The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-03

taxes To-Day tnan IN former years, al
though it had grown greatly and peo'
Die demanded much improved ser
vice in all departments. Whatever
his relations might be toward the
public in the future he would always
be an advocate of road work.
The mayor tken called attention
to the pressing need of the city for
a city hall building, saying the rep.
resentatives Of the people had no
decent place TO meet The PROPOSE.
tior to revive the scheme started
some years ago was brought up over
a year ago, but the financial string
ency had interferel. He hoped the
81 jet would be taken up again in
the near future anG something would
be done.
John S. Aisthorpe moved that the
cCtnty commissioners be requested
to attend the Merchants Luncheon
next Saturday to express their views
on the proposition of consolidating
Rcad Districts and as proposed
by Mr., Miller. Carried.
Moral Betterment.
Rev. J. G. Dee, pastor of the First
Methodist church, was present aad
was called On by Mr.. Miller for a
few remarks. Rev, Dee said it was
rather novel experience fer him to
address a gathering of business men.
He had been accustomed to speaking
to women mostly, and he wcnderd
N1fH, . T.. Al
ters were too effemnate to deserve
a hearing from them? Or were they
too many Of them-of the opinion
Of the man who told him once that
he attended to the politics and let his
Wife attend to the religion of the
household? IF you do feel that way
gentlemen" said Rev Dee-"fe I'll
that you can hang on to your wifes
apron strings and she will pull you
through, I'm afraid you will be disap.
pointed We men in the church get
very lonesome sometimes con.
tinued the speaker, we feel very
much the need Of some of our fel,
lows to help us hold Up the burdens
IF the church and church work"
Speaking OF the subject in hand
Rev Dee said i was of vital impor,.
ancC to cultivate intercourse between
the rural population Of late yea S |
the rural people had grown away
from the cities; they were being sup
pied with more conveniences THAI
in former years and were more con
TINTED; they were a moral clean |
thinking people as a rule, and found |
rural lite more conducive to happi |
ness and right living Before coming |
to Cairo he had been warned that it |
was a wicked city, but he had replied |
where there was mucn wickedness !
there must be much grace. and he
had found here some of the best PEG,
PIE he had ever come In contact with.
He world however aimonish his
bearers that there was need of atten-
ton II the neral welfare of the city
as well as the material welfare.
There was need Of greater respect for
law. and a more uniform enforcement
Of law. He could not see why
theatres should not he omen on Sun
lay If it was right TO permit othe.
places TO be open The theatre had
IS much right or as little right as
he saloon. If enc could disobey the
aw another could do so, and If all
lid so we would have anarchy. Cairo
lad better public schools and better
hurches and more of them than any S
ty Of her size; but she needed to
ave more respect for the Sabbath
Ic took issue with the pastor of an. -
Tier church who had said. at a for
Ter luncheon that there was no 10
arm in attending n bali game on III
'nday. The people should cultivate
nj stand for the best things aud :
hey would get them.
John s. Aisthorpp spoke feeingly
comment upon Rev. Dee's address
Ie said these uncheons were oc. ..
asicns where every one was at lib.
rty 10 say what he thought and ne
onld say a few things. Ministers
the gospel, when preaching in
lHir pulpits, often did not do their "
lty: they We're content to preach
cal and damnatinn Sunday after Sun. "
az. seeming to care little for condi
Cns as they were and making no al al
vance for human nature and for
$ environments and temptations 81
ld weaknesses. we are human"