The Cairo bulletin., 1910-04-02
NEARLY 800 AT BANQUET
OF PRESBYTERIAN MEMS CLASS
Rev. 0hrum Says They Are Chained Lightning
and Gods Dynamite For the Devil and His
Works in Cairo

as a token of esteem from the op-
ponents.
w. M Hurt of the Methodist class
drew distinction between the meet
ing Of last night and that of the
night before. pointing out that the for
mer was a dollar meeting while the
meeting he addressed aimed at higher
things. He read paper In which the
dollar was addressed as ruler and
giver - ali things and which he de-
clared might pr-rerly have been
spo,.-i at the opening of the banquet
Thursday night. Yet he admitted that
the game of the Almis~J Dollar was
"a fascinating one which all loved to
play and he as much ais any one;S the
trouble icing that some allowed them
selves to play il to the excius.cAAe Of
all else Mr. Hurt spoke of the eef-
feet Of the organization CT the Mems
classes in The churcaes of the city
declaring that the classes were all
one body touched by the same spirit,
to work toward cleaner Cairo.
A Live Wire
Rev. S. C.0hrum, pastor of Cairo
BAPTIST church was the live wire
|of the evening. He said Cairo had
reached a crisis In her history which
called for a modified leadership IN
her affairs, leadership modified to
the extent of constituting a new
leadership. The old leadership had
brought the city to condition which
had better been unknown, and the
demand for a change had found ex-
preston in the splendid report Of the
recent grand jury. If the city cen
tinued in its course it would mean
financial and moral bankruptcy.
Christian leadership was what the
city needed. Everywhere Christianity
had preceded and had brought civ. h-
zation and what Cairo needed Was
Christian leadership and civilization,
The Mems Bible Glasses were bring
ing the men of Cairo together under
that leadership; it was not a Sunday
school movement but church move
ment; the present gathering was un-
der the auspices Of the Presbyterian
church, the former gathering hal
been under the auspices of the Meth
odist church, and when the Brother.
hood of his church invited the classes
to a T%78r affair it would be under
the auspices of the Baptist church.
The churches of Cairo were asserting
themselves as factor in the COM
munity's affairs; the meeting tonight
was significant of new life in the
city's churches v'hf~1 mad been held
lat discount heretofore, and it prom
ised new epoch in which the
churches wo Il be force that would
have to be reckoned With. Christian
leadership is positive force for
civic righteousness" said the speaker
with much emphasis, 1t was the only
force that could be relied upon for
the betterment of town as well as
a soul. Till now the movement had
been a silent one. but it would wake
up in due time; these organized
bodies of earnest men were chained
| lightning for the devil and his evil
works. the dynamite of God to wake
Iup and restore the community to
nobler ideals" They would make
Cairo good to live in and citizens
would be proud to be known as
Cairoites where they were now
ashamed. With such an awakening
under Christian leadership officials
and politicians would become ser.
wants of the people conducting the
peoples affairs, not with reference tc
their aspirations to congress, not
with a view to capturing the negro
vote but with reference to the needs
apd wishes of the people, guided only
/ BY what was right.
The large audience applauded al
the speakers heartily, but seemed tc
be electrified by Rev. Ohrum's fervent
address and gave him an ovation.