Arizona republican., 1911-04-03
SCORES "CHR|sT|AN HOMES'
Lecture at Coliseum Under Auspices of Y. M. C. A. Makes Profound Impress sion on L arge and Repre- sentative Audience.

That crime in the United States has increased 75 per cent within the last ten years, due to the sinful neglect and in- competence of parents. is one of the startling statements made by pr. A. s. Orne at the Coliseum yesterday after noon.
 pr. and Mrs. Orne lectured at the Coliseum under the auspices of the Y NJ c. A. Mayor Lloyd B. Christy presided and a large audience. com posed of the best people of Phoenix. was present. The remarks of Dr. and Mrs. Orne made a profound impress sion.
 Several songs were sung by the Y. NJ. C. A. male quartet, which was praised very highly by pr. Orne. Mayor Chrsty then introduced the speaker of the day Before beginning his lecture pr Orne. assisted by Mrs. Orne. sang Have Faith in God" sweet and touchingly beautiful hymn.
 Dr. Orne began with a few general remarks to the effect that crime is a fact rather than a theory. He took the stand that the people of America are too prone to magnify the work of the devil and minimize the work of Jesus. Crime has its source in sin and as long as anyone has sin in his heart there will De crime. Continuing. pr. Orne said:
 At a mass meeting in Chicago J. F. Smith. London's great temperance or ator. said with all his John Bull brag
 
 peril of your America is lack of good men enforcing certain laws I replied: That is not truei'-and I know just what am talking about. having care fully canvassed every class and condi- tion of humanity from the humble home in the country to the time -honored White House, at the capital. l have. also, personally inspected every semi penal and penal institution, or all the poorhouses and prisons. This is the age of laws. and yet. the most lawless age in history. The peril of our Amer ica today is a lack and laXity of par ental control, care and culture of chill dren of Christian homes.' Hear me, all ye people, I do not hesitate to de clare and challenge contradiction. that Americas chief crop is not corn. cot ton or cane, but is good for-nOthings and gamblers. crooks and criminals. Through the covetousness of capitalists. and carnal churchmen. America has become the cheapest mart for corruption and crime in Christen- dom. More crime is committed in Chi cago annually than in any ten nations, barring Russia.
 Crime Is Increasing.
 Why. criminals have increased 75 per cent the past ten years, while our population has only increased g per cent during the same periodI Twenty seven thousand murderers were put in prison in 1907, as against 1000 in 1887! And America pays out annually S500. 100000 more to punish crime than she pays every branch of religious. and educational work.
 American fathers and mothers are too sickly and sentimental. use too much soothing sirup and stick ing plaster. spare the rod and spoil the child. and scarcely shed a tear when society finishes their failure in the home. When a boy poses in public as a crook or criminal, who but his parents are responsible? When a girl. deceived, dragged downward until her sins have found her out. and are above her vir- tues. society criticises the iightness with which she enters marriage mak- ing it the end and not the beginning of the maternal life; criticising her for choosing a boarding house or hotel. to her own home-bv so doing she spells then society is shocked at the rapidly increasing divorce sta stistics. but does not fail to condemn and cast away. forgetting. however. to stop and think who is really responsi- ble-the girl who did not know any better or the mother who did not teach better.
 Now, can a child grow up a good | man or a good woman in such sur Whether born on the boule- 1 yard. of the silver spoon species. 'se- ect society or born in the back yard 1 barn. Society's scum called 'slums. beaten and banged about in an atmos phere of dishonesty and drunkenness. | No, never. for heredity and environ | nent breed criminals; poOrhouses and | prisons confirm them.
 "The offspring of one abandoned girl | from New England's best blood raced through six generations. num- Dered 900 and all were either crooks pr criminals, insane or idiotic, and | wo murders cost New York state | 1000. 900.
 Tn 1887 I found a family. father, mother, three bright boys. two beauti ul girls ia the Sioux City Qowa) poor
 
 50, constant county charges. and when ut of prison or poorhouse live by beg ;ing and stealing.
 'The unlucky fraction of children ,orn today that does not die are pre- destined criminals from the cradle
 Monsters who hold money above nen have discovered these defects in he homes and have found thu means