The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-03
BLAMES THE LAWYERS
Pastor Says Criminals are
Allowed to go Free.
Boomer Day at Calvary Evangelical
Sunday School Visitors Day at
United BrethreD-Th Churches

audience at the First Presbyterian
church
sit makes no difference what
those pumpkin heads in wyandot
county say, ! declare that Hamilton
II. Curry is murderer of the
blacklist type and should be pun
ished." emphaticaliy exclaimed the
pastor Even though that famous
Dayton criminal lawyer who partic-
ipated in the case is a brilliant man,
he showed heartless nature by be-
littleing the wife and daughter OF
the murdered man, and have no
respect for him, concluded Rev.
Rourke
Rev. Rourke selected his text from
the forty-ffth to the forty-sixth
verse of the eleventh chapter OF
Luke, "Woe unto ye all We lawyers,
etc. In his early remarks the
speaker referred TO the disregard OF
laws. He declared the grand juries
farce, the lower courts disgrace
and attributed the great portion OF
the blame to the lawyer.
- ht ulsilL WIZ hliN'WluNlN utttlluH
injustice and evil is guilty Of crime,
stated the speaker. He declared that
where there is no justice under the
throne, there is no mercy. The speak
er declared that this very day the
laws had been besmirched, the
churches insulted and yet the law
yers defend the violators with brazen
willingness
Every week we have unrightful
divorces granted in our common
pleas court the subject of embez-
element Is known in our courts as
only factor TO increase the taxa
tion Of the county; we laugh at open
gambling. the Rose law is being vi
olated every day and yet there is
not one voice raised to lift the city
out of the mire," earnestly remarked
the minister.
Rev. Rourke declared that lynch
ings are wrong, but stated that the
reason for the occurrence OF such
incidents Is due to unjust Juggling
of the law and failing to convict the
guilty. you cannot clean the wat
er Of Marion by painting the hyd-
rants" declared the pastor, but you
must begin on the inside. In this
day and age the churcn OF Christ
should speak out, IL has already been
silent too long" concluded the speak
err.
In concluding Rev Rourke re-
ferred to the time OF Christ. He de-
clared that Christ's mission was not
to abolish law, but to fulhll it, and
closed with pathetic reference to
Him.
This was the third OF a series OF
special sermons by Rev. Rourke.
His theme last evening, ''The Law
yer" attracted a number of thespro-
fesbion and no one was by any means
disappointed by the effort. Next
Sunday evening, Rev. Rourke will
discuss, "The Good and Bad Quail
ties OF the Journalist"
In line with the movement which
is now general over the Sandusky
conference of the United Brethren
church, Visitors Day" was observed
at the local United Brethren church
Sunday. At the Pleasant U. b.
church, south of the city, the day
was also observed with appropriate
exercises.
AL the lCcal church there was an
unusually large attendance at the
Sunday School, Sunday morning,
there being 25S in attendance with
II new pupils and 21 visitors. At
the church service both morning and
evening the church was crowded and
Rev. j. w. Miles preached two
powerful sermons, which We're in line
with the observance OF the day.
"Christian Growth was the theme
Eof the morning sermon Of Pastor
Miles in which he deplored the
lack OF interest being now taken by
church workers In Bible study. After
selecting his text from Peter. 2nd
chapter, and the first and second
verses, the pastor showed how that
life must be necessary before growth
Is possible. He narrated OF plant
life; how it develops into wonder-
fpl exhibition OF life, but not be-
fore life is first given it. SO it IS
with the Christian, he cannot grow
and develop until God has given him
spiritual life. 3"
There are many obstacles to his
growth which were named in detail
by the speaker and these should be
warded off for they will keep the
spiritual life dwarfed.
".The Christian needs food and
the proper kind OF food. BY the
proper study of the Bible the Chris.
tian may obtain food to support
himself and to promote growth. I"
Here Mr. Miles urged bible study
and interest in the Sunday School
work.
'dNor proper growth the Christian