Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-28
WOmen's GOlUns Bad,
Assert MethOdiStS
Praises NIitten Management

full brotherhood in the Industries is
practicable and wonderfully successful.
Praises MIitten Management
1.-THE greatest of all such Golden Rule
companies is in our own city, In the
Mitten management Of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company.
THE liquor business dies hardest in
Pennsylvania. The Woner License Law.
enacted against our determined pro-
test, is as we predicted, the easy and
secure refuge Of bootlegging and law
violations. 1t makes our State the wet
test Of all. We are amazed also at
associations Of reputable citizens favor
stead law, but notification of it, free
selling Of beer and wine, all surely lead
Ing to anarchy, rampant crime and all
the horrors of lawlessness.
I'VE rejoice that Pennsylvania
long and unequal Sunday law is
still unimpaired on our statute books,
thanks to DR.. Mutchler, but it cannot
long stand the universal ignoring of the
law, We Christian people violating it
BY the wholesale with sports like golf
and baseball unchecked"
The report accused the motion picture
and tobacco interests with having
brought forces to bear upon every Leg
islature for the open Sunday.
''The shocking magnitude Of the
waves of crime" said the report, "now
sweeping America, challenges the
churches to every form Of effort to
redeem and reform the vast unreached
population Of our country.
"A mighty pentecostal revival must
precede, as 1t always does, all effective
reform work.
america Amusement Mad'
"America has gone amusement mad
dance crazy. The colleges, the Y. w.
&. A., the Y. NJ. G. A., socials. the
Methodist homes and lodges. American
Legion and every form of gathering has
its dances in scantiest female attire and
modern lascivious form. High schools
and even grammar schools have become
dance delirious, making so much of It
the girls talk about 1t necessarily as If
NO other work for them were so imp0r-
tant. Christian parents should write
and stop public school dances.
Probably the dances more than any
thing else have brought the frightfully
immodest dress of our women, young
and old, but the indecent exposure OF
the wOmanS person on the streets,
9eAou W anu Oiu men, lE
doubtless the cause of moral ruin, di-
vorces, foolish marriages and general
Generalization. We call earnestly upon
Christian women at once to set better
standard Of dresses, longer skirts. close
to throat and no more gauZy waists
Fearful is the responsibility of our
foolish church members in this grave
ntn against modesty and purity.
"All legislation and reform In Chris
ttan civilization must begin in spiritual
awakening, revival and Bible teaching
The conference today vigorously at
tackled Charles L. McKeehan, of this
city, candidate for one of the newly
created Federal judgeships in this
State. In a report signed by Drs. J
Mitchell BENEFITS, John Wachorn and
j. w. Tindall, attention was called
to the fact that the candidate was a
member OF the executive committee oI
the Pennsylvania division of the As
rOciati0n Against the Prohibition
Amendment. The report concluded by
saying, "rhis is a sufficient reason
for the rejection of this candidate for
this important post. Copies Of the
resolution were sent to President Hard :
Ing and Senator Pepper.
The treasurer's report showed tina,
there was an increase Of So, 600 In
Alndty two churches, showing increased
o4eeinQ Tor the year. A total, how
eyer. q e66, 400 Lees tha Mast year wss
pocelsed b. churches OF the conference,
= reDbrf on Sunday schools showe,