Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-25

humping to keep up with him un-
der ordinary circumstances, and
last evening was an extraordinary
time.
Hates Mannish Woman.
He said he hates a short-haired
woman and a long-haired man, that
typif1es the mannish woman and
the sissifed man. 81 honestly think
1t takes a lot OF nerve to talk to a
crowd OF women like this" he said
But l am constrained to do 80
only by the deepest and most sin
cere motives, which hope will in
no wise be misrepresented or mis-
interpreted" and it would be pref
ty hard to either misrepresent or
misinterpret the things that he had
to say regarding women and their
place in the world.
Mr.. Sunday rebuked in no IN
certain terms the woman that
avoids motherhood and who re-
sorts to criminal practices GOO out
of every 500 babies. he said. died
in cold murder), and the lack of
responsibility that the mother as
sumes toward her child. Why,
he said. cit is no wonder the dogs
often turn out better than the
children; they get more attention
and are better bred time and
again"
He paid the highest tribute in
his power to the good women of
the land. He praised them for
their uprightness, for their mod
esty and virtue; he said they were
the inspiration Of every great thing
that has ever been accomplished;
that woman is the most powerful
factor in the universe today; they
are like the stars in the heavens
that shine when the night is dark;
they settle the destinies of the
world: their wits never travel by
freight, he said. they jump at con-
illusions with an unfailing intuition
that will beat a man every time.
Why" he said. you could load d
woman in a cannon and shoot her
through a department store and
she would tell you the price Of
everything in the place"
Marry for Love.
He warned against marriage for
any reason other than love, which
he said was the most wonderful
thing in the world and a thing to
be handled not lightly. but with
He advised against
for money, for position,
for comfort. to attain a certain
end; against marriage between
people of unlike ages. These
marriages are the big
gest disgrace in the world Don't,
girls; don't, I implore you. marry
some old lobster old enough to be
your father or grandfather, or
great-grandfather or great-great-
great-granddaddy. oh. It makes
me sick to see a bright, snappy.
healthy, alive girl tied up to an
old, decrepit, wizened reprobate."
And girls" he said, don't think
it is a disgrace to be an old maid.
Some OF the finest women on Gods
earth have been women who have
never married: Frances Willard.
Florence Nightingale. Oh, 1 could
name them by the scores. Most of
the. women who are old maids are
SO because they were not willing to
tie up to some old fool that didn't
know half as much as she did, and
couldn't earn half her salary, and
reeked with sin" But he also eau
toned that no girl should pass up
love when 1t came to her pure and
sincere from a true, good and up
right man. And don't fear shah
Diness if such a man comes who is
poor in money but rich in the viz
tues that make a man a Christian.
Have the nerve to face shabbiness
If you can get noble husband"
Mr.. Sunday spoke OF the alarm
ing prevalence of venereal disease,
saying that so per cent of the men
Of manageable age are afflicted
with venereal diseases; that 40 per
cent of the blindness in the world
Is caused by venereal disease, per
laps not in this generation and
for which the afflicted is not re-
sponsible, but which is due to sin
In generations before; 40 per cent
Of the abdominal operations among
women are traceabIe to veuereal
diseases also for which they are
not responsible and are blameless.
Teach Sex Hygiene.
He advocates the teaching of sex
hygiene as part of the curriculum
Of the public schools, in fact Mr..
Sunday says he was the first per
son to suggest that SUCH studies be
placed in the public schools. "If I
had my way" he continued, every
person before he or she is permit
led to enter into the marriage re-
.ationEhip should be compelled by
law to pass a physicians examin-
alton by a reputable doctor who
would pass on the applicants
of mind, body, morals.
etc. Children have the right to
De we'll born"
He cautioned girls against GER
tain habits of familiarity which
make them conspicuous and the
butt of fun of men. He warned the
lirt against men, who laugh and
,neer and joke and tell of blighted
hopes and laugh over their own
riumphs and tell of the girls ruin,
ust because the girl has been fool
enough to allow herself to become
amiliar with a man whom she
Toes not known. 1T takes a
mighty fine girl in the business
world today to get through without
,eing singed by the fame from
,ome awful thing in the form of a
human being" he said
He condemned in no uncertain