The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-18

And society swallows The insult in
silence. and In so doing pronounces
its own condemnation Society" is
rotten to the core. The question Isl
How long Will the Church Of God al
( low persons who engaged In such
conduct publicly, who naunt their In
decenetes in the faces OF all beholdeFs,
to also cali themselves public mem
bers Of the Church and to partake Of
the body and blood of Christ In re-
memhranee Of him who sets as the
standard for his Church. blessed are
the pure in heart. for they shall see
Cod"
Call Halt
A point has been reached In the
so-called society world when the
Church must one1Iv and unsparfnelv
denounce the practices in vogue or be-
come PARKER Of these evil deeds We
must protect our young life at the
fountainhead or the country will suf-
fer tremendous lowering of moral
tone. The Church NAV refuse ia pass
Judgment upon those persons who en-
gage In what are called questionable
amusements and agree that there may
be real moral ahliquity involved
in their conduct But when persons
openly and shamelessly engaged in
grading to life and morals. there must
he no doubt as to the attitude Of the
Church. Women will not wear cloth
ing, or assume attitudes In relation to
men which suggest and emphasize the
neshiy and the earnal. unless in their
hearts they arc willing to be consid~
cred fieshly and carnai woman of
genuine modesty viii not agree TO 10
immodest things because some i'm
modest women are doing them II n
woman engages In inmcdest conduct.
or wears immodest clothes she does
1t because she Is immodest. and un-
fortunately, X Is impossible TO resist
tho conclusion that many women who
formerly dressed modestly and are
now dressing immodestlv. are doing
so because they are really immadest
at heart. They did not dare to brave
public comment before hut now that
the social customs tolerate II, they
are glad 10 dsplay their bodies and
engage In the indecent dances. 1t "a
useless to talk about the ignorance OF
womer as an excuse for such conduct.
They know when they are emphssiZ
ing their bodies and calling attention
to them. IT is doubtless true taat
many women who dress immodestlv
and dance indecently do not violate
dress and conduct lead persons n be-
lieve that they are Of the same spirit
as the women 7of the street, and are
simply more careful or more fea full
of consequences.
The time has come for plain speech.
We owe II to our boys and girls grow
ing up to testify that women who dress
like common women. and men and wo-
men who act indacen.'y. no. matter
how hifh they may be in social life,
are guilty of unworthy and demora!iz-
ing conduct and must he considered
as similar in spirit to those who FIRE.
uuent the 'tred-light" district Our
children must be saved from the moral
blight which viii inevitably follow the
federation of such conduct by thu
moral and religious elements In So
Getty II there be those who object
to this classification and deny that
they are of the same spirit as the
"red-lieht' district. let them discon-
time their immodest dressing and
their protests will carry some weight.
But until then, "Ry their fruits ye
shall know them"
have understood that there 10 not
the extreme in either dancing or dress
ing at the White sulphur. and this Is
probably true, but even there the body
was thrust forward and emphasized
In way which made one think Of
Paufs great utterapce. Il therefore so
run not as uncertainty so fight I not
as one that beateth the air. but keep
my body under and bring II into sub.
lection lest by any means. after raw
should be castaway.
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