The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-21
MEN HELD SEPARATE MEETING ON
LOWER FLOOR OF CHURCH
AND MAY START LAYMEN'S
LEAGUE.


ing held IN ;hc lower parlurs. Dr. lic"s
spoke for y few minutes before going
to the meeting above On The ACCESSIBILITY
Of starting lnym"n's league for tho
extension of thu work of tn" laymcn IN
tn" church. Or. T.. =. Townsend of tho
Zanc Street church continued with Il
Ialk encouraging TN" organization and
advocating greater activity among
laymcn. A cnmmjtl"c Of three WAS
appointed TO look into the matter Of or
gaEizn" such Il league. composed OF
Mn$srs Mrt!HSkcy. :. n. Clcgg. Fourth
Street. and l.. &. Iil"dgiI of Zane street
church. Report Of This committee Will
b" mad" before the clos" of tho revival.
THE Black Cross or Danger Signals"
Text: ! Th"S. I:a22. abstain from all
Ipr"ara nee of evil"
An through n" Alps in Switzerland.
whore persons have lost their lives. the
government has erected tho black cross
rs n danger signal. All through the
Alps Of human life there arc dangerous
passes and prrcinicrS. At some Of these
most dangerous points l desire To erect
tonight Tho black cross. or danger sig
nal who" young women have lost
money. friends. position. character and
their souls
TIL" nearer YOU approach tn" attire Of
the woman who is dressed in tn" extreme
to attract and because her life is sinful.
III" Eroatrr will hc tho danger. I am
surr that snnc mothers in this city have
not seen this danger signal or their
daughters would not he allowed on the
streets and in other places with the alb
hr"viatcd drrss that some wear.
After speaking on Danger Signals"
TO women. in his home city. tho follow
81 ria1 IN &C JNn
leading daIlics therH: REV. Rccs scored
ahullS cyc. when hc declared that moth
FRS wcrc often to blame for improper
dressing by young girls. Many social
workers have come to tho conclusion
that careless mothers arc the funda-
mental cause Of tho down fall Of girls,
because they arc allowed too much free
dom In dress and too much liberty Of
notion at an age when they should he
clothed modcstly and guarded carefully
from the dangerous Influences tina: arc
thrust upon girls who parade tho streets
at nights, so to many Of tho theatres.
10 public dances alone or with those Of
their own age Of either Sex"
What folly for young woman to
rpcnd all nor earnings in dress. and to
70 hobhlng around In skirt and with
n hat that looks like an Atlantic liner
cunning IHlV IuIl WIFI IllS W GU
building on one corner. I wonder what
the next fad in drcss will be? However
extreme. some will he sure 10 follow tho
procession. and if those fads continue n
few years longer. II will he difficult for
4 man to tell whether it is himself or
his vito coming down tho street. TIL"
most expensive attire ever worn is that
which costs tho purity Of the ycarcr.
We need recreation. change from the
mnnotony OF the factory. tho store and
office. But In this pleasure loving age
Their arc many who seem to have no
other ambition except seeking pleasure
Just 70 be amused to have a good time
This. surely. will not develop the high
est traits Of chara ctcr In young women.
md surely not a desirable companion
for thoughtful. ambitious young man.
On the streets TO be seen. Not on tho
way to a place Of entertainment or Of
worship hut just to be seen. to attract
the attention Of men. This. with tn"
extreme love Of pleasure, leads to grea-
or danEr.
Accepting attention from mon about
whom you do not know. Indeed some
that you DO know. When you find the
man who even may be your employer, or
the foreman Of the department. or an
associate In work. becoming too fathorly
you tell him that your father is at homo
and you only need one, Or becoming too
generous in inviting you to dine with
them. or accompanying them to places
Of entertainment. Beware also Of tho
man you meet socially. who is too ia
mi1lar, and never under any circum-
stances fall into the habit Of flirting or
Of using language anywhere that you
would not use in the presence Of your
mother. There was never time whom
young woman needed to attend strictly to
her own affairs as now
Accepting a position OF which you
have no knowledge except an ad. in n
great metropolitan paper. or possibly
recommended by some employment
agency do not say all papers or all
employment agencies, but there are
some agencies and some Of the ads in
tho papers that are in league with the
devil During our meeting in Kansas
City there was an ad in tho daily papers
for q housokecpcr. and when n young
woman won't to apply for the position.
she found a man occupying only on"
room. This fact was reported and he
was arrested.
Being in haste to marry and rcpcntinE
at your leisure. OF course. some Of you
have already seen this danger signal
and have not been in any hurry. What
a fearful mistake for 4 mother tn dress
her daughter beyond her years arc!
sometimes not only permitting hut on
coura Ginr her to keep company with
Young men. When VIC recall tn" large
number Of divorces in This country and
remember the wr"tchcd homes and
hltEhtcd lives. We arc positive that both
mon and women ought 10 hr we'll ma
turrd before they sail on this ship. 4
young Indy called at our place Of en-
tnrtainment ono day and requested an
interview. When went into tho parlnr
she said. ct want 10 talk with YOU about
getting dtvnrro.' 7 said from what"
She answered from my husband. Of
course 7 said How long have You
been married." She said for almost
two years
and you have not finished high
school yet. have YOU" And sh" said.
NO" And then I Was more anxious to
talk to her mother than | was tO talk
TO the daughter.
Social drinking and the dance. Mul-
titudrs have persisted there. y" rnmhi-
nation Is moro dangerous aud W; m"th-
ers and fathers have passed hy this
danger signal only tn weep oyer III"
downfall RI their children. Many =
mother who has disrcSa rd"d thus signal
soliloquiZcs long after midnight. "Wh"r'
is my wandering daughter toni Chit ."
beginning with tn" cNtrcm" in dress.
with tho extreme in pleasure. hcing IN
the streets tu be sin. and with tho