The Detroit times., 1913-03-19
DEMI.M0NDE OF
PARIS FURNISH
EASTER STYLES
--BIsHOP WILLIAMS.
Male Puppets Who Hang About
Them Also Contribute to
Fashions. Says Cleric
GIVES STRONG ADDRESS
ON "SIN OF HEROD"
Compares Him to Pleasure WOr-
shipping Folk of the
Present Day

Deploring the fact that the Christian
world this holy week ID undoubtedly
more concerned with new fashions
that religious meditation on the pas.
sion Of Jesus Christ. Bishop Charles
ID. Williams addressed large aud
fence. Wednesday noon, In the Miles
theater.
Whether you know 1t or not the
clothes upon which your minds are
bent at this time have been fashioned
after the whims Of the 0emi-monde or
Paris and other Europeans capitals,
and the silly notions Of the male pup
pets that hang about the soiled, al
though fashionable skirts OF the demi.
world" said the bishop. Il am moved
to say that l hope these Lenter ser
vices for more OF you have meant
more than to an acquaintance or mine
who said the other day that he attend
ed them as sort Of spiritual cocktail
before luncheon.
Bishop Williams took for his subject
The sin Of Herod," and llkened II 10
sin OF the present day which he char
acterized as "hedonism."
In his day Herod was a man OF
fashion, one who decked himself in
gorgeous raiment and as smart So
ciety of 1913 follows the styles set by
the courtesans OF Europe, SO did the
society of Herod's day follow the fash
ions set by the courtesans OF Herod
court and OF that monarch himself,
said the bishop "Herod had all the
vices OF man Of fashion. and even
INDUCED In the still very fashionable
games OF divorce and adultry. Like
many OF our society men today who
are absolutely without moral sense IN
most things, Herod had what he call
ed q sense Of honor That Is he would
keep his word when once given ana
would pay a gambling debt. lie be-
headed John the Baptist 10 keep
drunken oath TO ballet girl. Herod,
also like army men OF our day, en-
joyed' religion. 1t gave him new
sensation. He was well-instructed IN
religion, too. He had an intellectual
and emotional pleasure In II, and llked
to argue and to dispute its points. he
admired eloquent preaching-that
why he wanted John the Baptist 10 be
court chaplain and why he lmprls-
oned him. He liked to listen TO Johh
when he needed the emotional stimu-
lus after drinking the cup or pleasure
10 the dregs. and as long as he couio
keep John we'll under control he llked
10 have him around. Isn't that very
like some folk today? As long as they
can keep the preacher well under con-
troll. they are willing 10 let him hahg
round Herod would have turhed
.Jesus into court magician.
|, "The only contemptuous words tha'
ever passed Jesus lips were uttered 10
uerod Jesus. who was ready always
10 speak 10 the thief, the slayer the
harlot the lowest OF the low. treated
uerod with silence. He knew that
ntt-was-xe fe-from- Herod except Ine
mere outward shell OF manners--tha
there was no soul, no morallty, ho
humanity. no living sense TO whlch ne
Gould appeal. Herod had pursued
pleasure until he was scorusea as
from disease. There was nothing iei'
hut coarseness and brutality.
"The characteristic sin OF the pres
emf moment Ia hedonism IL IL get
,ins into our educational system even
for do We not demand that when
knowledge he impaired to our chil'
dren II shall be accompanied by enter
tainment and a pleasant lack oil sell
annlication? Look at the records Oh
society doings everywhere - Ne"
york Newport nd Detroit. contin-
nous craze for pleasure new sen