Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-14

American newspapers find little TO
say on behalf Of the religious organ!2a-
ton which Cancelled speaking engage
ments of Miss Maude Royden. noted
English evangelist, on hearing that she
smoked cigarettes in moments OF re-
Taxation.
|. One Of the defenders of the action.
the Chicago Tribune. comedies Iii
might have been more gracious 10 have
ignored differences of habit" but in
sists that lit is the privilege OF a re-
lgious conviction to avoid seeming TO
give sanction 10 practices people OF that
conviction disapproye. even by so small
a concession as giving ear and atten-
ton 10 preacher whose words might
not offend. but whose known views and
habits do"
AS viewed by the New York Herald
Tribune, the cigarette and the 'eman-
c,pated' woman arrived at about the
same time and have been coupled ever
since. And IL Miss Maude Roydcn Is
'emanclpated,' then the ladies Of the
Home Missionary Society would rather
not listen 10 her. They prefer" con-
tinues the New York paper. TO heal
their oldiashioned religion expoundcd
by oid-fashioned girls. 1t is matter
OF taste. Excuseitplease."
1t must seem rather amusing to the
visitor from Mars" the Des Molnes
Tribune Capital suggests. TO see Amer
leans selling more than 10000. 900 600
cigarettes this year and then read the
protest against woman lecturer who
smokes cigarettes. II cigarettes are
wrong, then why Is the United States
expanding the sale OF them by some
10 600 0OO, 900 a year," The Topeka
Daily Capital, quoting the evangelists
statement, II certainly do not concede
that II is a matter OF religious impor-
lance" adds It's comment: II II Is. a
good many good church communicates
In this country, OF both sexes. will have
to change their ways
1.-The crux OF the matter Is that Miss
Roydens cigarettes aren't Miss Roy
denis religion any more than her face
powder Is" says the Hartford Times.
while the Columbia. Ohio. State
Journal asks: why cannot We leave
these comparative tr!fies To the indlvid-
ual conscience, doing as we think right
ourselves and not feeling 1t our duty TO
proclaim our disapprosal OF other ma
iure persons who do not see exactly as
we do?"
were all the women who smoke TO
attend q lecture by Miss Royden.' re-
marks the Boston Transcript. the audi
forum which Ii 10 be perched on the
Boston IL Maine station would not be
large enough TO hold hair OF them.
Do,ibtIess they would agree with the
dict,Irn OF the preacher that smoking Is
not a matter OF religion Others may
moi agree. but the new order Is here,
And there are men who take comfort
in the fact that while woman smokes
cigarette she cannot very well chew
yum or use a lipstics.
"Wonder how many of the ladies who
cancelled the invitation and who con-
cured In the cancellation observes
the passaic Daily Herald. know how
many Of their daughters. Of high school
and college age. have lighters and
cigarette holders In their handbags?"
The port Arthur News believes that
There are millions III Americans who
are In hearty accord with the conclu-
sion OF this foremost woman preacher
of England who smokes cigarettes be-
cause she enjoys them and because they
rest her nerves
Miss ItOyden Ia not smoking
preacher" atfifms the Ann Arbor Daily
News. "Hhe Ii a preacher who happens
10 smoke She probably Is no better nof
worse ~ u lecturer on account OF to-
bacco. There Ii no logical connection. "
The News also lays down the principle,
entertaining from smoking does not
make o man or woman morally good.
and indulgence does not make man
or woman immoral" and records that
some very nice people smoke and VII
iains have been known not 10 indulge"
y
Going back into history, the San
Francisco Bulletin recalls "'Inbaeto
was not u habit at the time III writing
siihef the New or the old Testament
The nearest reference 10 the fragrant
weed Ia that discovered by u Misoovlte
theal0gian concerning whom VOllalfe
makes comment IN his life Of Charles