South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-24
JONES FLAYS
LAX MORALITY
OF WO M EN-
Evangelist Tells 5000 Wom-
en- About Evils of
This Age.

TiOus problems confronting the world
today is the great change which isl
taking place IN the womanhood oil
the world declared Bob Jones be-
fore an audience OF more than 6.OOOt
women in hic sermon, Friday night,
no women only. MEN are losingl
their respect for women and the
percentage Of good women I'm the
world IS on the decrease. Twice as
many men are reading the Bible and
saying prayers as women" he said
in beginning his address on THE
Modern Women in which he del
plored the present day tendencies
toward laxity and immortality.
For three -qUarIrs Of an hour
preceding the sermon the 5000
women present Joined in the song
service conducted by Loren Jones
following which the ushers, who had
assisted in seating the audience, |
rendered a GOOD Night Ladies,
serenade and took their leave A |
vocal duet was rendered by Mrs. !
Norman Kelb and Mrs. Walter Fass- |
nacht.
That a second and last meeting |
for women only would be held on
Thursday, May o, at which time
Bob Jones will talk on The Wom- |
en in the Case" was among the an
nouncements made preceding the |
services On next Sunday afternoon
Rev Jones will talk 10 men only
on The Sins OF Men," during which |
time services viii be held for wom- |
an simultaneously I'm the First NJ. |
T.. the First Presbyterian and the |
First Christian churches.
Sunday School Night.
Next Monday night Will be sun /
day school night at which time all
sunday school members are expect |
I'd 70 participate in mammoth
parade which viii be led by a squad /
of policemen and accompanied By a |
band No one viii be seated in the
tabernacle that night until the sun
day school delegation has been ac-
oommodated.
Taking for his text: I Timothy,
5:6. But She That Liveth In Plea
sure is Dead While She Liveth."
Bob Jones delivered a stirring de-
nuuciation Of the modern woman
with her love OF pleasure and her
tolerance Of wholesale intemper-
anCe.
The type OF woman ] am going |
10 discuss" said Bob Jones. "is the |
most adaptable woman under the |
shining sun. She can adapt herself !
to any style in the world. II IL isl
stylish 20 be fat, she viii get fat |
Il she has 20 eat up everything IN |
town and II It is stylish 10 be thin !
she viii grow thin if she has 10 /
-tarvt. herself 20 death"
Flaws Modern Dress.
Rev Jones followed with a TRADE |
against the modern dress some !
mothers take their poor ignorant |
daughters and conseCrate them on
the altar Of fashion and the roses
fade in their cheeks and the mod |
esty OF their life goes out before |
they are grown. You women need !
not expect men 10 be clean until
won dress deCently. one hears n |
great deal about the street masher.
i will tell YOU how 20 stop the street !
masher: let women put on more |
clothes.
you know there are men in this
country who are driven to bank |
ruptCy by extravagant wives If a |
woman's worldliness and damnaoie |
extraVaEanCe sends her husband 10 |
the penitentiary she ought TO be be- |
hind the bars in his place; and he |
ought 10 be hanged Tor being al
fool
The craze for admiration, Rev.
Jones described as one of the peril |
ous characteristics of the modern
woman Whenever women reach !
the point where they long 10 be ad- |
wired they are on the brink Of ruin
and the verge of disgrace and dam !
nation he declared
"The modern woman is inclined toI
ne .bossy.'' he continued she runs |
The home. the bushes. the church /
md is going 10 run the government |
but should heed that she doesn' Z |
run them into hell
Women Lack Ideals
The modern woman Is lax IN |
her ideals. She believes lu one
standard but instead of lifting men
un 20 the old standard OF purity /
set bv American women she has |
degraded herself 70 the standard Of |
men our type OF woman Is novel |
rsad.r She Graves the sex novel |
81 1rsrfd type and so long as she
loves "a crooked hero in a novel she
.s crooked I'm her heart whether she |
IS in her acts or not
THE woman / ann t8lhluE about |
S unfit 20 marry. De continued In
the first place, because sne ueSplSt-
restraint and shIrkS the burdens OF
Vyifehood and motherhood There IS
another type Of woman who is uu
M 20 warry-the one who has SEE
,rat of her past locked iu her heart
and has thrown away the key.
afraid that her husband viii lind
IT, IL nothing ever happened In
-our life which YOU must Keep from
YOUR mother or the man YOU marry
harry girl" he exclaimed
The woman I am discussing lives
for pleasure" ne declared. and fol-
lowed with a denunclatiou OF the
fbrec OUTSTANDING sinful pleasures
the theater. card playing and dane
ing
Flaws stage NulgaritS.
s.There are some good actors and
srfresses.r he declared "blt the
stage i- the only place where one
doesn't have to have Charater 10
maintain standing Some OF you
afrl- ruru up Eour nose al mN