The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-05-18
DR.. PALMORE
breaches Two interesting Sermons
at First Methodist Church.
His Evening Discourse Was Strong
Argument Against the Liquor
Traffic.

Dr.. w. B. Palmore, editor of the St
Louis Christian Advocate, preached two
excellent sermons 10 the First Meth
odist church last Sunday, morning and
evening. The subject for the morning
sermon was, 1.-The Christian h ONE, "
his text being taken from Luke 10:40-
the scene where Jesus was being enter
tanned by Martha and Mary at their
home in Bethany. He made strong
appeal for more homes such as Christ
might dwell in. and for a wider display
of Christianity in the kitchen and dining
room and in the parlor. He is a man
of extensive travel, AID his portrayal of
the burden bearing women of heather
lands as he has seen them, compared
with the exalted position Of women in
christian countries, was striking
illustration of what the christian religion
has done for women.
At the evening service DIR. Palmore
said that a topic for his sermon had
been suggested by a conundrum he had
heard asked at the supper table-"lf
the devil should get thi, tail broken off,
where would he go to have it mended?''
The answer was-'.To the saloon, where
they retail spirits" He said that he
had heard there were 20 places in Co.
lumbia where liquor was sold, and he
wanted to preach missionary sermon.
He took his text from Habakkuk 2:14-
@'For the earth shall be filled with the
knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as
the waters cover the sea-" He might
talk for hours, he said, as to how
Buddhism, Hndooism and all the other
heather beliefs are obstructing the full
fillment of his prophecy, but he wanted
to talk about something nearer our
homes. 1t was strange how the text
and the verses next to it were thrown to-
gether. The verse Immediately follow
ang reads -"Woe unto him that giveth
mis- neighbor drink, that putteth thy
bottle TO him and maketh him drunken
ALSO" This suggests the theme that is
obstructing the fulfillment of this
prophecy, not only in foreign countries,
but in Columbia, and in Tennessee, and
all over our blessed nation
DR.. Palmore sad that he had studied
the various forms of the liquor habit in
many different countries, and found that
they are all opposed to the carrying out
of this promise. He pronounced the
lisnor traffic ''the modern monopoly of
denomination. If we want to find the
Esace, the homes of ruined girls in the
large cities, where thousands of innocent
lives have been lured from the country
and wrecked-if we want to find the
Elace Of gambling and of crime-if we
want to find the rendezvous for thugs
and thieves we have but to apply at the
saloon. The first thing that meets the
travellers sight upon entrance into al
most any h4rbor in the world, is the
American saloon, alongside of the
opium den and the gambling hell
The fourishing condition of the liquor
traffic, he said, is an evidence that the
church is not doing its full duty. "You
can't have true religion and live
churches in Columbia" he continued
$50 long as there are 30 of these
drunkard factories here" We say
that we are opposed to the saloons
and for that reason we impose
heavy taxes upon them; but the
saloons will never be stamped ou
by means of taxation. They woulC