The herald., 1898-12-12
THE -FOUR GREAT EVILS
DIR. INGRAM TELLS PASADENANS
WHAT THEY ARE
Intemperance, Gambling, Social Evil
and Poverty-News Notes
and Personals

PASADENA, Dec. 11.-(Office Of The
Herald, l6 West Colorado street; telephone
red 675.) DR.. j. w. Ingram spoke tonight
TO large audience of citizens and city offi
cials who filled the First Christian church
in answer to his special invitation to listen
to sermon on "The -Four Great Evils OF
Our Times and Their Remedy" The ser
mon was not given in the spirit Of censure,
criticism or condemnation, but rather in
the spirit of brotherly kindness and en-
couragement. The four great evils he il
lustrated with four large trees artistically
drawn and named, intemperance, gambling,
social evil and poverty-au OF which were
illustrated as growing from the root OF the
love Of money in the human heart. The text
was from l.. Tim. vi. and x.-'For the love
of money is the root of all evil" The tree
of ntemperance grows from the love Of
money. There is no other purpose for its
manufacture as, a beverage The, saloon
keeper sells it for money and not for love
or pleasure | do not believe that the hon
orable men elected to our city council will
ever open our town to saloons. We expect
better things from them. If they ever do
IL will lay them open to the suspicion that it
was for money, for it won't be for their
wives, their homes or in the interests of
good ORDER good government, education OF
religion. Gambling springs from the same
evil root in the human heart. The social
evil is propagated in our large cities by
thousands OF women, who decoy innocent
girls to lives Of shame for the money there
is in it. Even the tree of poverty grows
from the root of the love for money, for
there is enough in the world for all. Pow
erty and want exist because of the inordi-
nate love of money on the part of a few
who are shrewd, unprlncipled and powerful
enough to control the products of many.
The love Of money organizes the trusts,
monopolies and sweating systems which
grind the masses into poverty and degrada-
ton.
Direct attack does not amount to much
as remedy for the evils. Cut the trees
down and TREY grow up again from the same
root. My contention is that the remedy for
all these evils consiatsin education along the
Christian and spiritual lines. The hope Of
the human race lies in brotherhood. In
the love Of God and man. The keynote CT
the coming century is the broad spirit OF
brotherhood and humanitarianism. 1t has
gone beyond the church into the press, the
army and the nation.
Next Sunday the sermon will be on ''The
Four Great Agencies for Good in Our Day."
NOTES.
Provision has been made to accommodate
all who may desire to attend the univer-
sity extension lecture at Memorial hall
Monday night. The following is the sylla-
bus of DR.. Claypole's lecture ON 'The Geol-
ogy of Petroleum and Natural Cas-:
Ancient knowledge Of them; region of tho
Caspian; early notice of gas in the United
States; Titus Drake, Venango county,
Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania oil regions
development. Ohio-Indiana; different
kinds of oil-refining. Use of OIL Use Of
natural gas; gas well; conditions in Cali
fornia; pressure in the rock; geology of gas
and oil; quantity, waste, duration, eXhaus-
ton.
The court of the Amaranthus elected the
following officers at Its last meeting i'll No
{, mic temple: Mrs. j. A. Cro ssman. royal
matron. John r. Slater, royal patron: Mrs.
" j. Richardson, lssociite 'oval nmtron.
Mrs. Z. II. Royce, treasurer; Mrs. j. r.
Slater, secretary; Mrs. Il. Williams, con-
ductress; Mrs. George A. Greely, A. G.
Eleven offices remain to be filled.
Mrs. |. NJ. Neill of Los Angeles lectured
at the brotherhood meeting In the board of
trade rooms tonight on "A New Type of
Assessments on the Centre street extern
sion will become delinquent after next
Wednesday, and penalty Of > per cent
will be added after that date.
The teachers and patrons of Washington
school in North Pasadena have organized
4 Home and School league" for the pur-
pose CT developing interest in child study
and for the welfare oil the children OF the
school, Mrs. W. \. Perrine is president;
Miss Carrie j. Lang, vica-president, and
Mrs. Mary NJ. Conan, secretary and treas
lrer. Meetings will be held monthly.
A birthday surprise party was given on
Friday evening in honor of Mr.. Wayne
billiards. 26th birthday. Mr.. billiard was
he recipient of many presents, after which
games and refreshments filed very pleas
ant evening.
The class studying economies will meet
1T Mrs Parkers, 66 South Los Robles ave-
nue. at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Miss Edith White and Miss Margaret
Jones will give an art reception at Miss
Whites studio, 40 East Green street, on
Tuesday and "Wednesday OF this week, from
10 until o'clock.
Masters Sharp and Holmes, the boys who
'an away early last week, have not yet
oeen heard from. A dog which accom-
panied them, has returned and it is thought
hpV cannot ho far Distant
The house of Mrs. T. L: Rood on East
Colorado street is being moved to North
W orcester avenue
Mrs. Draper, with her daughters Edith
md Dottie, have moved from Alhambra
20 a cottage on Walnut street, where they
will reside for the winter.
Mrs. Van Rossen of Arroyo View drive
entertained a few friends Friday evening.
Death Of Mr.. Power