Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-11
WORLD IS NOT
GROWING BETTER
so SAYS EVANGELIST OLIVER
RoASTS FOR THE DOC
TORS.

Oliver spoke to a large and interested
audience from the words Of Daniel is,
But Daniel purposed in his heart that
he would not defile himself" lie used
the text. however. only rs i fNlnda lion
on which to build very stron, sermon
on various evils-the drink ha bit, the So
cial evil. and various things that so 10
drag manhood down from the pedestal of
decency it should occupy
The speaker made one of the strongest
and bravest lectures on dceency of all
kinds, and the dangers and evils Of the
vices that wreck 50 many lives that has
ever been given in the city. Ii is a hard
matter to approach with canjior, force
and delicacy. some of the topics he treat
ed on, but Mr.. Oliver did it most admir-
ably. He paid his respects to the liquor
traffic and to various other even more
reprehensible businesses in very point
ed and forcible way. The quack doctors
who tel man to go in and have a good
time along all lines of indulgence, say
ing that they could cure every evil re-
sulting from drink and other debauch-
cry got pungent, well-deserved roast.
Although not a practicing physician,
Mr.. Oliver went into a scientific discus
sion of vices that showed him to be a
man Of ability along that line. He may
give another lecture to men during his
stay here. and it should be largely at
tended. as the two proceeding ones have
been.
The ladies' choir sang several songs at
the beginning of the meeting and then
retired. being roundly cheered as they
filed out. meeting is to be held at the
Mountain View churc1 next Sunday at
fnN
Mr.. Oliver using as his subject The Goth
Century Woman
In mis- evening sermon at the Mountain
View church, Evangelist Oliver took up
the subject of law, and the necessity for
law in the world; first, stern. unyiea-
ing law. like that given to Moses, and
then growing upward through the ages
into the higher law in the New Testa-
ment. the law of love and atonement. as
mankind grew more able to understand
his relation to his fellow man.
Man was placed in the garden of
Eden. pure. but he fell to such depravity
that God told Noah to build him an ark
and save himself and his family, and
leave the other evil doors to perish. Tn
his great mercy to the race, he sent =
mood to blot out and sweep from the
earth the corruption and leave way
Tor the propagation of his plan of re-
demptlon. Man needed severe lesson.
severe law that could be guide nv
punlshing wrong by sudden terrible re
trlbution. and reward right in an equally
notable way. He needed an object les
son. such as the Sinaitic code of laws
provides"
He gave the preachers and humanital-
ians and optimists who are preaching ev-
eryWhere that the world is growing bet
ter. and are sitting complacently by
while they hug their pet theory to their
breasts, rub. THE world is not get
ting better. Crime is on the increase, as
statistics show. The man who says Off
hand that we are better. and lies down
and let's the rampant evil ride over his
good influence is a positive incubus 20
al good, for he lul,s the people into
fancied securities
Some say, why should God individ-
ualize those whom he would benefit?
/ Why not take in the whole world in
stead Of giving the Jews the first prom
, Use? They say it is impossible for God
of love to punish any of his creatures; it
would be too unjust to bring a race into
the world and them sweep it off the
face of the earth because they did not
| live up to his hard requirements. In the
matter Of selection, he did Os all men do
in all affairs of life; chose those He
could trust, as you do in your personal
and business secrets; just as your school
of mines does it's work of preparing a
| few chosen students in secret instead of
setting up a tepee on some bluff and
saying to the world. come everybody ind
/ see haw we make mining engineers
| The whole law of nature, every law that
the mind of man can conceive, carries the
idea of retribution for the breaking Of
! laws. The laws are laid down, and in
every step of life we must obey them, or
take the consequences. There is but onc
law that can be superseded, and that is.
that the soul that sinneth shall surely
de- That is through the death of the
Lord Jesus Christ, who has offered him.
self as Precipitation for our sins. Turn
to him before it is too late"