“Is it best for young men and young women to do missionary work for each other?”
The only way in which they can do missionary work for each other is in each one making of him and herself the very best representative of everything that is best and truest in good manners, according to the divine model, and then leave the detail work for young men to men, and for young women to women. Any man who must be led to Christ by some woman, instead of some good, brotherly man, can never be saved. Any woman who can not be helped by some sister woman, or mother in Israel, can never be helped.
“Is it proper for a company of young people to go out on a camping expedition for several days, even with a chaperon?”
This would depend on the character of the company. One chaperon would not be sufficient for a company of young men and young women. There should be chaperons,—a man for the young men, and a woman for the young women; and if the company is large, there should be a sufficient number of elderly companions to give them all necessary protection and support in the enjoyment of the occasion. There could be no reason why a select party of young people, properly accompanied, should not enjoy an outing of this description. But in such a case it would be not only bad form, but criminal, for any young man or woman to take advantage of the occasion to break over any of the protective regulations upon which all should agree before starting out. Common politeness and good sense would lead each to co-operate with all to secure the most perfect good order in the camp from beginning to end, by daylight and dark.
“Is it proper for young people to take moonlight rides together?”
A moonlight ride for a company of young people, accompanied by fathers and mothers, or teachers, or suitable friends of mature age, would certainly be proper and enjoyable. Under no other circumstances.
“What would you say to a young man who would stand around and talk with a young woman while she is at work?”