The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-02-25
LAWYER TILLErs ADDRESS.
"rhai Ratchet Episode, Or Just Plain
. aLyina" the Subject.

T.. w. Illicit delivered the an
nual address of the @.9019" club
at Trinity College last Saturday
night, and the following synop-
sis will give an idea of what the
address was like: -.=,c:-. 49,.
Mr.. C. W. Tillett spoke straight
from the shoulder last night at Trim
ity, college and 1t is a modification
that his address in its entirety is too
much for the columns Of The Herald
this morning
The Charlotte lawyer was at home
in a Methodist college and that sort
of a congregation about him. He
spoke as layman but he said things
that win make preachers think. He
said just what he pleased, in his own
way, which is as go-as-you-feel ltHe
it as any man whoever spoke at Trim
ity.
Mr.. Tillett was introduced By Pro-
fessor Wooten, who presided over the
mysterious "9019" that has mystic
riously appeared recently and under
whose auspices this bright lawyer
spoke. He began his speech in pleas
antries about the organization and ain
nounced his subject as That Hatcher
Episode" Then he changed his mind
and nominated it Lying" for what he
deemed obvious reasons; because of a
lawyers fitness to descant upon the
thing that George Washington never
did before he became so popular with
the ladies. He said IL his audience
should be called upon to give an out
line of his speech they might have
to describe it as Choate did Rhode
Islands boundaries. Beginning at a
flock Of wild geese and running thence
with a streak of lightning and thence
to forty foxes with firebrands tied to
their tails" T.
He jumped into his speech here and
said there must be the admission that
there are many things wrong in the
world. AS the church stands for the
highest in men. the cognate question
is what is the matter with the
church," He declared he could moi
believe that the first answer to this
question is "whiskey." because there
Is a wonderful wave Of sentiment
against whiskey rolling over the coun
TRY. He belonged to the original pro
hibition crowd that was much cussed
and little understood. but some OF the
latter day saints against him in those
days have run over him to get "a
the bandwagon and left him far in
the rear. He predicted that some day
there will be a reaction and the "po
litical gymnasts will be found jump
ing back on the other side" s ~
He paid a tribute 10 the women
upon whom he declared the salvation
Of the country depends. II left /"
men. society would suffer total pars
ysis. He declared that the reason the
colored race has suffered such d.
generacy at times is because thr
woren are little better than the ner
what Is the matter with the MOI
al condition Of the country? Ny rort
friend. q Methodist preacher, perhaps
will say 'worldliness.' When ! as
him what he means by worldliness
Inc says worldly amusenents.' Ard
when ask TO- still further informa
ton he says he refers to dancing
eard-playing and theater.going. He 1
shocked and panied when tell hin
II think the devil smiles when h.
hears a statement like that. Now
for the purpose Of emphasizing somI
points, I shall say a good deal abou
dancing, card.playing and theater-gr
ling. but am not advocating any o
these. I never danced in my life AM
don't like dancing. ! have never hal
card in my house and never zaw
game OF bridge whist. have teen .
. the theater, but I am not defendin
my course in that respect. So II 20
20 away and say that made speec'
IN favor Of card.playing and dancing
you will tell a T. Y. Tee"
He answered his own question. II
believed the great trouble Of America
; people to be lying. And then he toll
how chiliren are brought up In an al
mosphere OF deception, men belongin
- the church are not what they pre-
fess to be and those without It pre-
'end to be too good 10 get In. tn
spirit Of graft has well.nigh ruined III
American conscience. business me
say they can be 'sorter honest" wifi
out trouble. but not entirely 50. An
. he showed in gallant way that wome
have a trail Of the serpent over then
He applied here what he meant b
saying the devil smiled ct the preschs
, who declaims 80 loudly against worlt
ly amussments. He said he would ga
what a good many Methodist Jayne
and ministers say in private hut net
er did In public. at Is unfcrtunat
that the authorities in the Methods
church ever made any deiiyeranc
; against these so-called worldly anus
ments."
The effect Of this deliverance Ia
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