The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-21

If | we're 10 say. They tell me
that YOU are rotten old hbertins
and that you have ruined many limo
cent girls. that you would crush a
~oman's virtue as quickly as a
snake beneath your foot would he
say he supposed II was true. but |
mustn't set the standard too high
FOR poor human nature?
NO sir II he were anything OF
a man at all he would say: I de
mand. sir. that you prove your
charges
But that's not what man does
when you charge him with being a
backslider. Not much. The old
Methodist or Presbyterian or Baptist
o. Episcopal backslider stands up
and talks about poor human nature
yet 10 say man Is oackslider
Is 70 say that he is a liar Oh. for
power 10 come 10 you and show
you what you ought 10 be.
Double Standard All Wrong
God has marked out the same
path for men and for women 10 fol
low. Away with the hellish doc
Urine OF a double standard or living
IN this twentieth century IL makes
no difference whether the one who
sins wears plug hat or petticost
Young fellow, your sister has as
good right Ia live as you do. as
you have. She has rs good right
20 walk up the street smoking Zig
arctic as YOU have. Your wife has
as good right TO line up before a
"A q
poison you DO. as you have.
she has as good a right 10 go TO
the corner grocery in the evening
and sit around and put her feet up
on the stove. and tell smutty stories
as you have.
Don you think that because you
wear whiskers and breeches that
you are privileged by God She has
as good right As you have 20 walk
down street with half a plug OF TO
bacco sticking out OF her mouth, and
splitting enough 10 drown a Jack.
rabbit.
Il wouldn't clean out your old
spittoOn for you. I'd throw IL at
your old head. Yes. sir
There Is many a fellow looking
m my face. who. II his wife did what
he does. would De whining around
the divorce courts for divorce Man
has cut for HIS own use a pathway
below that marked by God, but he
insists that his wife keep Up the
old and higher one.
God has not one plan for you
and another FOR her.
Here IS n dialogue heard since
the world existed. until Christ came
and changed II Womankiud leaning
over the battlemcnts OF alabaster
purity.- looking d1aa upon her iiexc
lord. says.
Honey, where are you going
None OF your business, says ne.
| am a man
Why can't 90 where you're 60
ing
Because II you did. men and wo-
men would trample you under their
feet
How long are you going to
stay .
Thst's none OF your business.
I'll come when I'm ready
The hog wallows for men-a
fountain OF purity for women, Cess
pools Of ilth and rot for men and
fountains % purity for women. That
doctrine crawled out OF hell.
Il can imagine 6 man being uu-
+ true IN business. | can inag CINE him
being untrue 70 politics can even
but Il IS difficult-.magine him be-
ing untrue TO the vows made al the
marriage altar-but 70 be untrue 20
God BE untrue 70 God and you will
lose heaven and lose all Be true 70
God and you will lose hell.
The Story Of Baekslidsr
II pray that God will so work
upon the consciences OF you back.
sliders who hear me. that you Vill
cry salt tears and turn and roll upon
your pillows when you 60 home to-
night and seek dry spot, that He
may reproach you until you have
been stung into a return 20 the God
TO whom you have been false
Il have reached down into the
slime, and have been privileged 70
help tens Of thousands out OF the
n!ire Of sin--and believe that most
Of them will be saved. too.
I've helped men in ali walks o.
life. When | was in Chicago as as.
sistant secretary Of the Y W. c. A
| helped a man and got him a post
ton and so Was able 70 restore him
20 his wife and children. One night
fellow came 20 me and told me-
that the man was playing faro bank
over AZ Hankinson ), down on CLARK
street said
Why. that can hardly bel took
dinner with MIN only a few hours
ago
But my caller insisted that he
had told me the truth. 20 / put on
my coat and went down LaSalle and
past the New York Life building and
along Up the stairway 20 the gam
bling room. ! went past the BiE
GOorkeeper and ! found To- 81 men
IN there playing keno and faro bank
AID roulette and stud and draw
poker
i saw my man there. Just play.
ing A hand In moment he walked
over 20 the bar and ordered a Rhine
vine and settler. walked over
and touched him on the shoulder
aud nc looked and turned pale
II sad. Come out OF this Come
with me
ne said. Here's my money and
pulled 800 from his pocket and
handed 81 20 me
don't want your money !
said 4 want you Come along
lie refused at first. and it vas