South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-09
REV. BECK GIVES
MOTHERS DAY TALK
Declares Public Should Make
World Safe for Their
Sons and Daughters.
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would. Those who had TO do with
human welfare. but profits sons
were in peril always. Mothers could
do little 70 rid the land OF the mon
sters. Had she had the ballot she
would have done something. But
that force kept il away from her as
long as they could. Now they viii
see that he does not raise his bloody
head again. Finally the public
arose and came TO the help Of these
mothers and drove that demon out.
There are other things but lit
tie better than the saloon. They
make the mother afraid for her
child. She knows the spirit Of the
things. She knows human interest
is lacking and that the love Of
profits controls. She knows her
boy or girl would be sacrificed TO
the gods of lust and gain as she has
seen many others. What would
give her more JOY and peace of
mind than anything else would be
10 rid the land Of commercialized
institutions that seek to prey upon
slowed her love and sacrifices.
THE public shares in the educa-
ton Of the child. People who have
no children make it possible for
every mothers son to get an edu-
cation. The public now provides
for the child's rlay. Why not go
still farther and provide for safe
moral environment? Why permit
institutions that purposely undo all
the mothers have done and ruin ut
terly much OF their life work? Just
because mothers can endure much
and their love stands heavy strain.
why cause them TO suffer? We have
demonstrated again today that we
love mothers. We love their babies
We are perfectly willing that they
go on being mothers and good ones.
But why leave any of these mon
steTs 10 cause them to fear for their
children when they send them out?
1.-The mother begins TO direct and
develop the instincts OF her child
toward a certain kind of character.
All that contributes 10 the same
things is her helper. All that gives
other direction and development
opposes her. Everything that is
humanitarian in its interests will
cooperate with her. Everything
dedicated TO mammon Will oppose
her. Take the movies for exam
pie. They can be educational and
uplifting. They are when intended
TO be such. DIR. Honline made the
assertion last week that so per cent
of the promoters of the moving ric-
ture industry were men who were
after the dollar Consequently they
provide what sells without regard
for the good or evil II will do to any
mothers child. Two hundred and
thirty-seven school teachers in Chi
cago made a recent survey Of the
effects of the movies on the school
children of that city. Eighty per
cent had too much movies They
wrought against the child's best.
Since 1916 juvenile delinquency has
increa sed 200 per cent. There is a
cause. Much of II is traceable to
the education in crime in the
movies. Mothers are becoming in
I creasingly afraid of the subtle in
I fiuence OF this cOmmerclallzed
amusement. The rumbling about
/ legislative halls this past winter
should make these promoters mend
their ways We hail with JOY every
report of reforms in the character
OF pictures.
THE mothers are compelled TO
fear for their children on account
OF pool rooms, gambling hells,
dives, houses of i'll fame protected
by law, public dance halls and such,
no one Of which has any reverence
for her son or daughter. The
Christian program is TO endeavor 10
get all men everywhere to have Il
human interest in folks. No man
who gets Christ's spirit and view
point will continue in a business
that mothers fear. Where that
fails. as the parable teaches. these
husbandmen are to be destroyed
and the vineyard turned over to
others who will make IT safe