The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-05
Comes the Bride" by itself before
next summer.
Moving Pictures to Aid.

Moving Pictures TO Aid.
We have decided to leave that
safe there in the corner" Mr.. Gum
said. " 1t may help to remind
young men to be saving, especially if
they hope to we'd After we get the
'spooning parlors' well under way
we are going to think about opening
provident savings association in
the church. 1t will be not only for
! the young and unmarried, but for the
older folk, married or unmarried"
Not every evening of the week will
be available for use of the spooning
parlors for their appointed purpose.
| Prayer services are held in them
every Friday evening and Christian
| Endeavor meetings every Tuesday
evening. Sunday evenings the young
| folk will be expected to attend the
services in the church
Realizing that youth, even though
loving is often coy, Mr.. Gum has pre-
pared to make easy the way to the
spooning parlors F" so that those
who seek them may not be marked.
1t is going to be perfectly easy to go
there without being the subject of
| jest or jealousy. Moving picture
| shows will be given.
Moving pictures were a mastery
thought, because if all the lights ex-
cept those in the camera are not
turned very low or extinguished one
! cannot see the pictures on the screen.
Thus will the spooners be made hap
PLY ready for the spooning parlor in
| action. When the entertainments in
| them are over those who are not
eligible for the subsequent proceed
ings will be expected to tactfully de-
part. Mr.. Gum is going to see to
this personally, and if any one thinks
that jests about those who may re-
main are going to be permitted they
are totally unfamiliar with the pur-
poses of the presiding genius of this
Cupid's bower.
" How to Get Husband and How
to Keep Him and How to Get a
Wife and How to Keep Her" are
subjects of series of sermons which
Mr.. Gum has been preaching with
gratifying success. He says there is
no meat for a sermon in how to be
happy though single, because there
is no such thing.
haven't much use for an un-
married man or maid" he said.
Everyone should be married. Should
girf pray for husband? OF
| course she should. Why should not
| she? Every girl ought to have her
chance to win the love of a good
man, and / am going to help as many
to do so as 1 can reach.
Clergyman's Wife to Help.
My idea is to do with these parlors
what social settlements are doing in
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for young women and men, and what
other ministers have advocated that
churches do. But l think our church
is the first to really do it.
" am going to begin the autumn
work with an evangelistic campaign
and have an organized force go from
house to house and invite them all to
come. Then when the young people
are in the proper spiritual condition,
l am going to open these parlors. 1
will be on hand and Mrs. Gum will
aid in the chaperoning. Everything
will be under refined influences.
Those parlors will be a place for
the young people to meet in a social
way-a place for them to do their
spooning, if they want to. Wednes-
day night will be the principal night,
although the rooms will be open on
other evenings"
believe the Church ought to be
interested in everything that affects
humanity. Then why not in mating
hearts? In big city like New York
there is an absence of community
life, such as found in smaller
places. My idea is that the Church
should supply that need.
" Mrs. Gum and I will not only
chaperon these youn people, but
we will be ready for consultations
and welcome them. If a young man
does not know how to propose to a
girl I want him to come to me, and
l will tell him how.
have no sympathy with this
talk about the high cost of marry
! ing The less a pair have to start
housekeeping on the greater chance
there is for the development of two
| fine characters.
" And 1 have not one speck of pa
tience with the idea of a minister
requiring a health certificate before
he will wed a couple. That is the
business of the State I am interest