Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 244, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1913 — Page 2

SEX SECRECY PERIL

School Conference Speaker Advocates Education as Cure. 8eo« the Religious Aspect and Dedares That the Will to Do the Right Should Go With the Knowledge of the Right. Buffalo, N. Y. —Representatives of the many boards of education, who were here gathering hints for the teaching of sex hygiene in the high schools at the International Congress on School Hygiene, displayed much interest in an address on “The Social Emergency,” delivered by Dr. William T. Foster, president of Reed college, and also president of the Pacific Coast Federation for Sex Hygiene. Dr. Foster said in part: “Many generations have Joined in the ‘conspiracy of science’ in matters pertaining to sex and reproduction. The result is widespread Ignorance of matters of the utmost importance to the individual and the race —ignorance of which many good people are proud. During these generations in which the home, the church and the school have withheld the truth from young people, other agencies have been busy disseminating falsehoods. Having almost no opportunity to hear sex and matrimony discussed with reverence, our young people have almost invariably heard these subjects discussed with vulgarity. “Partly as a result of all this has come the general acceptance of the double standard of morality which has bitterly condemned the girl—made her an outcast of society—and excused the boy for the same offence on the specious plea of physiological necessity. With, the sanction of this double Btandard, tacitly accepted by society, the majority of men have grown up in indulgence and have developed habits which are, or which they believe td be. beyond their control. Millions of men who recognize no law in sex life but their own appetites are thus contributed to us by the past. They are factors in the present situation and must be reckoned with. “As a matter of fact the educational phases of social reform are of most immediate importance. Nothing can so profitably occupy the attention of social hygiene societies as the education of the public. “No aspects are more important than those concerning morals and religion. The restraining fear of disease may and probably will be thrown off by science. Whether education in scientific aspects of the subject will do good or harm in a given case depends on the extent to which moral and religious ideals control the conduct of the individual. The inadequacy of mere information in matters of sex is painfully evident To the knowledge of what is right must be added the will to do the right. All the other aspects of the social emergency treated with superhuman wisdom would still leave the greatest problem unsolved. As moral and religious instruction is the dominant educational need of the present generation, so the moral and religious aspects of sex problems transcend the —Others in importance. "To attempt to deal with sex aspects of school hygiene, as (, though these problems were distinct from other phases of the social emergency is to invite failure from the start The union of the American Federation for Sex Hygiene and the American Vigilance association is a step in the right direction, for it gives promise of seeing the social emergency clearly and seeing it whole.”

NEW DIVERSION FOR NEWPORT

Miss Florence Fleming Noyes as “Sleeping 'Naiad” in Repose on Her Throne. Newport.—On the beautiful estate of Commodore James at Newport, in the presence of the best known names of society, Mies Noyes, who is reviving the mythology of ancient Greece, in an effort to demonstrate the beauties of the stories of old, was borne into the presence of the critical

Miss Noyes as "Sleeping Naiad.”

audience gathered ’neath the stars In the sunken garden on the estate of the commodore. Countless colored lights turned Into the colors of the rainbow as water coming from numerous bidden sources fell on them, as Miss Noyes, by request of her consort, Neptune, performed the dance of the goddess of the sea. nil ■ I II ■ ■■■■■■—» ■■ -

Lamp vs. Bulldog.

Chicago. —Nicholas Murphy was baled into court because he kidnaped Mary Klina’s lamb and /led it to various saloons, where he offered to Match it against any bulldog In town.

FORMER JUSTICE M’CALL AND FAMILY

Edward F. McCall, the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York, seen in the midst of his family at his summer home at East Hampton, Long Island. The McCall family, from left to right, are: Mr. McCall, with his hands on the shoulders of his daughter, Miss Alla Gaynor McCall. Seated next to him is his daughter, Miss Constance. Sidney McCall, a nephew, ip standing by Mrs. McCall.

FILL THE CHURCHES

Clergymen, East v a/id West, Tell How It Is Done. Full Houses Rule In Seattle—Edifice Filled Eleven Years With Audiences Nearly Seventy Per Cent Men. Chicago.—Every earnest pastor Is anxious to know how successful ministers fill their churches. This question was put to several pastors of large churches by the Christian Herald, and the letters were all printed. They are so valuable and illuminating that a few of the replies are given here. The Rev. Dr. W. A. Andrews of Seattle gives the following reasons for his “full house.” He says in part: *‘l. This church has been filled for nearly eleven years. Most of the time it is crowded and scores and hundreds have been turned away. The evening audiences number anywhere from 2.500 to 3,500. We can only seat about 3,000. The rest have to stand or be crowded out. The audience has In It from 55 to 70 per cent of men. 2. The results accomplished are entirely due to the operations of the Holy Spirit. We pray much, expect much and get much. 3. The pure, simple gospel is preached. Sinai and Calvary are held tipto the people. The vicarious "atonement is emphasized: the sacrifice of Christ is presented daily; his deity and his mediatorial work are kept before the people. The whole gospel, and nothing but the gospel, is preached. 4. We make the gospel apply to every condition, circumstance atjd point of a man’s life. We deal with his social, domestic, commercial, political and civic life, with the gospel, and only the gospel. 5. Every service is an evangelistic service. We never preach the gospel or finish a sermon without making gn appeal for immediate decisions and confessions of Christ At every service we urge men to accept Christ and join the church. 6. We do not have a sermonette after a long musical program of questionable ecclesiastical music. Every member of the choir must be used, but that program is kept in its minor place. The sermons are not dictated by the clock, nor are they closed at the suggestion of>eome man who would like to hurry through the service. Time enough is taken to present the case of sin, produce conviction in the hearer’s mind and ask for the work of the Holy Spirit To produce conversions. 7. Every man, woman and child in this church is supposed to have something to do, and is required to do the thing assigned. If churches of the country could be lifted from their blight of materialism and could get from under the control of Godless trustees, Indifferent and lukewarm church officers, and could be made to understand that it is their business as individual Christians to evangelize the world, the pews would be full and the pulpits would be on fire with the love of God and an undying passion for souls." Rev. J. H. MeJish, rector. Church of the Holy Trliiity, Brooklyn, says very wisely In answer to the same question: “Some time ago a student of religious life in London asked himself the question which you have put to me and then he set out to find the

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answer. He went from church to church, churches of various creeds and different types, some evangelical, some ritualistic, some rationalistic, others engaged in no social activities. And this was his finding, that every type had its failures and its successes. It was no one type as such more than another type which suo ceeded in interesting men. Men do not go in for evangelistic preaching more than for ritualistic ceremonies, for social service more than rationalistic teaching. In every case it was the man in the pulpit who drew men. Where men were found there was found a real personality in the preacher. In every case among all these varied types the human factor In the ministry either drew or failed to draw men.” In this connection it should be stated that Dr. Matthews very modestly says nothing of himself, of his own personality, but those of us who know him realize that he is in many ways an unusual man. H ft is a natural born actor, very dratnatic, a veritable general, and surrounded by a magnificent body of men who uphold his work and carry out his commands.

IRISH HAVE THE BEST TEETH

Scots Have the Worst, in the United Kingdom, So Authority Sol--37 emnly Says, London.—The beet teeth in the United Kingdom are the Irish, and the worst are the Scots, says Dr. Stewart, the medical officer for East Suffolk, who read a paper at the conference of the British Dental association held at Cambridge. Dr. Stewart attributed the deteriaration to the inordinate passion of the Scots children for sweets. Mr. Rhodes, the president of the association, suggested as another cause the Increasing habit of making meals ol tea aivd bread and butter and the decreasing consumption of oatmeal. Another authority thought that the deficiency of lime in Scottish water was a contributing factor. The strong, white teeth of the Irishman, which are the admiration of the dentist when he looks at them and hie despair when he has to extract one, are attributed to his simple vegetarian diet. He eats little meat and few sweets, and his food is of the kind that requires biting.

Governors Praise the Tango.

Colorado Springs.—Well, the tango isn’t such a naughty dance—if you want to take the opinion of a large mimber of governors for it. The Btate executives who were in convention here looked at a tango exhibition. They looked long and critically. At the conclusion of the dance there were encores. Also more encores. When the tangoers were too tired to respond to more encores, the governors gravely announced that "although we had nothing like that in our time, this tango dance looks very, very interesting.” Some of them were even more explicit in their verbal praise.

Aged Woman Plays Tennis.

London. —Madame Deschamps, aged elghty-two, who has been visiting Eng. land for two months, plays lawn tei* nls, golf and other active gameß every day.

WORLD CIRCLING TOUR

Series Probably Be Inaugurated fn Chicago in October. Special Train to Coast to Be Deco* rated With Flags of All Nations to Be Visited —Japan First Foreign Country. The world circling series between the Chicago White Box and the New York Giants will be inaugurated with a contest at Cincinnati on October 18. After the game the tourists will board their train, which will be decorated with the flags of all the nations to be visited. A band of music will accompany the party as far as the Pacific coast to enliven the trip and furnish entertainment before the games to be played on the way west. An entire month will be spent in reaching Vancouver, from which place the party is booked to sail on November 10. On the way to the coast the teams will play games in the middle south and southwest, and will enter California by way of Los Angeles. Games are to be played in that city and in San Francisco, Sacramento, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle and Vancouver before boarding the steamer for Japan. The first stopping place after quitting the United States will be Japan, where the native sons already have acquired a great liking considerable knowledge of the American pastime. The tourists will continue their trip to China, then to the Philippine islands, where they will be on United States soil again.

From Manila the athletes will travel to Australia, with games booked for the leading cities of that great sporting country. More long-distance traveling will be in order after quitting Australia. "India, possibly Calcutta, will draw a game, and then Cairo, Egypt, where a battle will be waged at the foot of the sphinx. If this doesn’t bring the sphinx back to life and make him talk, his case may be com sidered hopeless. Italian cities, Rome, Venice, Genoa and Florence, will next be visited. France, Germany and Austria will be visited before the Americans leave the continent for the British Isles. It is hardly likely that any games will be played in John Bull’s back yard. The weather at that time of the year is too inclement for pastiming. The big cities will be visited, however, with a grand finale at Dublin before departing by steamer from Queenstown. The teams will then hustle back to America to go into their respective training camps. The players who will be selected to make up the two teams will be picked as much their personalities as for their baseball skill. It is realized that the great American game will be on tjial in all of the countries visited, and it is the aim of the promoters to insure sportsmanlike conduet both on and off the field throughout the trip. Men who will realize and attempt to uphold the dignity of their nation’s game will be chosen, In so far as possible. The National commission will select an umpire to accompany the team and officiate as the representative of baseball’s “supreme court” during all the games. This will avoid the risk of giving the sport a black eye in foreign lands through disputes or controversies that would be almost certain to grow out of inexperienced umpiring.

MAX CAREY MAKES A RECORD

Fast Pittsburgh Outfielder Scores Four Runs in Recent Game Without Being “At Bat.” When Max Carey scored four runs without making a bit in a recent game against the Phillies, a record was claimed for him. The claim is well

Max Carey.

founded, as far as the majors are concerned, but back In 1895 Billy Kulen, then with Minneapolis, drew six bases on balls and scored as many times.

No Chance for Trade.

There is absolutely no chance of Tinker getting Bob Harmon from the Cardinals for Bob Beecher and Pitcher Suggs. Huggins savs Tinker will not Jisten to the trade, even If be wanted to put it ovar.

LEFT-HANDED STAR SHOWS GREAT FORM

The return to form of Rube Marquard has been highly pleasing to the baseball fans of the metropolis. Rube has done fine work for the Giants this season and has made' himself solid once more with the followers of the Giants. Last season he hung up a record of 19 consecutive games won in the early part of the year. After that he struck a big slump and lost almost as many games as he had won in the earlier part of the campaign.

AS THE PITCHER WINDS UP.

From Second Base —Put ’er right over, big as a barn —he can’t hit it. From Right Field —Make ’im hit it, ol’ man; make ’im hit it. From the Shortstop—’Nother strike out, ol’ sport. This is a punkin. From they Side Lines —Make ’em put it over. Walt fer a good one. Make ’im cut the plate. From the Catcher (signaling for a straight ball) —Now one o’ them curly ones under the T’row it right at his bill. From the Left Field—Ho! .Ho! Here’s an easy one! Toss it to ’im. From the Bench—Soak ’er down this way, ol’ dub, an’ watch me eat it. From Third Base—Cut the pan, ol’ sport; cut the pan—they can’t touch it in a t’ousand years. From the< Bleachers —Right on the nose, Chlmmie; right on the nose. A nice, clean single, bo; a nice, clean single. “Han’ ’im one of them fadeaways.” “Move the fielders back about a mile.” “A home run, Chimmle; a home run.” “Send ’er down to shortstop—he can’t never stop it.” “Wait fer a base on balls, ol’ man —the pitcher’s Wild.” “Knock the cover off’n it.” “Kill it! Kill it!” “Here’s five dollars, me boy, for a home run.” “Make ’em be good, ol’ scout; make ’em be good.” Then from the umpire, as the pitcher is about ready: “Hey, hold on a minute. Say, there, somebody dust off the plate a little.” And then it all begins again.— Puck.

NOTES of the DIAMOND

Harry Clark has signed a two-year contract to continue as manager of the Milwaukee Brewers. * * • Connie Mack believes Danny Murphy, his veteran player, will quit the game at the end of the Beason. * • • Players of the Washington team ha,ve been made a proposition to visit Cuba this fail and are considering it. * * • Manager Tinker of the Reds started in life as a carpenter for his father, who was a contracting carpenter in Kansas City. • • # Connie Mack has failed to land one college player he wanted—Sam Felton, the Harvard pitcher, who declined an offer to play with the Athletics. • • * The veteran Cy Seymour is managing a semi-pro team in New York and he avers that it can beat any of the major league teams that wish to bool 7 bp with it in exhibitions.

Rube Marquard of Giants.

During the world's series Rube did effective work in the box. Much speculation was indulged in this year as to whether or not he would be of much assistance to the Giants in their pennant fight. At the start of this season RUbe did not show anything wonderful, but as the season wore on he has gradually struck his stride and has been a big factor in keeping the Giants at the top in the National league race.

WID CONROY GOES TO ELMIRA

Former Washington American League Star to Manage Team Previously Led by Lew Ritter. William (Wid) E. Conroy, formerly of the Washington American league team and for two seasons with Rochester in the International league, was

released to Elmira, subject to International league here that Conroy will manage the team next year, vice Lew Ritter.

A number of ball players anxious to discover the reason for the remarkable effectiveness of Mathewson, Plank, Sallee, Miner, Brown, Chief Bender and other veteran pitchers this season studied the records the other day and their research brought to light the fact that Mathewson was the greatest all-round twirler of all times. The specialties and strength of each big league twirler were examined and the ranking was found to be the following: Most speed—Walter Johnson. Best curve—Amos Rusie. Hardest to hit —George Edward Waddell. Greatest all-round pitcher—Christopher Mathewson.

Walter Johnson Is not* strong for the change in systems. Walter thinks that Ban Johnson should keep the record of games won and lost and not how many earned runs were made oft the pitcher.

Honus Wagner a Writer.

Hans Wagner 1b writing the story of his life for a Pittsburgh paper. Unlike the articles with the names of other diamond stars to them Honus is said to be really penning the stories himself.

Wid Conroy.

Mathewson Is Greatest.

Disapproves of Change.