The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-10
THE CITY'S NEEDS.
DR.. Conrad on THE
Redemption of
Worcester"
HOW TO ACCOMPLISH IT.
Secure a Federation of
Cosmopolitan
Influence,
HOW TO ACCOMPLISH IT.

A large congregation was present last
evening at Old South church, to hear
DR.. Conrad's sermon on THE redemp-
ton of Worcester" He spoke from
the text: Afterwards thou shalt be
called the city of righteousness, the
faithful city" In part he said:
In that very interesting work, The
Worcester of 1898, we have a splendid
resume of the history of the city. 1
commend it's perusal to the youth Of
this congregation. You will be inter
ested in what it tells. 1t is fascinating
to study the development of nation, a
| city, an individual. We are particu-
larly interested tonight to see how a
| city may advance. Patriotism for a
| city is true patriotism. A man who
does not love his city will not love his
| flag, and cannot be depended upon to
be ready when the emergency comes.
Think of the growth of Worcester!
The village of 184S becomes a city, the
city cosmopolitan. Worcester is not
famed for her property value. She
stands for her education. Worcester
is primarily religious city, a church
going city. Her youth are of a higher
standard than in other cities. There
is no city in the country which is more
healthful to live in. Worcester is a
city where philanthropic interest is not
wanting. 1t is a city whose citizens
love her
Tonight we are to consider Worces-
ter's redemption. 1t is the mission of
life to make things better. We, citi-
zens of Worcester, should work for her
redemption. We believe in larger in
tellectual growth, in more humanita-
rianism. Criticism does not make
cities grow. There is a multitude, no,
coterie, of literary people in this
country who are criticising the govern
ment and preventing the solution of
the Philippine question. We should
work with constructive spirit.
Does Worcester need redeeming?. 1
never saw place, no matter how beau
tiful it was, but that needed house
cleaning now and then. There is no
jewel so lovely but that, If neglected,
becomes worthless. Our city needs
redemption, first, from rum. 1t is a
rum-ridden city tonight One hundred
saloons are blanching the cheeks of
brides, are tearing off the ring of cove
nant. There is no crime that is not
chargeable to the saloon. Go on a
side street and see the women take
their children into the dens of vileness.
band to come home, and see him throw
her from him with horrible curses Then
ask where is the iniquity of the saloon.
Not single word can be said in it's de-
Tense. You may say that a man
should have some place to go. Let
him go home The men who frequent
saloons are better off at home all the
time. So say, the city should be first
redeemed from the saloon
''WOrpaGfar r,4;1,,,
overwork Christianity has to do with
the physical as well as the moral and
spiritual part of man. People are de-
voting too much time to the great
struggle for the dollar, without devot-
ing enough time to the intellectual and
aesthetic. l commend work, but l
pity the man who must overwork. l
speak of the hardest kind Of existence,
but l speak, too, for those who work
beyond the compensation they receive.
Saturday should not be made slave day.
Men should not be made to work be-
hind counters for Is hours on Saturday.
Nor for IA or 10. 1t is inhuman and
unchristian. Who can rest on Sunday
who has worked IS hours on Saturday?
We need preparation even for rest. I
protest against it in the name of re-
llgion. The merchants are not to
blame. 1t is custom, but a bad one.
X,
not from necessity, but to get ahead
of their neighbors. Let US take life
philosophically. I have not the slight
est regard for those who take wages
without giving anything in return.
am not In sympathy with those who
would portion out wealth to all alike
no matter who labored for It,
Redemption is needed in self-indulg-
ance. All history is in evidence that the
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retribution. The dissertation of the Sab
bath from physical and intellectual rea-
sons is unnatural. In the effort to secure
| for ourselves some passing emotion we
forget what is greatest in life.
I'VE need redemption from provincial
ism. From the mean little discrimina-
| tons which are expressed about the
city show that the village is not for
gotten. We want more wise admins
trations. Work should be done for
future generations. We should not hest
tate to do great public works that will
| live, for we should do something for
our children to be proud Of.
Another, redemption from supersti-
| ton, decisions and tricks. From a host
of isms which walk in upon us. Politi-
| cal decisions from complete individual
ism which means anarchy, to extreme
paternalism which wants the CITY tc
own the railroads, the electric lights
| the telephones-everything. 1 don't
know but what this might be a good
thing to some extent. Religious delus-
ions from atheism, to silly table rap
ping. What foolins thing is this table
rapping No intelligent dead person
would go around communicating with
the living by such a method.
How are these redemptions to be ac-
complished? They can be. The open
| saloon does not need to stand in orr
midst and exhume its poison. The
watchword of city redemption is feder-
alton. If all the anti-saloon forces
should unite, this could be driven out
Get the lever under the roots and put
all the anti-saloon people on it and the
tree Will fall, branches, roots and trunk.
The combined anti-saloon forces of this
city could do Tor saloons what Dewey
did for the ships at Manila, put them
under water. That Is where the saloon
belongs. That is one kind of stock which
is best when watered.
| Let it become known that Won Arc
! being overworked and there will be a
change. The merchants should not bear
the blame. Saturday evening is an in.
stitution. The city established 1t and
allows 1t. Let the city be agitated and
1t will stop.
"Self-indulgence will never be undone
until the encouragement of DESIGNATING
the Sabbath is done away with. 10 he
rid of provincialism, federation of the
more cosmopolitan influence in the city
will stop It, The city will be redeemed
from all its evils by the coming of one
who has redeemed the world. LET this
go with you tonight, I am my brother's
keeper May I fulfill my trust"
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