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The objection that it is wrong to allow the young to learn of crime, and of the dark side of life, is adequately met by the answer that it is absolutely necessary to point out to the young the various pitfalls that are to be met with in life in order to teach how to avoid them. Furthermore, the Photoplays of today are far different than those of a few years ago. Very few of the tragedies of life, such as we read of every day in the newspapers, are now to be seen in the picture houses; and the few that are to be seen are generally inoffensive.
Several letters have been received by the editor in which objection is made to the large number of religious pictures now being shown at the picture houses. These objections are not well taken, and if we had any power over the picture makers, or could influence them in any way, we would be the last to advocate the theory that too much religion or morality could be put in photoplays. A large majority of the pictures now being shown are secular in character, and there is no danger that the picture makers will overdo the "play with a moral." It is very fortunate indeed that all the picture makers hold religion in such high respect, and we think there is no danger of there being too many Picture Plays in which Bible stories are told and Christian doctrines taught. There are no stories in all literature more beautiful than those contained in the Bible, and they interest all classes — the religious as well as the unreligious. We ask these complaining readers if they have ever read stories more beautiful and helpful than "Herod and the New Born King," which appeared in our March issue, "The Story of Esther," and "Tho Your Sins Be as Scarlet," which appeared in our April issue? Is it possible that any of our readers can be so depraved as not to yearn to see these stories played upon the screen? And by the way, we note with pleasure that at least one large church has agreed to reprint those stories in book form for general circulation. We doubt if these sacred themes have ever before been treated so artistically and faithfully as our writers have done them.
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