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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Minister Implores Women to Choose Modest Swimwear, Aug. 23, 1923

If You Must Swim Do Wear Few Rags. . . Tom Jamison Tells the Good Sisters for the Lord’s Sake Wear Enough Clothing

Spencer, Aug. 2—“Now if you good sisters just must go in swimming, and especially if you must go on Sunday, for the Lord’s sake please put on some clothes. I mean more clothes than you have been wearing, and go decently. I am not trying to hurt the feelings of anyone. I am simply talking sense to my own folks and pleading with them as their pastor, to dress reasonably when they go in swimming.”

Thus spoke Rev. Tom Jimison to his congregation in Spencer Methodist church Sunday morning. He had just concluded a splendid discourse on “keeping the Sabbath,” and cited some of the sources of evil of this kind. He deplored the fact that drug stores are kept open on Sundays, that trains are operated for profit, and that it is apparently necessary for men to work on Sunday. He declared that when he gets his automobile he will surely stock up on Saturday with enough gas and oil to run him over Sunday.

From the front page of the Lincoln County News, Lincolnton, N.C., Aug. 23, 1923. Newspaper spelled minister’s name as Jamison and Jimison.

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