The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-23

try to do.
It is an age in which a great deal is
being done for the amusement of the
people, and especially for children.
Parks in the great cities like Wash
ington and New York are godsend to
the poor. In our day alone think of
the inventions for improving human
ppiness-telephones, electric cars,
Photographs, electric lights, automo-
biles, motion pictures and airships!
These are the poor mans best heri-
tage. The motion picture plays are
the theatres of the poor. and instead
Of turning the batteries Of the church
against them, l am glad that conse-
Grated common sense has prevailed and
the pictures after being censored by a
Christian committee are recommended
to the people for amusement and in
struction. The only danger is in abus-
| ing this, and letting the pictures de-
generate to suit the base.
We need church open seven days
| in the week, with library and parlors,
| and classes for all sorts, and such a
church. properly conducted, If 1t could
| find money enough to do it, might
reach almost seven times as many as
| some of them in cities do now. In the
| future such churches will perhaps con-
tain motion pictures, gymnasiums, etc.
Applied Christianity.
Bayview Park is making an expert
ment in applied Christianity, and So
| cial service and many do not fully I'M
| derstand because it is new that it Is
religious work. The idea with which
| 1t was started was that the churches,
| the religious people Of the city, might
have a clean resort free from vices
and abuses of a mere dance hall or
| common resort where their children
| could go for recreation and be safe.
Is Bayview such a placer There is
no perfect human undertaking, and
especially are imperfections noticeable
| when a thing is in the experimental
| stage. Some things out there are quite
| human, and some things would be bet
ter left off. I have heard some swear
| ing in the public bath rooms which did
not sound like Sunday school. Girls
| and boys go for a good time regardless
! perhaps, in some cases; and one can
| see cases where young girls and women
| are quite imprudent. Many times it is
| the fault of the parents in not seeing
! that the girls are chaperoned. I do
not think there is any place on earth
that a young unsophisticated girl
| should be allowed to go without proper
protection. But the managers are
| doubtless fully aware of these things,
and are seeking remedies, and will
| learn how to control them In the
|
| my opinion, so far as / have seen it,
! it is one Of the cleanest resorts on
| earth! 1t is saturated with Christian
! intentions and spirit. and if anything
| goes wrong, remember, oh We straigh
laoedi that even in the best homes
sometimes things go wrong, and there
/ are bad people even in good churches
! Bayview furnishes the finest sport in
the world and the best exercise-swim-
ming. Nothing so develops the body
| and promotes the health as swimming
| under right conditions. Over indul-
| gence may weaken and inture. Cramp
| is very dangerous and will cause some
to lose their lives if not careful, but
swimming is grand pleasure, and
every one should learn.
A Matter of Fashion.
AS to girls and women going in, why
should they be denied? Woman's CO.'S
tume is after all a matter of fashion
| You laugh at an Indian squaw with
feathers on her head. and painted
cheeks, and long rings in her nose, and
| scanty skirts, but what does she think
| of the fashions of a civilized lady2
would like to know! A woman with g
big hat, four times too big for any
body and a flower garden, with birds
| squeezing the breath out, and a hob
BILE skirt, and rats in her hair! How
any woman ever got it into her head
| that a small waist made her look bet
| ter is hard to see! A Chinese woman
being rebuked for foot-binding by ar
American retorted: 1--WE bind the foot
but you bind the waist where the life
is Grecian women noted for theil
beauty and chastity would turn ovel
in their graves at sight of Colonia
beauty Greeks paid attention to thG
curves of health and, in addition t.
athletics and, baths and dress, pro.
NOTED them. Shall not our women b,
as wise as the Greeks? Are they NOR,
prGdish, or have customs made then
different from other races and times
1t is high time more attention SHOULD
be given to the health of girls, and tina
they should have an equal chance will
their brothers. Prudishness is no
modesty. any more than sanctimoni
BUSINESS is religion. Riding with di
vided skirts caused horror in SOM
J towns, but is common now.
Nature has provided this beautiful
! bay and It is at our doors. When
J lived 500 miles from the sea we woult
get UP parties and go down at con
sidera BILE expense to take dip in tn
} surf, and we can do that here for
/ few cents. Let's not think we ar,
doing wrong to enjoy innocent recrea
tionl
: We live on the playground Of Amer
: lea and have a right to enjoy it. I
: is rather surprising that people o
means do not make more use of tn,
, finest bay in the land. There are
small number of pleasure boats com
pared with the number of automo
| biles-
In a Mudhole.
When / was q boy I had to learn Il
swim in what would have looked Xix
/ a rnudhoIe to a Pensacola boy, ant
when a boy ran away from school t
go fishing he had to walk ten mile
and then ten miles back, dreadinj
every mile he travelled what was com
ing when he got home!
We dare not forget how it was whel
we were children. One good but no
too wise mother was telling her nine
year old boy about heaven, its gol
and Jewels, and had him interests
until she closed by telling him tha
every day would be Sunday and h
remembered something he wanted [
do right away, and she lost his in
terest! Sunday is no holiday. and re
ligiously trained children will not lon
want TO so use it, but Gods out Q