The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-01
EVILS OF YOUNG MEN
REV. BASCoM ANTHONY TACKLES
MUSIC HALLS AND GAMBLING.
/ MAN IN 9 GOES TO CHURCH.
THOSE WHO WENT TO VICIOUS
PLACES SATURDAY NIGHT.

Day-Mr. Anthony Gave Liberal
Preachers "a Hot Shot-An Appeal
for Right Doing and Right Living.
Rev Bascom Anthony preached a
sermon to the young men of Savan-
nah last night that was full of facts
and figures and that was listened to
attentively. He compared in vigorous
language the number of those who
frequent vicious places with the num-
Der who attend church, and concluded
with an urgent and forceful appeal to
the men to stand forth in the fight for
right and ally themselves with the
bands of noble women who are strug-
Cling for the things which are God's
II is not possible, he said, for the men
to turn everything over to the women,
Cor there are some things that women
cannot do. To the strong, certain
tasks are allotted and if they fail the
weaker will be dragged down to their
Jewel.
Rev. Mr.. Anthonys text was from
the first Epistle of st. John, End chap
ter. part of the 14th verse, Il have
written to you young men because you
are strong" After reading the other
verses that explained the context, Mr..
Anthony devoted a few minutes to tell
ing wherein young men are important.
The whole thing lies in the fact that
they are strong, he said, and it was
to these strong ones that he intended
TO speak and To call attention to some
facts and facts and things that no
sane man, no business man with sound
common sense can afford to neglect.
Facts carry weight with them, he said.
Y. vi. c. AS Figures.
The Y. NJ, C. A. has got together
some facts that are worthy of notice,
he said. After a canvass the associa-
ton had been able to announce that
of the young men of the country only
one out of ten is allied with any church,
that is to say, for every man that goes
to church there are nine who stay
away. This" Mr.. Anthony said, lis
calamitous state of affairs, a pestilen-
tial condition to exist in our land to-
day While this proportion does not
hold true of the small places, in
the country districts, it is
what is found in the cities.
Just think what this means. If
Dewey, who, on that May morning,
sailed into Manila bay, had known
that out of the men on his ships only
one out of ten would obey his orders,
think you that the victory of which
we make so much fuss would not have
been a defeat? What if the Savan-
nah business men felt that of the
young men working for them, only one
out of ten were trustworthy? Would
not this upset the whole fabric of
which our commercial prosperity is
NADER"
1T may be true" said Mr.. Anthony,
that the women can be trusted, but
that doesn't help things bit. 1t
wouldn't have helped Dewey to have
known that the wives, mothers and
sisters of those men who would not
obey him were good and honest and
trustworthy. No; it's a personal mat
ter.
A story in Figures.
II want to call attention to a state
of affairs existing right here in Sa-
vannah, said the speaker. These fig
ures We're not made for me- and not
until after they were made did | know
anything about them. In each case
/ have taken two of each of the places
to demonstrate the actual condition
right here. Take two music halls. In
three hours on Saturday night, by ac-
tual count, $50 men and boys went into
them. Into two gambling dens in three
@iSoi oothl0dy lilBnl ooS men WENT
315 into one and q into the other of
the two one was the place on Brough-
ton street. That had 315, the other
with only q was a little poker game
watch set on two barrooms showed
that in the same length of time on the
same night 426 men went in
to the two places. l have taken two
of the largest barrooms, / don't men,
ton names. for / do not want to adj
yertise the business. One of them had
two doors, and only one was watched.
OF these houses, the one with single
door took in 329, 81 went into the one
door of the other. How many went in
by the unmatched door is not known.
At the Churches.
The following day was a bright.
pleasant Sabbath, and watches were
kept to find out how many went into
the churches. The results obtained in
two of each denomination are given
below. In each case leading churches
Were the ones observed.
Episcopalian .................14m men
presbyterian ....................152 nHan
Baptist NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .176 q n
Sathollc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. POI men
Methodlst ........................20 S men
These are the figures, Mr.. Anthony
said. OF course at some of the churches
more men are present at night than
at the day service, but these are the
numbers of church goers on a fine
Sunday morning while on the night
before the music halls and barroolns
had great crowds. In all of the church,
es of Savannah ISL men. and in two
music halls and one gambling den, S95.
Readers sat Historical Society.
In another regard, in the mental
and higher refinement side / have col
!, lected some figures In one day at the
Historical Society Library so persons
went in, including those who only
wanted glass of water. In the Tel
fair Art Gallery where are gathered
some of the worlds best examples of
art, rs and fraction people go every
month. Yet $50 went into two music
halls IN one night.
There are some nineteen or twenty
churches in the city, and there are II
barrooms to every church. How long
how long, exclaimed the preacher,
will the struggle be maintained at
these odds2 There are u liquor sellers
TO every preacher in Savannah. 1 let
the nameless places alone, but not
counting these houses of infamy there
are 500 places in the city the devil has
got to ruin men. Don't you think We
preachers have got a big load 10 pull
against?
Later on in the discourse Mr. An
thony paid his respects to the preach
ers who have too broad views. Sooner
or lateri he said. the preacher will
be forced to come down to the level