The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-06
MAKING HEROES
OUT OF ALIENS
Minister Condemns Efforts 10 In,
timidate Officials Into Re
leasing Outlaws.
SPEAKS ON CHURcH'S FUTURE
Richmond Needs Home fol
Working Girls-Church Must
Reach Masses.

Plain speaking with evident refer
encc 10 the Allen cases was mace In
sermon at Emmanuel Baptist Church
last night by the pastor Rev Il. Lacy
HORe lie advocated the maintenance
Of law and order. and condemned ALI
efforts Go mtiiuiiate officials into re-
leasing criminals
IN the opinion of Dr lloge mob Jaw
S. the greatest curs- 10 civilization
and that it matters NOT whether the
mob seeks 20 lynch criminal or 10
release one--in either case tho govern
ing spirit Is the same that would e
stroy government and establish an
Hichy.
we must condemn that lawless
spirit" he said. that dcnOunces the
courts anc seeks - make heroes OF
outlaws, and would give medal TO
the criminal VIC sh1- own the Judge
aud tho majesty OF the law
Future OF Emmanuel church.
"Our Church. Its Future was the
subject - the sermon. Tno text was
from John is. %. Lift up your eyes and
look OF the nelds.' The pastor spoke
in part as follows.
The Field ana rs Nee.--The neid OF
~osk Tor the church Us the world. but
"a -sin this great field there Ar" heid@
God has field II work for each OF
u Every local church hs-a = dlstinc-
ti,s Md Immaulel Baptist Chrrcn
has q aeld, so Jet IS obey the word 81
the Lor- ana lift up oar eyes md LOOK
o. gu! AelG. AS We loOk 20 roe-
First. About 1900 white poo 70 VINO
i've nearer Emmanuel Baptist raurch
than any other Baptist cnu-'
- cona. That there are ca hree
chlrcnes within this Held. Pro
testant and one Catholic
81 THAT ~rr 4 nrIrt f'f.4-rE -
within FIVE 20 ten minutes walk OF
several schools and colleges and that
most Of the students board "a this 10
c44ity.
Fourth Tho church is within five
minutes walk or tne heart OF me Gus
ine<s sectiOr o. she city and Is also
within one 70 thee squares Of al the
car lines Of the city ezcept two ms
fact makes this locality the '"eliins
,,iace 81 Clerks ana Other working peo-
pie This section Of the city IS nilsi
with boarding houses. and the houses
are SIZED with boarde-s-
Fifth. The fats above stated makes
this section the dumping GROUND %
All th.. -Isms' that come 70 the city
sixth. TAis location 5eins ~ su1a
close touch with al the attractions OF
the city. both good ani oa'-. me x -
I, harder TO carr on the wcrk 90 the
church here than ~ othe7 Iiaces' anu
81 makes II easy for young men ana
young women u ctift iAtO "'i4 -iA'
and into ruin.
seventh. TIE people % wealth ana
inarenc. are moving 10 the suburbs
and withdrawing their nelp from the
downtown churches. Therefore these
churches are not financially able 10
carry on the work as u should be done.
This condition is a call 20 tn men o.
wealth and 10 the brotherhood AT large
- give themselves in deeper consecra-
ton to God ana the needs OF our CITY
Supplying tbe Neec-
How ean this need be supplies
First Py reaching the old Bible
doctrines The doctrines % the Blo4e
o,o 10 the church what bones are 10
-. huu,an BODY. We cannot have a
strong. heaIthy ana useful BODY with
out bones and We cannot have
strong. healthy and useful church
without the God-given doctrines o.
HIS book
Second. Warfare against sin. Inc
church must carry on an unremilllhs
Yra~ azains; sin There must De no
aIitsnce between sin and righteous
ness There must be no MIXING 81
Satan's leaven with Zoo meal
must battle for the true doctrines anu
zofiv living and against false GOc-
frin.s IN unhcly living We must not
e~Toct peace and harmony "hite s.L
ana satan reigns- We are e@i-to .,
buckle on the armor and 20 INTO tHS
hattie 10 conquer or ole
Tbird We must stand for law ana
order. I do not agree ".tn ms " .i,
sev that u0liticz must not Dc d-7c uSseu
IN ms pulpit Whenever there j.
corfiict between right and rons ,ne
rulDit should bOIcly staId 10. ~
right against the wrong s
tafr
y,foh Law IL matters not Wnetn-f m
mon seeks TO lynch "a criminal "'
release one. they are Eofefh@i ps
same Iawless spirit tEat w91-N
sf~ov government and establish an
srcbv We must stand tor the en-
forcemcnt Of law hy inc cor -iN
proper officials. and condemn az -
foris 10 intimidate ofiic.ais into re' "a.
Ing criminals. We must coftiemh 'hdt
lav-less snlrit that d.nounces III.
nour-s and seeks TO make heroes o.
outlaws. and would give meCal 20
the criminal who shot down the JuuAe
All the ma iesfy Of the Jaw
Fourth We must have d church iol
fha masses With SORROW We mus
own that the church Of TO-DAY j. ~
reaching the masses Let as lace ms
fac+ and then seek she remedy l..
Us see 20 II that our ch-lc" ~
church for all cl4sses-tne cnuISH
where rich and poor meet upon "
same level and together WoIsulP o..
In wealth and the man III poverty
both need Christ. and both mus %
saved in the same way ~ = az
dfTerence.~ says paul 50 10 mater
whaf their worldly condition. theF
rcd aviation and We must seek 10
S-fn, frem TO the Saviour The saliva
fion Of the lost must DC tie kes note
- our csurch. The sosr-i plan j.. az
"a work % build up the chHrcn o.
Christ.
Fifth We shou-d care for the pres
-. - OF men The church ought
20 see 10 IL that tho needs u the poor
A. supplied. that they are MINISTER'S
- when sick Don't stop 10 ASK
aro fhev worthy. but when We sec need
~u,nfv IT, when Jesus saw the blind
49, II. At once supplied him with
$50. while thr disciDies wanted 70
49, VINO sinued. Who is. 20 blame
FOR his blindness
Tbis lily needs a home for WORKING
of,fe and fhis church hriug close o.
- t...efr..e- section. and close Co the
car lines that SO Co. 81 parts 81 the
,if, We should begin TO pray ana
80 4. srrniv this need. Sgch
r.-. urorid mean blessing AMI saliva