The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-10
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i wish there ~ ere no occasion for
this serInon: There are many sansi.
tisa souis whom It's plain language
may offend They do not bklieye that
such subjects belong properly To- puls
PIT treatment However. speak be
cause my conscience bids me. This
service is the sdisciiatge OF o painful
duty. do I seek to please meh2 1T
II yet please men. II should not be the.
servant Of Christ. The church mem:
berst OF our cltysin their attitude to-
ward moral eondlt lions may be grouped
,sin -four; classes. First those who do
not know They're good eopls. who
attend church. Theylk nothing Of
1.-The sin and shainepf the city streets:
: Where Ignorance ssbtss It is folly 10,
be wise. Second those! who, know,
/ but do not care. % fThey have no sense
of personal responsibili ty. since they
are mot participants In the wrong
Their chief cpncerni IS IN taking care!
OF self Third, dthnsefwho know, but
say they cannot change Il conditions
Sin has always existed and always
will. The scarlet woman has been in;
the world since the days Of Solomon.
It is useless to attempt to purify city
life and Improve social conditions.
Whoever makes the effort; issstfiking,
his head against "a stone WALL Fourth,
Ethose who know CON itions. feel their!
responsibility as citizens and Chris.
tians and endeayor to remedy the ex:i
listing conditions. They may not like
. the crack Of my rife, but nevertheless;
Il am determined to take the shot,
With this In view Il accompanied,
by an oficerSin citizens clothes. took
two walks down Broad street and saw
{, sights which ! blush to mention. The
nrst was on Thursday night; the first
clear night after abouts ten j days iot
rain. They had come out; like the In
sects from under bark and sod, with
the first returnls of 1.the spring sun.
They swarmed the streets untilit was
4 difficult and. In some respects, dan
, gerous 10 walk. : Girls. resorted toSths
back parlors, of.Jtalian confectionaries,
where they: sat in suggestive positions
TO welcome and tempt whoever might
enter therein. An older glrl. on evil
bent, led herslittlessisterio on her peril
Gus mission others whose; lives dis.
\ graced the name of woman stood on
4 corners orimarched brszeply down tho
street Boys in knee trousers and
girls in short dresses were out in the
darkness OF the night, when they
j! should have been at home. Washers
followed girls, from block TO block and
around corner after corner; and, led
them down dark alleys. All Of this
and more saw, Twas enough to
make the head heavy and the heart
sick. - -. 80: :
On the SECOND might've visited the
moving pictures. ! saw nothing Oh.
iectionable per Sc in the pictures. A
minister was present, and they would
be guilty of no fmpropriety. All class.
es and conditions were in attendance.
A dude, dressed IN Prince Albert, a
bloated faced sport and a wesley half.
fed man were there, who bought tick.
:; cts in rotation and entered one after
the other. Little children under ten
and haggled old women with bent
forms were there. What have you To
say about these shows? Two things:
First, they prove the text and demon,
strate that the American people are
lovers OF pleasure more than lovers
!, Of God. On two blocks on Broad street
last Friday night more. people saw the
moving pictures than assembled in
seventy Of the eighty white churches
4 Of this city. They Tined the block and
backed up on the side street waiting
for admission and yet we say this Is Q
. Christian city. Would that 1t were
but many of the church members love
the places Of pleasure more than the
house OF God. They nre too tired tt
attend the church Oh Sunday evening
but can parade the streets and stand
for a long time and spend hours see
ing moving pictnfes and yaudeynl.
after hard days work: oh, con
sisteney, thou art.a jewel! ~ -
Passing from the places Of pleasure
we saw young girls, whose mothers
thought they were in no harm, enter
ing automobiles and going on joy
ridesiwith young men who meant ne
good. One OF the most demorallzint
! agencies in RlchaS5nd Is the automo
. bile a the son 81 the rich. If yot
want to ruin your son. get him an au
Q tomobile. Not more than one out o
3 ten can own a machine without neg
i lecting his business or injuring hi.
G morals. II the numbers OF the ma
chimes that ride slowly along Broac
street to entlce young girls coming
from the plays, or stand on Mayo AM
East Franklin streets after the mid
; night hours, were published In TIL
!, daily papers. they would strike man,
4 hearts with CONSERVATION. and arous,