Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-10-30

ant help in trouble, but thsre is sbse- |
lutely nothing 10 cursing. /
1. Il .aoesn't pay. &c doesn't make
anybody think more Of you; On The 9th
er hand 1t makes them think icss OF
you. It Decent pay In business. i
8. You wouldn't ssnty your vie or
sister TO swear, yet they have just rs
much right 10 ~ you have, and 10 would
be iust as decent. There is nota nan
in town who would live with . cursing
wife. There isn't brother In town but
that would be ashamed Of a cursing sis-
Ter,
Q. Il 10 wicked, It violates the Divine
law, and win bring condemnation 10 the
man that persists in 1t.
A customer uttered aa oath in . store
the merchant handed him card with
these words on Il: "Do not swear"
The man read 1t, tears came to his eyes,
and he said, beg your pardon, SIR"
"Never mind me" said the merchant,
"butdon't you think you would better
ask GOES pardon. Il zas his name
you profaned." SI win do Il, SIR"
said the man, and he shook his hand
warmly. Friend, brother. don't swear,
II you have been In the habit Of it,wou't
you ask God here aad now 70 forgive
your = s..
Let us next consider the Fourth Gem
mandment, which IL. Remember tie
Sabbath day tokeep It holy. ."How much
Sabbath breaking there is in this ooun-
try7 I will mention the worst Sabbath
breaking cities, and In their order:
San Francisco, hrst. No wonder God
shock that oia eewn With en- earthquake
and swept their cussedness with FIRE.
There was not . rottener city no the
American continent. Chicago 10 second
with perfect paadamonium Of iniquity
and vice. the theaters, the grog-shops,
the beer gardens and every hen-hole
open on Sunday Then comes New
Orleans, perfect cesspool Of filth and
rot. Then comes Cincinnati, and st.
Louis.
Noone thing shows town 90 pohten
as It's disregard for the Sabbath day.
I have wondered II the people Of Donis
| tphan are ss earetul to oesesxs the day
as they should be. You have beauti-
full little city here whose inhabitants are
generous to a fault. This 10 the most
moral town for its size, I ever saw, and
hence the best place to live. Doniphan
has produced some Of the best boys and
and girls II has ever been my privilege
to know. The good people Of the CON-
munity deserves much praise for what
has already been accomplished. They
neea 10 60 step further. Nothing
should be allowed TO exist here that
would stain the fair name Of Doniphan.
While there may not be any gross vio-
lations Of the Sabbath here, yet 1t seems
to me there are aiot Of things going on
that ought to be out cut. What about
these meat markets opening upon Sum-
days / understand some Of you church
members buy meat on Sunday. II the
church people didn't patronize these
markets on Sunday they Wouldn't be
open, hence you not only violate the
Sabbath yourself, but you make others
do 1t. What about store opening up
hare on Sunday morninR9 1.-THE Sew
enth day is the Sabbath Of the Lord
thy God; In IL thou shalt not do any
work." lfitis right to stay open i've
minutes Il Is hight to stay open all day,
and II it is right for one 10 stay open all
day 10 u right for all and II II Is right
for all, 1t 10 right for the farmer to
plow, haul ties, etc, and then the Sab
bath IL gone, and with II goes the
chaFrh for thedhnrch cannot exist with
out the sabbath, and when the church
is gone we are In hesthendom. Mighty
God help usl You get your mail on
Sunday, you think nothing Of buying 9
Sunday paper and reading II, ! know Of
no greater menace 10 the Sabbath than
the Sunday paper. I would not let enc
of them come into my home.
| Some preschers and church members
rids on the Sunday trains. II you set
after them about 10. they viii say wi th
oiisnsive nippency, ''if the devil comes
along, and is going my way. ] viii rids
IS ar ss an going mis-" The dem
lviil siwsys be going your way. He
lrstans with you, too. and give you ;
free ride home.
| You get your mail on Sunday; start
or complete journey on Sunday; buy
soaa arsnks, buy cigars, buy . loaf Of
bread, buy piece Of meat, and when
attack II you say &c. .thssis saca iittis
thing" Pray tel ne what Il the difier-
saos IN the sight Of God, between buy
ing cigar. . glass of sods water, Or I
piece Of meat, on Sunday, and buying !
lplantztionf Il % Ne iittle things ~
ten. Did Eve havs to eat up the uhols
apple orchard before God AlmeA1<5
loould see which vsy zhe was headed9
7he man Nho keepe ne Sabbath holy