Evening journal., 1917-01-22
SOCIAL EVIL worst
Sin. PASTOR SAYS
What Are You Going TO
Do About It., DR..
Randolph Asks
SNOBS AND FLIRTS
LASHED FROM PULPIT

The Rev. Herbert f. Randolph dis
cussed What Of Our Social LITER in
Grace NJ. e. Church last night.
It was the third Of his series
of sermon-talks upon topics OF inn
portance gained from the experience
of citizens of this community. in
answer to questions submitted TO
them some time ago. While many Of
these answers discussed the effect OF
strong drink as responsible for many
of the evils OF human society today
the greatest sin, the pastor found,
was the lack of respect for the mar
riage relation.
In order to give his talk the neces-
sary Biblical strength, DR.. Randolph
chose Tor his text the second chapter
Of ST. John and the first verse: And
there was a marriage in Cana, and
both Jesus was called and His dis
ciples."
Launching into the sins of society
dealt with by his correspondents, the
preacher described it as that "mean,
putty-faced namby-pamby brainless
thing"
zone of my correspondents says one
of the weaknesses OF society is the
mistake the church has made In not
cultivating the instinct of society.
THAT the church has forgotten the
Jesus of Gallilee. Instead of taking
hold OF the problem we have tried to
stab IT, to kill it.
'Now we usually judge and know
man by his work and conduct and
what he appears TO be. IL Is the same
kind OF judgment that we exercisein
regafd to all other things. / had
some correspondents that wrote that
they were unable 10 make any answer.
but the majority who answered in
such detail that 1 could not read you
but "a portion of what they have writ
ten me. I have therefore condensed
these answers into four groups
1.-THE first group I'm society to which
] wish to call your attention is the
snob The young fellow who walks
down the avenue with his trousers
rolled up because it is raining in Lon
don. This patriarch of is summers
who knows it all. The blase type OF
person. Does the Sunday school, the
public school, parents or the church
produce this sort of young man?
Another man writes me that So
ciety produces the money bug That
was "a new one TO me, but it's all quot
ed true.
"rhe fellow who is trying to keep
up with Lizzie That's the difficulty.
This everlasting effort TO be In IT, We
have got the smart set. This Is an
old Quaker town and some things that
take place today would hardly have
| haan CONDEMNED yoare nro
ut takes money to be in society
There's the theatre, the charity ball
the flowers, the dances and the
clothes The expense is one that the
/ young man of today is faced with Car
he afford Il an His money Is gone
. by the fifteenth OF the month and
what Is he to do? He often turns 10
gambling and then into his employers
til and so on.
Most of my correspondents write
that society produces the dissipated
man. That society makes moderate
drinking respectable. Writes a lawyer.
not all the drunkards are made I'm the
saloon for a young man often re-
ceives his first social glass in society.
Writes an editor OF a Wilmington
paper, 20 the question what Is the
greatest sin, drink; writes a judge.
wine and women; a pubIicist, money,
liquor and lewdness; a social leader,
drink an important official. drinking
the social glass; a man OF influence
the saloon and booze shop.
But from all the answers re-
ceived 1 say TO you. that the greatest
sin Of society IL the lack OF respect
( for the sacredness Of marriage Flirts
are one Of the features Of society
Enough has been written and said for