HUMANITARIAN WORK
Dr J. A. Lavitt. Secretary Ne
braska Division Society for the
FHendlrx. Visits Alliance
A LOCAL SOCIETY ORGANIZED
Dr. J. A. Leavttt, avrretary of ilio
Nraka division of tho Society fn
the frtoBdlew favored Allinn with
a call extrnrllnp from lt Hntunlny
nntll Wednesday at noon of this
woek. hn he lft for points aottth
snl went. Dr. l-emiit had OPPOt
tunfty. of which he availed hlnssU
oonsolentloiisly, of presenting all
phase of the work of his society
and in all the ways by which that
presentation could le made.
On Sunday he preached in the
morning at the Baptist church upon
.the 'Home." In 'lie sftefBOOT al.w
Hi the Baptist liu r h lx- hSM par
ental conference upon the subject of
mnrriaRe In the evening he preach
ed at tiie T. I. church upon "The
Attitude of .lesus Christ to the Mmi
it hut. is Down and Out"
Monday evening at the Preehyter
tan etataoh be addreated a Rood -sized
audience On I lie subject. The Chris
tlan and the Criminal," and Tuesday
eventnR at the M. K. liur h on the
subject, "Keforms and Reformed
Men "
In all of these Dt Learttl show
ed himself a friend of the friendless
H brought us facts that demand
the serious at tent but Of the great
commonwealth of the sitate of Ne
braska Pacta concerning axtetiBI
conditions and then OahOi that
bear out not only the wisdom of the
formation r this Society for the
Friendless in a state-wide way but
the need of similar societies in all
localities.
The aim of the society, which is
only ten years old and yet covers
more territory than any other soci
Sty In the field of crime, Is:
1. The prevention and cure of
orhne. The family and the local so
clety, the Juvenile court can have
a large part in this.
2. The reform of prison laws.
:t. Retorts of prisons Both osai
tentiaries and reform schools are
known to hBve Inadequate provision
for the segregation and variety of
attention demanded i the relative
baseness of offenses and offenders
AH are not alike when they eiilcr.
4. Jail and prison evangelism.
Wen are saved it saved :it aH, in
side prison wiills or outside, hy the
same Qoapeli and It can bring liulu
to them that sit in darkness,
5. Then, provision for the Ml
prisoner is a thing that feelings of
common humanity demand, n is
Meaaoaable for a maa bo be mined
out of prison In midwinter with only
five dollars and a shoddy suit of
Clotlus and be able to keep above
the cr&ne line.
Orrenders deserve punishment, but
Justice ;.s well as mercy asks that,
while penalty is being paid, a man
be taught and led to become mine
of a man than to sink lower and
lower. Very few offenses deserve
cage for years (iod's great out
doors, with labor, sural of brows,
under surveillance, of course, is one
of the very reasonable requests of
the society for the man thai is
down.
It desires also the enactment of
law touching the teaching of sex
hygiene in our public schools. if
this does not meet the approval of
ail. better still would be su h in
St ruction in the home
It itsks fer law limiting marriage
to the physi: illy, mentally and mor
ally fit. Take- for Instance the ha
bitual drunkard Would Ntbraska
have a divorce for every six and
one-half marriages it the drunkard
were hindered from marrying i tie
glnl that especte to reform him af
terwards but linds in the course of
a few months that sin- has too big
S Job on hands .mil so appeals to
the divorce courts. It afks for a
law for th iteHUaatloo of the an
fit as in the states of Indiana and
low a
The work ct the society Is patri
otic and humanitarian. one that
should awaken all who beer of it to
a sense of Hit- responsibility that
the strong have toward the weak.
Sabbath afternoon at the liaptist
cbuith a local branch ol this larger
society was formed. It Mill quite
probably be known as 'The Parent
al l.ame." Or thus Supt W W
Pats is chairman: Kev J. It Hrown,
vice president; II K. Walters, sec
retary; with the pastors of all the
various churches as u .'oinmittee to
render uii assistance or to bring
before the Society any matter that
nay eoiue to their knowledge
Attorney Wstoer returned Mini
day froiu an over Bundaj rittt at
KusbvtUe. He transacted business in
Chadrou while on the trip
The only way
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i
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