The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-10

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This man is right. I'VE will never
have a revival in the town of Ard
more until the members of the church
stop gambling. 1t is just as much a
sin to gamble in your own home as
it is to go to the gambling hall of our
town and gamble there. / hate gam
bling mot the gambler for God knows
| love him and would like to see him
saved and if every mother in this
town who plays cards for prizes could
see her sons out gambling some night
she would cry her eyes out, but she
taught it to him. If | were running
soap factory in hell and they would
haul up one of these old mothers
who plays cards for prizes and taught
her children to do the same, / would
say Take that old carcass away, for
| haven't anything to deodorize 1t
with No doubt there are members
of the church in this town who have
been sent to the penitentiary on the
account of gambling. l have no more
respect for these old gamblers in
high society than | have for the little
negro who shoots craps. Now, as to
dancing l will save that subject until
later and | will preach a regular SER
mon on that subject and I promise
you now that will make it lively for
you church members who give and at
tend dances. However, l will say this
much tonight, that the round dance
as practiced today is a miserable, foul
blotch upon society, and all pure men
and women everywhere should unite
and drive it from among them back
to the bawdy houses, and confine it
there where it originated. Certainly
it will not be disputed that the round
dance came from just such lewd dens
in Paris. OF course / don't pretend
to say that all girls who attend the
ball room are impure, but | do say
this: They are in the wrong crowd
to keep pure"
Let the average preacher treat
the average man like he was an in
telligent, heart-feeling human, pos
essed of his own ideals, filled with
his own heartaches, and as worthy as
the most righteous of Gods love and
consideration.
Nov, l try and do what this bust
ness man says. l try to treat the
average man like he was an intelli-
gent, heart-feeling human But as to
his ideals he may be wrong in them.
No man has right to his ideals
unless they agree with the word of
God. The Bible says: There is a
way which seemeth right unto man,
but the end thereof are the ways of
death"
IF all preachers will come together
in meeting and practice what they
preach, and all professors will do the
same, and stand by the truth that is
preached and have no pet sins to sep
arate them from God, we can have
revival in Ardmore."
This is right. Every preacher
should practice what he breaches and
that is what l am trying to do, and
every member should do the same"
when the women had rather be
with their own husbands and the men
with their own wives, than some 9th
er woman or man, and have one stan
dard for both, it will help to bring
about the revival in Ardmore."
"This man is right. There is more
of this going on in your town than
you think. Not only is this true here
in Ardmore, but in other towns. DR..
Rankins, editor of the Texas Christ
ian Advocate said: In one of your
leading Texas cities recently we have
had tragedy to follow in the wake of
this disregard of the marriage vow.
1t has not been long since a married
man, with children practically grown
and a devoted wife, became enamor-
ed of a divorced woman and often
sought her company by day and by
night. His wife became apprised OF
it, for his performances often reach
ed her ears. She approached the wo-
man in question and begged her for
the Sake of herself and children to de-
sist from her evil influences over her
husband, but her pleadings were
scorned. One day she went to the
phone TO call up her husband and af-
ter the connection was made the IA