The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-04

with all the power that have in the
world.
Greatest Evik
why, a town out in thio (I think
1t IL Akron, II ! remember righO has
| passed an ordinance prohibiting
giri under ~ years OF age to attend
a public dance unless she Is chapcr-
oned either by her parents of some
recognized friend. They wouldn't
allow It.
| The dance Is the hotbed of Inn
morality UnflinchirRly dcnounce
| II as one OF the greatest evils do
/ not regard II as an innocent amuse-
| ment' II Is the cause of the down
fall OF more girls than anything on
the face OF God Almightys earth
II you only knew the letters I
receive In the course OF year
thanking me because take the
stand ! do regarding dancing, ana
If you only knew how many girls
/ come To me and tell me that didn't
tell one-tenth of IT, how many OF
them, you'd be amazed.
oh. / have stood behind the
scenes. You look az the footlights.
1 but behind the scenes you look at
the cnbwebs and tho scenery and
sec the, immortality existing there.
]
don't rcBenl IN public, and never
would I But n you only knew the
/ letters II receive, you'd understand
sonethtng ofthe motive that impels
rBc TO dN,ive and preach with all tho
lpower have foF girls to stay away
from the ballroom floor. More girls
4 20 wrongl on the Innocent ballroom
floor than aSy other place.
You say; t'The dance that attend
and that ydu speak OF are differ.
Web. YOU talk about the dance OF
the slums1 I think they have got
| you skinHed in many ways They
wear more clothes down there than
you do.
DO you know 10000 girls leave
home every year for life of
shame? Last year thero were So
| 900 girls ruined in this country. Five
thousand a month were ruined, 17S
every day, n young life blghted
every minutes, dragging them
away from God and truth Three
fuurths OF them are ruined by the
| dance. according To their own word.
Did the drunkard take the first
drink in n saloon7 No. he was
taught 10 drink in a home, at some
social gathering.
Where did that gambler play the
first game OF cards. in n gambling
| den? NO he has become proficient
in the art OF gambling IN some
| home. Now he seeks out the gam.
bling hall and on ne goes. But the
gambler always plavs his first game
OF cards in somebody's home, for n
| prize or something.
Where did the girl get her first
premature excitement Of her pas
| sions? AS Rishop Hopkins said.
Down on some ballroom floor, the
fashion show"
"I am giving you the facts: you
can do tust as you please; am
telling you II Is one of the thi1gs
! we have got TO consider II we want
70 make n success out Of life and go
out and do riFht for God and for
His truth Think of II, young
men-hear me! Think Of st. you
that love womanhood for woman
hoods sake. you THAT have a sister
Of your own! Three-fourths OF
these foul creatures that waddle out
| Of The path Of virtue and are ostra-
cized and stigmatized. went down as
the result Of the dance and its influ'
| ences.
statistics only change in the ag'
grecate, but the percentage SCENT
to hold good all tho way.
|
n6O fallen women In this country
Three hundred and seventy-fiv'
| thousand OF them attribute theil
fall as n result NJ the dance.
Some man will saw to me: MT
Sunday. am nv sisters Keeper
No YOU are her murderer II yot
are encouraging and championinf
anv cause that produces her down
fall. II you are doing that, you ART
her enemy, / am her friend, I an
irving 10 warn her OF the thing
that ruin, although II NAV not ruiz
her. That all may be very true
have never Contradicted the girl
md I never will, that tells me tina
she has danced without any prema
ture excitement. That may all b'
very true, but IL 7 should come bacl
here n year from now, could yoi
tell me the same thing.
Every man has got TO admit tina
Il does no harm to keep girl awa'
risk when you allow her to attend
dances.
When Tn Doubt, Don't
used TO fire for a railroad. Their
Is an unwritten law In every rail
road, in case OF doubt take the saf'
side. whenever anything tells yo'
there is no harm in II. that's its at
tempt at self-defense, and II is
good thing TO keep away from ~
/ have found that out all the tim
from observation.
Some one says: IT don't benev
IT," Then you are either fool. II
my opinion, or a coward, or you ar
too sinful 10 look the facts squar
in the face. Leave me outi
It is charged upon womanhoo'
that she is like n pack OF wolves
She will stop long enough besid
the fallen one TO rip and tear ne
and pass on. All women are no
like that--all women. There ar
those who will open their arms an
hearts TO try and help the girl, bu
| want TO tell you when q girl lose
! her reputation you might Just a
we'll take her out and bury her. 10
it's a hard thing to get back, take
from me! II your companions ar
always n lot OF men glad os an on
portunity to talk about you, nn'
. they begin 70 talk about you, yo'
are going TO have hard work as sur
, as you live and breathe,
Some one says; ,''Wen, It don
/ harm me-" A girl said TO me u
Iowa: 'It don't harm met"