The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-04-07

/ " On these nsrters as X has spoken
| within the Tast year in this city. II the
] palpit lad thus beea faithful during
the past twenty years il would be irnpos-
slble fer such an organization SIS Tam
many Hall 10 rule this city today. Be
cause the pulpit has not done It's duty IN
tho past, p-blic sentiment has been 80
I 6ebaucRed that we have reached tie
+ condition IN which we find ourselves to-
day. Let the pulpit continue 70 preach
On politics, to teach on ro.ltics. without
i the fear Of man or devil, in season and
/ ont OF sea4on, from. year 10 year. wheth-
er victory crowns the effort or defeat.
and as sure as God lives there viii rise
q new generation Of men who viii grasp
f the helm ef your government and make
+ the city lit for the habifation OF the
Lord.
want % say to You this morning
thGt you e responsible for all the cor
ruption O municipal life. Tammaiiy
Hall Is not responsible. Tanrnany Hall
fulhlls the cad for which il was born.
TaIa11any Hall is simply the brightest
HOVER thu has sprung up IN the dung
heap Of yo=ir debauched municipal life
You planted the flower. You are respon-
siblo for its perfume and its fruit. You
cannot escape It. You have said in the
past, will have nothing to do with pol
ltlcs. / VIII not touch the filthy thing.
HOW MANY WIVES HAS THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY
Is there any man before me this morn
ing fool enough to believe that If he lets
politics alone politics viii let him alone?
No more tragic blunder could be made,
Let politics alone and the reign of filth
at your city hall will pollute the very
water you drink. Let politics alone and
your streets viii be piled with rubbish
and disease will hold its riot. Let pol
!tics alone and the pestilence born of
this heapei rubbish viii steal through
your open window and drop the seeds of
death into the sleeping form Of your
loved one. Oh, yes, you will let politics
alone, but politics viii not let YOU alone
You let politics alone and politics builds
saloon opposite your home. You let
politics alone and politics establishes a |
brothel on the way between your house |
and the school to which your boy goes;
establishes gambling den within touch |
OF thai school door and surrounds it |
with Gordon of saloons.
Tie questions of paramount interest |
to men today are the questions of today,
not the questions Of 1900 years ago. It
is OF interest to know how many wives |
Abraham had. The old man doubtless |
had his weaknesses. We recognize that
fast, and it may be important to teach
the world all the facts about his life
But would tell you mightier prob
lem today for you and me than how
many wives Abraham had. 1t is, how
many wives has the district attorney of
New York city? This is a question of
interest.
THE SCARLET WOMAN
1t was doubtless very wicked thing
which Ananias and Sapphira did when
they lied and tried to rob the Lord. but
III tell you a mightier question than
he one involved in what Ananias and
5apphira did. It is this, Has not Ana
mas Tammany formed an unholy COM
pact with the scarlet woman to rob un-
Ter the protection Of law your homes Of
heir virtue and manhood? 1t was a
rery mean thing for David when he
obbed the poor man of his one little
we lamb. We have no excuse for
David. But mightier problems confront
is today. 1t was bad for David of old
0 steal one little eve lamb; but how
bout your modern Dduid, who steals a
Woke flock of sheep at one time? How
about your modern David who can steal
whole state and seek even more to
teal whole nation as a reward for his
lrst feat? | do not dogmatize about
hese facts, but say these are questions
# tremendous import.
LIZ you say to me: ''You had better get
Tut OF the way; you will be run over if /;
-ou interfere with politics You had ,
'etter keep out of the way of the pro- :
ession; you are overstepping your {
phere; you are set aside" Am |? IF /
am set aside by entering the ministry 3
do not know it. If l know my work. +
have the broadcast field Of any man 8
Who speaks to the modern world. Shall Y
he cut OF my coat or the style of my I
oliar prevent me from serving man \
nd thus from serving God? l do not f
year a peculiar coat or peculiar collar. t
my coat interferes with my work I'll f
axe it off and go in my shirt sleeves. IF d
~ collar interferes | viii wear 10 col Y
II. n
The service Of man is the service of
Tod. All that interferes. with my serv- 3
e OF God IN thus seeking to save man
an interference with the vital func- Y
on OF my manhood and my ministry. G.