The Irish standard., 1917-10-20
MORAL BENEFITS OF THE WAR.
BY Rev. James Donahoe.
(Third Article)

BY Rev. James Donahoe
- (Thrd Article).
will lessen the number of useless yotares of
pleasure.
Many American youth to have only aim in
life good time. By depriving them of of the
opportunities of laborng to attain this aim the will
do this country considerable good. 1t will teach all that
life is not matinee evening reve and will foster
in youthful minds serious thinking that will conduce
to more laudable doing.
Craving for good time" may almost intense
as pronounced thirst for ntoxicans The chase
the elusive phantoms of pleasure often begins
puberty and continues until old age brought
on by dsslpatng the energies of body and mind Sad is
the of the wellborn wasted best years
OF his life in the company of the frivolous but much
sadder still is the condition of the who early
age is weaing and social casto because ill health
and inability to the cost of longer Offering
the shrine of pleasure. there remains spark of
patriotism in such he is pushed aside
offers his services to his country round about
us very considerable number who slowly realizing
that life is hollow, useless and ngorious while personal
ease and enjoyment the goal the individual
reach
Emphasis is not here placed the lengths, rather
Depths to which chronic pleasure seekers co. many
and grevious of constantly seeking
personal enjoyment not here tabulaed purpose
of this article is not much point the
excuses into which goodtimers fall show
evil results society and the weakening effects
nation from the development of unchecked desire
Most parents face to face with the perplexng diff
Guilty of keeping their children at home The
sons and daughters to the roomers and
boarders instead of being integral units of prosperous
and happy family What of parents tell
where their and daughters spend their evenings?
What percentage of fathers their
children spend their evenings?
have conferred with many respectable parents that
might correctly these questions and
almost onehalf of the do not know where
sons and daughters after working hours Some par
ens frankly state thatt asking their where
they the previous night and what kept them of
bed late The insistent inquirer further learns that
questions asked by mother of
in a manner that he would not dare towards
civil superior. Some of those impudent
under military training and questions
about their previous evenings whereabouts must be
swered If the language used in addressing military
superior is the same nature that too often spoken
anxious mothers the insoen youth is marched the
guard house. But the accounting of en-
listed man spent the previous evening not him
from bordering few days in prison the that
superors have right to know the whereabouts of their
interiors.
1t is we'll known fact that daughters of good
living parents go wrong. The worker makes
study of group of such invariably finds that
the mothers of those girls did not know where their
daughters spent their evenings The mother inquired
girls free than the boys i'm giving apparently
satisfactory to parents questions II visited with
Catherine-yes, the girl that works with me- II stayed
last night with Angelina her mother away she
said she'd be lonesome" These sample of the
swers given mothers by girls who the downward
road. The worker and the pastor wonders why
mother concerned herself about the character of
Catherine called Angeine's mother sometime to
find out if her daughter spent night there and If
so what hour did she Angeline retire. Girls who
need watching land there many deceitfu
than boys. They tell lie with and hood
wink the good mother easier than their brothers
Craving for "good time" many to allow oppor-
tunties of acquiring good education go by.