The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-02

IL n ia AaG
boys and girls. men and IN
overtops in importance all otrer
before the state Without
any reservations or quallnca1ofs
we may say that the greatest work
America has in hand is TO preserve
or create sweet, sane, clean tninh-
ing in the rank and file OF Its cltlzen,
ship. Keep thy heart with all
diligence, for out Of it are the issues
of life"
Today's thought is tomorrow's
deed.
No patriot can view with uncon-
Germ the growth of prurfent
ness among our people That TINS
growth is real is unqueStIonaDiy
proved by three clear tendencies of
our present-day life: 1. The amaz-
ing increase of ~saLacious sex" liter
ature in widely-circulated magazines
and in books. 2. The present inn
modest fashions in female attire. 3.
The popularity OF problem plays
which are SO rank hat in many
communities their production has
body will question the existence OF
these three phases of contemporary
thought. They prove that many
minds are immoral. Hosts OF per
sons delight to dwell upon impure
themes. To an extent that most
ministers and teachers little suspect,
coarse and lewd conversation pre-
walls among men, old as we'll as
young. There is no symptom of u
ommon life which more closely or
aIarmingly approximates the state OF
mind of decadent ancient Rome than
this. When it comes to pass that
among a considerable proportion OF
the people, whatsoever things are
lovely. whatsoever things are OF evil
report, form a c~ongenial topic for
| common talk, then that people are
| approaching periIousiy near to dis
| aster. This candid word is written,
not in any alarmist spirit, but IN
order that both the needless n the
helpers may give serious emit
to the rOade aspects OF the wise
Teachers pronouncement concerning
the importance of purity of heart.
The wise doctrine of the Law
giver. applied in the present tense,
is that "blessed"-or "happy'-"are
the pure in heart" Even without
the attached reward of spiritual vi
sion, they are favored and bless
ed ones. In their state of mind they
are rich. The condition of happiness
is theirs. A pure heart is itself q
reward passing all praise or mea-
sure.
The market rate of g~uilelessness
is rather low nowadays. The demand
is all for sophistication, worldly
wisdom. Tha is why SO many thou.
sans Of young women are having
to substitute paint and powder fol
the freshness of innocence. Blush
ing has one out Of fashion in tn
metropolitan circles. Even youns
girls rec and see and talk tina
which would have branded them
generation or two ago. In the fac,
of all this, the truth remains unaI
tered, that the reate and abidin,
J wisdom is not with sophistication. bu
with simplicity. Our clean hearted
, housekeeping, old fashioned mother
5 are really wiser. as we'll as better il
all other ways, then the women VIII,
) pride themselves pom being poste,
] in all the ways OF the world. Fo
J the pure heart has cIearest vision
to it is given not only the ability t
see God, but also the power to dis
Germ life and it's relative values mos
truly.
oh. keep me innocent. max
+ others great" was the PRAYER writ
y ten by Queen Carolina Matilda, O
: with a diamond in tn
4 window of ner castle at Frendsbore
! WESTMINSTER Teacher.
A recent issue of Golfers Week
ly" contained an effective story b
f Richard Wasburn Chiiie. whic
was frankly aimed at certain "pepu
s lar authors Of our day. who debas
their art by pandering to the loves
tastes of the market place. TIL
heroine of the tale is the Wright
o grandmother Of one such "succes,
fur writer. She prizes the famil
name. and cares for honor. chiyalr,
!, purity and integrity above all els,
n Her a grandson airly faun1
his profits as sufficient ansuer !
! her old fashioned scrupIes- Afr
eadln some of his tales. SIZE. in a,
spalr that there is no man of RI
family name left to avenge r
youths outrage upon the good nan
of womanhood and his own anee
tors. employs a pueiIist to give hi
q tHEashinS- the nett
DDS OF the e~randmother's code
honor may be. but the reader f.,