The Glenwood post., 1914-12-26
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siAiassshiP. hefors I do this, Asvsver,
~ NJ caution yea aeainst IL pssxi-
be39y Of esGsrtaisiAg . 6alas kial sf
spAistsy a. regards tie trsthf.l Rsali-
y ssaoeraias thsss respective eonnu-
aiAiss to which Fsesss.ss is Ssi.g made.
- b natter II criHi.Al record that
y single ssanty is a. easter, state
tAsse generations Of erininah fron enc
6oaily have gone fssth in most hsllish
esseers Of evinss, involving thirteen
eaA blsodeA murders and costing the
seoaty snd state more than q million
ef dollars for their prosecutions. Let
- sst Psss thsss facts earsasssly BY,
asch rather let rs look these eon,-
oaaity conditions eandidly in the face
81 ask whitAsF are We tendiag'
New to the second town and com.
nanity to which an Introductory refer
sDes vas made. am going to brig
. procession from that town and com
nsnity. These, too, have come up
through the years and have gone ,u5
tots the world, not to lives Of honor
aad usefulness, but to lives of sorrow,
failure and wreckage. Here they
eeos. Let these also form on Grand
avenue. Clear the street. The pro-
eeasien has started. They are marsh.
ias in the opposite direction from the
Sss1sr company. Down Grand avenue
thsy esae. What . human spectacle
- look upon! Not one Of stately step
with head erect. Wandering down the
svsaus they come. As We stand and
Dsok, what horror reets our eyes!
These are they that have bssn taken
saptive by human devils out Of he'll.
Dvsry one Of them hsaded toward su
isssvoeabls finslity. Grand river Ia
s9Ssosehed. when, by hsllisA magic,
tAs bridge Is torn from its piess. In.
s1ssd OF the beautiful mountain wster
0swiag dswa into the lower valley,
sy tAs sane hellish magic, lot the
river bed be torn from its depths, lot
~ seethinS, bottomless pit suddenly
swing into place, 1.-THE smoke Of wAose
tssnsst will ascend forever a,A ever"
Al into that ses Of lost spirits nay
- sssa tunbliag by the free velitioa
Il their eva will, the uaholy Sabbath
A<ssssateE, the nan, the woman of
ky9oeritical life, the backbiter, the liar,
tAe thief that stole from God, the lewd
aAA lseheroas mas, the fallen woman,
shs infamous murderer. And this ps"-
esssioa 1 would have hesded by the
AaAaabIs murderer Of John Hsddssk
q Iowa. On either side Of this pro-
cession there could have been seen
through the earthly career Of each Of
these, the devils of alluring, bewiteh-
Ing, enticine, decoying, deceiving, and
the destroying influence and power Of
his hellish majesty from which none
can escape whose lives have been taken
captive by him at their will.
Now 1 submit to you, gentlemen,
that there can come to individual and
community life no evil that will in
tara become Is ruinous in . multitude
of ways as will Sabbath desecratiou
s.l aonehurch- going habits. This
must be regarded by all who think IS
tAs one immoral octopus of many
armed influences for evil, either in the
life Of the individual Of the community.
h orgaaised church in = community
while primarily Of divine conception
81 origin, severtheless is just - much
aal - humanity in need Of nes, their
in1l.s,ss aad thsir presence, q we'll
- their financial support, as any other
,isstitution in the community. OF your
Aasaeial support I am delighted to say,
fssn ny brief personal experience, and
tAat Of tie church stewards' records,
tAet ysar hberality Is highly commend
sAls and senewha& outstanding. 1t il
~ just clear how We eosld live aud
Z, b.siness In Gle.woed Spring with
- year noaey. But pray tel ~,
antlsaea, to whon shall preach, -
NJ - Tie psws are esPtyf
WAas you wa.t in yer sssisss i'
suseonees to buy your goods. Whss
-essd are yosr gssas, in . ssafestable
sooss rosa, without eusteosfsf isve
~ weaea a.d children. They arc
~ objects sf NJ hearts pure love-
mt had rather preach the everlasting
ssspsl = 1ea thaa - e.yosdy sse.
At IL dawning Of the nsw year, won't
ysu tara over new leaf and give me
. aAn>aa NJ xnnI AAea0f thia ekAl.