The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-08-18
PROFANITY

The Masonic lodge of Breckenridge has pass
ed resolutions looking to the suppression OF Profan-
itv On the streets and in the business district OF
that city In the resolutions the lodge asked the
cooperation of the churches, schools and news
papers OF that city in gaining the united support
of the best citizenship OF the whole community;
This is splendid movement and is worthy OF
emulation in other sections of the State. Pro-
family ia the most useless habit known among
men Il does not elevate. it does not show re-
finernent nor culture and is repulsve to the best
and highest manhood Very few men will use
profanity in the presence OF ladies or IN their
homes This proves it is not necessary, tor II
profantv can be dispensed with in certain
pany it can be dispensed with in all company. he
motives and aims of the Masonic lodge is to bring
out the best that is in men and the fact that some
Masons does not brand the order as being
silent on the subject at all. Some church mem
hers swear yet nobody believes that the church
not opprsed to swearing. OF late years there
rec- a decided drop in public morals on the
Artel aof profanity, must to our detriment and
spent so careless and calloused in their habit
visiting ar openly in the presence of children
mrs MAJ Il has even been limited that young
- some older using words never
o punctuate the English language which
" have learned so much profanity from
it no longer holds repugnance for them.
anity can be curbed on the streets and in
Isiness district it will be long step in the
direction, as there is where most OF IT occurs.
Masonic lodge has always stood against
ing and it is refreshing to lodge imbued
the spirit of the order that it calls TOR
IN the increasing evil The English language
able conveyer of thought. Profanity is
tuous and no gentleman afford to let it
ne habit of his life. If a gentleman can't.
is no need to mention lady. Hats OFT to
iasons of Breckenridge, and may their aim
eedily acknowledgements News.
cqanity is one of the most nonsensical
cohan anyone engage in. There IS alb
nothing to be gained by profanity. Many
dull things could be temporarily rewarded,
is nothing to be gained by cussng. There
2 smart about it, the blacklist Niger IN
n cuss The lowest down greaser in
an cuss The lowest down white
usually does use profanity. the fellow
profane language is not at all choice as
mpany he has
-dasonic fraternity should take this matter
Ter the country and help their Brecken-
thren to stamp out far possible the
profanity The churches should fight It,
moral element throughout the country
brow their whole weight in the fight and
, lot of the profane language that is
on the streets every day, from men who
better and who should think more of them
than to spit out oaths in the presence of
j. and children OF both
Man is the ideal of boy Every boy admires
a man and in tender years tries to initiate man.
The example that set patterns that they
follow, and they look upon every act of man as
manly They want to repeat his words, they
want to do the things that does, then how
careful we should be in setting examples that can
be honoraby copied
Men quit cussn It's little of you'll There is
nothing to i'll You waste words and time when
you use profane words. Cut it out