The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-06
SAYS MINORS NOT FORBIDDEN
Declares it Will Not be Any
Different in the
Future.
Rev. King breaches First Sermon at
Trinity Baptist Church-Two Con-
grcgations Become One Church
Rev. Havighurst ut Epworth VI. Il.

lNtN. NreoTEc NJ. lNouIhts lbSN 'NtHliS
10 an audience that taxed the seating
capacity of the First Presbyterian
church, using this text from the Pro-
verbs to illustrate his sermon which
was criticism of the recent election
end the results he said:
"There are some indisputable facts
that exist and any attempt for puny
man to deny them but advertises mis-
stupidity God Is, ,and His sovereign
reign is one of majesty and might.
Nineteen hundred years ago He sent
His only hegotten Son into this world
IWho lived thirty-three years among
His fellow countrymcn. suffered and
died and ascended to the right hand
| pr the Father of Lignt-And the Holy
Spirit. The chief executive of the
Godhead worketh according to His Will
land pleasure. a fact which all men
Imay possess as the rule Of life and
conduct is the Bible about which
Dean Milman wrote:
| BE thou my Star in Reason's night:
BE thou my Rock in Dangers fright;
BE thou my Guide mid passions sway;
lily Moon by night, my sun by day.
This Bible has two themcs-sln and
lsalvation-the destiny of one course is
death and hell and the reward of the
other course is life ana heaven.
"And it may be well to keep in
mind that there are men known as
big hearted who ut the same time
are black hearted. In the last analy-
Sis man is known not by his reputa-
ton but his character. You can no,
purify the water I'm the well by paint
mg the pump. neither can you cleanse
a mans heart by giving him a new
suit of clothes Great moral issues
never were won apart from great en-
thusiasm. The chief difficulty is not
that men do not know what is right
hut they prefer wrong. y man cant
| be a Christian Ivy coming to church
on Sunday and voting for rascals and
dCtauchery during the week.
what made the land of Bohemia
| famous, let me ask you. Not of It's
narrow limitations and enclosures but
because John Huss willingly breath.
Cd out his last breath at the stalk,
for the Jesus Christ. What has made
ICoatesville name OF disgrace
throughout civilization? 1t is because
o. the recent lynching directly
ohargeable To the gilt edged. well reg
lulated high licensed Pennsylvania
saloons. What made Brooklyn fa-
nous? Not any political campaign
but it was that man Of sterling worth
MIR. Beecher. What made Marion IA
nous three years ago? 1t was be-
cause she girded up her loins ant
lrut herself on record with latter
ing majority in favor Of manhood
land home and decency. And now aft
er three years have gone by she ha!
degraded herself and her name by
sending out to all the world a desir,
to return like the dog to his vomit
Let me say no sane man or wo
man I'm Marion ever expects tn,
lpormises made by the saloon fratern
ity TO be kept. Last night certain
man i'm Marion went the rounds fo
La little observation lie declares hl
saw more drunken men than he hai
seen for the past year. Minors were
not forbidden ana neither need an!
Iparent expect 1t to be any differen
IN the future. Only an idiot talks II
favor of the "well regulated saloon.
IOl course II man was porn 100
he deserves your pity; if he has re
contly acquired such he Is TO b'
ignored.
Keep a note book and put on re
cord every drunken person you see
eN cry violation of the law ever!
holdup and robbery, every minor wh'
has purchased liquor ana every broker
lmomise. for 1t may be servceable il
the days of the future. Give them al
the liberty they want and in 81,
months Marion will be so heartsic< o
gormandizing on the dogs vomit tina
she will pray for the abolition of al
lnGecency and filth ana slime AM
brutality and dishonesty and stencl
that accompany the nefarious bust
ness.