The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-21
PLEA FOR dumb ANIMALS.
Women Under Plumes Restless.

q The following correspondence il
the News and Observer is quite in
: teresting:
Statesville, N. C.-Like Davenport
who is doing much good, Rev. C. A
jenkins, Of Statesville, is pleadin;
for the dumb animals which are tor,
tured for mans pleasure. At Ii,
First Baptist church Sunday sftcr
noon Mr.. jenkins preached & stcoue
sermon on the treatment Il dunl5
animals ard GEle relation i.etsvoet
men and animals lie first rG.d s;,s
first chapter Of Genesis. laiiiug -
the creation 81. the an.Ja.,,s and al
other things and then tcoiz for h.s
teNt Deuteronomy e, = sad Z:
III & birds . nest cllance 20 he na-
fore thee ii the way il aoy tree. u
on the ground. wiiethe they be
young ones or eggs, and the dam
sitting upon the young Or upon the
eggs, thou shalt not take the dam
with the young:
But thou shalt In any wise let the
dam go and take the young to thee;
that it may be we'll with thee, and
that thou mayest prolong thy days."
Rev. Mr.. Jenkins began his re-
marks by stating that there was too
little said in the pulpit, papers, ETC.,
about our relation to the animals and
how they should be treated. God
made the animals before he made
man. They are our fellow creatures.
and they have some claims and
rights. God thought enough of the
birds and other animals as to include
them in the commandments and to
instruct the Isrealites as to how they
should treat them. He said that
some people went to the extreme
about their pet animals, and con-
demned the poodle dog fad which
exists among the women who prefer
dogs to children and the fad Of erect
ing monuments to dogs, cats and
other such pets. He would prefer
this extreme to the cruel extreme,
however. He illustrated the effect
Of kind word to a dog or cat and
the faithfulness of these animals,
citing instances of where dogs had
laid down their lives for their mas
ters.
After pleading for the dogs and
cats Mr.. Jenkins turned the course
of his remarks to the birds and their
relation to the women's hats. The
women were hit hard and those in
the audience who were guilty of this
evil became very restless. He pic
tured the cruel way by which these
wings and heads Of birds were torn
from the living birds and how the
wingless birds were thrown % the
ground to await horrible de..ti;
after heir Djonoag-a had beer sem
from ths.G, He citsl ,asaz II :,}iccs. .
ti1-, most beautiful blct:a r;ni-"e.r
- terminated Ir9.u certain s.-c,t.,.:s .
= c:2is practice a-:,: 7tY'!e of y-ee:.ii:.ct
t;1e,:1 81 hats. re also told 0r thc
in;.Ilersa business done - The hunt
eI's E*:29 secure the wings. etc. a..9
tie wholesale jl1u.cs which furnish .
tle0l to the nliiinerG. Some Ok tie
statistics and figures III regard 10 !,
the amount Of business done by some
Of these bird-wing concerns were as
The cock fight was condemned and
= plea was made for better methods
IF shipping poultry. The men who
shoot pigeons for sport and the fox
hunters who have foxes brought
from a distance to this section to be
chased and cruelty torn to pieces by
logs for mans pleasure wsre given
4 hard lick. 1t is alright to hunt the
,ox and destroy it where it is a pest,
out it is wrong and cruel to bring
hem here just for the pleasure of
Killing them. The overloaded goat
carts and the boys who beat the
goats were mentioned and the fad
# docking horses and using check
'eins which cause horses much pain
md inconvenience were condemned.
God knew better how to finish up
lorse than man does. The old cow
which is left tied out in the hot sun ,
n summer and allowed to freeze in
he winter was also among the list
# the mistreated. |,
Mr.. Jenkins concluded his most !
remarks by saying that
We should remember that animals
lave feelings and we should let them
znow we have religion by our actions
,owards them and their treatment
It our hands.
We see dumb animals cruelty mis-
reated every day of our lives and if
III ministers would plead for the an
mails from the pulpit there would