The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-13

IDel1eveS he finds reasons for preach
ling what some of the people deem it
advisable to call sensational sermons
lChrist he said, called the people a
generation of vipers," and at all
times bitterly reproved them for their
ltransgressions. Some people think
la preacher is sensational when he
ldoes not use policy and try to please
Ieveryone," said Rev. Mr.. Rourke.
You boast of Greater Marion" said
the speaker, why not boast of our
great brewery and our great vice and
corruption?
Rev. Mr.. Rourke deplored the fact
THAT the sight of drunken men on the
istreets of the city is not uncommon.
AT the Epworth M. L. church Sun
lday morning, Rev. ID. II. Bailey de-
liivered q sermon on civil Govern
ment Ordained Of God" from the text
Rom. 1871, In part the pastor spoke
las follows:
Government is q necessity to social
existence. Law is the basis of civ
ilized society. Government is or
dained Of God. The Bible does not
specify any particular form of gov
lernment. The church is a divine in
stitution, but the Bible does not spec
|ify whether any particular church
shall be In its polity, Episcopal, Pres
|byterian or Congregational. So gov
|ernment may be monarchies. aristoc-
races or Democracies.
THE doctrine of America is that
when the people have sufficient in
Itelligence and moral character that
self government is the best. Believ-
ing that Americans have such quail
lfcations, the democratic form of
government was adopted and has
been maintained.
In a democracy, the will of the
majority of the citizens as expressed
at the ballot box Is the supreme au-
thority In government. The people
lelect legislatures to make their laws
and elect executive officers to en-
force them. If any law should be
Ienacted contrary to the wishes or
Iwill OF the majority Of the citizens,
It's repeal is not difficult matter
Any law stands as the expression of
the supreme authority on that SUBJ
]ect until Its repeal by the people
through their legislators. An exec
utive officer has nothing to do with
the merits of the law. Whether
soo> or bad, his oath requires him to
enforce 1t.
The greatest problem of the world
today is the problems of civil govern
ment. All other organizations have
TO 40 with classes of like interests.
sympathies and aims. Governments
nave to deal with all classes: the in
Itelligent, the loyal, the ignorant. the
terminal and the rebellious.
"All minds are directed towards the
president of the United States who Is
leading the company Of loyal office
holders against the opposition of the
enemies OF our civil government.
Inc speaker here referred to the
Piutocrats who would supplant the
government of the people in the in
terest OF their own selfishness; to the
four thousand wage earners In San
Francisco who hissed at the American
flag; to the miners who were seek
ing the overthrow OF the administra-
ton of government in Idaho; to
the gamblers who were trying to ov-
erthrow the civil authority In many
places; to the corrupt politicians who
were seeking to destroy the rights of
honest citizens at the ballot box; to
mobs in many instances. and in many
states; to the saloon keepers, who
by instinct and education were law
breakers everywhere; to base ball
enthusiasts who for selfish ends would
,nullify the laws of the state and
themselves become an oligarchy, die
tating To men sworn to enforce the
laws of the land.
The speaker referred to the bitter
ness. contentious and hard feelings
aroused in Mansfield during the last
year, because a number of citizens
dared to attempt the overthrow of the
civil government of the state, and de-
fy the authority of the law.
"As l gathered from reading the
newspapers OF that city. each paper
believes that Sunday base ball is a
good thing. This .is their right. The
one, however. argued there must first |
be the relAell Or the Sunday, laws
through legal 'net thods, This il hon
est manly AQaef ii The other cares
about the law or the rights
OF Others, but advocates going on |,
with the game in defiance of law.
This is the American, cowardly
vicious and revolutionary.
"lt Is the privilege of the editor
of the Daily Star of this city If he
believes in Sunday Ball, to 60 before
The people with his arguments, and 4
seek the repeal of the law and ev- n
cry patriotic citizen will submit to Ia
he result. He has no right to up
nold iawlessness. and 1t is as great I
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