The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27


 cities. universities and libraries are but a paItry exhibit if high moral and religious attainmente be lacking. The true assets of national power and glory are not material things at all, but moral and spiritual.
 The preacher admitted that our pres ent prosperity and power as nation rendered N we'll nigh ir1possible-to to get the ear of the public with such an ap- peal as he was making today, but he felt constrained to utter some words of kindly warning. He declared there were number of evils now cursing our land which, if unchecked. would surely invite the Divine rebuke upon us as a nation. The first of these evils to be mentioned was the deliberate at- tempt to pagAnize our nation by com pletely destroying the sanctity of the Sabbath Day. and eliminating all re- iigious teaching from the State schools,
 "Thts nation was founded mainly by Protestant Christians. and for the hrst century of it's existence there was hardly anybody else in the country. Nearly all the colleges and schools es- abolished in America for the nrst is6 ana prayers of Protestant Christians, and with a distinctly religious aim. al. belt some of those institutions have since lost their religious character In the main. and have anti-Christian teachers in their various chairs. "The Sunday newspaper, the rail-
 ways. the Sunday mall service and so- ciai usage have well nigh obhteraten the Sabbath except in outward form such Course Is Perilous.
 This course, the speaker declared. l was fraught with peril to the best temporal welfare of the country, God will not bless nation of Sab bath desecrators. The Fourth com mandment stands unrepeaied. ana tne | nation that deliberately trampies 1t under foot Is but inviting the Wratn of God unless He has entirely cnanseo in character. The tendency. now so prevalent, to introduce gambling Iea- lures into all forms of commercial pus- mess and social games, was toucheo upon as calculated to make us n@- ton of gamblers,
 The stock exchange ana our par Tor amusements are teaching our men and women and children to try to get money without doing anything to earn it. which is nothing but gamplinss anu this every decent. civilized nation on earth has made felony, and trieo 70 stamp out" The preacher then dwelt for q wnile with the gigantic evils or compna tions both of capitalists and lapotins men whereby the public is forced 70 nav prices and submit to rules that are not righteous He said the unlaW- | full trusts on the one hand and the cor rupter forms of trade unions on the other were compelling millions by Ter cible means to suffer an abrtdgement of their natural rights and endure pe- cuntarv losses. all of which was un- riehteous and unless checked would ultimately educate the whole body or | inc people to depend on unjust ana un-christfan methods of building up ! business and making money.
 I Finally, he alluded to the eVer-in- l creasing iawlessness of night riders, | and lynchers. These, alone. he de- clared would destroy our civilization 1 unless rebuked and put down with the I strong arm of the law. In conclusion l he pleaded for fearless and fatth- l fui pulpit and Godly home training. 1 Thanksgiving services were held al I the First Presbyterian Church yesteF- I day morning at 12 o'clock. before one I of the largest congregations or tne \ season. Thanksgiving service was I preached, by the pastor, Rev. Henry I M. Edmonds, which was very impress \ i've sermon, and the spirit Of Thahks- | giving was expressed in every pnFase | Dr. Edmonds preached of the hrsl | Thanksgiving in history, and genera
 conditions since and brought the iacts | out very plainly about new inventions l rnethpds of communication, army and Navy. and all principal steps in the up' building of the country.
 Tfsanksgiying Day was observed by Kahl Montgomery with impressive ser