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THE PUBLIC GOOD
REV. BAsCoM ANTHONY's SUBJECT
AT TRINITY CHURCH.
DISCUSSED LOCAL AFFAIRS.
MUSIC HALLS AND GAMBLING
ROOMS.

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tinuance of These Things, He said.
Men who Have to Work on Sunday
Themselves Responsible for 1t.
Made 1t Possible by Debauching
Public Opinion Exceptionally
Large Congregation in Attend
ance-Easter Music a Special Feat
ure of Morning Service.
To a congr egation that filled Trim
ity Church auditorium and partly filled
the galleries as we'll, Rev. Bascom An
thony preached last night on The
Public Good" taking as his text Phil.
11:4, Look not every man on his own
things, but every man also on the
things of Others"
1T looks sometimes" said Rev. Mr..
Anthony, "as if human sense was all
nonsense, as. if the sense God has CIV
en- us is but to lead US into confusion.
We are literally building churches and
schools and yet sorrow and suffering
and crime continue; we are always
trying to amehorate the condition of
humanity and yet after all these CEN
ress.
THE cause of this failure is that
God Almighty had to let the world see
what a consummate failure it would
make before the people would come to
His way, and see the wisdom of his
plans. The text that have read you
is the basis of Christian philanthropy,
I. til, t. -. IL.
The text means look with intent to
act. and enjoins the consideration of
your brother man with view to help
him. On the teaching of this text is
the foundation Of society and the ba-
sis of prosperity"
Duty 10 the Heather.
Referring to this duty that man owes
to his neighbors Mr.. Anthony made
some remarks about missionary work.
AS bad as we are" he said, and as
liberal as we think ourselves if we
do not think the man across the water
has the same claim on our sympathies
as has our next door neighbor we don't
measure up to the standard set by the
apps tie in the text of this sermon.
II one is q Democrat, it is his bust
ness to stand up to the principles of
the Democratic party; if he is a Chris
lldlls IL - HIS uuly TO SldllQ DV ana
pra6 tiCe the teachings of Christ; and
Christ has said by your deeds shall we
be Judged. This statement may seem
to connict with the doctrine of justin
cation by faith; it doesn't. but even
if 1t did it would be true just the same.
There is no religion without Chris
tlan philanthropy If you're to secure
t ternai life, you've not only got to de-
vote your heart and life to God, but
) Gave get to live fairly by your fellow
l1an also. When you deal with hui
Ilani you deal with deity, and he who
lays his hand on his fellow man either
TO bless or to blight, deals not only
WITH man, but with God"
Make wee Difficult. Virtue Easy.
Mr.. Anthony then touched on local
affairs. 1T IS your business" he said,
70 make vice difficult and virtue easy.
We have no moral right to make it diff
foul for father to bring up his boy
secure from tempetation. or for a
mother to raise her daughters in an at
mosphere OF purity. Now, I'm going
TO tell you about some OF the things
that come undef my observation every
week. ought not 10 do it, but I'm go
ing to.
"Only last week l went to a home
where I found that a kind, though
foolish, husband and father, had but
received $50 when he went into a place
Looping, probably, to make the sum $3.50.
When he staggered out he had lost it
all. Then he went home to his wife
and four children, without a job, with
out a cent, with no provisions in the
Louise and with six weeks rent due. Of
course, the man is to blame, and of
course he is foolish he ought to have
at least sense enough not to go up
against another mans game; but what
about the wife and children?
Moral Guardian.
You morally are their guardians,
and so am |, and the trouble that they
are in was brought about by something
that you and l could put an end to:
but instead of doing so you stand
around with the idea that it's the 9TH
or mans business
Mr.. Anthony then told of another
case OF a boy, one of the supports of
4 widowed mother, who took up at
one of your halls, where he met bad
women, became idle, Indifferent 10 his
work, and from which he was finally
landed in Jail charged with a serious
crime. o Lord, God, breathe upon the
manhood of this city that it may have
compassion upon the widows and
mothers and save their boys
from the contamination Of such evils"
The speaker related still third case
of a boy of Is, also the son of widow,
who held a responsible position, but
who was discovered to have a large
deficit in his accounts, brought about
also by one of these internal dens."
The boy has only been kept out OF jail,
the speaker said, because the mother
strained every effort until she raised
part of the amount he was short, and
agreed to sign notes of $25 each to
make good the remainder of the sum.
II couldn't respect myself" said Mr.
Anthony, IF l could sit down and be
content when 1 know of such heart
aches as these. 1 couldn't respect
myself and you shouldn't respect your
selves. Young men you are either
building up your country or you are
tearing it down. 1t is the masses that
rule: the so-called leaders but put
themselves in line with the trend of
opinion.
The Sabbath Sacred.
You have a poor idea of citizenship
If you are willing to debauch the Sab
bath for your enjoyment I probably
am speaking now to many men who
have worked all day. Well. you owe
il to yourselves that you have to. You
began by going bird-shooting on Sun
day, or may be fishing, or Just riding
around. You debauohed public senti-
ment and then Capital said to you son,
get to work, and you had to go. Had
you not debauched public sentiment
Capital would never have dared put
you to work
Il charge you in the name of the
eternal God TO whom you must answer
on the last day, be unselfish and con-
slider your neighbors. Do so and the
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