The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-09-15
PASTOR LAUDS
MODERN YOUTH
Lays Vice of Younger Gencr-
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Young people Of today arc more rcck-
less than they were in the days Of
their crandfathcrs, but these self
same young people are more sinncd
against than SHINING, is the admis-
sion and challenge made here by
Rev. Deeds Picket, Washington, j..
c.. before the st. Louis annual con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church.
Dr.. Picket. who is research sccrc-
tary Of the Board Of Temperance,
Prohibition and Public Morals Of the
church. gave his reasons for these
statements and told the conference
that he came with a defense be
cause he was 4 young man and with
a challenge because he was Il young
man.
The crotic dances of youth are
evolved by bald headed dancing mas
ters; the erotic plays are. written
and produced by men Of maturity
and the salacious novels and maya
zines are not the product Of "outh
even though they are produced for
youth, Dr.. Picket said.
Command Wealth
an the first place, they have at
their command greater wealth than
the world ever knew before and
wealth expressing itself in terms Of
comfort and luxury as we'll as power.
multiplies the influence Of every
evil as we'll as every good deed. Our
grandfathers were limited by the
trotting range Of old Dobhin' hitch
cd to the farm buggy The young
man Of today is limited only by the
range of an automobile.
"Thc radio brings vaudeville aud
Jazz into his home: his bullying poe
textbook gives him the price Of ia
vors that may be bought. There is
also tn" element Of an increased Lei.
sure. Young as ! am, I can rentem-
Der the time when the workman toll
cd from six to six. Now there are
Of work.
"But want you to get this
thought, even in their misbehavior
young people today are more sinncd
against than SHINING. They are be-
ing exploited for profit or as a
means Of overturning the tradition
and customs of the country.
BEST roy Ideals
''In the first place we want to note
the existence of Il small but deter
product Of immigration which is ac-
lively hostile against the social or
ganization Of historic customs Of
America.
"They believe that 'Puritanism'
must be destroyed before VIC can
have the beautiful America Of which
they dream. They sheer at religion
Decency is hypocrisy; mercy IS
weakness: justirc-there is no such
thing. This group is trying to cap
ture the youth Of today because
that youth represents Americas fu-
turc and they know that il the youth
full mind can be captured, America
will have broken with its past. We
are defenders of America, of it's his
tory. of the precious things which
have made it great.
"Thesc people are hostile to pro
hibition because they consider it the
very flower Of Puritanism. But lc,
me tell you this prohibition has al
ready so grounded itself in tho
economics of the country that it.
could not be pulled out with Il social
revolution greater than which mark
ed the passing of the saloon. Our
prosperity is founded upon it,
Improve Drama
TO young people I call attention
to the challenge of the theatre.
Youth can bring the declining Amer
lean drama from the muddy depths
to which it has descended. We
should drive nudity, blasphemy, pro
family and saIacious dialogue from
the stage. We want motion pic
ture which is an influence for good
and not peril to manners and NOR
ans at home and to American pres
tige abroad.
Another demand of youth today
IS that corrupt literature be ban
l:hed from our book stand and maya
zine rack.
I'VE want sports freed from gamb-
ling and brutality. The more sport
there is the betters we will like il.
The world needs it,"