The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-23
STAND FOR MEN WHO
STAND FOR CHRIST
REV. DIR. CHRISTIAN CALLS VOTERS
TO ARISE IN RIGHTEOUS
CAUSE. Z.
WHO HAS THE PULL?
MUST BE FIRM ADHERENCE TO
JUSTICE. MODERATION. TEMPER
FRUGALITY AND VIRTUE,
SAYS SPEAKER.
WHO HAS THE PULP

| why Do Not the Churches and
| Bible Glasses of Richmond Count for
| More in the Moral Uplift If re City?
! Is Samson Shorn of His Locks?"
/ DR.. Asbury Christian preached IN
this subject at Union Station Metho-
DIST church last night. He took as
| his text, Judges 1919, "She ade
him tSamson) sleep upon her knees
and she called for a man, and she
caused him to shone off the seven
locks of his head and his strength
went from him. and ii. Cor. ", AIS.
| What fellowship hath righteousness
| with unrighteousness, what commu-
Mon hath light with darkness? And
what concord hath Christ with Be-
! liai (Satan) ?'
TT is difficult to make people
| think said DR.. Christian, but It
is work that is well worth all the
| efforts expended. They may not think
as you do, sometimes they may think
| better, sometimes worse, but to make
| them think on great subject is we'll
| worth while He does a good work
who awakes people out of the dream
of well enough" and makes them
ask. for better things. Let welt
enough alone Is the sleep that him
ders all progress and checks every
| forward movement.
/
/ tons and hold 1t there until they
| shall become dissatisfied and long for
better things Is the first step upward.
/ One-half the battle for every forward
movement Is to make people see their
| situation and desire that which. is
| higher and nobler. This Is the meth
cd of the gospel. the entrance of His
word giveth light, but some prefer
darkness rather than light because
/ ~ N ~
| the righteous is for light, more light
Here is a great question and one
which Is worthy of our most serious
| consideration We should consider
! 1t without prejudice or fear OF crit
| icism. Let us fix our mind upon the
| truth:
"Why do not the churches and
| Bible classes of Richmond count for
more In the moral uplift Of the city?
There are about one hundred and
| thirty churches In Richmond. nearly
one for every thousand inhabitants.
/ There are about ten thousand men In
| the Sunday, schools. There are more
good people here than bad. From
| good knowledge of Richmond Vt
can be said that there are some as
good people here as there are in the
| world This also can be said the
! ministers of Richmond will compare
favorably with the ministers of any
i other city both in ability and Id fidel
ity to their Lord. The teachers OF
tNe Bible classes are jealous and de-
voted, and the men love to hear the
Bible expounded.
with this great influence We
should reasonably expect righteous
ness to be superior to unrighteousA
ness, light stronger than darkness,
Christ mightier than Belial. You
cannot mix these elements and pow
ers. To compromise with evil Is to
perpetuate it. They that are not
with Christ are against Him and they
that gather not with Him scatter
abroad.
what is the situation in the city
Big Liquor Influence.
There are about one hundred and
eighty saloons, LIQUOR houses and
hreweries and their influence domi-
mates the city. 1t appears that the
agents, allies, friends and hirelings
Of the liquor traffic have more infiu-
ence In this city than the churches
and Bible classes.
"How often have you heard men
say that they could not afford to OPP
pose the liquor traffic because 1t
would hurt their businessr Some will
not advertise in paper that opposes
the saloon, because Of love OF busi-
ness they say. Many who are secret
disciples OF the Anti-Saloon league do
not want their names made public be-
cause the liquor power will hurt bust
ness.
when did one ever say. he was
afraid not to be against the liauo1
traffic because he did not want to go
against the Christian sentiment of the
city? who said they could not be
quiet in their opposition to the saloon
because of the influence OF the
churches and Bible classes OF the
city?
Every citizen Is q part OF the gov
eminent and should take part in pol
ftics. He can well say: The State
I am the State For OF such as we
is the body polite made up. When
have YOU seen the Christian senti-
ment. the righteous influence on the
aggressive and not on the defensive!
! When have you known q man to run
for an Office in this city and an
nounce as his platform opposition to
the liquor traffic and Its allies. gam,
: bling and the red light district, and
: been elected? Let him stand boldly
, for Righteousness and he has been de-
. feated.
'.The men who are successful are
, those who are either friendly to the
LIQUOR business or who have no known
opinion on the subject. This is too biz
! a matter for personalities; there is Q
great issue at stake.
Listen: In the general assembly
Richmond is entitled to seven repre-
: sentatives Some one might think
3 that with our great church and Bible
class influence all would stand fol
righteousness, light and Jesus Christ
How many of the seven stood egains
Q the LIQUOR traffic In the fight fol
. home, for humanity and God? No
. one. But rather did they vote agains
/ and oppose the temperance measures
2 as they were presented.
: Richmond's Representatives.
.Who represented the churches and
Bible classes Of the city? Who rep
resented the whiskey interests? Ever
! Norfolk with three Representatives
: had one who stood for the great rem
perance measure, the enabling act
!, How many OF our Representatives
: lchampioned the cause Of the anti-vict
!. measure? Whose influence appear:
to dominate?
Consider commercialized vice. l!
Int not against the law of God? Hav,
: we revised the Ten Commandments,
a Is not the Divine law Thou shalt no
J, commit adultry' still in force? Hav.
! the laws on the statute books OF Vir