problem parent
must give more thought and effort I
meet the social cravings of the boy
and girls in the homes. There mus
be better government In the hone
not more government. The olde
people remember there was govern
ment years ago, for when they di!
obeyed they had cause to feel ther
i was government. There was as muc
government then as there Is now, bu
1t has changed location. Then 1t wa
in the hands OF the parents, now 1t
In the hands of the children.
DIR, Reed recited several incident
That came under his observation pro-
ing his assertion.
II.