Huntsville gazette., 1886-06-19
EXCURSIONS.

Being gotten up for money only
they admit all classes with ut dis
tincti0n and We have seen the crowds
gathered up by the beating ofdrums.
Mothers, wives and daughters,
Sunday School schildren and
church members are all iamped and
packed in with "fast women" and
di,sipated men. Gu women. girls
and boys who are our ouly hope for
pure race In the NJ xt generation
are thus exposed to the obscene ac-
tions and the ribald songs of the vile
~ Another feature of excursions
which I have noticed is they always
take night in the run.
Why they do this can best be an
swered by him who said they love
darkness rather than light, be
cause their dee,,s are evil,.'
How much evil is done by these
evil communications Eternity alone
can tell How much it is doing is
besinning to be shown by its fruits.
For the evil deeds Of the wicked good
men must also suffer And we think
it is high time for good men 70 De
gin to complain and use their lntlu-
ence against that which is sapping
foundation Of virtue to the roots.
Bat what do these excursions do
with our folks after they get them to
the places where they promise to car
ry them? Can our women aAd girls
find boarding houses and hotels
ready to receive them where they
can be comfortable and be protected?
Not bit of it, But they are turn
ed loose like SO many tramps to
wonder over town and rove thestreets
unprotected and without shelter
Just think of it! All day long
women rowing the streets? and some
times part Of the night-as they al
way S take night in the run
Last year we saw them at our de-
pot where they waited there three
hours (from s. p. m. to IL O'Clock +.
~ for the train to stalt.
Was the sitting room op'n to
them? not bit Of it, But there il
the old field and on tho platform
they walked around, stood around,
sat around aud lay around: And
such sight!
Surely if thinking men and WON
en- would consider these things, and
if they have any regard for the wei
being themselves and children they
would act differently. Let us see
for what purpose these excursions are
usually run is it for public benefit:
No, usually for individual benefit
Hence they have no clsim Oh the
public for support and
they know it Consequently they
resort to all kinds Of lies to attract
the crowd and capiivate the silly.
For instance, on the bills of al
excursion recently run to this place
it was stated that Elder CASTOR
would have big baptizing on that
Sunday, but Elder CASTOR said he
knew nothing of his name being on
the paper till that Sunday morning
and the statement that he was to have
baptising was lie propagated for
the purpose of attracting crowded
to the .Ity.
How long VIII our people follow
and give support to men whose only
aim is to make money by begguling
the silly and robbing the poor?
A few cases are on record where
these systems Of robbery bave been
run by ministers Of the Gospel!
But surely they will not long re-
main on that side of the line. But
if still disposed to do so Solonate
would like to ask, to whom are we
to look for Wholesome instruction
and guidance in the affairs of life?
Towhom are we to 60 for good coun-
sci concerning this work and the next
when you sell our widows and their
children for less than mess Of pot
tage.
That there are poor thoughtlrss
,yo,,an and inleasura lOvinu Girls