Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-02-22

! IN lle lulSa only world last sunday
morning which stated that the Council
Of Women are with the aid of the po-
lice going to segregate the immoral
women who live in down town room
| ing houses in this city.
| know personally several of the
women who compose this Womens
Council. ] know their own and their
husbands moral and financial stand
ing in the community, ! know of their
comfortable homes and sheltered
lives, and ] also know that every
member of this organization Is sup
posed to be Christian. Yet they in
| tend TO 'stone the Magdalenes' OF
Tulsa and have asked the city's police
to aid them in CASTING their sister
woman as far down the road to Hell
as lies within their power. | say unto
you, as Jesus said to the rabble: "lf
there be one among you without sin,
let him to be the first to
east stone" Do you believe
in stoning woman and per-
mitting her educator and partner in
sin 10 go free? What about the i'm
moral men who infes, these same
rooming houses, do you for one mo-
ment believe that by simply removing
the women that you can make these
places respectable or even safe for
virtuous women to stop in?
1t Is wrong to condemn the women
and not the men. God says it is
wrong. The church says 1t is wrong,
but does the church practice what 1t
breaches? Is this Council of Women
following the example set them by
the meek and lowly Galillean carpen-
ter which all Christians are supposed
to follow? You all know that other
women, the church, or even society
never fully forgives a woman who has
devlated from the narrow path OF
chastity. On the other hand have
you ever heard of q man being re-
fused admittance to both church and
social privileges, although we'll known
to be equally guilty? DO you think
it possible that God prefers male
saints to female ones, and so is more
lenient with the man?
Each one Of you know some young
girl who has gone astray, and she is
know the man who enticed, lied, de-
ceived and ruined her life. Don't
you? He still holds the same position
in society he held before committing
this hellish crime of seducing a girl
doesn't he? If a church member,
he still sits in the Amen corner or
the choir and sings: Come to Jesus"
doesn't he? But If the girl knocked
at one Of your doors, would you invite
her in. extend a helping hand and try
Your utmose to assist her in regain
ing her lost prestige? That is what
the Savior did. Are you so wrapped
in your rags o. self righteousness
that you have thought only to con-
denim? HOW DARE YOU JUDGE?
DO YOU not know that by such conduct
you are not even fooling man into
thinking you good or even wise, much
less the great God above.
] desire TO say that / never have
upheld or condoned woman or man in
sin. But ] would grieve to think that
! had used my little influence toward
casting one soul into He'll.
Your Council Of Women could do a
grand work II they would follow the
old, old pattern OF Christ Why not
hunt out these fallen ones (you who
are so good cannot be contaminated
10y contacp, find them positions
where they can earn enough to keep
body and soul together, and where
the desire TO be sweet and clean can
have an opportunity TO grow. Envi-
ronment means so much to woman.
You will find there will not be many
who will prefer the life OF sin. Do
you not think the Master would ap-
prove Of this plan more than the one
OF condemning them to district
where sin abounds, where never ray
Of GOdllness, that would tend to lead
them back, can enter?