The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-10-02
Law IN THE M1LLBNN1AL STATE"



A Large Audience Listens to an Interesting |
Discourse by Prof. Dill.
The fourth lecture under the auspices of
the National Reform Institute was delivered |
in the First Presbyterian church last evening |.
by Prof. J. r. Dill, of Philadelphia, and was |.
evidently very much appreciated by the
/ large audience Revs T. Maxwell Morrison,
Robert O'Boyle, J. f. Meredith and c. w.
Sechrist were in attendance and participated
in the Introductory and closing services and
there was singing by the choir.
Prof Dill used diagram illustrating the
main points of the lecture, which, in con-
densed state, was directed against the Brooks
high license law. For the law in the millen-
NAL state the speaker said there is founda-
tion in the laws Of God, the ten command
ments. These laws are selected as the
foundation for the reason that they are
masters of all other kinds of laws. They
compose the briefest digest of the wisdom of
God adapted to the general intelligence Of
the young christian, by which he directs
the conduct of the individual in the home,
in the church and in the state They are
the laws of the first order and are not sus-
ceptble to any amendment either by con
traction, or expansion. Upon this law cf
the first order rests the constitution, one that
recognizes God and Jesus Christ and Gods
law, and it is the duty of the people of this
country to amend the constitution of the
United States and the constitutions of the
individual states accordingly Upon the
constitution rests the statutory and common
laws, then comes the judiciary and then the
realization that Christ is King over the
nation and his word is the law of the nation.
The constitution of the United States was
supposed to be perfect, but it was found
necessary to add the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments, whereby the principle of the
golden rule was incorporated and the rights
Of men-the save-were recognized, but the
constitution must be amended again that
the rights of God shall be recognized.
As to the statutory law, Prof. Dill con
I tinucd every law enacted at Harrisburg
must be in strict accord with the constitution.
The Brooks high license law is a law in name
only Ii is a statutory measure and a
measure is not always a law. The Brooks
= law violates tly spirit and letter of the con-
cause they have never tried to set it aside.
This conclusion is arrived at from the fact
that the first clause Of the constitution,
second section says that the Legislature must
promote the peace, happiness and prosperity
of the people. Another section of the con
h sttuton tells the Legislature that tits its duty
f to promote the industrial, educational and
moral interests of the people. Is the Brooks
- high license law in accord with either Of these
= directions of the constitution? asked Prof
Dill. What effect does it have upon the in
h dustry of the people who patronizc the
e saloons? The day is coming, said the speaker,
@ when there will not be dram shop in Shen-
andoah,
O Prof Dill said two bold attempts were made
@ by As members of the last Legislature tC
o break down the Sabbath laws of the state
IS The first was an attempt to make it lawful tC
transmit, offer for sale and sell Sunday news
e papers The second, to make it obligatory
Is upon municipalities of the frst-class, wheI
IF about to make contract, to advertise the
1 matter of the contract in two different issues
e. of Sunday newspapers. The third was al
+. attempt to reduce the penalty for violating
,e the Sabbath in Allegheny county from S25 Il
" s., so as to make it easy for the men wh'
wanted to break the laws to do so and max,
ID harder work for the men who wanted t.
~ enforce it,
of Tonight the fifth lecture of the course will
d be delivered in the Methodist Episcopa
l. church by Rev. Charles Roads, Of Philadel
r. phia The subject will he Christian Aspect
of Citizenship Rev. Roads is son of ex
Chief of Police A. H. Roads, of town, ant
"a upon the conclusion of the lecture he will b
d rendered reception by the young people
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