The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-21
CRIME IN BUTTE CITY


BY tine Standard's special Wire.
BUTTE. Jan. 2l.-Rev. Mr.. at
the Presbyterian church last evening lee
tured mn "L-iceutionsness with Special
Reference to the Moral condition of Our
City," The clergyman d~iscourscd ON the
terrible Consequences of vice and liccn-
tiousness. Special Importance" said the
Clergyman. ATTACHES to this subject. ON
account OF the the public and private inn
mortalities i'm our community. Especial
Disgrace is brought ON the Christian
churches here ny the extent Of vice iu
this city. The exposures of the
Pail Mall G~osefte, not long ago i'm re-
gard to private and public vice. aroused
strong indignation. Excitement was
stirred i'm Montreal a few days ago bs-
ranged the social leaders and public of
ficials of Canada for their vices and
people Of Butte in view OF the awful com
dition of tie place is noteworthy. with
the exception of occasional articles in our
suppose some good peoplc deprecate my
speaking On this subject Tonight. But
most OF the abuse vii! come from the
denizens of n notorious street i'm our
midst. know that a prejudice exists
ject. But not To- speak plainly is unsafe,
rtino,s. prepostcrous. To suffer evil to
go from year to year. destroying the
calmly by, is well nigh criminal. From
history we learn that this great sin disfiR-
S Srea she d ssr'"f fns s sn"r nsssr-i,S wsh the the
great delugc, and the destruction of
Gomorrah. The locked rooms of obscene
statiary from the ruins OF PomIc show
the terrible liccntiousness of that city.
The worship of Baal and Ashtaroth was
accompanied by the widest liccntious-
"That same vice exists here to-day i'm
just as am appalling form. IL is vain to
nf tho laaftDfh Mt Tine IunllthIv nav ROLLS.
when our very blood is being sappcd by
yoluptuous corruption. Silence is suicidal.
men. associated with more degraded men,
are plying their terrible trade i'm this city;
il IT is true that nameless vices i'm mos
hideous forms are increasing amongst us;
il il is true that this audience would Inc
moved tai the depths il l should read the
namcs-of men prominent in society who
are criminaily connected with this very
vice II il is true that Butte il so full of liz
centiousness and bcastliness, then as citi-
zens il is our duty to look the facts i'm the
face and deal courag.ously with this him
drance to municipal well being.
c,c "pro ., S ,Ss Ssi In hr of E H9s;o %sn w r p the
lect ON this subject. bukc them for
timidity, for bcing "A theoretical ministry.
I never knew a place where il il harder
for young people to- keep straight
i'm than Butte. This Is because a cor
rupt and influential sentiment coudones,
excuses and approves v ces. Amongst us
are Iaen moving i'm high places whom no
respectable woman should permit To cross
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