Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-07
THE GREAT ISSUE.
HOW SHALL CHIME BE Oh.
CREASED7
A Minister Discusses Two Recon Trauedis.
Suggestions as TO Government POLICY.
Regeneration Of Kentucky Town.

Recent sensational occurrences furnish.
ed the suggestion for the sermon preach
ed by Rev. j B. French at the Broad
way Fresbyterian church ON Sunday
morning and crime was the immediate
topic. The text was Blessed Are the
Pure in Heart"
Only a short time ago. he said. the
foul and still mysterious murder of Miss
Tewmey shocked our entire community.
and hardly had we recovered when there
flashed across the wires an account of
the most diaboical crime that ever
blackened the annals of even an uncivil-
lied country. The crime was So terri
bic that the people of Paris arose as
our man to inilict summary punishment
on the black. sclf-coudemned fend ncar-
nate. Unfortunately II was without due
process of law, and herein the dignity
of the state and sanctity of law was VIC
lated. Good people everywhere realize
that mob-law is subyersiye of the funda-
mental principles Of government and must
not be tolerated, and yet 1t does seem
that outraged society. was in this instance
like necessity knows no law"
IL is an undeniable fact that crimes
are assuming great and alarming proper
tons. In the language of Ezekiel the
land is full of bloody crimes and the city
is full OF violence" Statistics show that
in England out Of every 10000 deaths
Z IRE the result Of violence. In Ireland
aud France the proportion was $ TO TO-
600 while i'm the United States the ratio
at present is y, proportion more terri
bic than of any civilized country in the
world. save Italy and Spuin.
WHAT is THE CAUSEf
He who spakc as never man spuke de-
clurcd from within out of the heart OF
men proceed evil thoughts. adultcr'es.
foundations, murders But while cvl
proceeds from the heart II seldom If ever
eventuates in adulterios. fornication and
murders unless fed by corrupting, de-
grading Influences among which we no.
Ucp.
/. The uuccan aud vile literature
Dime novels, obscene illustrated maya
zines. Police Gazcttes. Such sensational
blood and thunder literature is intl0mng
the passions. corrupting the young ana
bripging ON n varnival of vice In every
conceivable crime. " this prurient llle-
nature. which Is the great odu'otlhg
force today in the school Of crime, rs
not suppressed or checked, there VIII be
Ina II short time the most astounding de
yplopment of immortality and CRIME thut
human history has recorded
.. Another force at work strenElheu'
ing evil thoughts ana passions ~ tue S'-
loon. =. 1.,,,.
This is the most potent factor ~ draw
ING mon into the whirlpool OF inquiry;
and until they are closed ana Nlaupru
nut ~ cvistcuce crime will continue una
botnd and augmented To lNaSlNlr
npninst the saloons Is frequently oppoSvu
an The ground that Il Is az. atlemlt 70
mako men good by law, Wh'nh N la VS.,
fnr MI know flat outside appliances Cul
No. nrsdicntp evil In the heart. Glad
sto,n snys" Il Is the function ol loW 10
,,,oi.o IL nasv 10 do right and difficult 70
IT, ,srouc, :" We cry down Win INC
saloon" because It is a powerful ana TO
"E8oH Another aid to the crime Is the
lnxity which exists in the "u'l'''''''' '''''
of justice. .... ,,,,,.,,,tpf of
u.,,icr that tee owl di.p'"' uet9'h'
4, '.nr and eur 10 l"M. Law ehNu" ..
usje "A terror 10 'ul lJ''s; ll"' shoul
=" taught thlt the m-g 'rhir t'ar"n
not the swo- In Vhl; Tor ne ~ ~, r,,,
ister Of God. n revcngcr 10 eN''u''
wrath upou hi:n that dh'ir EVIL
4 The abuse of the pardoning power "
ouother pre- II ind I'Cm,ot It, the 'vlnlhi'
bclieve that lhc ~ 'rrnor exercises
unr;ghteously this power except ",i'h on
evidence which II EuoN1 90 TIE VINE "I
trinl. woul have be"n suhVrht w. 'b"I
The cnactnl,a. ~ such laws rs " u
nriiifv these Al 40 C.v'nn VII 10 lnu1n
t,,gord the estlhlisl'ult at iwuc" dnu
rrghteousuess. bu. no Legislation au ln..
rify tbe "bpart froth which lr)cced cNl
thoughts. ndultu,iS, iorWrall WIS, MI.
ders" An human power can eject ~
10 do men ood God alun" can make l9'I,
GOOD aud the gospel Is ;h' power ul tnd
and the wisdom of God unto Salvation
to every one that bclieveth. Which
Is better. doing men good or making men
good: reformation or regeneration!
Illustrating the purifying influence OF
the gospel, cite Won to an historical
fact Brruthet Is one Of the large noun
tain counties Of Eastern Kentucky It's
area is lnrge and most of the country
Is very rough. The people are the iypi.
cal mountaineers. IL was the scene oi
many n bloody feud Efforts 10 enforce
law and punish murdcrcrs We're nearly
nlways simply farces. The state militia
used to be sent there 10 assist IN holding
court. OF course while there some kind
of order prevailed, but on their departure
the old troubles would begin Prominent
amongst this class were the Titles, and
Jerry Little's name was terror. In
all the length and breadth of that county
there was not, and never had BEEN a sin
gle church. and / think the same was
true of schools. Eight or ten years ago
the Kentucky eYangelisuc commissioner
son, the county seat "a hold a meeting
If he could. He had 10 commence by
carrying In wood aud planks into an old
bar room where he made some rough
seats. assisted by one woman. He preach
ed and the blessing followed. He preach
ed M other points with like good results.
There are now four Presbyterian church
es IN the county, With over 500 members
and Central university has established
high grade academy, with excellent
and costly buildings and doruiitOreS,
a full corps Of teachers md there are
now over 80 students matriculated, rep
resenting many Of the surrounding couu'
ties AS an Illustration Of how times
have changed. at the commencement eN,
receses last year a rowdy of the 'old
time" fired of pistol in the street
Promptly the sheriff started after and ar
rested him. The next morning he was
fined SD so Just think Of that i'm d
town whore so short a while before th,
person who could shoot oftenest and hit
oftenest was the greatest man. Now
there is not more quiet and law abiding
county In Kentucky. H. Is as directly
traceable to the purifying influence Of The
gospel as dalight il TO the sun rising
No dowery rhetoric can tell The merit
OF Hoods Sarsaparila as well as the
Curps accommodated hV This excellent