The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-25
TRAIL OF THE SERPENT.
EFFECTS OF CRIMINAL LICENSE
DISCUSSED At TRINITY CHURCH.

ratGnment of the Powers That BE.
Not More laws, But the Enforce
ment of Those Enacted, the Rem
edy for Present Evi!s-OHicers OF
the Law Must lie Held Responsible
for the Laws Son-Enforcem
Time for Deeds. Not Words.
Rev. Bascom Anthony preached a vigor-
Gus sermon at Trinity Church last night on
the subject Of gambling. in which he ar
raigned almost every department Of justice
in the county and city. and repudiated the
plea Of the city government that it has
not aud cannot devise a remedy 10 tit the
evil
Rev. Mr.. Anthony's text was from En-
odus 2l;2s-29: IF an OK gore a man o.
woman, that they die, then the OK s1al.
be surely stoned. But il The OK were wont
TO push with his horn IN time past. and it
hath been testified to his owner, and he
hath nos kept him in. but that ne haih kill
Cd a man or woman, the OK shall b
stoned add his owner also shall b. put 10
death"
The preacher began his sermon with
reference 10 the arge congregation by which
he was greeted which he said, he took as
an indication Of the interest that has been
aroused in the matter upon which he was
10 speak and OF the generally engenderel
feeling that the present state OF things
could not and would no; be Qng suffered
10 continue in the city of Savsnnah.
Il have read you a text, said Rev. Mr.
Anthony. which forms principle Of the
code formulated by the prince Of all ,aw-
makers-Moses It was formulated for and
announced TO the Israelites. his people and
his charge for their guidance. but It holds
a trush that is applicable to-day. The
principle thus announced Is as true and as
Just as il was when IL was given TO God 5
chosen people in the wilderness and IL Will
be true to the end of time.
If an OK be vicious and unTuly. 50 that
II is dangerous for the animal 20 be al
lowed al .arge. and he exhibits his dan
gsrous attributes by slGying man or wo-
man then lei him be killed, as the safest
means Of providing against his deadly
rage in the future. If his owner has been
unaware Of the disposition OF his animal,
he should be acquitted Of blame, but If
he has wilfully suffered him to be al lib
erty. and injury result to man or property,
then he should be punished also
The principal may be applied to the
stale Of Things that exists in Savannah.
Punish, pr marily, The man by whom the
evil Il committed, but when harm comes
those who are placed IN positions Of trust
and power for the special purpose OF pre-
venting 1t. then should they be held re-
spOnsible"
The Oxen Among is.
The oxen are among us. Their horns
penetrate the holy of holes and scatter
10 the winds the sacred emb.ems of de-
ceny. morality and integrity. Under con-
ditions such those thai confront us and
with opposition such as that we have to
meet, l say 90 you my friends. that il is
almost impossible 10 make of a Savannah
boy clean. honorable, honest manly man.
II is well for us to think ana to realize,
as is the fact that some of these oxen
belong 10 Us, and that IN the great here
after, we shall be responsible for their
depredauons. l am proud 10 say that |
own on interest in any of these animals
but that since my boyhood ] have been
their implacab.e and bitter enemy and I
nave fought them from the cradle as |
viii continue TO fight them to the grave"
But In Savannah, these beasts find gco1
grazing. There are men appointed ana
elected 10 public Office, who are supposed
10 deal with the offenders and there is an
airy supposition that they are no TO be
allowed TO live and hiive anywhere But
these officers say IN are iglcrant of any
violations OF ire law and Of morally ana
unable 10 find the brazen offenders, whose
presence and actions are known to every
one else
THE laws say thai gamlIng houses and
poicY shops shall rot be suffered to live
at all and tarrooms only under such wise
RESTRICTIONS and Tegu{I items IS are lail
down by The law. But il IS known general
~ that gambling rooms aud policy shous
DO h i've and hr We. ard that sa'oons defy
every law that is made for their regula-
ton. ] have known homes to be ruined,
have known positions 20 be sacrificed and
business co-ortunit es was,ed | have
known honor AMI manhood and truth 70
be Dariered away for he coarse pleasures
that these places provide.
/ have not been resident OF Savannah
long enough to be acquainted with ali the
conditions. but when / look around and see
what appears on the surface. / should ex-
peot that It would be place where every
form Of immortality lived and thrived. I
should think that designation houses
would be common and that marital vows
would be too lightly regarded l should
think that when a community was Dos
sessed OF such a spirit OF gambling aud
the desire and the lust for gain, that bust
ness scandals would be common and that
u would often happen that trusted and
hOnored men would make away with the
little all Of the widowed and the father
less; l should think chat political corrup-
ton would be rampant and that votes
would be bartered and sold on election
days. at prices ranging from 81 20 So ac-
cording 10 the law OF supply and demand
don't know thai these things are so but
when | view that part OF he vice that IS
openly exposed and exhibited, these things
are what ] should expect"
The POIiceman's Lot.
II should expect that when policeman
did his duty and reported violations of the
law that came under his notice, he would
be removed from that beat. at the request
of the saloonkeepers, TO another, where he
would be without power to disturb them,
and / should expect on The next Sunday 10
hA Loo "a
part of the commons. / should expect
that men, prominent half century ago in
church and state, would have no worthy
and honora BILE boys 10 succeed then. |
don't believe that the chances are one in
seventy-hve for any OF you to raise a
manly clean and honest boy"
NOW there Is no use for all this. The
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