The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-20

/. Porter at the Cairo Baptist ohurc.
asst night preach a ringing and in
'ensely interesting sermon on Great
ar Cairo" and the three componen
parts Of it. The text was, "A city Sc
IN hill cannot be hid--let your iigh
SO shine"
Dr. Portsr's Sermon.
Or Porter said in part.
Every loyal citizen Is interested ii
the Greater Cairo moyemoni Ell
cry loyal citizen will help to max
Cairo greater and better.
There are bur three courses oper
o the Greater Cairo movement-prc
5rescion, reclamation and prevention
We need progress along many lines
and we need reclamation, and If We
would have d greater city we mus
prevent some h'ngs that have existet
IN the pass ard that exist at the pre-
ent
1T Is my purpose to lay the founda
ion Of greater city and this founda
tion is Of great Importance. Wha
are the three component parts of !;
Greater Cairog
First patriotism. cecond, intelleci
ualism, third, Christ anism. TO b
more specific: Law. education ant
Christianity
Patriotism.
What do | mean by patriotism
Patriotism means devotion TO the II
terests and welfare of ones countr
Or city, the passion which aims &
serve ones country or city, and t
maintain its laws and institutions
We must have a patriotic citizenshi
# we ever have a greater city. Tho
opposite of patriotism is anarchism
Every citizen who is not a patriot Is
IN anti-patriot, and an anti-patriot f.
an anarchist An anarchist is ono
who ignores law.
Cairo Has no Sabbath.
LET US take cairo's sabbath, for in
stance. We have no sabbath. To ig
more and violate all Sabbath observ
ng laws is to become a Sabbath anar
chist. Every merchant and saioor
keeper who ignore the Sabbath law
and run their places Of business oper
On Sunday in violation of all Sunday
law cannot be called patriotic, but are
/ that much an anarchists.
"cairo has a continental Sabbath
and that means no Sabbath at all
Who is to blame2 Some people wan,
to lay all the blame on the city Of
fciss. II is my experience that cit.
officials generally do such things anc
srfcrcs such laws as the general oiti
zenship want. You can't have a gov
srnment without the consent Of the
governed.
City Needs Patriotism.
ITO have a Greater Cairo We must
have a more patriotic citizenship. Te
pave the streets end build better
buildings is good end necessary, but
you can't build a great city out Of ma
serialism only. Not the city officials
alone are the os'y sinners, but every
good citizen is responsible for the
present lswless condition Of cur city
No set Of men can enforce the Sunday
law in our city without the backing Of
our citizens. Give Us patriotism that
stands for the maintenance Of our
avs and Institutions and we viii
have made good progress towards
Greater Cairo
InteilectUalism.
God himself can do but title with
ignorance. The mightiest battle God
has ever fought has been with gross
ignorance. Greater cairo viii need
greater and higher educative institu
lions. A greater city viii surely need
4 college. Have we good cchoolse .
Yes: We have as good a system Of
public schools as any city of our s.ze
But public schools viii not be suffi
cient for Greater Cairo We cannot
nave intsiiectuaitty without the main
tenance Of our laws. No wise father
would send his hoy to 4 city that has
no Sabbath, to be edueatss. So you
see. we cannot have a rrea or inteliec-
lualism without Ereafer patriotism
Education is a mighty power-so IS
dynamite This brings is 10 our last