Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-27
DR.. {. |. HUBBARD
ANSWERS CRITICS
Says However. He Believes He Was
MiSundcrsto d IN Some Of His
Criticisms of Wilmington

~ Carlvle ] Hubbard pastor of
s. laul NJ ! Church Tenth and Jack
-on streets lu ms SERMON last night on
Crl.l lulk~ Made Nanc answered ~
ne uncertain manner certain criticisms
III m. previous SERMON on q SIMILAR topic
MANY ,rlurl~m~ have come to me
ahout my sermon uf two weeks ago on
"CreH> Folk~ III thc course ~ which
sp,At so th, outstanding evils of our city,
q, -atd Two of these crItIcISms want y
ar-v,r tomrH, lhev aro
rha' Y Is wrong "a refer rubhciN
t, tln DNll- 81 citN ilAc Wilmington.
rathcr We Should he hkc The ostrich and III
th, prc-,uc, ~ cvIl and danger hide our
heads n th, sand and imagine ourselves
p,rfp-tN safe \uW anyone that Imagnc~
Wilmington n M mCtIy moral cltN ls
-mlI, m~utarmcd II hp Will Wow the
record ai th.co.ri- or ~pcnd an hour with
th, p7 GERS 81 the Law and Order Society,
ar ruad fhc daily press which lci me say
K n high a-icg and vlll compare most
tayorahh with that 81 our gc-t
elte~ hc Nli rrtIzr that Wilmington
urrd- unod huu~cclcaunC J ou aSk me i
Wilmington worse than other critics with
+ lkc population gathered from the ends
th, etrfh' answer No tint u could =
ln.pit,lN D,ttcr than other critics. and the
wgN .fs a.cnmuhsh THAR desirable end Is 10
tEar,4rt}y rousc puhhr opinion When
nv decent citizenship Of this city realizes
t.. l,.,rft.,.tlN impossible moral conditions
surrounding their homes vast change
will soon hr wrought. But ANXIOUS officials
,rN ut AGAINST the stirring ot puhlt
opinion Ir~' the reputation oi the city
bc gur' and ~ly 'pruphc>V smooth things
l!.to u- ID any word u NINE from tins
yf~,r, rsata al1va+
conditions aud how thcy may hc rcmcdled
shall moi regret hrlng target for
crltI,1sm M matter how harsh il may he.
want fo defend The church against
th, chargc made n = letter ~ the clty
newspapers concerning my sermon that
Ihc Preacher thuuiyrS against The
W.gA..lu,~- af the abandoned and the
Iov IN because hc can afford 70 do it, and he
Natrcr- the prominent and exalted be-
ra,I~, hc docs not practice, or does not
have - practice he ugly thing that the
irI,ullr~~ + convicted or condemned Tor.
IhH j. NOT uuiN unfair hut mahcIouSiy
untrue since Jesus Christ walked among
men and hurled Pronunciation AZ sin IN men
oi high and low degree. without fear ot
favor Ia. church and its ministry. true
"a Him and the gospel ha~ hcen preaching
against SIN oi every kind without regard
~ thc position ~ condition oi lie SINNER.
Asag general rule mon VITO make such railing
accusations Il, tins. involving the church
m moral cowardice. are totally ignorant
oi ,hc subject upon winch they essay
~ speak They are NOT themselves as i
rule members of the church, nor regular
attendants upon her services
am inclined however 70 draw the
cloak OF charity about my critical brothers
shoulders. and believe that the absurd
statement Is the result oi ignorance and
not of malice
Dr Hubbard then went on to say that
.rhc only cure for tins insanity Of sin Is
futh the Lord Jesus Chrl-t When human
rtrncdio- fail hc can cure man, a home,
lts nation. ave world of sin The
] den on c 81 Goiars wa cur, by Jesus.
lie l. t.ru brought 10 Jesus hi, fellow
tovn,u,u who became true followers OF
HIM and thus nOI only an individual, but a
town was saved from sln through Christ
TODAY W. need Jesus in Wilmington
l.ct IA, invite Him 70 come and remain.