Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-29
Problems That Perplex
Answered by
BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Advice 90 Siars~lis.

Adsicc to Slarsviia.
Dear Miss Fairfax: have won
dersd whether the advice given 10
Marcslla in these columns on March
.s was tempered by the best OF Wis
dom, take Mareella 10 be a young
| lady who deserves every eonsldefa-
ton, because in her thought OF the
future she has sufficient good Judg.
ment 20 include the question OF her
faith, And u IL because OF her ap.
parent sincerity that should like 20
have her see the pending question
! from also another angle,
Your advice "a the worthy young
lady Is based upon the assumption
that faiths, or confessions. except
THE very orthodox ones whichever
/ they may be) are a negligible guam
panion. IL IL the notion 50 often
met with-''aii churches aim az the
same goal. so what's the differenee7'
But In that really the caseg Is there
no difference? on the contrary. our
creed is the real factor In shaping
our lives OF service. What We be-
lieye, that Is what we live. Many
organizations did relief work In
I
tina, none rendered the unselfish and
sell. lf.sacrificing service OF the Saliva
ton Army lassies. and. without In
dieting others, II was their creed that
made them do II. other examples
might be addueed 10 prove the con-
tention that faith or doctrine. II II
means anything at all 10 person.
IN OF the highest importance. II
Yields the pattern for our life.
Experience teaches that congrega-
tlons OF different faiths uniting ex-
ternally. unmindful OF their respect
i've creeds. have sadly been torn
asunder, with much hard feeling re-
sultlng. because they were not one
In what they believed. that many
homes erected on two creeds. when
both husband and wifo were con-
vlnced OF the correctness OF their
respective creed and had the courage
TO adhere TO that OF which they had
been convinced as truth, were
wrecked.
Therefore I believe that the step
OF marriage should never be taken
lightly, above all not when II leads
across the boundaries set by ereeds.
for Il Is too serious. too sacred. not
a venture. but a lasting union which
may not again be rent asunder."
That is not a preaching OF the caste
system. but 1t is advocating the prin-
ciple that one home. to be happy.
must be founded upon one concep-
ton of Gods truth as revealed In
Scriptures and not upon two.
That, however. does not exclude
the possibility that lovers make an
honest attempt to bridge the denom-
national gap which separates them.
To do that conscientiously they
would ask themselves the question:
Which OF our respective creeds
teaches the principles laid down In
Gods eternal Word in the purest
form? Then the solution. after a
little conscientious investigation.
should be simple.
Take the matter serious, Marcelia.
My best wishes for a happy solution
of the question so close TO your heart
attend you. A BIBLE STUDENT.
Two Blondes: Once in two weeks
is not too often for you to go out
with boy friends. This going with
boys is not a matter OF age, but
rather one Of good judgment In the
boys you go with. the places you go.
and the hours you keep and the
things you neglect in order to keep
your dates. 1 never could feel very
enthusiastic, it seems to me. about
boy who was willing to take me
home, but did not care enough about
me to take me to the place Of enter
tainment. ! would have to know
more about your style Of beauty"
to advise you about dressing your
hair. Knee length is too short for
skirt length for any girl in her
teens.