Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-11
Wednesday, March IL, 1903.

him some statistics compiled by the U.
s. government, and that they stated
that the people Of the United States
spent nine. hundred million dollars an
nually for rum-more than for the sup
port Of the gospel, education, bread and
meat combined, and that statistics also
showed that nine-tenths of all the
crime committed was due to whisky.
He said that this being true the perpet-
uation Of the traffic could not be ex-
planned on any other hypothesis than
the worship Of mammon. -, ..a
Wealth." he said, "is supposed to.
convert it's possessor from very COM
mon, and often immoral Individual into
a refined, 'blue-blooded' aristocraf.
Should young man, who today has
no social standing in Yorkville go out
in the world and In the course Of time
return with a few hundred thousand
dollars no matter how questionable the
means by which 1t came into his pos
session, society would welcome him
as one Of its very own, and do him and
his honors. This is- the worship Of
mammon.
Should there be a young man In
this community who was as a
"whited sepulchre" provided his faith
er had a few thousands Of dol
lars, he could II he saw At, es-
cort nine young ladies in ten Of York.
his rottenness might be the talk Of the
town. II know" Mr.. Hurt said, "this
to be true, because I have seen the
same thing done in other communities
where I have lived, and where society
dotted on itself even as complacently as
it does in Yorkville."
1.-THE worship Of mammon is RESPONSE
BILE for the desecration Of the Sabbath.
Why right out here at the York Cotton
mill work in some departments Is car
ried on on Sunday the same as on Mon
day. 1 know 1t to be a fact that men
are engaged on Sunday out there In in
specting yarn and, Of course. the work
is done with the knowledge, II not by
the orders. of the management. It Is
the custom out there to put In at least
part Of every Sunday In doing repair
work on the machinery. was told
that majority Of the stock In: the corr
poration was owned or controlled by
prominent church members, and that II
they saw fit the work would be stopped
on the Lords Day. I took It upon my
self to investigate the matter and
found that it was true. The worship Of
mammon is responsible for this Sunday
work."
Recently had talk with citizen
of this town and urged him to attend
services at least occasionally on Sum
days. He made various excuses. but
they did not satisfy me, and finally
pinned him down 50 closely that he
said, "Well preacher, will tell you
why do not attend church I have
my business to look after, and am
i afraid that II should leave It and go
to church might lose dollar!" How
many more stay away from the house
Of God for the same reason, but are
not honest enough to admit the fact.
have examined the revised code Of
South Carolina, of 1902, and find that
the law amply provides for the punish
ment of those who desecrate the Sab
bath. The law Is strong and covers
every detail. You will find it In section
500. Like a great many other Jaws It
will not enforce itself. It needs public
sentiment behind 1t. II somebody re-
ports a blind tiger and he Is arrested
and punished, you say that's right"
and so do I, but I say the welfare Of
the community, the church and human
lity demands that the laws providing for
the punishment Of those who violate
the Sabbath shall be enforced to- the
letter, and I will say here, publicly,
that I will not hesitate to put the OFF,
GERS of the law in possession Of any
facts that I may have as to violations
Of the Sunday laws"