Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-07-01
THE TYPICAL WOMAN OF 1s25
As | KNOW HER.

state of the Union. / have made
speciality of young people. ! have
not forgotten the young people OF
mine own day, sixty years ago. do
not believe that the young people
whose bad doings are shouted out by
sensational preachers and evange-
lists, and most Of the newspapers and
magazines, exist. They call young
women and Young men names new
err use and never will use. How
many of these young people do l
know personally? Well. ten thous-
and is low estimate. divided equal
lv between men and women. do
not mean the people have met IN
my audiences. but in their homes. x.
Nj. c. As. summer places like Mon
treat, N. c.. or Massanutta. Var-
rinia, or at the great religious
gatherings | attended before was
forced to quit travelling. and lectur-
inr and preaching. On my seventy
seventh birthday, | received BY act
ual count over six thousand letters.
cards and presents from these
people. Out of these ten thousand,
| am going to take one young wom-
an.
/ believe that New York CITY to-
dav is the best city in our fair land
from a moral and religious stand
, point.
Allow me to introduce the Young
Lady first.
She lives in New York City that
is. she works in New York City and
/ sleeps and eats two meals n day on
week days in New Jersey. She was
born in Virginia.
| We were made in Gods own inn
age. In each of us is the trinity.
! body. mind. and soul. The physical.
/ the mental and the spiritual.
First, | want You to have an idea
! Of this young woman's daily life.
Five days out of the week she gets
up early, has good breakfast. autos
i to catch 7:30 A. NJ. train so that
she will arrive at the place where she
works and be at her desk by nine A.
! M. She works until about five r.
M. with an hour off for lunch. Her
lob is a good one, and she Is we'll
naid. Six-thirtv or seven O'Clock
| finds her at home. On Saturdays.
she gets off al 1890 p. M.
Physically, she Is as God made
her Her hair Is not bobhed: she
uses no rouge. powder or lip stick.
Her eve brows are not plucked or
trimmed Her face has not been
lifted--it is uplifted by the spirit
within her. She, of course. does not
use alcoholic spirits Of any kind. nor
doee she associate with men or wosn-
en- who do. OF course she does not
smoke cigarettes. She believes IN
nlentv of cdd water, inside and out.
She eats plenty of good. wholesome
food. spends all the time she can IN
Gods out doors. and tries to retire
early as she must Of necessity get up
early.
Then. you say, "You want US TO
believe she Is in perfect health 81
course she is not. Neither - any
body else. You are not. am not.
Now. mentally she has had al
most three years of High School.
year at Business College, and nine
wears Of post graduate work In the
School Of Experience. She Is fond
of good reading. Her favorite book
Is the King James Version Of the
HOLY Bible. She reads good fiction.
biography. history. poetry drama.
and good. wholesome magazines.
She reads one clean daily paper
She writes many letters to shut-in
neopIe and TO sick folks, as well as TO
members Of her scattered family
Most ~ her letters are written on the
train. "But." you say, Docs sne
voting: does not belong TO any par
ty.
Saturday afternoons. when she
feels like II. she goes TO see gooo
play or good movie. once IN
while she takes in one Of New FORKS
amusement parks. Then IN the
neighborhood and with her friends IN
New York she goes to many very
quiet, pleasant sociables, and enter
tainments or concerts. She likes 70
take the pick of the Chautauqua ana
Lyceum courses every year. she
enjoys best walking or riding IN the
country where she is fortunate
enough to live: in summer. to relax
in a hammock under the trees or to
swim in the cool waters Of the near
by brook in winter, to coast down
the hills
In the evenings. the family listen
TO the best programs over the radio.
or have a family reading party:
Sometimes she takes most dellRntIui
trips like the one in prospect for this
year from New York CITY to Port
land. Oregon And not wheel will
turn on the specially chartered train
on the Sabbath Day, on the way to
the Christian Endeavor Convention.
Spiritually--we reach the highest
point She is an earnest Christian
and lives in home where they try
to have prayers night and morning,
every day. They 20 to PRAYER Meet
ing every Thursday night. SATURDAY.
night is preparation night for the
Holy Sabbath Day.
On the Sabbath there are morning
PRAYERS. Sabbath School, morning
Service: in the afternoon. visiting
the sick, reading, writing, walking or
riding. After supper the Evening
! Church Service. Bible reading and
prayers. Then blessedly tired, she