Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-02-10

says no Sunday is the day for me to
use according to my own sweet will. even
though | may be on business or rioting
pleasure bent. Look around you. What
do you see in our ancient. yet uniquely
beautiful city on the head waters OF the
Chesapeake For the beauty of its
homes, the intelligence, refinement and
hospitality OF its people, it Is unsurpassed
and has few equals. But there are dark
shadows in our city. Thirty saloons
fountains OF heart burnings. disorder.
poverty and crime. Ernest efforts are
being made TO increase the number. tor the
liquor business yields large returns. when
otner business laDguishes. There is sad
commentary on the day when the gods OF
Astaroth and Baalim were in power.
"You look around you and find that
many of the people are living according
TO the old-time motto: Let us get money!
Get 1t without iniuring another if we can.
but let US get money. Let us have fun.
Let US eat. drink and be merry, for to
morrow we de- Habitual attendance
at church is neglected by the mass OF the
people, and many utterly ignore the
Sanctuary. The theatre or ball on Sat-
-urday night until the clock is ready to
strike the midnight hour is. to say the
ot God the next day. Giving the chief
thought to the competitive race OF busi.
ness or OF pleasure, is weaving mutitudes
from the service OF God, as in the days
OF the old-time king and his beautiful
queen. 1t is still the table spread with
spiced dainties and sweet-scented wines,
by the hands oil lovely woman. The
young men and young women growing
up around us are to make the social,
moral and religious Influences of the
future. How important that they should
be kept by precept and example from the
whitening blight OF too much worldlinessl
We have young men from all over the
land swarming in our boarding houses.
They are here to enter the great National
school, -our p,Sae, because It is the bull
walk OF our defence in time OF war. How
vain it will be for you young men OF the
Naval Academy, 10 learn TO command
men, II you fail in the art OF COM
manding yourselves
"What, though you handle the sword
deity, and sight the gun with precision,
II you fail to learn the weapons OF spirit
udi WdIIdiC NldA you may WIN the 'Roou
hght of faith I You learn navigation,
that you may pilot the proud man-o'-wa
through tTeacherous seas, and how vastly
important it is that you take the Bible as
your chart, and faith as your magnetic
needle, that you may steer safely be-
tween the Scylla and Charybdis OF temp
tation o'er liie's troubled sea Moral
courage--courage TO resist the wrong and
do the right; to bow to God rather than
Baal, is the highest courage. | make
the prophets appeal to each of you in
my audience this morning.: III the Lord
be God. follow Him; Bul II Baal, then
Follow Him Choose prayerless morn
ings and evenings. absence from the
sanctuary, self-seeking. Goddess ambi-
ton, unbridled pleasures, ard your re-
ward, sooner OF later. will be apples OF
Sodom stuffed with ashes and soot
Choose Christ and his service and Ehjah's
reward shall be yours--a place on the
Mount OF TRANSPORTATION with Christ.
In making your choice, remember the
Heaven born words Whatsoever
man soweth, that shall he also reap. He
that soweth to the flesh, shall reap cor
ruption, but he that soweth TO the spirit,
shall reap life everlasting.