The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-10

Characteristic of youth that it sees the vision. the future belongs to it
 The same thing is true in the hie of churches and I would nave us emu late the spirit of the Apostle today in turning away from the past ana Set- ting our faces toward the future.
 The minister then developed the ur- gency of the demands of modern church Iife--the need for concentrated. conse- crated service, the subordination or other interests to those of the King dom, the spirit that presses, pushes forward toward the goal
 It was an earnest call for the re- sponse of the people to the splendid opportunities opened before the con- gregation. "The problems of our church life are thrust upon us by the very development of the church We planned fifteen years ago for what seemed to us. but handful or people, a large church, but the de- mands of the present congregation are quite beyond the limits of the building, and the church of the immediate future will have far outgrown auditorium and l Sunday school room" It is most encouraging situation, yet Qne that carries with it great problems"
 In conclusion the speaker pointed out | just what the goal of church life was As with Paul the goal set before the church is the building up of Christian character.
 The crown of righteousness, the Christians reward, Is not the crown which is bestowed on account of right ! eousness, but the crown which IS righteousness, Christlikeness.
 The church's business is defined by 1t commission--its one great business in the world Is to proclaim the gospel at home and abroad--its highest ideal is consecrated service.
 Such service must come rnder the law of sacrifice. To strive to know Christ means that we must be wiling to know Him in the fellowship of HIS suffrings and the commission He has laid upon this people cannot be execu- ted without coming under the uniVer- sal law of Christian service, the cross. In the closing remarks the speaker | laid upon the hearts Of the great con gregation the reward of such service, reward sweeter far than any eathly gifts,
 The theme of D. Andersons sermJ Jn | last night was "The Church and the Saloon" and his text was Woe to him that giveth hjs neighbor to drink" the fifteenth verse of the second chapter of Habbakub
 "The saloon question" he declared in the course of his sermon, Ifs not po- litical question, but question of moT- ality The Presbyterian church does not interfere with politics, nor do I; and I wish to say that so lar as l am concerned I think the attempts to in- huence voters in the interest of the candidacy of any one, on the ground that he is a Presbyterian ar Metho- dist or a Baptist or an Episcopalian Is disgrace to the church and that a Nemesis of judgment will ultimately fall upon their heads" This use of church afHliation, pr. Anderson said, in 10 campaign
 Dr. Anderson previously to the de- livery of his sermon, had spoken frankly of young men whose reputa- tions had been made solely by the delft use or their legs and their fondly vaunted ability to mix a julep. As a preface to his sermon, he stated that his message to his auditors was not to be a message of hostility; that he had no personal animosity against sa- loon keepers, men engaged in busi- ness which had been outlawed by some States. and, he believed. would event ually be outlawed by all.
 "The temperance problem is the greatest problem of the century; it IS the greatest problem of American civ ilization; in comparison with it the tariff and expansion are trifies; by It's side. the free coinage of silver pales into insignifcance." It affects mil
  hood and the tears of womanhood. is sustaining the jails and the insane hospitals and the warehouses
 Dr. Anderson called the saloon the "PecuIiar vice of the American people" He referred to the support of Mobiles educational institutions by the revenue derived from liquor licenses as a dis grace which had been attempted In Montgomery Can we say to the sa- loon men. You shall not traffic In the appetite and the social instinct of men and boys? Yes. we can say it; the sa- looms may be shut up at any time 1 The saloons exist only on sufferance. If Montgomery tolerates them protect ed by the white people and tolerated by the laws. giving the poison of hell | itself to negroes. the responsibility for the crime must rest upon those in au- thority. closing of the dives on the outskirts | of the city; they are a disgrace"
 Monroe Street he called the storm l center The dives. he said, could not | exist without the law. We can't stop | drinking, but we can stop the traftic in | drinks" he said
 The oku~ch. pr. Anderson stated. has | a greaG deal to do with the --A~~-