Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-28

"A GkEAI SEhM'N.
II is to be- hoped that not man.
professed Christians or not. VIII
will not yield a hearty amen 10 the SCI
of Bishop Johnson Of the Eniscopa
church Of San Antonio. aS delivered Il
that city SUNDAY and printed in III
morning papers. lie Was dealing vii
the two great evils of the day. inordi
nate love for money and the craze fo
pleasure and took occasion To touch upo
the question Of the single standard q
morals for mel aud women.
.There il one great good. he DE-
clared, for which We might anh
ought. manfully. womaniully and
fearlessly, 10 contend. That i ne
single standard. | do not mean the
single standard of gold: that victory
was won wears ago when Mr. Bryan
was repeatedly defeated for The
presidency for advocating Il double
standard for our currency. J mean
that which Is even more precious
than gold, the sin"lc standard ~
virtue for men and women alike
Here is an evil as damnable rs
anything in or ont of he'll. " -
DESTROYING every year al least iIiiN
thousand of oncr pure and inho rhi
girls. For every one of these fallen
girls there j. IN Infamous man. ana
vet We close our doors against the
weak one with meme to defend her.
and we open them 10 the one mat
ruined her FOR time and eternity.
nsvou want to do Somcihln. real,
brave. something that required >uch
cool. calm conra.c ~ was displayed
NV SO MANY on the Titanic. who De
llherately accepted death when ne
wp, offered them. that they might
enter eternity claspiug the hand ~
someone who was dcarcr 20 them
than life. then start 4 movement and
stand by il that will sci 4 mark "n
on these demons like that on the
brow of Cain. which will make moral
lcpers of them and ~lui them ON ~
the doors Of All decent people.
On the subject IL The relations /"
Christian people toward me SINS NJ /
graphically describes AMI The sinners y
SO earnestly condemns h. says;
EVERY church ought 70 consider
itself. frs, IT all. nnt = pleasure
resort on Sunda, {" hear good music
and eloquent sermons. hut y 4 IRE
station equipped q rc>elic men
sy,ls from the fire that can NOT hr
oumchcl. because IL is constantly
fed hv an accusing c"nSrirnrr. con
%tinually CRYING, - what migh' N""
not have been ln c%trrnit, hal -"
cnl, accepted Jesus a. your SAVIOR
while YOU were 10 the world. Wh
ervisc n chur h >hunld constitute
itself A life. SAVING station on me
shore Of the ocean of lie. where
men are dali, being wrecked m
their own strong passions amt sell
will. II should he ready al ai
times through it, members. to throw
ont the lite line a. the rrri~hlng
souls anl tow thrm "a 4" -olid rock.
where the, can stand an THEN irri
and shout the praises az Jesus
Christ. who i The rock OF our sal
Walton: aud the Savior If AL men.
.spcciall, those who believe
Churches which exist for icachin"
people that religion Il for lh" mere
selfish purpose. either i"t getting
the Individual saved from the coi>''
aucnrc> in some other world FER SINS
committed Ia this. ~ for getting AZ
they can get oui of Gmi IA The NAY
of thos,. blessings which Christian
itv has brought into the world and
maintains ~ civil aud religious
liberty. and "A refined state - -
,,et, whl-h makes ours 4 delightful
land 10 live in aud then give back
the least pn>>ihlr virtue If service
of sacrifice. "a %wnrlll, Substance.
are nothing hut car'rainfrs ~ The
ideal which brought the >on of God
into this lin cursed world ~ order