The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-09-26

4 luo pOpuiatt0u Ot Louisville u l6l. ODE
persons, according the the late census re-
turns. There may be errors smounting =
70 $4,000. no doubt there is, bui the mat
ter We wish to call attention to IL. that
the city has 1000 saloons, about 10000
votcrs, about 10000 young men and
hove, about 3.OOU houses OF prostitution.
100 churches, about 10 brewerie., about
dity wholesale liquor dealers, and as
many distilleries. The saloons run sl-
most night and day. including SUNDAY
Say IL hours each, making 6.57Ou0O
hours devoted 10 destroy ing the 4o.Oou
young men and boys, - well ~ helping
ito hll the 3 OuU h0uses Of ii-fsme.
The l5O churches are open about 46.-
80 hours, ali told, giving hours each
per week for service. The Young Mems
Christian Association adds about SOU
hours more. mixing tho hours devoted
10 saving young men about 5OOvO.
Subtract the time that the preachers are
lrefraining from hurting their liuuor
dealer mesnb nber'. feelings, aud YOU will
have about 2aUU hours in the whole
year devoted 10 the teaching OF God's
Word, or about ~ seconds on "a aver
age, 10 each inhsbitsut. The bswdy
houses are open ID hours each per day,
or about IL. 6.425,UJJ hours during the
year. Add the hours the saloons are
open 10 its twin. the brothel, and We
have time devoted 10 uDholy lust and do
bauchery, temptation and destruction to
young men and women. i3l hours and
80 minutes, or s daya III hours, aud AZ
minutes 10 each inhAbltAns, q, compared
70 the time devoted V teaching purity
Of thought and Godiiness OF action. viz
Forty -one (4i) seconds.
The financlai aspect 10 stiII more start
ling than the foregoing. and should cause
even infdcls and taxpayers. that are
moraiess, to investigate the figures. II
men care usuyht Tor The future siie. they
should at least study he economies OIL
The present shown by the investigation
into the sdairs Of our city. state, and
nation.
The saloons pay about 100000 into
Inc city treasury. the brOlhels nothing n!
The saloons take Ia about SO per da,
sach. or neAr oll.vUO.OvU per annum, the
Dawdy h0uses have on ~ average i've
girls each, who pay "bOard" q an aver
sge price " about olU per week. This
amount, aud much more, il paid in BY I
Ihc patrons Of the houses, for the ..girls,
rink, sinoke, gamble, snd wear line
;Iothes. beside paying bix doctor bills.
we may safely estimate ns much as SlUO.
weekly for each house on IN average,
which makes the sum Of SIS 5.6UOUVU.I
which. when added 10 the saIoous (0nIy
he licensed retail hOuses) income, suss Is
F26 COOuUU. or about $6o5 each Tor a.
~ persons, the probable male portion
p our population, Or about ol 5Z ivr each
nan, woman, and child In The city. No:
'ouOt but large part Os the enormous
'uin is spent here by outsiders, but that
ives not lesson the fact that We cxpeud.
. the city near t75OUUO 70 guard the
;itys and prosecute the victims VI this!
iquOr traffic LomisviIle's fast young
mem, sons Of wealthy merchants, make
heir regular trips 10 the giIded dcns oi
nee and iniquity, carrying disesse and /
'estilence into their hOmcs. These same
Ioung men ere 10 be the husbands oil
'ure women. who would be made out
ssis Of, we're they 70 enter Que timcI
where men 20 regularly. {,
Now, dear reader. do you wonder u
'ur criticisms Of the ministry? DO yonls
'ot know BY siudying the foregoing that
70 have big question 10 deal with |!
% you not conclude just - We do. viz
hat oil just men. men who love their
ouDtry, must get together and stop lheI I
errific destruction that 10 sapping ourli
ife-biood rs . nation, aud rendering the ,
itorts Of the pure Of heart, who are few I
y number, aboriive? What IL your (
|uty, friends? What is your duty, citi- Il
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