River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-01-29

that some high schools are deeply in
fected with vice, and every young wo-
man. especially if attractive in appear
ance, is beset with dangerous pitfalls
The ignorance of the innocent respect
ing these things contributes to the sue
cess of the enemy The unprepared-
ness of parents TO do their duty seems
to leave no alternative to the sugges-
ton that sex hygiene must be taught
in all grades of the high school and in
the upper grades of the grammar
school.
One of the most notifying thoughts
in connection with the entire matter is
that there are men and women willing
to sell themselves to such a vile bust
ness-to traffic in the morals of the
young The matter has gone so far
that not merely on account of dams. ers
from conSumptives. but also from
those who have venereal diseases.
drinking cups for general use are no
longer permitted at public fountains.
Indeed, authorities charged with re-
sponsibility for such matters are at
their wits end to know how to over
take the spread of venereal diseases
and those which outcrop from them to
the third and fourth generation
Crusade In Every Heart and Home.
Surely it is time that white slavery
and every form of immoral traffic shall
be rooted out. To these calls from
the Purity Congress people who love
righteousness and hate iniquity and
and many should join the crusaders
against vice in its many forms.
| speak today from a personal stand
point, and call for a crusade in your
own heart. and in your own home, if
you are parents. Do not allow false
delicacy or the fear of being consider
ed a prude to hinder you from doing
your duty-from opposing everything
in sympathy with vice. At the Con
gress it was clearly demonstrated that
one of the serious tendencies of our
time is what is termed "spooning."
Every Christian desiring the Lords
approval, and hoping eventually to
hear His well done" should determine
today that he will take a more active
part in opposing vice especially within
his own home. and particularly in his
own mind. God wants resolute Chris
tians-overcomers. Our minds must
be loyal to the Lord to Truth and to
Purity, and our bodies must be brought
in as close harmony with these renew
ed minds as possible.
| am not urging you to give all your
time toward moral reforms. nor so in
tending to do myself. According to our
view, there is a still greater work than
that of moral reform, good though that
work be- The greater work is the one
in which you and | are engaged, by
the grace of God. We are preaching
the Gospel. for the purpose of gather
ing out the Bride class. in order that
the Church being completed the glOri-
Gus Millennial Reign of Jesus and His
Church may begin. In that glorifed
spiritual Kingdom of God we see the
only hope of effectually. thoroughly.
stamping out the social evil and every
other evil. born of selfShness and sin.
and associated with the present reign
of Sin and Death.
We do not believe that present inSti-
buttons will be able to accomplish the
laudable desires for which we praise
them. They will. we trust however.
be able to accomplish further good;
and we take pleasure in bidding them
Godspeed. The speaker would certain
ly be with them. heart and hand. in
the battle against vice and for civic
and moral upIift. purity. were it not
that we have the still higher commits
sion of finding the members of the
Bride class and helping to prepare
them for the Kingdom Thus we are
working for the efectual suppression
of vice and the establishment of the
Reign of Righteousness. even though
from outward appearance not all may
be able to perceive our relationship
toward these noble co-laborers who are
seeking their victories now.
Let us all. dear brethren. put on the
whole armor of God. and be first pure
| fighting against SIN Of every kind as
we have opportunity. but especially
serving the Household of Faith, as di-
rected in the Lords Word Let us not
give the impression to others that we
are careless of their work and Of the
| interests of the present time. Let us
have a word of encouragement for
| them, and hearty grasp of the hand:
and if time permit let us be ready to
do them good. in whatever way will
not conflict with our higher opportuni-
ties of doing good to the Household of
Faith. LET not your good be evil
spoken Of" Take heed lest through
your failure to express sympathy any
should mistake you for an opponent
of righteousness, truth. purity, loyalty
to God and all the interests Of His
cause. great and small.
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