Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-01-20
PASTOR TO DISCUSS
LOCAL SOCIAL LIFE
DR.. Randolph Will Digest
Answers of Bushes Men
On Subject
THIS WILL BE THIRD
SERMON OF SERIES

In his sermon tomorrow night the
Rev. DR.. Herbert +. Randolph. min
lister of Grace NJ. r. Church. will deal
with the social and recreational life
Of Wilmington and will discuss its
bearing on the lives OF the young per.
Sons of this community. This will
be the third of the series of sermons
by business men" The material will
be CLEANED from answers to the third
question in the questionable which
the minister sent 20 the citys most
prominent professional and business
men.
These sermons have been attract.
ing unusually large congregations and
the minister's deductions from the
opinions given by his correspondents
have carried practical suggestions
for the solution of the problems
which all recognize as pressing.
The question was submitted in this
form: What is your estimate OF the
social and recreational life OF our
city for a clean young person imam
or woman ? What is the greatest
social temptation"
One of the answers. from a man Of
prominence, is a sweeping denuncia-
ton of conditions. II is couched IN
these words.
CAS- TO the recreationai life If you
will pardon me for using a vulgar
term ] would say Il is rotten.
The greatest social temptation, 7
should say is TO be a snob and to
shine without deserving Il and TO be
praised and 1attered when you know
&c all means lie"
Right on the heels of this came an
other altogether different opinion from
q man prominent. successful. and &C.
lively interested in the uplifting Of the
city. He took another view and
voiced it thus.
Wilmington offers every facility
for a decent social life. the tempts.
lions are about the same as any Of our
neighboring cities. question IL there
is a present social temptation fac
tors for evil are complex"
( Dr.. Randolph, his fellow ministers
and church members are put on the
defensive by one successful business
man who bluntly declares:
J The churches are not on the jot
of offering right-minded young peo
pie the proper opportunities Of en-
joying the exercise Of their social ma
luIEsE nt EAEIEltE OL EEll~HlAir AHff
OF moral restraint, IN others words u
do as they please"
A young business man. WHOSE
daily work involves deep study Of hu
man nature, has answered the ques
ton in way to give plenty of foot
for thought He says:
Very much restricted-little on
portunity for those stimulating per
J ror,a1 relations that arn4teo an inter
est in the bigger things of life. TIL,
greatest temptation Is TO fritter ava.
life and effort on those personal ego
tistic things that lead to degener
acy."
A whole sermon. which appeals {,
those responsible for the home train
ing OF young folk, is preached in on
answer from a man who touches
vital spot in the lives OF both younl
men and young women. He summar
ICES the situation as he sees It II
| these words:
Il cannot speak for Wilmington
from personal contact, but I have n
doubt that these features are quit
the same in all cities. I believe tn
influence of these features OF ever.
city's life depends upon the spirit Il
which each individual approache
them What is one mans meat ma.
be another mans poison. And 7 be
lieye the responsibility falls laTgel
upon the home and the home trair
ing. The point OF view bred at HON
is certainly the one most likely to b
exercised abroad and the influence o
the social and recreationel life dc
ponds much on the point OF view
Unto the pure all things are pure