The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-15
STRONG SERMON BY
REV. ]. N. ROWLAND
EXPOSES FALSE STATEMENTS
ABorT SITUATION IN NORTH
CAROLINA.
SEES VICTORY AHEAD
LIaIng CARRIES POVERTY Akp
DISEASE tSro riTE uossta.
AND HOPE FADES
AWAY.
SEES VICTORY AHEAD

Raw. j. Nj Rowland, Of Laurel Street
Methodist church. sunday nIeht
preached strong sermon on Why
t,hrisrians Should Favor Prohibition.
lie said
come Before you tonight to ask
why should a Christian favor pro-
hibitione We ask the question be-
cause Il Is Al this time "a burning is
sue in the state. We ask the ques-
ton calmly and cocllS with all a!n-
ceriry because as Christian rnen we
desire TO act becoming our profession.
II the advocates of the saloon under
The guise of the Local Seif-Govern-
plert league. can show US that 1t is
consistent with Christian conduct ard
can be sustained hy the Bible. we are
:, in them. On the other hand If II
can ne shown the word Of Cod. which is
the guide of Christians. condemns. that
society outlaws n, and all thinking
men pronounce IL menace TO body,
bfain and soul there ia but one thing
a Christian man can do and that is
be against IT.
We go 20 the wosd Of God, the s;u-
pretne court OF the universe. beyond
which there Is no appeal In Hah.
213-i5 decision has been banded
dawn tAat once and feF all settles the
question. woe to him that hGilde d.
a town. with blood ard es'ablisheth a
city hy fniuuity Woe unto him that
giveth his neiehhor drink md puttest
thy bottle TO him and makeat him
drunken also"
This is not The ravipg OF lunatic
nor the bulletin Of the Antl-Saioon
league. II is the eternal word OF al
mighty God. II s@tties the question
as to where you should stand. II you
e4stzfea= to 'tee-ss Christian afd sck low
ledge this book as your guide. YOU must
accept this statement or YOU must re-
nource the book. II Is clear and to
the point Woe unto him"
II is q threat, not my threat or the
threat OF the Anti-saloon league. 1t
la the threat of Almighty God The
threat tn on us as citizens OF Viz
Einia, FOR the responsibility ~ on us.
We ARE ourselves in the liqnpr business.
every one OF us, since our state Is and
we are a part of It.
II on the 22nd we vote to continue
the saloon we shall continue our part
nership with IL and VIC will be putting
the bottle to the lips OF every man
that drinks and we will have respon-
slbillty for every crime committed by
drunken men. for they were drunk .on
our institution. This text says thy
bottle" Yes. II is our bottle, our sa-
loon. We Christian people own 1t. We
are building our city on Its blood. We
want it's revenue. we turn women $
tears and the roses from their cheeks
into money 10 build our city on. We
church people. We Christians It is
ours. Just as much as IL we handled
Ii behind the bars.
IN the Business.
II you vote for II you are In the
business. Thy bottieF" Are you proud
of 1t? Do you vince under the indict-
ment7 1t liz Gods indictment. He says
Woe unto you" He threatens you.
He warns you. You better heed. And
IL Il not true the woe OF God and the
! curae of heaven reats on the " eie
businesse
The home calls II curse. II takes
bread from hungry children. It breaks
marriage vows. IT takes roses from
The cheeks OF women. breaks mothers
hearts. Who can measure the curse II
puts on the homer
And beyond all this the word OF
God tells us no drurkard shall in
herlt the kingdom of God 1t even
damns the souls OF those who are Its
victims and cuts off their hope of
heaven Thus outlawed by God. by
courts, by society. by all men. II stands
beFL Ing the State of Virginia for a
lie M1E2Se- an 4.t4sr-Nt t.if%-ft elfnrsf~-
ter aDd reputation and 50 much evil
laid at it's door how can the Christian
men OF Virginia give IT. their sane =
ton? How can we become partaRers
with II in all OF It's evil deeds
beware OF Them.
/ Beware Of how its advocates come
to you. They try to cover the main
Issue. They have sent out bulletins
PROCESSING great respect for the church
end interest in the preachers. They
are very much afraid we will stop
preaching The pure gospel and get into
politice. We challenge them to show as