The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-04
Pastor of Methodist Church De-
livers Plain Talk Concerning
Existing Conditions in Ply
mouth.
ARE THE CITY
OFFICER BLIND =?
Thinks Campaign for Enforce
ment of Law Would Be in Or
der and Should be the Issue
Many Drunks Seen.

III Tic pIeSclll MdyOi dHty
campaign whom do the candi-
dates feel they must reckon with!
Wa have no hesitancy to answer.
The liberal element, the people
vino stand for loose application OF
Justice. and non-law enforcement
are the ones who hold the power.
Why do not the good citizens OF
both parties try to- dominate with
a moral issue. The above are the
words of Rev. E. c. Wareing,
pastor OF the Methodist church,
who created SOMEWHAT OF SEN
sation when he spoke out in
church Sunday evening concern
ing a "nominally dry but really
very w5t Plymouth. The pastor
continued in part as follows:
A good deal OF ginger could be
put into this campaign if some
would raise the cry OF law en-
forcemen. The way it is now,
there is no issue, only that of
men, there is no contention but
that of personalities and past rec
ords. Why could we not have
Sunday closing of the business
places as an issue? We have laws
that will close the places OF busi-
ness where it is not necessary to
keep them open to sustain HE.
Almost half of our business
places are open on the Sabbath.
If a man has the least excuse to
keep his store open he does it.
The drug stores feel they must
keep open all day. The cigar
stores and the candy stores keep
open and sell their goods and give
loafing place for men and boys
while they have no more reason
nor right to do so than has the,
grocery and the dry goods store.
The restaurants open all day on|
the Sabbath not 'elling the neces-|
sites OF life but any thing a man
wants and because we demand I'll
OF them. Then what shall we
say OF our dry saloons When
they were under license they had
to close on Sunday now they are'
open seven days in the week, II
they desire, selling their dry
goods" and furnishing loahng
place for men. Then how about
the enforcement of the Local OPP
ton Law? Men are still seen
drunk on our streets. Where do
they get the liquor that sttals
away their brains: What shall
we say of the slot machines and
the speed ordinance and the cur
few for the boys and girls. Do
YOU think there is reason Tor a
campaign issue OF law enforce
ment? May be not but it looks
like it to some people. The day
is coming in Plymouth when men
WIN not be afraid OF a moral issue
But when that day will come no
one is able 10 say but it will come.
The tiger will still enjoy his Jung
lie until the lovers OF law enforce
ment awaken. But they are like
Jonah asleep in the hoAb OF the
ship while the storm OF destruc-
ton RACES without.
Then the pastor CLOSED with an
appeal to the churchman to
awaken to the fact that he ought
to stand for something IN the
moral life and social life OF the
community and that he ought to
come to stand for moral issues
where they can possibly be plac-
ed in the minds of ths people.
Governor Was Right.
The subject of the sermon at
the NJ. f. Church Sunday even
ing was I'm the Midst OF Inde-
cision." Among the many things
he said two or three points are
worth hearing again. What he
said OF interest was drawn from
the speech the Governor made at
Columbus. Ind. at the State con-
ference OF charities, in criticism OF
the churches. He read this SEN
teh1ce from the speech of the gov
error. "Why when the average
man Joins the church OF today all
he gets is a chance to help pay
the salary of the preacher and to
listen to two sermons on the Sab
bath and some of them not very
good. The average church when
compared with the old-time
church do.s not possess any more
religion than most secret socie-
ties"
The pastor stopped here and
proceeded to explain matters. He
said eff this indictment of the
church is true it ought to be the
burning shame of us all. Who
will say the Governor is not right
and be able to prove it. / say ne
is so near right that it hurts to
have it said. What more do any
of our churches have to Offer
men, The inducements OF social
prestige and business capital is
all may offer and all some have
to offer. Then after men join
all thIey are asked to do is to help