Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-12

lists. my Socialist friend tells me
that as poverty increases among the
working classes, crime increases in al
most equal ratio Now l don't want
to quarrel with my Socialist friend,
although I am no Socialist" the no
was as big as a brass band. But
don't you try to explain any mans
crime to me on an economic basis.
1t may work with a few, but 1t
doesn't work with enough cases to
count. If the deeds Of men and wo-
men are black, it's because their
hearts are black" And Sunday
glared down over his pulpit, and he
looked black.
Heart Right; Conduct Right.
when the heart, the source OF
conduct. is right, the conduct is right
The mission of the church Is to purt-
fy the heart. And, oh, Philidelphi-
ans" he almost chanted, II bring you
the remedy for the worlds sin: Jesus
Christ and his gospel. By the gospel
in my life I've made lots OF wrong
thigs right with God" =,
Then he whirled as though he had
spied somebody climbing up the plat
form with a gun. And If there's
anybody hate" he hissed, 'it's the
kind of person who's always throw
ing up in your face the kind Of life
you used to live. when you've given
up that kind of a life now"
He was continually returning to the
Jacob story Jacob had power with
God because he confessed his sins and
because he prayed to God with sin
cerity. You'll have power with GOO
when you come to regard your prayer
as checks on the bank Of heaven. Do
you know what makes check valu-
able? It's the name on the bottom.
And what's your name worth on the
bottom Of a check on the bank OF
heaven?"
He was working toward climax.
It came. He fairly bawled his con-
clusion to this period.
Whats your name worth? Why,
you can pray in the name or the
preacher; you can pray In the name
of the presiding elder; you can pray
in the name Of the pope; you can
pray in the name Of your old mother:
you can pray in the name OF your dead
baby, and God won't hear you. But
you pray in the name of Jesus Christ;
That's the power of this world, ana
God will hear you!"
sundays hoarsness got his nerve
little. 1T wish you had to preach
like l do, sister," he said, with obvi-
Gus self control, to woman who
coughed. Then he beamed: You
just try it for one night and you'll be
all in for a month"
Again, when he was getting after
those "self-complacent" Pennsylvanl.
ans. Man must be an active force
he shouted, swinging his arms. you
are not a Dead Sea waiting to receive
a Jordan"
He pointed the way to religion
through patriotism. Our old snip
said. I'm the constitutional conven-
ton, old Ben Franklin, who had
taken his Turkish bath in French in
fidelity. but had too much sense to be
an infidel, all the same, got up ana
said: We cannot form republic
without Gods aid; and. therefore, 1
move you, sir, that this convention be
opened with prayer The constitution
was Graded in prayer. The infant re-
public was nourished with prayer"
Last Of all, he talked about love.
1T makes me SICK" he said. for a
man to wait until his wife dies and
then pile the flowers high on her
coffin and blow himself to a hand.
some piece Of marble marked AT
Rest when she's worn herself out
manicuring her nails over a washtub
with his dirty duds in it, and sewing
on his buttons, and broiling his ham
and bacon and beefsteak for him.
Any wife wants flowers now, not when
she's dead. The money that's spent
for Gates Ajar' wreaths ought to be
spent for a hired girl now. I'd rather
have one rosebud now than 10000
900 when I'm dead.
"Now go home and kiss her good
night and be happy"