El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-15
SERMON ON
THE IDEAL CITY


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seen upon its streets. There shall
yet old men and old women dwell
in the streets Of Jerusalem, and every
very age What a beautiful picture
Advanced age found upon the streets
of the city. 1t has been said that the
two greatest benedictiOns Of life are
childhood and old age.
The old are feeble and helpless,
and where they are to be found, there
kindness, justice, affection. unseltlsn-
ness viii be found. But in the large
cities OF the old and new world there
is little hope for old age; let alone
quiet old age. and again the question
is asked: What shall be done with
the old men and the old women
But the most fear is that the ardu-
Gus toll OF the workers Will nOt per
NIT them 10 reach and enter the placid
waters and softened twilight of old
age. Life is so intense in our cities
that many break down when they
should be in the prime Of life The
pressure OF business and social life
is terrible Some means must be
found to reduce this pressure; and
in no way can this be brought to
pass than by the adoption Of Chris
ttan standards and estimates OF lite.
These alone can block the mad rush
for pleasure and gain, and save our
Make the Streets safe.
FL PasO shall be the city it ought
to be when boys and girls shall be
seen on the streets. And the streets
Of the city shall be fun of boys and
girls playing in the streets thereof
The streets today are the most
dangerous places for a girl or a boy
TO be. Evil turks at every corner
into the Ways OF Wickedness walk the
streets seeking their victims. he
saloon opens IL doors ike the jaws OF
the pit Obscene and debasing Htera-
mia afeH ~f r#enr7 ~
sold among the boys and girls OF this
city Oaths cad curses fall upon the
ears Of the young, proceeding from the
mouths Of coarse and brutal men Gin
Guiding some pOlitciansl-
There is no more dangerous place
by day or night than the streets OF
a city. and FL Paso IS no exception.
7 have seen and heard things on the
streets Of Fl Paso that have made my
heart bleed. and do not go about
pokiug my nose into exceptional places
either. A man that has eyes and ears
and heart can see and hear and pity.
God grant that II may soon come.
when not messenger boys, news boys.
and cash girls working early and late
upon the streets and in the stores but
boys and girls at play.
The Ideal City.
a CITY with parks and lawns and
homes for children, this is the ideal:
for when the voices Of boys and
girls die out, the light and JOY OF life
"El Paso shall be city worth
while when God is given a larger
place in its thought and life. I viii
dwell in the midst of Jerusalem
That our civic life is unwhOlesOme
and impure We must with shame ac-
knowledge. and by no process Of law
can the life Of our city be purified
1t must be done by the presence and
power Of God in individual lines.
The Important Things.
III PaSO does not need Pearson g
mills, or any other sort Of industry,
so much as 1t needs 20 seek first the
kingdom of God and His righteous
ness God must be enthroned In the
civic and social life OF the city He
is In neither The heather Japanese
has higher ideals and a truer con-
ceptlon Of morality than some Of the
public officials Of this city. Judging
from published statements from their
lips Listen to this Marquis Ito OF
japan, declared at the dedication of a
= N q A. building in Korea in De-
Sehoer' 1905; I fought vehemently
TOT freedom Of belief and propagation
ana finally triumphed. NY reasoning
was rms; Civilization depends upon
morality and the highest morality up
on religion. therefore religion must
De tolerated and encoura ged'
compares II With other Statements.
compare this with the words of an
oLIlcer or the law: Take your churches
ana get to-hell out OF here And with
tle statement of the chief OF police
round on the first page of The Herald
~ Wednesday January TO- No. the
ne OF our city cannot be saved apart
rom q recognition Of God and obedi-
ence to His laws
only the golden rule of Christ
can bring the golden age Of man.
50 the highest and most genuine
g gl-l lVtlsm IS not the noisy. vociferous.
iiIsauntng, taunting, cracker. common
hlnu' put that which ever seeks to
Ialse tne life Of the city. the stats
high privilege"
Herald's Work Endorsed.
~ rising vote, the audience at the
eevening service OF the Houston SQUARE
iDaptlsl church. unanimously expressed
rs approval Of the course taken bv
ssultoE slater Of The Herald in expos
ing me wide open character of the city.
aho pleuged itself TO support him and
any effort that has for IFS object me
proper enforcement Of the laws espe-
Siaily those relating to gambling and
It's companion, the saloon.