The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-18
IT'LL FAlRER WEATHER.
PREACHERS POSTPONED GAMBLING
SERMONS on ACCOUNT OF RAIN.


Smith Carry Their Discus
siOns of the subject of Current In
tereSt over Another Week-SlIm
CONGREGATIONS at Trinity, Grace
and Seventh Street Churches
the Cause of the POstpOnement.
Mr.. Anthony. at Trinity, Dis
eusseS the Question of the
Evil Influence of Inherited
Enthusiastically, Education, Envi-
ronment and Their Results.
The heavy downpour Of rain. just at the
hours for morning and evening services.
caused the postponement until fairer
weather Of several Of the sermons that
were 10 have been preached yesterday on
the evils Of gambling. This has been so on
several occasions. and it would seem that
the elements have been against The minis
tiers in their efforts TO present the facts
concerning this evil to the people of sa-
vannah-
At Grace and Trinity Methodist
churches. the pastors of which had intend
ed to discuss the question. a postponement
resulted Rev. Osgood F. Cook of Grace
Church was TO have spoken on the subject,
The City's Sin and the Church's," at
both services Il was the intention of
Mr.. Cook to deal with the responsibility for
the further existence OF the evil and 10
deal with it plainly. He did not feel,
though. that it would answer the intended
and desired purpose, the arousing of the
public conscience to the point of determi-
nation to stamp out gambling in the city,
TO discuss the question before the small
congregation the rain permitted to attend
the services. II the weather permits the
programme arranged will be carried out
next Sunday. Mr.. Cook has devoted care
ful thought and consideration 10 the sub
ject and his exposition of extent and male
violence Of the evil and its remedy promises
10 be among the most interesting of the
clerical contributions 10 the current ard
engrossing subject of debate.
Al Trinity Church. Rev. Mr.. Anthony
made the same announcement at night. He
felt that il was due TO himself that the
sermon on the subject of gambling should
be preached 10 a comparatively large, in
stead OF an abnormally small. congrega-
ton. II was his desire 10 accomplish good
and he fell that this could be done only
by inspiring the respectable and law-abid-
ing element of the people with an absolute
adherence and detestat.on of the present
condition OF the public morality. He want
ed the people TO know what he had 10 say
and ne would wait, therefore, until the
first reasonably fair Sunday evening to
preach the latest sermon he has prepared.
Rev. Mr. Anthony preached, neverthe-
less, an instructive and interesting ser
mon his theme being the power for evil
of inherited traits, tendencies and charac-
teristcs. His text was selected from Gala
40 Foolish Galatians Who
Hath Bewitched You That Ye Should Not
Obey the TRUTH
There is a truth" said Mr.. Anthony,
'in everything. There is a truth in medi-
cine a truth in music, a truth in things
material, a truth in things spiritual. To
discover the element of truth in any art
or science, there must be a foundation of
Intelligence and superstructure Of indus
try To follow the truth, once it is in our
grasp. requires an exercise of win that Is
almost supeThuman Almost, but not quite,
for the human will, with the added
strength and grace of Coils countenance,
is a sovereign king"
There is much in temperament The
vices Of our fathers and their weaknesses
live in their sons. We yield to tempta-
ton because of inherited weaknesses and
we commit Wilful crime because of ill
/ herited vice. Often we feel in our guilty
souls, that, like the Galatians of old, il
might De dSktQ u Us W no main pt~
wtched you, that We should not obey the
truth?
1.-The Galatians were tickle and vola-
tile people. taking up truth with all the
zeal and enthusiasm of which their minds
and hearts We're capable and in the next
day forgetting it with equal facility II
is said that the nation came over the
country from Gaul, traversing the mighty
distances, a hundred thousand strong,
fighting every step of the way with valor
and determination, until on the plains of
Asia they found place where they might
pitch their tents. Their characteristics
live in the Gaul of to-day and in the mod
ern Frenchman we trace the volatile traits
of the ancient Catalan"
ut was exhibited in the wild craze they
acquired for that mountebank, Boulanger;
it reveals its other side in the Astounding
hate and passion for destruction they seem
TO feel for that unfortunate Jew, Drey-
fus. While the sense of justice of the civ
iized world stands appalled, at the verdict
Of the courtmartial at Rennes, the French
man throws his cap into the air and
howls for the degradation and further pun
ishment of the hated Jew. 1t is a .GoiAm
that blood Will tell.
yes. my friends, 1 believe in blood. and
1 believe its influence can be traced in al
most every human action and, indeed, in
every animal action. You can see il in
a pointer dog; you can perceive it in a
Jersey heifer; you can observe its pres
ence in the stately tread of a war horse
you can mark it every day in men and
women. l attach no importance whatever
TO what is commonly meant when people
speak of blood, for believe that society
is like a plea crust above, a crust below
and all that is good between them"
But in every case blood will tell. Think
Of it, my friends. when you are raising
your children, for next in importance to
the influence of heredity. is the influence
and the power of education and environ
ment l have known a man VINO was born
with every outward mark of the confirmed
drunkard and who carried the marks
through life, who never tasted a drop OF
liquor. There are many more who are
born, If not with a stagger in their
gait at least with thirst for drink al
most Unsuitable, i'm their throals. And so
il is with other passions and weaknesses
and wickedness that come from our ia
Their. and maybe from our fathers fathers
and follow and beset US through life. See
10 il. my friends, that you do not transmit
evil TO your posterhy."