The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-11
CLOSE THE SALOONS.
me Keynote of Rev. DIR. Lewis Adj
dress on LOvIck Pierce.

me Neynote of Rev. DIR. Lewis Adj
dress on LovicI& Pierce.
large congregation heard Rev. Walker
Lewis d, D., of Atlanta, on The Early
Days of Lovick Pierce, or the Conoues.
OIL Georgia by the Methodist and Ban
lists, at Wesley Monumental Church lasr
night The address was interesting and
Ut Lewis held the attention Of his audi
cree FOR an hour. His manner and nerson-
aIlty are attractive and there was vein OF
humor running through his remarks His
listeners were in full sympathy with him
anu ne was applauded several times dur
ing ms address. The applause was pro-
eeu "heh Dr. Lewis spoke in plain
terms against saloons.
Dr.Lews said that next wear will ho ~
one hundredth anniversary Of tha cono,,a,t
IN Georgia. II hope that ALL of the Lii
Ious forces will put their shoulders to-
setner ana destroy the infenalism of the
liouern saloon. said the minister" He
was particularly dramatic here. IF the
OtHers VIII not join with us let the 400 900
Metnodists and Baptists in the state of
georgia stop that nfernaiism. We do not
propose to be baffied and permit what
God opposes because some men want II
0hail we sit still and let this evil throttle
our homes and our boys? BY Heaven. no.
we VIII legally and eternally kick them
out or the commonwealth"
The Atlanta divine told of the vou+b ot
A4oVlck Pierce and of his good work for
the religious cause. That was in Decem.
Der, 1900. DR.. Lewis said that he had no
deslre to discount the present worth of
other religions, but that the Methodists
ana Bapusts were the ones on the firing
hnes IN those days. The Catholic Episco-
pahans and Presbyterians had done good
work, but the real fighting was done by
members of the other two sects They
heid the firing lines when the roar OF
thelr musketry was heard from the Sa.
Fahnah 10 the Chattahoochee. DIR. Lewis
sald' however, that he had no disposition
to belittle the work of other religious
bodies. He praised Pierce in the highest
terms and spoke of his remarkable lead
ership as bishop of the church at the age
of 19 years.
His was a glowing tribute to one of the
cornerstones of the church, and he told
OF the personality of the man, whose
stock of humor was unlimited. DR.. Lewis
gave an Illustration that caused the con-
gregation to laugh outright. Bishop Pierce
was addressing a congregation and was
calling on those present to go to him
and begin the battle for God and right
eousness. Fly to God, and If you can't
fly, run. If you can't run, walk. If you
can't walk. crawl. If you can't crawl
wormn it," the great Methodist leader
is said to have uttered.
DR.. Lewis said that the sec
ond great battle was fought in
1887 and that az that time
the Baptists swept the state and were
not even stopped by rivers You can
never stop the Baptists with water They
are immortal web-foots and deathless
band on land or sea. They must be de-
scendants of Noah himself and their
standard should be the duck. Wherever
other religious bodies plant their flag that
of the web-foot is there first"
The speaker said that it is true that
there were no dull times about revivals
and described how Lovick Pierce flung
great chunks of damnation on the heads
of those who gathered" He told how
those assembled had either fled from his
presence or surrendered. This was in
Hancock county and the speakers word
picture of the scene was graphic. In this
connection he told of a dude who had
attended one of the meetings and his de-
scription of the finely dressed dandy"
was amusing. Bishop Pierce asked the
sinner if he didn't want to reform, and
dude said no. Lovick asked him why,
and the young reprobate answered with
a drawl, "Cause I'm 'fraid I'd be born
over agin an might be a gal" DIR. Lewis
said that the Georgia gal" is the worlds
richest treasure, and his picture of the
ideal gall was indeed beautiful. Many
interesting incidents in the life of the
greater figure IN Methodism were related
in a charming manner by DR.. Lewis.