The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-04-30
GIANTS AND GRAssHoPpERs.
DR.. Cromer Speaks of the Money
Giant and the Drink Giant and
of the Grasshoppers.

the subject OF an earnest and
thoughtful address by DR.. George B.
Cromer, in the West End Baptist
church, on Sunday evening. The
congregation completely filled the
church and DR.. Cromcr was heard
with marked attention. After pray
cr by the Rev. Mr.. Miller, DR.. Crom-
er was Introduced by the pastor, the
Rev. l.. B. White.
In his address Dr. Cromer discuss
ed the money giant and the liquor
giant, and their great power for
evil. He wanted the men to vote as
the women pray.
In beginnin" his address DR.. Crom-
cr spoke of the Jewish race, and the
wonderful story of Gods dealing
with it. that out Of it he might
brin" forth the perfect man, the Sa-
vior. He pictured Gods chosen peo-
pie in sight of the Promised Land
and the sending of the t"slvc chiefs
to spy out the land, and the return
of two, Caleb and Joshua, with a
favorable report, and OF the other
ten with an mfavorablc report, tell
ing of the giants they had seen and
that the land ate up its inhabitants.
and that they were but as "rasshop-
rcrs in comparison w1rh the giants
they had seen. He told Of The subsc-
Hucnt forty years wandcrin" Of
Gods people in the wilderness, and
how of all these who had been en-
camred in sight of the Promised
Land only Caleb and Joshua surviv-
ed to enter. There was no more her
ole figure in history he said, than
Caleb, who, after forty years of wan
dering with his people, demanded
that he be. allowed to march against
the giants, as lie would have done
forty years before.
There are giants in these days
said DR.. Cromcr. The simple story
Of the Bible was a symbol. Egypt
with its bondage was sin with its
; bondage, and Cavaran was the spiri-
tual land of promise. The wilder
mess lying between he said was tho
wilderness Of sin" through which We
pilgrims were travelling as we jour.
neyed to the spiritual Canaan.
DR.. Cromer spoke Of the money
giant and his power. Gamblers
whether with cards or with stocks
and bonds, we're his slaves, and the
coal barons and the oil barons and
the railroad baronS were his chiefs
This giant told the youn" men to gel
moncy-'honestly if they could. bu
to get money. lie would curdle the
milk Of human kindness in every hui
man being, and his throne was mon
, cy bags. He was not speaking agains
all corporations or all combined
wealth but he was speaking of tha
money giant who snatched the breat
from the mouths Of hungry children
and placed heavy tax OH everything
from the cradle to the coffin. WHO
were we sending against him. The
states sent up their representative:
and their senators, and in his eye:
, they were as grasshoppers. His max
: i'm was that every man had his price
and he tried to bribe legislatures ant
congresses, and too often in indivi
; dual cases he succeeded. He mus
he controlled. Wealth must not b'
destroyed. but the money giant mus
be controlled We needed to sert
against him men like Jerome, o:
New York: Folk, Of Missouri
Hughes, of New York. and Roose
welt, Of Washington.
Another giant was the drinl
= giant. He was liar. demon who
, eloated over the wreck of huma.
, lives and human homes. This @ian
told the young men they could drinl
, and then let it alone. He was a liar
, In his eyes that young man was
, grasshopper. He was a demon wh'
delighted in blighted homes, in th'
tears Of widows and the cries of or
phmns.. lie would break up the YER,
foundation Of society. Somebod.
, had said that men ought 10 vote a
; they prayed. No. Men did not pra,
enough. The men VINO wanted tt
fight the drink evil and all Of tn
0 devils that debauchcd the home
: ought to vote as the women prayed.
In concluding his address Dn
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