The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-28
| OR, HAWTHORNE ON
LOCAL SITUATION.
Two Great Sermons Sunday at
Grove Avenue.
THE POLICE BOARD.
Made Referenceto Recent stigatio n
Replies 10 Those Who Have Grill
cised Hin Gamblers at
Night Services.

In TWO sermons preached Sunday at
the Grove Avenue Baptist Giluren III. :.
b Hawthorne dealt with the local slfua-
ZION and addressed himself particularly
20 tfl. d;ity OF the citizens III connection.
with the reform movement in Richmond.
Both sermons were mastery discoursses
and had q powerful effect upon the great
congregations present Among tloste
present were persons who Went there ~
no spirit of sympathy with the minister
but To the certain aaW-iesige ST the writer
several Of these lett The building with.
different feelings The opinion may be.
Scntlied that noNer before during his
ministry in Richmond has DIR. liaWihorile
preached two stronger or more eloquent
Or more effective sermons
Al the morning service his subject
was THE lifeai,.a Innocence Of Moral
Cowartis; Or lessons tt,a.ll the conduct
of Plate in the Trial 81 .Ieslls, Tie fol-
lowing is that portion ot the discourse
which referred directly 70 the local sit
nation:
The success Of the moral reform move-
ment In Richmond is already assured.
sGed is in IT, and il is foeiish#to oppose.
it. The Law and order League has
committed itself to tlltf leadership Of
1wentv-ane men who illustrate the no.
blest type OF manhood. ii is confidently
predicted that in less than ninety DAYS
the League Will have a membership of
not less than six thousand. representing
the; intelligence Refinement, respectable
i,y. honesty and honor4of this old Can't
1al City OF the Commonwealth Of Nil-
Einia Against such combination as
This it is worse than foly To contend. II
will move forward in its latrietic and
Christian work still as the breeze but
majestic as the storm.
NOT AN. INSTANCE.
The recent investigation hefore the
Police Board Of this city furnished mn.
other demonstration OF the proposition
so often asserted from this pulpit that
men charged withs.tnc administrator Of
civil ;,avernment Mill go no further in
the execution Of tho law than public
sentiment requires them To 80. In that
Investigation ii was shown that a large
numhcrl#of disreputable houses have eS-
listed in this city for many Years and
have prosecuted their: nefaiious business
without being disturbed by the police
authorities Tbs iswS Of Virginia make
! tthe duty OF tho police department to
detect The Keepers NJ These places. 10
report them TO ;he Police Court. where
they shall be punished by a fine Of not
moro than Two hundred dollars and BY
imprisonment in jail for period not
exceeding twelve months If there is
IN instance on record where the keeper
OF such a place has been fined. inln's-
oncd and elected according TO tie re-
quirem.nts OF the law, a haze not heard
IF il.
SELDOM DISTURBED.
The itlsestiGat!on before the Police.
Board brought TO light the fact that
large gambling houses have existed in
conspicuous places on our thorough
fares and have prosecuted their business;
of corrupting and making criminals of
our young men FOR the last quarter Of
a century.
From time TO time some Of tie minor
gambling places have been closed and
their keepers fined but the large houses
have seldom been disturbed.
The investigation disclosed the fact
shat until a recent period q great num-
Ger Of the bar-rooms Of this city We're
selling liquor IN violation of the Snnda