South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-11-10
|TY JOINS NATION
; IN OBSERVATION
. Of PURITY SUNDAY
Ministers in Local Churches
Dwell on White Slave Traf-
fiC and Morality Standards
Among Men.
ADVOCATES SEGREGATION.

MINNEAFO Oils. MINI, Nov. TO-
Discussing the constructive policy
whereby the social evil may be re-
duced", Chief Justic Harry olson. OF
the Municipal Court Of Chicago. vas
the principal speaker at the Inter-
national Purity congress at its after.
noon session Sunday.
Judge Olson advocates the segrega-
ton Of pupils in the schools and prl.
NAte instruction in special schools ter
SuDnormal children. The prC-er
training of the feeble-minded chIid pc
lore IL has reached the axe OIL II
years ne declared viii reduce prosi-
tuition many fold.
Joining the great national wave Of
protest against sex inquiry and the
white slave traffic, many ministers
81 south Bend churches SUNDAY OD-
served Purity SUNDAY" the FIRST dav
IN the history OF the country that has
been set aside for the discussion of a
SUBJECT which mOralists have individ-
ually been preaching upon FOR sew
eral years. Governors Of twenty
states recently issued proclamations
designating Sunday. November 9 as
date upon which sex purity and the
! white slave traffic was TO be discussed
and IN view Of the fact that the Ma
uonal Purity Congress is now in SEES
sion at Minneapolis. additional en-
c0uragement was given the South
Bend ministers who spoke upon the
subject.
Chief among the local divines to
touch upon sex purity were the Rev.
Mr.. H. y. HOstetter. Of the Westmins-
ter Presbyterian church and Rabbi
Cronbach, of Temple Bethel. Mr..
Hostetter spoke powerfully for the
a a. ~. Il
double standard OF morals His re-
marks on the subject of the sup
preston OF the white slave trade were
10 the point and received with. de-
gree OF interest that showed the deep
concern felt by his auditors. In his
remarks at Temple Bethel Rabbi
Cronbach said, ia part:
Man Naturally FOlygamOus.
Being pure IS "a hard thing. 1t is
hard for men 90 be pure. because they
are, By inherited nature. polygamous.
still il is the duty OF men TO abide by
who are pOlygamous think that civil
lied people are cruel to women in
that they make one woman endure
the pains and burdens that savages
distribute among several women.
There IS something higher than
comfort and convenience. There is
such a thing as a soul Therefore we
ought at all hazards, try 10 be pure.
Children need not be taught sex ny
giene. but they should be taught
moral etiquette. Women should dress
modestly, so as not 10 attract undue
attention from viciously inclined
men,"
Rabbi Cronbach strongly advocated
support of the Florence Crittenden
work for the rescue of fallen women.
on account of the absence Of Mr..
Cheley, or the y. NJ. G. A.. the pro-
posed organization Of the Jewish Boy
Scouts was not affected Sunday. as
had been planned. About twenty en-
thusiastic youngsters were present at
Temple Bethel Their next meeting
will be held two weeks hence.
shortly after O'Clock sunday
morning the children of the Church
OF the Brethren. Indiana avenue and
Miami street observed homecoming
day" A special effort was made TO
bring out as many aged members of
the church as possible and large num-
RS were conveyed 20 the services III
automobiles. \ special program OF
great interest was rendered.
Pleads For Single Standard.
THE man who expects higher
standard of virtue for his mother his
sister. his sweetheart. or his wife than
he demands and sets up in himself,
Is unfair said Rev. IT. T. HOstetter,
in his sermon Sunday when ne referr-
ed to the great national effort To pUr-
ify America and the observance of
Sunday ali over as Purity Sunday"
The man is coward and does not
stand for q square deal Let us sound
forth the slogan. one standard for
both sexes, the same golden rule for
all. purity of heart and a SpOtess
life he continued.
In the morning ne talked on the
subject. The Deity OF Christ-Was
ale or Was lie More Than Man.
Rev Mr. HOsteJter drew an argu
ment from the scripture the propose
Cies OF the old Testament, the records
OF the new Testament the evidence
of history taught in both and Christian
experience To show that Jesus must
have been equal with God.
He closed his sermon with an earnest
appeal for all TO accept Him. In the
evening there was special meeting for
men. the theme discussed being, rs
sentials of True Manhood"
Rev. Mr.. HOStetter named number
Of qualities that must enter into the
makeup OF a true man, among them
being. integrity. vigor. adherence 10
the truth, a definite and worthy aim
in life. lofty purposes. Chivalry and
self-sacrifice. sunday being the day
set aside as a national Purity day.
Rev. Mr.. HOstetter spoke of the Pur-
ity congress now meeting in Minneap-
oils and of the magnitude of the social
evil IL seeks 10 overthrow.
Among other things he said. Il
find hope in the lifting up If public
sentiment and NirtuOus ideals in
America. Time was when il was
thought that the s0-called fast young