The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-09-17
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
j 10 The Good People Of Lee County. 2
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The services conducted the Baptist curethere last Sunday morn
ing seem to have unusually good eaect upon those wo attend
ed There present also representatives Of every
Laesburg many visitors from the surrounding
was Il reality union meeing the cooperation voiced on that O.
con should mean the future history Of the churches here
Theourna heartily comnen the plan that has 2een nansQa
union prayer each week held in rotation a. eae q Tug
hre churches It has demoddael time and again that ~
practically impossible successful service e he conducted o
any length y single congregation, that the union s
service seems especially timely and satisfactory solution q m P
ben Furthermore tile eesbuIg need 70 be drawn more
closely together realize fully that each q them wefNg III
the same great noble purpose and that IN such union te may
ooercome much that has beennied y church
city the aud strong in Righteousness ana influence
for good.
Now eu look further into The Journal wishes .
lie understood most clearly this editorial that has not "a
e m an lis not now enevoring anyone o. to engage N
pety fauEfndng The Of M paper has always been hge
and nober that Yet escape the fact that &ones
our duty at times (and believe this Of the times we ho1
HE sient) to endeayor the etermen Of the city and county
by candid friendly discussion Of what firmly believe are eond
ons that should And here that we have on
highest regard for each member the local pulpit MessIs
[yey andCrsy are recognized clean lives and noble impulses
they will this discussion in the spirit y + ~
tended tile woundng Of mans feelings for the nnsle
presentation of no facts but for the bement O the eAafeA W
Town and the county.
Reference was made at the service the idle ing down town
Sunday mornings which tended keep away the church
was@ very mild indeed
f that are prevalent throughout the county during
each week have truth in them w eeramog
ote violations civil and the moral law especially to the u
idle lettering on Sunday mornings
and county, Why not take up these Tar more deadly and
evils and others too that working such dfeaau
harm to both young and old men?
AS We were walking home citizen Of Leesbug
remarked the pulpit LbuIg lacking ia aggressveness
has habit Of passing things that ought to be brought
the attention members Of the churches II has fallen
into ru things aongon Sunday Sunday and from year
year. power Of the pulpit and what ought to stand
for hardly Now that true? It worth thinking about
anyway that the who made this observation y
personal friend helper minister Leesbu9 lie man
y straightforward citizen who neither the extreme goo
goodness reakssy dgas tile church and It's efforts
good church nmbe and one who does not indulge
in cant or hypocrisy speaks plainly and honestly vathe thinks
The concerning the lack Of aggessyeness among mem
the local pulpit caused us to think And This is what came
mind The Journal for nearly two years has been endeayorng 70
the people Of Lee county the evils such
violations laws the Of blind tigers and gambling il
season and hammered with editorials and
being made prosecute oaors Of the prot
all sections Of Lee county have come letters and oral
messages commended for work cleaner and
better )uny until this day not single mnistern zee coun-
spoken word of commentator given us la encourage
nent relative for instance Rave The prohibition law
cen have received single communication or oral message
from them relative That broad statement and
may We do wish to do wrongether in
entonay otherwise and viii gladly and acousy correct that
statement Furthermore during his time it belief
that not single Lebgg pulpit has touched the matter
blind tigers with en-oot poe perhaps III the
most general way. be mistaken in that for that
broad statement appears this time beDgue
We well ask the question: What Is the nawih the pulpit
first startedt. II they don't who will? That isn't ALL This IS
Indictment Of the pulpit i appeal to good man in Lee
Of them glad to have responded &
They and by word Of mouth messages
But there hasn't been that that
wcaue public sentiment will put down blind tigers and 9th
G vioators The people of Lee county need wake to
violations Of the law to the damnae work Of the blind
tiger nsidous peril of the gambler and to other evil 1--WE
would none) hners the church in its work that rads
y movement the bettermen Of the homes and the lives Of the
pie of the county.
the with the churches and the blind tiger problem
for instance? Why dumb this terrible ev
Why are many that church members hemse
either directly directly concerned with this dampb a
fc? oath believe that membe Of church in Le
county selling whey We oat to believe that member Of
any church county beendsany blind tiger cn in the
sale whsey But why of these rumors enent Has
the silence anything do witt it, Itappear that