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Show T SATURDAY. JUNE 17. , Ktltr,l fr Iht l'ml Offjrt at Salt .ukt Cll y. lriinlui,i"ii Ihri'iii'h l lit imiil, a khuiI ela itutu-r- . ill Subscription Ritn: Omr jrur iruiljr In uh mu Six niuinhs.Mricily In alvunc To all rouniric fiulra,til I'tilon one yeur.oirlrib' In DlKntlnuin((i: In .. I he IlilTprwiI hance... loiul 11,0) ti VJ JIfitl .eyiltd Ihe dale HiiWrilHl f,r. Hoi Ire hy leller nhouhl lie tflveil ut lcul two eeki Ylie lerui expires. All arrears must In paid. Advertising Rates: The lice has llu arv-- t rlrcuUllon of any weekly news-pajnpublished In ITah. and U therefore an adverilslm.' mrtlium of recotrnltsl merll. Kales will Ik made known on aj lleal hui. If Lite jmjK-- r U liul In-for- e -r iBiaillUncri: All Draft. losi Office or Kx press money orders and Kellers should Ik addressed and made payable lo BUG PUBLISHING COMPANY. 67 Commercial St., Salt Lake City. Business Manager NEWMAN LIEN C. M JACKSON KJItor EDITORIAL. Another Burden j;()r ()nCf 'fllE onThe Lord. BEK is gla (I tjiat Jcffrjcs walloped FitZ- simmons It will be as well pleased when another new man arises and takes several kinds of falls out of Jeffries. Le Roi(est Mort, Vive le Roi suits this paper as well as anything, when it conies to fighting. Besides, it is nice to have a new champion every once in awhile. But one phase of this contest is not pleasing and that is the attitude of the father of the successful thumper, who by the way, is a preacher. On the night of the mill, at which his beloved son drove right and left into the unprotected slats of the tall and lanky Australian; shot his dexter mauley across Bobs guard and jolted his neck so hard he saw comets and things, Rev. Jeffries was awakened by an enterprising reporter and asked for an opinion on the slugging match. With a faith which is almost sublime in its character, the old man, whose duty it is to pilot sin sick souls to the better land beyond the clouds, at once declared that the hand of the Lord was in it and that He was, metaphorically, in. Jeffries corner all the time, coaching the young man and giving him inspiration. The Bee doesnt make any particular pretensions to piety; in fact those connected with it have to rustle too hard to make ends meet to devote much attention to devotional exercises, but it draws the line at this and declares it . VOkll. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. but little less than blasphemy. Of course it is common to throw the burden on the Lord. In some churches wc are told to lay all our sins on the Savior of Mankind; deep throated men and shrill voiced women sing: Jesus paid it all, and sing with an unction which indicates they are glad he did because it relieves them of an immense responsibility, and perhaps that is all right, but when the matter is carried to an extent that we are told the Lord condescends to take a hand in a prize fight, we kick. It is related in the Book of Books that not a sparrow falls to the ground without the knowledge of our I Ieavenly Father. In all probability it will now be in order to change that sentence by amending it to read that not a jolt in the bread basket was ever delivered without the consent of Providence. Rev. Jeffries may be sincere in his remarks, and may be correct. But until a direct revelation is had, The Bee will not consent to think that God is taking any part in these matters of pugilism. Because if He was it is certain Tom Sharkey would have been killed the first time he ever donned the mitts. Another Reform The Bee has reccivedjn-Movemen- t. fromatj0n to the effect that a well known lady of this city intends making an effort to induce other ladies to assist her in reclaiming the abandoned Vomen of the city, or such of them as want to be reclaimed, although the daily press, has up to this time failed to discover the story. It is the intention of the good old soul, whose works of charity are many, to found a home for fallen women and permit all who desire to enter it and there remain, until favorable circumstances enable them to either go away from the city or marry. The idea isUtopian in the extreme and and will not work. At the risk of being considered uncharitable and unfeeling The Bee will state that until 'society itself reforms there is no use in attempting to reclaim the woman who has forsaken the beaten track of virtue. While mankind, that is to say the men, may do anything he likes, for woman there is no reclam ation. No. 17 A man may go down and grovel the ditch and a woman with her white arms will reach after him and take him in to herself. All he has to do is to show a disposition to mend his ways and all the evil he may have committed is forgotten. Society will take him back and commend him for his good resolution. Although he may have been the seducer of the frail one who walks the streets after dark, that makes no difference. But let a woman step aside and every female hand is raised against her. I ler name is bandied at the sewing circle and the church social. She is lost and ; lost forever. She may repent and prostrate herself at the foot of the cross and appealingly cry to a forgiving Saviour Lord be merciful to me a sinner, and receive from Him the blessed assurance Go thy way and sin no more, but what matters that? She may become a dishwasher or a washerwoman, and God knows either is a hard life to lead, but though she may live as virtuous as ever woman did, for her there is no more satisfaction in life. Let her enter a church and every one of the women will draw their skirts aside as though fearing the contamination! The chances are even that half the members of the congregation the male members knowing her past, will await every opportunity to lead her astray again. No one will take her to their home lest she leave behind an atmosphere of impurity. She will be pointed at on the street and her unhappy past alluded to by every loafer on the corners, Presuming she goes to the home. Then she is visited by a lot of old scandal mongers, who may have contributed a few dollars toward founding the place, and pointed out as one of the brands we have saved from the burning.' Human nature will not stand this kind of work long. She sees the finger of a scornful, half hearted pity pointed at her on every hand and, goes back to whence she came. The effort which is being considered had best be abandoned. No good can come of it because we are not built right. The evil has existed since Joshua sent out his spies and Sampson . |