The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-23
REFORM IN CAIRO
AND THE DANCE
DISCUSSED nv FORMER CAIRO
PASTOR NOW IN &IA6AmA-
ENDORSES REV. BUCAANAN's
POSITION ON DANCING.
Roanake. Ala. Fob. Is. 1905.

Roanoke. Ala Feb. 10 1908.
! Editor of The Bulletin: since YOU
jfave published some views al a
!, preacher Ia Chicago would Won al
low one az YOUR appreciatiye readers
pnd IA eA-Caro citizen ana pastor to
make q few remarks upon some Of tac
subjects under discussions IN y0re
paper
The Bulletin comes to me each aav
bringing the news Of home. cburch
and state ana | beg to assure YOU that
myself and family enjoy The Builctia
Until times last thunder shakes the
universe 81 God battles viii be
fought and Victories wen nntn rav
bead rests beneath the sod never vii.
cease to have vital interest III the
affairs Of the people Of Cairo. llag
watched with eagerness every move
ment made since took my departure
for another CLINE little more than
year ago
Taat Reform Movement
Some things have transpircd w
way of reform that ar startling a9i
unexpected by this writer When
read that famous preamble ana Fl,
luHcn drawn UP by the saIccn men
and presented II your mayor n
thought it the product of the Minis
tcrs' Association" bpt whom saw
hat long set Of names some Of which |
I could neither spoil nor pronounce |
fairly jumped from under my hat and |
said wonders never cease and this is |
enc Of thc seven wonders Of the TWEEN
tieth century II is wcil understood |
In Cairo that this writer and preacher I
Is not m extremist on any subject but /
he sometimes makes a pint which /
has singer attached Il Is not a |
fact that all saloon men are thieves /
and robbers as some unreasonable ex-
tremists say. | haFent word OF /
abuse for saloon men ] want them 4
NJ saved from sin for heaven and ! /
would stop to do saloon man favor /
rs readily as any living man. ! conld |
not be otherwise aud be a Christian. |
rut hate the liquor traffic like hate
he devil and hell
The thing that startled me most |
Is the mighty reform which has seized |
eairo's MAYER.
Brother George is n round and funny
and q jolly good fellow \ little more
than 2 year ago this writer went with
other ministers to call upon His
Honor for the purpose of impressing
III, Importance of The restoration Of
Tairo's Sabbath Brother George i'm
'oune1 us that he bad uucpnditi1nally
1romiscl the saloon men that he
would not enforce the Sunday law
,gaiust their business. He said he
proposed 70 keep the promise not
he had taken solemn
ath that he would enforce said law
shrn he pnductef into office. Brit
Brother George and are both
-hurch members. he an Armenian /,
srd Calvanist Brother George
believes in falling from grace and I
believe that the fe;.ow who falls has
10 grace TO fall from. But perhaps
he beloved mayor has succeeded in
Getting r bit Of Calyanistic. Bap
.istic grace aud mas be this being the
preserving Bind be has really and
truly reformed. II 80 ! beg TO ex- \
end ta him the hand Of brotheriy love
'nI Christisn fellowship BIT don't
Z jar yuu beloved reader 10 think
II mayor waiting until the saloous
'cr Go have the i'll put IN. before Do
raF"s up2 The salnou men really De- /
'crVc more credit than the maVor. In
ritc of All bis iouits Brother George
has some noble trails # character and
love linn dayotedly for these. I am
reminded inst here Of the famous
Pink saloon episode. and by the way.
win give azy citizen Of Cairo
creek for 800 for a CODY Of that ar
ticle- Brother George IS a splendid 4
choir director hut he is a sure enough I
daisy on law and order. My pr0phesy +
Is being fulfilled and the reform wave
has struck Cairo At last and I rejoice
That mr successor Al the Cairo Rap I
list church does not have TO strain his
socal chords to - heard above the