Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-15


longest and most sensational of the
entire list he has presented at Pat
erson.
Mr.. Sundays sermon follows:
Galatians, vi, 7: BE not deceived
(that is, don't let the devil deceive
you), God is not Knocked, for whatso-
ever a man soweth, that shall he also
reap
eff you sow saloons you will reap
drunkards. If you SOW cards you will
reap gamblers. If you sow dance
halls you will reap shame. You
ought to. If you vote for the dirty
rotten saloon your boy ought to be
drunkard. You ought to be paid
in your own coin.
81 know of no more suitable text
in the Bible for the topic that have
in hand, and by the presence of such
vast audience and by the expect
ant look upon your faces, am sure
that you won't expect me to utter
one word in defense of the amuse-
ment proposition. And yet if there
is no harm in it l should be the
champion of it and not the bitter en-
envy against it. Not all are bad.
wouldn't say that, but most of them
are. You know how few are good
and so do l."
Skill of the Devil
"But the energetic skill of the
devil has defied the truth by such
mastery power that if it is to be de-
feated there is but one or two alter
natives open to the man who assaults
the hell-soaked institutions with grit
and courage. One of two alterna-
tives. He can consume his energy and
time talking about the minor usages
of the possible limits one might go,
or he can peel the bark away and
show the thing full of worm holes and
run the risk of losing his fair repu-
tation.
81 have a message which will make
its way into your soul and to your
heart. My words may be strong; but
if they are, you must remember they
are blood-red with conviction. With
the cry of lost souls ringing in my
ears, | cannot remain still. If | can
save one from going to hell, l con-
slider myself well paid for all the
vituperation and malediction that you
can hurl against me, because l rub
it into your pet skin.
Judged in the court of human de-
sire, l might be condemned by every
body that wants to do it; but judged
in the court of human conscience and
need, will receive a universal verdict
of approval.
Theater, Cards, Dances
"We always associate in our minds
certain Observation-Disclosures, cards
and dance. While some will cham
pion and indorse, some others will
condemn. Some who will play cards
will seek to justify that and condemn
the theater, and those who fail by
their own sinking rottenness. l do
not condemn the theater as an insti-
tuition, but l do condemn the way it
is run. 1t is hellish. And you church
members are responsible for it. If
church members would stop patroniz-
ing the theaters, they would either
clean up or rot. If every man with
his name on a church roll would vote
against the saloons, we wouldn't have
them. 1t is up to the church. In
my opinion, the theater is of such
doubtful character that it has been
relegated to the class of forbidden
amusements. You know that the
theater had it's beginning with the
handmade of religion. 1t produced
so much fuss and trouble that they
were compelled to drop it. Unless
the theater is redeemed, it will fall
by its own vileness.
eve are flooded with vile drama
that mocks and SCOTS at the sacred
ness of marriage.
Hits At The Movies
''But the theaters are being dis
placed by the immoral picture shows.
There are 100000 day crowded
into $4,000 dirty picture show houses
in the land. One hundred million
dollars have been expended in max
ing films for you to watch. Bishop
Farley, now cardinal, says he was
right when he delivered sermon in
which he said, The stage of to-day
is worse than it was in paganism.
There are shows no man will take
a decent woman to see. He says the
managers are to blame; but if they
put on a decent show they would
starve to death. The managers say
the public wants these immoral
shows. Just let the press say that
certain show is immoral and the
manager will chuckle to himself, for
he knows it is an advertisement
which will bring the public fiocking
to the DOORS"
Theater Not Teacher
"The theater is not a teacher. 1t
is not intended to be educational, but
it is intended for entertainment. Eff
forts have been made to reform the
stage, but it has always gone down.
ward, and, like water, seeks its own
level. There have been spasmodic
revivals, but to-day the majority of
theaters allow any show that will
bring money to be played at the
theaters. l would hang my head in
shame, but l have the backing of all
the godly men who are trying to
elevate morals.
eve could shut up the theaters
and you wouldn't miss them in forty
eight hours. You wouldn't stand up