The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-17
SERVE GOD IN ALL
Rev. G. 7. Adams Urges the
Cause of Temperance.
Call For The Enforcement of The Laws and
Saws That Soft Drink Selling on Sunday
Should Cease,

Sunday morning at the Central Methodist
church, in which he urged the cause OF
| temperance, condemned the liquor traffic,
spoke against the selling of soft drinks
| and other articles in the drug stores on
Sunday, and pointed out various VIOLA
tions Of city ordinances and laws.
The sermon was an earnest one
throughout. 1t was a bold presentation
Of evils as seen by the preacher. vet it
was delivered without passion, as a
message from one who felt it his duty
to warn the people of the evils which he
found. The preacher was listened to
with deep interest and his sermon has
been the subject of much comment.
In describing the Kingdom of Christ,
Mr.. Adams declared that 1.-The world has
not walked up to the realization of what
| that petition means or there would be
greater results The Kingdom of Christ
| is not the church, but is a kingdom in
the hearts of men-a spiritual kingdom.
| If you belong to that kingdom you won't
Cypress the poor-you will treat your
lneighbor right. Christ gathered a few OF
| His disciples around him before he left
|
establish his kingdom in the world. From
that handful there has grown to be $780,
| 600 900 of his people. All church organi-
cations, of whatever character, or de-
nominations are working to this same
end-the extension of the kingdom OF
Christ"
| Here Mr.. Adams said that if men were
not working for this kingdom they should
ask themselves of what use they were to
God Building up His Kingdom he de-
scribed as part of the work of every hu-
man. and the business man has his share
of the work to do. If he is in business
that is not doing this the preacher de-
clared he should get out of it.
| In speaking of the liquor traffic he
| said: you can't engage in the whiskey
| business and work for the extension of
| the kingdom of God. The saloon business
stands condemned by God-the saloon
man condemns himself. He needs no law
| to condemn him. That he is engaged in
business that God has pointed his finger
at is evidence that it is directly wrong.
1t is wrong and man should not en-
gage in such a business for the sake Of
himself, for God and humanity"
In speaking of the selling of liquor to
minors at other places than saloons, he
urged that the law step in and stop this
| 1t was a responsibility upon the parents
and upon the officials, and it was grow
| ing evil that demanded attention. Be
cause of his love for the boys he raised
his voice to have them protected in their
youth.
He made vigorous protest against the
sales of soft drinks, cigars and other
articles in the drug stores on Sunday de-
claring that it was wrong, and that 1.-The
men who do this are stumbling blocks
and it should not be permitted. If it is
right to sell cold drinks on Sunday. it's
right for everybody else to sell goods
Some officers in the church offer up pray
ers and then go out and give the lie to
what they have saidJ You hear some of
the highest officers in the church pray
and their prayers are not lifted higher
than their heads. They sing beautiful
songs and ct down on their knees and
their voices are not raised higher than
the ceiling of the church.
Speaking of the obstacles in the way
of temperance, Mr.. Adams spoke of the
Board of Aldermen, saying: "a resolu-
ton was offered to make the restaurants
connected with bar-rooms close at IL
o'clock" This, he said, was withdrawn
and then declared 81 want set of
aldermen who are loyal enough to stand
up for the Kingdom of God"
During his sermon Mr.. Adams said
that when he had spoken to the Mayor
about violations of the ordinances and
the laws, he was told that nothing could
be done. In referring to this he said:
This cry of L can't do anything is
childish. The other night some one went
down the street and cut nearly all the
awnings. Where was the policeman?
Asleep / guess l don't know where else
he could have BEEN.
Declaring that there was never darker
spot on earth than the saloon and no
place nearer hell that he knew of, the
preacher said: 81 want you to stop go
ing there Stop drinking yourself and
then we will be able to accomplish some
thing We will soon have an oppor-
tunity to say whether or not we shall
have saloons. / want us to roll up
mighty majority against it. l will never
again vote. as long as my head is hot,
for a man who favors continuing the
saloon / am going to know for whom l
vote for alderman and for city officers.
am going to know his whiskey record
and / am going to scratch every one
whose record is not clear one"
| The law regulating the liquor traffic in
Raleigh requires first license from the
County Commissioners for county and
State and then the city license is issued
after a committee of the aldermen have
approved it. This is for six months at
time, and is forfeited if sales are made
on Sunday, or to minors, or between mid
night and 5 o'clock IL. m, or if any of
the city ordinances regulating the sale
, of liquor are violated. The license tax is
$50 each six months.s
In the ordinances concerning Sunday
and It's Observances" in Raleigh, stores
or shops are forbidden to open for the
sale of goods under a fine of $50, but
drug stores may be kept open at all
times on Sundays for the sale of drugs.
medicines and mineral waters, soft
drinks. cigars and tobacco only
The latest codification of the ordinances
of Raleigh contains the above, but since
/ its compilation a resolution has been
| passed allowing other places of business
to offer for sale on Sunday such articles