The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-17
DEbbS ASSA|LS
Church FOR BAN
ON ERR|NC GIRLS

Terre Haute, Ind, July 16.--In a
remarkable interview here today
Eugene V. Debs four times presiden-
tial candidate on the Socialist ticket,
speaking of the opening of his home
to an unfortunate woman, said that
every scarlet woman is living
certificate of the ChristiaG church S
denial of Jesus Christ.
1--WE believe, my wife ard l." he
said that we are not only our
brothers keeper, but our sisters as
we'll" Here is what Mr.. Debs said:
There is but one thing remark
allie about opening our home TO an
unfortunate young woman. and that
is that any one should consider it re-
markable. This fact is significant.
Persecution of thise unfortunate
girls is the rule, and so common
that it attracts no attention. Kind
ness is so exceptional that it pro-
vokes widespread comment.
The editorial in a Chicago paper
sums up in words of fire this ter
rible indictment against so-called
Christian civilization. The sisters
OF the streets but reflect our own
gui and shame and the cruelty and
hypocrisy of the society which pro-
duces them.
Their male partners in sin go free,
They alone bear the disgrace and
sorrow, the ostracism and living
death. They are driven 10 prosttu-
tlon, persecuted and preyed upon by
the police and eevry species of graft
and blackmail is levied to rob them
OF the proceeds + their dishonor and
shame.
Reflects on Christian Church.
Every scarlet woman in the day
hight is living certificate of the
Christian chur his denial of Jesus
{ Lrist, He Git not scorn and ban
iSh the orrirg SISTER. He loved and
i.,tled her, 2a,a her new life and new
nope and re1 inCd without mercy the
pious, heartless hypocrite guilty o.
her persecution.
Jesus at the home of Simon, the
Pharsee, where the sinful woman
followed him. turned in contempt
from His church attending host to
pour out his heart in compassion to
the unwelcome intruder.
No man who refused to open him
home and his heart to an unfortu-
nate and prosecuted woman is fol-
lower Of Jesus Christ. He may cry
Lord, Lord" but he is a hypocrite.
The "red-light district" is di-
rect challenge to the Christian
church
What Christ would do is proved
by what He did when on earth, and
for which extortioners and hypo'
critics, led by high priests, all of
whom made long players and great
show of religious pretense, conspired
to have Him ignominious y crucilied
as a felon.
The church of today is no less full
of hypocrisy and false pretense. 1t
does not rebuke rich hypocrites and
pour out its love TO poor sinners, as
Christ did, whom it falsely processes
to follow.
Sinful Woman Not Wicked.
The sinfu woman is, as rule not
a wicked woman, but sick and suf-
fering woman. Instead OF being per-
secuted, maltreated. preyed upon and
driven to destruction, she needs care
and kindness, sympathy and love,
and that is what Christ gave her in
the fullest measure, and what the
church cruelty denies her, as it did
in His day.
There is deep underlying cause
for the scarlet scourage of modern
society. Tremendous forces are at
work recruiting the countless army
of sinful women and those forces
turned to constructive instead of de-
structive purposes, society will be
compelled to pay the increasingly
dreadful penalties, and in the mean
time the very least we can do is to
treat the unfortunate sisters with
the same consideration that we do
other afflicted and suffering human
beings.
As to our home. It's door is open
to the most sinful woman that was
ever cast off by the Pharisees, who
denied her while profting by her
shame.
We believe, my wife and I, that
VIC are not only our brothers keep
or, but our sisters keeper as we'll.
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