Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-14

without giving her as much as the
freedman demanded for his children.
The question is often met when the
young lady SAYS. Il can not live on that
salary by the shop keeper saying.
but you may live NJ home, may YOU
not" This is to say that shop keepers
are expecting some one else to bear
the expense of a girl whose services
are being gwen wholly to him. This
Is unjust in the extreme. with all
these questions. and many more
which il time permitted. we might re
fer TO, are problems with which the
y. w. &. \. is dealing. \ splendid
home, which will entertain l5O girls
Will solve the holrdiuc house prob
lem, the question of associates and tho
low wage, at least to that degree thar
II VIII give n young woman time to
locate herself in u community take
her J arinrs and adjust herself to
new conditions The Y. W. g. y.
looks AT the question of prevention Of
vice rather than tn, rescue OF offend
crs. II would build fence at tho
edge Of the precipmo rather than cs-
| t1hlish a hospital at its base II win
| include physical intellectual. moral
and religious training II will furnish
the girls with q hone. with protection,
physical culture and good environ
/ ment.
The citizens OF Tulsl are now TO
\ have an opportunity Of doing one Of
( the most noble Christian works that
has come TO their hands. In 4 few
| days they will be given the privilege
OF making an offering Of S150,000 20
| the girls of our community. Tulsa
/ viii he swift to do II. The women in
| charge OF this campaign have planned
/ wisely They have made a thorough
preparation They know just where
they are. Large sums win be given
/ hy some, small sums by others, but
each man iF expected to do his part
in this great campaign II is conf
! Gently expected that the state Of OR
lahoma and the great southwest VIII
see that Tulsa places as great value
| upon nor daughters within her gates
as upon her sons who abide hero. Lo'
us rise up and build | commend
| unto YOU our sisters-assist them In
this matter that they have under
taken"
In brief talk sunday morning in
his own pulpit. at the close of an able
address by Secretary c. T.. Ru hnor ~
the Y. NJ c. A.. Rev. Frank Neff. pas
tor Of the First Methodist Episcopal
church, gave the following reasons
why people should support the move
ment for TIE new Y. W c. A. build
ing.
I'm the first place the work of the
Young Women's Christian associa-
tion is to be commended for its Valu-
able work in the preventive way.
My own ideas have undergone COM
plete change in this regard. as once
. felt that the association should large
ly do rescue work, and this seems to
be very common opinion 1t is much
easier to secure money from men tC
rescue those who have fallen thau to
prevent the innocent from falling
, But this is a serious mistake Better
nv far 20 to even extreme lengths
to prevent the fall Of "A young woman
than TO wait until 100 late and then
pouI out every effort in love and ser
vice 60 call her back to the path oi
virtue.
, Check the Tide.
"Of course the fallen must be res
cued, If possible, and the GSsociatior
will always be willing To do what Il
can in this regard, but its primary
work is earlier, for it proposes to NEE
\ at the threshold the young woman @
girl, and give her such a hcmc, sucl
a welcome, and such care that th
p Gangcr Of her ever needing to h
b rescued is greatly lessened or en-
I tirely eliminated. Chri; ;tian work 1er
e become heartsick and woaried in try
s ing tc care for the continuous stream
j, of unfortunates falling over the brinl
\ of the abyss, and long for a good Cp
e pOrtunity to establish themselves upoi
. the plains above, where they may b,
a able to check the tide, if possible. an,
1 tun back the lives of those WHO ar
!. careless, that they may escape IN
most terrible experience that can eve
come to the life Of girl or youn
woman.
!, This work the Young Women
Christian association proposes to dc
and with an adequate equipment II
Tulsa will surely give good accoun
= of herself. Another, and perhaps tn
V st feature of the work is tina
g it will care for the entire life Of tn
+ Young women Of the community TIL
i Y w. G.. A. stands for the 'ahundan
q Ne believing in a complete develop
II ment. 1t strives for a splendid phy
T steal life. a life that means SCUM
II body. fitted for the tasks sure t
e come; "A body that will bear Its bur
u dons without a break, and make liz
@ a Joyous thing instead Of one Ions
: Greary round of physical sufferini
Further the association will care 70
the mental and social life of the youn
woman. providing sane and whole
some surroundings for the enjoymer
), of the best things of life, without III
= dangers that so commonly attend tn
i, seeking of such things. Readn
J room, rest and lounring ROOM gym
nasium, game rooms and swimEin
pool will be among the plea sart fea
lures to attract the attention OF tn
% live young woman who IS seeking aft
er the best and at the same tim
craving an outlet for hec natural dc
sres for mental advancement an
physical recreation. Added TO TIL
10 will be the highest work of all, tbs
, of ccring for the spiritual nature {
&c the young women, and doing this 1
70 way that will make religion al
tractiVe and desirable Every do
20 lar expended and every effort pl
~ forth will lead to this ultimate cn'
20 for while a helping hand will /
y st, etched out to every girl In need, V,
the one fact. prominent above "a
:. | others, will be continually empht
- sized that this is n truth a Chri!
tian institution, and the truth will a
=, WAYS be taught. that Young woman
u, hood never finds its ultimate goal III
- til en,renched in n strong Chrstia
: chars racter.
4 "The final point Cf value that ] d'
-. sire TO emphasize is that the womo
- Of the community need great centr'
point for all their activities, In civil
1moral and spiritual movements. TT
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