The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-21

ed with synopsis OF a sermon which
VISA delivered last Sunday morning
by Rev. John +. Vines, ID. d., pastor
OF the First Baptist church OF. Ander-
son. The subject of DR.. Vines scr
mon was "Anderson's Dangerous
Way" and in this sermon he scored
the evils infestirB the city, and elc-
quently called upon the people OF the
city to rally TO the forces which are
fighting for right and for clean city
Although n bit late The Intelligen:er
desires TO give this brief summary
OF the splendid sermon by the able
pastor of this large church.
DR.. Vines said in part:
A gentleman said to me a few days
ago. You ministers are watchmen on
the walls and Ii is your duty to see
you will have the blood of the sin
ming on your hands," Did he not
speak like God was directing his
words? In the face of this warning
we. are constrained to ask. "Is the
young man safe. even In Anderson ?"
Are our boys and girls In daily peril?
True we have had n crusade In our
city and have succeeded in pulling up
and we trust dislodging a few of the
most poisonous plants. All agree that
unless every precaution is taken, 1t
viii not be long till the same number
OF vipers be crawling at will OH our
streets biting and devouring the inIo-
cent and unsuspecting. We now face
n crisis! Shall we take immediate
steps to make and keep Anderson a
safe and clean place or will we con-
grntulate ourselves on what has
been accomplished and take a rest?
God says, while men slept the devil
sowed tares." There comes to our
minds the scere given to us by the
Saviour and described in these words,
"A certain man went down from Je-
rusalem to Jericho and fell among
robbers who both stripped him and
beat him. and left him half dead" Tc
the man on the lookout there is at our
doors today vested crime. rendering
the way perilous. Shall good people
go or, content to feed and clothe aud
nurse back to life the victims of these
dens OF crime G: shall we do the bet
ter thing, namely, make the road
safe from the robber? DR.. F.. B.
Meyer said, at one time he lived on
the road from Jerusalem to Jericho
and did the best he could to mend
the conditions as they were. taking
care of the man who had been rob-
bed and injured on' the "bloody way"
But after awhile he became wearied
OF this continued hospital service and
! .s.:.sc"ea nc .s &, Jerusalem. end thore
kept hammering away at Caiaphns
and Pilate to send soldiers to patrol
tt1e WY. D-. Smith commenting on
this method remarks. Quite right!
Let us quit being red cross nurses,
docioring up the sick but go to the
root OF the matter" And so say we
all, let us clean up the dens of vice
and crime that infest our streets,
creating poverty, and shame! Let
us instead OF losing time, weeping at
the tender words OF crime sympathiz-
ers, be soldiers and crusaders going
out and destroying these wild beasts
that fatten and feed upon the weak
and the helpless! Anderson has this
dangerous way and the question is,
whether we shall keep il or blot 1t
out ana in its stead have way where
good men will walk and work and
love and serve? May we this morn
ing walk along this dangerous way.
and view for ourselves and then IL
| It is dangerous, take up arms against
an invader, who is here for spoil and
without mercy or humanity.
t1) No Respeeter Of Persons.
Andersonls dangerous way, which
Is SIMS highway, Is no rospector of
persons Age nor youth. poverty nor
wealth, Ignorance nor culture, weak
ness nor strength, nothing is sacred
or respected by this demon OF the
way! Some people talk much about
being honest and respectful to evil
doers and their methods. You may
be- kind and generous and sweet to
evil men and their methods yet your
charity will but give them the easier
opportunity to destroy you and yours
Samson tried this on Delilah and re-
pented of his folly later, You may
serve with ell your heart and be
courteous and hcaorable. with vice
but this monster, your honor. Will
take your child and sell him as q
slave and hold up bloody coat
as your comfort. The foe. we con-
front requires all the wisdom We car
possess to destroy. We should glve
no quarter to men who persist In
their work OF ruin. the destruction oi
Virtue and honor. until they a, Will.
ing to repent, quit. and enge .'e In
something better.
Sin Is no respector of persons is
shown I'M that our best homes have
/ not been exempt. Our city attorney
with q heart OF mercy and love, haa
permitted certain offenders to- g
fee, since to convict them, would
Ireqaire as witnesses the sons OF these
better homes. These prominent.
young men. bearing the honor oil
their nasents. have forgotten the re-
sponsibiiity resting upon them, and
have gone into dives of Gcinle dis