The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-06-15
Is q church responsible for the con-

/ Is q church responsible for the con-
duct OF its members?
Is q church responsible for the
morals of It's members?
Is churchresponsible for the con-
duct and morals of those who are
not members but live around it?
| Taking a town like Wenatchee of
$500 inhabitants and church men,
bership of possibly 1900, are the
churches responsible for the immor-
al condition declared to be exist
ing?
{ If they are responsible what are
they to do?
If they are not responsible what
ought they to do?
Allowing the above facts. what re-
suits ought we to expect from the
churches?
| In our city are goodly number of
| lodges with a membership of several
hundred, the bone and sinew of
our social and business prosperity
and as fine bunch of men as one
seldom meets. The men in these
lodges out number the men in the
churches three to one. Therefore
what responsibility or obligation
have the lodges of Wenatchee in re-
gard to the immoral conditions said
to be existing?
Since the lodges are founded on
moral principles and for moral ends,
do they not have greater RESPONSE
bility than the churches, since their
members outnumber the male men,
bers of the churches?
If a church or lodge or organiza-
ton founded on moral principles and
for moral ends, shirks the moral OBJ
legation arising in community of
which the members are a part, does
not that church, lodge or organiza-
tion break the moral principle and
become an abettor to the immoral
conditions?
Mr.. Editor this string of questions
is becoming long. If too long please
use that waste paper box of yours.
Perchance however, a few of your
readers may consider the moral
questions worth while so may l add
few more?
You say women and children flock
to the churches. Are there to many
sissies in the churches?
Can any one tell me the ratio be-
tween child training in the churches
and the moral advancement in
America?
Is it true that Wenatchee is an
immoral town and enjoys an unen-
viable reputation as such throughout
the state? If so where is the evil
dence?
Granting the charge that Wenat-
chez is immoral, is not this question
in the name of God and manhood
reach into the mire and give the man
who is down a chance?
Ought not every person who will
try to regain good name and lost
manhood, to have a chance and also
have the moral support of every good
man and woman?
When person will not make an
effort, since their immortality con-
dennis them ought they not to suffer
the heaviest social and civil penalty?
Mr.. Editor, this question in large
type please and also permit me to
make it concrete and personal.
If | as pastor of the Baptist
church reach my hand into the mire
of immortality and say to these per-
sons, come we will give you chance.
Back of you is the moral and finan-
cial support of pastor and people,
Place yourself in christian society,
under christian influences, cut out
all appearances of wrong, do the
square thing by us and we will stand
by you. Is it not true that foul
Islander against my character, pur-
pose, motives, would be passed in
our ladies parties over 500, around
the desks of our business men and
at the social gatherings of the
lodges?
No town can be cleaner than it's
individual members. If Wenatchee !
is immoral who is at fault but the
citizens. AS pastor l am grateful
for the support of the papers and
Mr.. Editor, let me say the privileges
extended to us are not unappreciated. |
We preachers are seeking for light !
and are doing the best we can when |
we meet opposition on every hand |
We are not infa1liblo We make mis-