The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-24
Presbyterian Pastor Pleads
For independence.
PULPIT PLACE FOR POLITICS
Vote Straight and You Vote
For Hog Wash.
Rev. Mr.. Itourl<e Says Every Man
Should Cast Ballot For Manhood
And Not Politics--Rcv. j. =. Cur
rim Talks interestingly on Life Of
Julia Ward Howc-Church News.

Rev. G.. W. Rourke delivered an in .
teresting and powerful address to a
large congregation, Sunday evening.
at the First Presbyterian church. The
pastor said in part on his subject,
which was taken from the first chap
ter of Haggai and the seventeenth
verse. Thus saith the Lord of Hosts,
consider your ways"
"IIaggai came into his office late
in years. His brief ministry covered
period of only few months. But
during that time he voiced thirty
eight sentences that have a big place
in the Book OF God His contention
was that selfish interests self center
ed are wrong To beautify your home
and neglect the house OF God meets
with Gods .disapprOval, and for the
benefit Of all present day intellectual
lights in galaxy OF private lnterpre-
tation who think God has no concern
about man and man Is not under the
providential dealings of God--for the
benefit of thoae who think drought,
plague, disease and destruction have
nothing to do with moral discipline
and moral behavior, let me say you
can't accept the prophecy and OPP
pose it's doctrine at the same time.
1--WE are inclined to think of three
forms of government. When there is
the government by one we call that
despotism and all education centers
with the Czar. When there is tha
government by few we call tina.
oligarchy and the favoritc few be-
long to the so-called aristocratic class.
When there is the government by
many we call that democracy and
that means that multitudes have
equal chances.
To-day we observe that the tend
ency Is to forget God and the hu-
man cry of man. Down in Mexico
barbarism Is in prcatlce and the great
cry from the lips of Ignorance and
poverty sneered at. Up in Alaska
where God has permitted rare beauty
and resource to meet, greedy and
Goddess men have attempted to bull
garlze the entire country. The testi-
mony comes from the southland that
never in the history of the country
has there been such a demand for
shoes. and the reason given Is. tina;
In former years the shoe money Went
for whisky. and now II goes for shoes
and clothing. We are impressed with
the slump in the political market. And
when mention politics ] hope no
one will take Il chill. For there are
those who are SO exceedingly pious
as TO think the word politics mem
toned In tho pulpit IL desecration.
Men viii 90 to the county fair and
take pleasure in giving you the pedi-
gree of horse. They Will give you
a long pedigree Of n big hog. They
will tell you of value and points ana
beauty; and there are hundreds OF
boys that can give as their pedigree
A drunken father and a heart-brokcn
and shame faced mother. To the hog
nature. hogs are more important than
q, boys pedigree.
'In considering your ways I charge
you 10 remember your obligation on
election day. Now l don't want any
one to come and look green-eyed at
me and say, I have never scratched
my ticket All | have to say to you
If you have always voted a straight
ticket. y5u have been guilty of voting
for a good deal OF worthless trash
in your time. Any man who will ge!
down on his knees and consecrate
himself 10 Jesus Christ, will arise
from his knees and vote for man.
hood and home and honor and de.
cency ana honOring ones oath and
needing the law
Julia Ward Howe.