The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-01

ATLANTA ADVERTISERS
Many Cities Including Philadelphia,
-tdopt Chicago Vice Commission
Plan-Protestant~. Catholics And
Jews All Strangely Stirred Over Ii.
(By The Religious Rambler.

(By The Religious Rambler
OF late religion and reform seem 10
have made progress by waves. quick
~ rising, even while men look, but not
sUbSldinS as waves commonly d..
The "a pid dissemination Of inrorma-
ton in the present day is probably
responsible for this. SO that the plans
Of Chicago are known in San Fran
cisco and Jacksonville within 4 week.
Thus Men and Religion became a ma
tiona institution. and created pernea-
ne1t lines Of new activity all within
d year. So the survey idea has taken
hold of the churches OF a sudden.
Even more marked is the growth OF
the social passion of the churches.
and in particular, the war upon the
social evil.
1t is a fact of immense significance
and Importance that the thoughtful
men and women of the whole worid
today. and all who are enlisted in re-
ligious and ph~ilanthropic activity
have become newly rouSe upon the
social evil. A further fact of mucf
meaning is that the churches art
squarely and avowedly behind thi:
movement.
Prudery to the Winds.
Within a decade the social question
has come to be discussed publicly ant
Privately. in small gatherings of spe
c~ialists and from pulpit and conven
ton PLATFORM, as we'll as on the print
ed page, with a definiteneSS and open
ness that would have made the nos
progressive churchnlen gasp a gener
alton ago. Even the Sunday school
have taken up the subject, and n
conference upon the work. of the pub
lie hOO is II complete with
out some treatment Of what has com
to be called social hygiene. The \
NJ. c.. A. has made this a departIneL
Of its work. A convention upon tn
subject was recently held by medicl
men in connection with the America
Medical Association meeting at A.
lantic City.
h Y. W. G. A.. which does nc
, advertiSes it's activities as much q
some other religious organization
has accepted the heroic ask of try
ing to prevent as many girls as it ca
reach from going wrong through ig
~nOrance. In every large city thes
: young women's associations are dc
: ing a profound social work. TT
movement for the instruction Of chi
: dren in social hygiene has PRACTICAL
come TO be accepted as a part Of moo
ern child training, in the home as we
as in the school. In all these branch
es magnificent foundation work is b.
: ing done, and the next generation Wi
| be h gamer.
The White Slave War.
T The swift progress OF the war upo
the traffic in women is nothing le
q than amazing. It mas appealed to IT
imagination Of noble hearted men an
women everywhere. The rich haS
given their wealth, and a great cor
. pany of social servants LAY give
4 their time and tirele$ labors. Ever,
body has heard OF the Vice Commi
\ sion in Chicago and it's startling r
port. Similar commissions have bee
q established in many cities. Philade
phia, as a consequence OF the refor
administration, has established a poy
erful Vice Commission which is q
4 ready at work studying the local 81
4 uation. The struggle Of the chure
and social workers in Pittsburgh h;
of late come into the newspapers.
Even the towns Of the southwe
have taken UP the subject with cha
acteristic aggressiveness and II
"stockade'' or .'Ievee," which has hitl
erto been accepted as q part OF Il
= city life. is being fearlessly challenge
That the war is worldwide and tn
& its appeal is made to all denomin
tons appears from the report of Il
recent convention in Europe of t
International Order Of B'nai Brit
n reported by The Survey. It has j
q stituted a worldwide campai
q against the white slave traffic and
informing organizations in dinere
countries engaged in similar work
j. the action taken by the order, with
st view Of securing their cooperation.
% A Jewish World War.
d The plan Of procedure Of the 81
n Birth. as reDorted by The Survey.
cludes the following policies:
To enlist the press Of the emit
N world in aiding the tight against t
trade in girls and women, to organi
d special committees in the cities on
al border and at 70 appoint "
qualified agents to be their ~executi1
for supervision and control: to d
tribute warnings asinst the traders
re printed circulars and notices: TO un
t--os fop praxauti