The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-17
SCATHING SERMON.
Brother Robson Preaches TO Men
Only on the Social and financial
EVIIs-A RousInR Meeting.

men at the Tabernacle Sunday morn
ing.
The services were opened with sing 7
ing that grand old hymn.
Jesus lover OF my Soul.
Let me To thy bosom iiy:
While the nearer waters roll.
While the tempest still j. high"
The congregation was led in prayer I
by Rev Law. after which Bro. Ruhi- !
son read from the first chapter of
Pau!'S EpiStle tO the Romans. begin
ming at the twentieth verse. In this
scripture il contained the following
enumerated charges against the un-
wise and the uugudly of Rome: Be
ing Tiled with an unrightcouSneS>.
furnication. wickcdnc>s. covctncS>.
maliciuuSne>S. full OF envy. murder.
debate. deceit. malignity: whispers.
backbiters. hatcrs of God, de>piteful.
proud. boaSter>. inventors uf evil
things. disuhedient To parents. with
uiu understanding: covenant break
er>. without natural affection. un-
placabic. uumcrciful. who knowing
the judgment of God. that they which
commit such things are worthy of
death. not only du th same. bUt have
pleasure in them jha; du them"
Now. " said he who nf you men
here to-day is not guilty uf one uf
these charges: We are al guilty, and
yet they that do such things arr
worthy of death; not only they that
do them. but they that have pleasure
in them.
lie announced a. his text the mcIh-
urablc que~t ion of Cain.
Am SIY BROTHERS. KEEPER"
Il shall talk To YOU today" said lac.
-'on the financial and social questions.
/ lu hc states add politics to this
sermon. hut you are NOT buthcrcd with
that evil in the territory. - ] will
devote what shall say tn the qucs-
tion> t..at concern yuu. - the men
are financially and socially. 80 they
may expect the town in which they
live 10 hc. Let me say tO YOU today.
FllNN dNA tA~AAlN~~ AffAA~ fAA AANA INV
are more in the nature 81 game
than anything else. Every character
uf business j. gamblcd iu. @. if We
cauld go back to the guud old days ui
our grand fathers. before the days ui
.JtIaiSm. when men did business upon
their honor. and every man WAS taken
ON his Word, I have never known a
dollar obtained dishonesty 20 prO>pcl
any man. lie may have ilEc house,
aud keep up fine appearance for q
while. but his days ~ prosperity So"r
end. bid you know that ,h, suicides
of today are NOT all pauper>: \ MA
iurity of them arr men of money. II
YOU sow 90 dishonesty. you reap dis
honor: if YOU SOW To corruption yoI
reap corrupt ion. You will SOW wha
YOU reap. II YOU cheat a poor widow
out uf her money or her property. aE'
cause her and her children tu becum
paupers. il would be better for YOU j
YOU were the pauper than such man
DO YOU know the secret Of ArdmOrc'
= success: 1t is not her brick and StOn
buildings. but the truth and honor q
her business relations upon which TIA
success Of Ardmore depends. TAX
these away and you1l have bluodshee
and disaster. Your banks woul
burst and your schools would 20 duwi
THE FIRST FACT
which shall notice is. we are nj
tinn of gamblers. Every character
= business i controlled by the gan
blers. IL il were gambling on whea
So cotton. meat. or lard We might tOle
ate il. But il does not stop ther
" The clothing. the implements Of u
farmer and every article necessary
his welfare. and even his wages, a
subject To the gambler.
You wurkmen who work hard i
y the week are not free from u
clutches uf the gambler. While VI
q are M work the diamond ring gambl
sat there ready To- best YOU out nf yo
q wages on Saturday night and lea
your family To SuiTer fpr the neceNsa
c IT,. of lr,. TEi, nation j. gettil
itirr.. az TINS thing. There are -
900 gamblers who never strike ~
of work. and they must be support
bv the 3OO.OOJ men who gork. IL
gambling aud drinking tat Is RAJ
ing the railroad men today.
talk of hard times. and there are $40
oO0. .OoO drank up in liquor annual
Stop this business noN. and put ths
$4,000 gamblers 70 work. What y
70 want here j. honesty and buSin
~ integrity. Run these sharks out