El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-10
DEBT MAKERS ARE
SCORED BY DIVINE

lion 70 keep uD Win LIZZIE
and natural instincts OF MANI
men as causes for damming the
world with debt were sOundly lam
basted Thursday night at Trinity
Methodist church. by Rev. Burke Cul-
pepper in q sermon Debt makers
debt payers" OF How much do you
owe and when in Gods name are you
going to pay your billF
Politics IS a big debt maker" said
Mr.. Culpepper. When man works
too hard 10 get an office that you
know doesn't pay as much in salary
as he spends. you can put It down IN
most cases that something Is wrong
Most officials when they get into
office want TO do something big FOR
their city-want TO construct some
great public work, 50 they so ahead
and let a contract for some big project
that you have to pay for.
And say, II you could get a look
at the real books that are kept on
all these transactions you might find
that there's a rakeoff somewhere
big graft
Folks, went to apologize to you.
I haven't been myself this week. I've
been sick-heen under a doctors care
Why. I haven't been able to get on
the front page OF the papers here yet,
but I'm beginning TO feel better and
by next week I'm going 10 be burning
the benches under you A lot OF you
come back-and won't care
Dams World with Debt.
''EXtraYagance Is big debt maker.
You old women out there are going
to have to have a new hat this fal.
Your old one would do. but you'll have
you'll be grouchy, your Just raise the
devil until your husband gives you
the money 10 get a new hat. Then
you'll probably charge It.
The habit OF charging II Is
damming this country with debt to-
day. There's e lot Of you women
sitting right out there now with shoes
on. with hats on that aren't paid for,
with false teeth in your mouth that
you wear charged clothes. buy
meat and charge Il, and then eat II
with false teeth you haven't paid for
You sit up here in church and sing
Jesus Paid II All but He didn't
not by q long shot"
Render unto Caesar the things that
are Caesars and unto God the things
that are Gods" was the scriptural
text chosen by Mr. Culpepper for his
sermon.
'lSo nan has a right to 90 to a
picture show II he hasn't paid his
grocery bin" continued the evangel-
fst you have no right to ask your
creditors to pay for your luxuries- II
lions when they fall due.
How Often Do You kiss Your Wife4
And say, how much do you owe
your Wife7 How long has Il been
since you took her out riding, you
dirty old cheap skate? How long has
Il been since you walked up to her.
nut your arms around her. kissed her,
and told her she was the sweetest
thing n the wcrld2
You women. too, how much do you
owe your husband2 BE has worked
hard FOR you. bought you all the
ing your husband those little love
taps every morning when he starts Oh
referring briefly TO conditions IN
Fl Paso, Mr. Culpepper said he
would 20 back TO statements made
in 2 former sermon that regard for
law and oder begins in the home
You wouldn't need cops out here
guarding your motor cars II the
fathers IND mothers OF FL Paso had
done bsir duty 20 their kids when
they -lere wearing knee breeches."
said Mr.. Culpepper. Somebody's TO
blame for such conditions
7 have seen more u1adulterated
DRINKS on the streets OF FL Paso
than I ever saw in any oSher city
IN the country. I've been criticized
FOR ny plsin-spokenness, but III tell
you I'd rather be a champermaid in
a livery stzbls than \ pussyfooting
preacher who is afraid TO raise his
voice against sin
All Hospitality. No Religion
Il like your town. You're nice
set Of people here, but you haven't
any religion. You're al hospitality !
and no religion"
re said II he addressed a letter to !
he'll. Il would be sent to Fl Paso.
Rev. Percy r Knickerbocker spoke I
briefly Thursday night to correct /
statement he said he made IN n ser
mon two weeks ago that there had 4
been but five convictions out OF % |
cases in FL PasO.
Judge Howe OF the gath district 4
court pointed out that I was slightly I
IN error IN ny figures, but the facts 4
strl show an appalling lack OF law \
enforcement IN this city" said Nj. 4
yufekerbocEer- Il am not criticizing /
ne judiciary. There is no better Judge ]
man Judge Howe. What I do say
and fudge Howe has said the same /
thing-is that we need men who viii i
sic IN the jury box and do their duty. /
The business men here make a prac-
tics OF begging of jury duty On /
trivial excuses
7 have lived in E. Paso four years
and I'm telling you people this city 1
Is worse tonight than It was when 4
Z came here. All you need TO do TO i
crooks, though. Is 10 turn the light /
On them. Nothing viii drive them out 1
All OF rs, as citizens. should de-
nand enforcement OF the law. We /