Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-10-11
THE FAIR.
Synopsis Of Rev. Mr.. Wayman's Sun
day Night Sermon.

ment, that association lessened re-
sponsibility and hat as a consequence
the individual often hesitated where
tine crowd went ahead. But this is a
great mistake an individuals respon-
sibility is not lost through organiza-
ton. Some men think also, that the
pulpit has no right to criticise them
because they are respectable but all
public men do ought to be looked in
to. They should be willing to say,
examine what we have done. We
won't plead the baby act. I propose
to take all that has been done to serve
this or that society and ascertain
what is worthy of condemnation and
what Of praise. Certain things can
be criticised and certain things can
not, they say; but I assure you, my
friends, that it is the respectable men
of this community who are injuring
it. Were a body Of thieves gathered
together they could not ruin anybody,
but let respectable men combine and
our churches, society and u youth
are demoralized. I do not wish to
condemn Unfortunately. 1 know
there is something good in all men.
There is always much of good mixed
up with what is bad. Fancy now,
that here are two scales. l under
stand the press, when it doesi its duty,
and the pulpit to be proper hands to
hold these balances. If three and
three make six, it should be so stated !;
it will not do to split the difference,
and call it five.
Fairs ought to be commended
when they offer large premiums for
home products. l noticed some of
these at your fair. Put them on one
side of the scales I hold. Then
there was butter, cheese, &c. All
right, put them in too. There ought
to be healthy rivalry. Men ought to
try to excel in such matters. Even
a ribbon is an inducement to exertion.
The right side of the scale is going
down. Then there we're fruits, ap.
pies, flowers, and all kinds of grapes.
Put them in! The scale goes lower.
Even corn-125 ears for So, helps.
There was also stock, poultry, horses,
all these are to be commended. 1 saw
handsome furniture there. AL right!
and machinery of curious and special
construction. 1 am an admirer of
such things. In my opinion even the
locomotive, common as it is, is wor-
thy of admiration as it dashes past
you. Now, l have got the commend
able side of the scale loaded as far as
[ can. At the fair I saw some of the
light-fingered gentry pick-pockets.
1 lost nothing because the Marshal
was at hand. Am 1 to commend this?
The directors were willing to sell in
t~oxicants. He who would sell is as
morally guilty as he that does! Put
these in the side of things to be con-
demned, and you see the good is
outweighed already. Throw in now
not giving sufficient to encourage
agriculture. 1 affirm that 1875 ears
of corn are better than the race
horses that took the $1,410. Next
comes making everything center on
race horses. 1 was raised near a race
course in England and know all about
them. What is high speed to the
farmer? What does it concern him
whether a horse does o mile in five
minutes or in two minutes and ten
and a half seconds. Will he plough
or drive to town faster than his usual
gate? Speed is of great advantage
some times. In the Sabbath school
lesson this morning, you saw how a
man al and told Eli how twenty
thousand had been slain and the ark
taken. But there is no need of fast
horses now. There are railroads,
and telephones to carry
the news. Racing is cruelty to men
and horses. The horses are fiercely
driven by whip and spur and often
those that ride them are thrown and
either killed or MANNED for life. OIL
all sports horse racing is the most de-
grading. Fairs are harvests for gam
hfers. More young men are ruined
at fairs than through any other in
strumentaiitY. A gentleman CONVEX
ted in Kentucky thought to take his
with him into the church and
drifted out of the church back to the
race course. No moral man can be
D horse-racer. No Christian can
patronize the race track. The Ro-
mans required those that competed
for speed at their shows to be men of
No jockies were admitted.
There may be such a thing as honor
among thieves on the ace course but
every ace of this character is degra-
ling. And even respectable men
should not be allowed to corrupt So
And then this Sunday base
oall must be stopped. Take men
with clear-cut moral ideas and they
nave nothing to say in defence Of
such doings. Keep the young men
being ruined. Very little can be
lone with the old. What would be
of preachers that went to the
,orse race? Would you send for
hem to counsel your dying, marry
daughters or bury your dead?
70 one has any more right to attend