The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-01-15
WHICH

WHICH,?
MYSTERIOUS indeed are the ways of the
lM world and most confounding the aims
and objects of it's people. In eastern
III city there are two organizations composed
of prominent ladies who have banded to-
gether for the purpose of promoting
Christianity, morality and more general
and higher regard for humanity. One of
these clubs is known the Womens So
ciety for the Prevention of Crimes the other.
the Women's Home Preservation Society.
Numerically speaking, is the equal of
the other; both made up of af-
tated with the leading churches of the
community, OF all denominations are absolute
ly -sectarlan. AT the beginning of the
ment there only organization The Society
for the Prevention of Crime, but recently half of the
members, expressed dissatisfaction at the methods
adopted by the officials Of the society and the result
the formation of the Home Preservers
The trouble which caused the split came to light
last week during the court trial of charged
with grave offense which, if proven, would send
him to prison for from five to ten years. The charge
against him of such character that the ladies
of the Society for the Prevention of Crime, became
active and were using every method and means at
prisoner comparative stranger in the city,
where he had but recently accepted employment in
a large mercantile establishment. A wife and four
small children depended upon him for support and
protection
The ladies of the other organization, the Home
Preservers called upon the wife, saw the condition
she would be left in if the father and husband should
be taken from her, and Immediately got busy deter
mined to have him returned to his home.
1--WE have the least doubt that Mr. c.
is guilty., said Mrs. Arnold, president of the Home
Preservers, to a newspaper ''But we have in
vestigated the circumstances and know that he is
as black as he has been painted. He never IN
trouble before, and has always cared for and loved
his family. What would it profit the state and society
to send him to prison. rob those dear little children of
the father their young hearts yean for and make
it necessary for them to abandon all hope for edu
caton His conviction means the breaking up of this
homethe scattering of brother and sisters far
the and attention of the mother who bore them
Our society was formed to do just such work this
to preserve the home-the other society works along
another line BY preserving the home we believe
are serving socety's best interests. We do
think that sending to prison will accomplish
either the suppression prevention of crime
The trial of the was a hard fought battle
between the two organizations. The County Attor-
venters of Crime left no stone unturned to convict
the prisoner On the other hand the Home Pre-
had retained two of the most able attornies
in the city for the defense. The jury out three
hours and then returned verdict Of mot guilty.
the Home Preservers had won
Here two organizations as we have said
before, composed of Christian women both working
or claim 70 be working, in the name of the Master
doing His work. The thought cannot help fore
ing itself upon us:--should the personal Christ visit
that city, upon which head would He lay the Crown,
the presidents of the Crime Preventers or upon
Mrs Arnold's to which of the twain would He say.
well done thou good and faithful servent?"-We
leave the question for you to decide.
'Verily say unto you, inasmuch We have done
unto of the least of these brethren, We have
done it unto me- Matthew, XIV 40.