The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-06
WATCHING FOR THE COMING.
Seventh-Day AdvenIists Think the
Appointed Time is Nigh.

Seventh-Day Adventists Think the
Appointed Time is Nigh.
BATTLE CREEK, MICH, November l.
Seventh Day Adyentists of this city
are excited over theprophesied coming
of Christ. They havereceiveG special
communication from Mrs. White, the
"Proph etess,' that the time for the
application of tie parable of Luke
xiv, 1923, is now due, and they are
commanded to go out into the high
ways and hedges "r7 -iTc +h' co.:
call to supper. Under this impulse
the principal street corners are occu
pied, and saloons invaded ~ eathUsl-
astic gospelers every night.
In the immense tabernacle great
crowds continue to assemble under
the leadership of Rev. Jones and
Rev. Ballenger, expecting the Holy
Ghost to come down with fire from
heaven. To this end all are exhorsed
to Internationally accept the vista
tions of the prophecies and to conform
to her precepts, which command them
to pay tithes and to abstain from all
flesh meats, butter. etc. Some 500
members who are remiss in the matter
of paying tithes have been repeatedly
branded as thieves from the pulpit,
and scores have been whipped into
line under the scathing denunciations
of the prophecies.
Battle Creek is the headquarters of
the Seventh Day Adventists' Church
in America. The town of $1,000 peo-
pie has over 5000 residents of that
faith, and the great sanitarium. which
has made Battle Greek known allover
the world, is conducted by the church.
Non.Enforcement of the City Laws
or Ordinances.
Every city or municipal corporation
within the limits of this State, has its
rules of government, or what is COM
monty called ordinances. These ordi-
nances prescribe rules of action pro-
hibitory, mandatory. &c, by which all
persons must, or should, be governed.
Any infraction of these rules is punish
able by q fine, and upon the non pay.
ment thereof, Imprisonment in the cisy-
Jail. After the commitment of any Of
fender the city is given the authority
to make use of his services until he is
discharged by law, whichmay be npon
the payment of his fine, or until he
shall haveearned his freedom bywork-
ING for the city or being simply de-
prived of his liberty at the rrats ef one
dollar per day.
A city incorporated under IL ia5 so
broad as this could, without doubt,
make proper preparations forthe pun
ishment OF offenders who do not pay
their fines.
If the laws of this city arr. to be up
held, and violators punished, then it
is the legal duty of the authorities to
make the strongesteffort OF which they
are capable, to secure an enforcement
of the ordinances, otherwise our NUM-
cipal laws become farce and we re-
vert to the period when brute force
ruled and governed the weak and
Justice was unknown.
Every official of this city, when he
qualities Tor office, takes an oath that
ha will Snnnnpt a nd a I,;da h., +ho l,,r,
of this State; and further, that he will
cause the local laws or ordinances, to
be complied with to the best of his
ability. After the administration of
the oath of Office it becomes his i'm
perative duty to do all in his power
to assist in the epunishmento of violators
of municipal laws, and if he should be
negligent or indifferent in his line of
duty or action, then he should be re-
moved from Office by the Jaw which
governs such cases, or by the ballot
of the voters. Lawlessness reigns su-
preme wherethe laws are not enforced.
Make every official do his duty and
then the laws areenforced, consequent
ly lawlessness is caused by officials
who are derelict in their sworn duty,
and they above all others, are>to
blame for the existence of such con-
dition. Our local laws are ample for
our protection and government and
every law-abiding citizen ofthis muni-
cipality has a legal right to see that
the officials cause them to be complied
with strictly to the letter. He has
fulih her right to see that no partiality
is shown in their enforcement, so that
justice is done to one and injustsce
to another.
The writer desires to say that he has
in brief and generalway set out how
municipality should be properly
governed, viz: official compliance with
law: and further, that he believes that
a great many reforms could be insti-
tuted in the matter of government of
this city. 1t is no. his desire to be
critical, but should occasion demand
IL he will certainly he vary definito