The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-04

murder Of Stanford White, It will be
one of the greatest calamities the
country has ever met, for 1t will con-
yey the impression that the rich
man, even though murderer, cam
not be made to answer for his
crime" was an opening remark OF
Rev. G. NJ. Rourke at the First
Presbyterian Church sunday even
ing, when he delivered powerful
sermon on the theme of Reckless
ness"
Continuing Rev. Rourke said, ut
is a tremendously fast life we are
living, a reckless one and u most
dangerous one too. In every daily
paper is disclosed the vast amount of
recklessness, railroad wrecks, acci-
dents of every conceivable nature
and crime. Man can stab in cold
blood one of his fellow creatures and
1t will be looked upon by many peo-
pie as mere circumstance.
The pastor took for his text part
of the fourth verse of the Twenty
seventh Chapter of st. Matthew,
what is that to u.s." Said the past
or: MANY people support the idea
that preacher has no business to
dive into civic problems. He should
be surt'er dreamy-so sweet and
mild; never say anything that hurts
the common nature.
Don't preach about money, don
say anything about civic righteous
ness. murder and crime Is out OF
your line, for that is what the courts
are for; Just preach the plain Bible
Noah's ark and Solomon's temple
and then you'll be doing your duty
and these are the ideas of many peo-
ple," said Rev. Rourke.
II emphatically say that 1t Is
something to us, it Is our business
to handle civic problems, and 1t is
time that the church Of God II
arousing itself to both ethical and
civic questions. If the church does
not stand as a medium between
Righteousness and unrighteousDess
then it's principles are lacking anc
like the house builded upon tht
sands, will wither away"
"Extravagance is the curse OF ths
American people People are living
beyond their means regardless Of th'
consequence" declared the speaker
"All furniture Is not mahogany thai
has q mahogany finish. Mock mod
esty is the curse Of society, the soal
bubble. People are carried ava,
like chaG In the wind and endless
sorrow and suffering Is the goal OF
person who lives beyond his means,
he said.
Continuing, Rev. Rourke referrc'
to the recent newspaper prophesy o
an approaching panic. Commen'ihl
upon Ii he said, IF rottenness mus
be cleaned out by destroying the ma
ton, | say destroy it. We are livin'
in day of graft. This country can
not go on I'm the way that 1t la
within the past several years, lt
day that the rich man Will hav
his demands. IL not by honest mean
by faulty ones. 1t Is day whe
houses go up like mushrooms n
care for comfort, just so they dra,
the rent and the CRATER Is salts
fed.
In conclusion. Rev. Rourke de
clared the cause of the present sit
uation of affairs is lack OF discip
line. Discipline manufactures juds
ment and upon this hinges the fat
of a nation.
The regular monthly sacred cor
cert at Epworth M. Il. Church Sun
day night, attracte large congreg
ton and the service was intensel
interesting. These musicales ar
growing more and more popular an
is a feature that other churches
the city are contemplating adopting
The music rendered In last night
program was all Of high musici
consequence. The choir, comprisin
forty five voices under the directio
OF Prof. Frederick Bergman. wer
the artists in the excellent entertain
ment. The soprano solists wer
Mrs. Charles Allen and Miss Carn
en- Blow. The acconpaniments weI
played by Miss Jessie Havill.
The program opened with an al
them. Dream OF Paradise"--Gra'
by the entire choral union. Atte
the Opening devotional exercises
male quartette with soprano obligat
from lansing was pleasingly rel
dered by Messrs. j. w. Jacob