The Newtown bee., 1908-05-22

Rev J. P. Hoyt, pastor of the Con-
 gregational church at St Petersburg, Fla, and formerly of Newtown, preached sermon, recently, which was
 so much appreciated and commended by those who heard it and, as we be-
 lieve, represents so generally the sen timent of our churches and of many in
 this community, that we publish an
 outline and regret that we cannot give
 the sermon in full. It was given with
 out notes as one of the platform ad-
 dresses'' at the Sabbath evening serv-
 ice. s.
 The text was Ephesians 2: 19, "Fel-
 low Citizens with the Saints." Citi- zenship with good people on the earth who are sometime to be salnts in heaven and the advocacy of the princi- pies and views which will meet with Gods approval, should be the aim of all Christian citizens. But what would a saint in Heaven, if permitted to de- scend to earth, think of some things recently said and done on earth and in this locality, and by some good people?
 1. Itis not Christian citizenship to disfranchise those who do not happen to belong to a certain party or to dis franchise one half of our citizens-the women. .
 2. Itis not Christian citizenship to local issue or local option for the larger good to be obtained by State prohibition, which would include this and all localities and the entire State. and thus place Florida in line with our sister states in the South.
 3. It is not Christian citizenship to raise the issue of county division, de- 'irable as that is (and the speaker as is well known is an ardent advocate of Pinellas county in such way as to impede State prohibition, or draw votes from its local champion and candidate for State Senator. To ridicule him by ,alling him Saint Don" is simply to ell the truth, for he is advocating yiews which all "fellow citizens with he saints" or who hope to be such, hould advocate and defend. A slur hus becomes a deserved honor.
 4. It is not Christian citizenship to go ontrary to the fourth commandment md the Christian sentiment of all our hurches and of this community by olding a political caucus on the Sab 'ath day (Palm Sunday and then de- end this offense by saying, "Yes, it 1as Palm Sunday, but we were under he palm" "a mere play on words mich is no argument or defense. As ,ell might one who violated Easter abbath or any Sabbath by thus de- racting from its sanctity, rest and wor- hip, say, 70, we live in the east and an therefore do what we please on ,aster Sabbath" Christian citizens lust condemn such trifing with the abbath. I should censure brother or lember of this church who should ap- rove it. Said a member of this church hen asked to go with the party and laugurate this movement against pro- ibition on the Lords day-"I am .rongly in favor of county division, hen obtained in right way, but thls
 wrong way. l will not be found in with these citizens for sush a lrpose on tbe Christian Sabbath"
 MT Hoyt exhorted all Christian citi- ms to subordinate local issues unself- hly to State issues, and the less to le greater good, and to stand by those ho were advocating prohibition, which
 now winning supporters and votes all Ter the South and the country. Forty l illions of our citizens now live under i 'ohlbitory laws.
 He closed by referring to the need of eansing this city, not only the alleys Id streets but the saloons and other Sorts from which.cOme so much evil. ( Attorney and Mrs Charles G. Morris t i'd children arrived at their home in I 'ar, last week, for the seasons so- urn.
 Miss ,Josephine Garrison of Yonkers. q