The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-02-20
The Black Sheep.


more harm than good. "
eff Mr.. Jones your Deacon hired a
man to Lelp harvest his crop and
agreed to pay that man two dollars
a day, when that man received that
money is it hiss"
Certainly"
ssAnd to take it from him except
for value received is stealingi"
ssYes."
stAnd stealing is considered i'm
moral2'
Centrally"
ssNow if you knew that majority
of your Church Members hire men and
pay them wages, then vote for other
men who run illega! saloons thru
which these men become intoxicated,
in fact where they encouraged to
become intoxicated, for no other reason
than to furnish an excuse for arresting
and fining them for all they have
earned so that the money may be
applied on our legitimate tax bills,
would you call that a sin worthy Of
rcbukeso M
"youricase is an impossible one. No
christian community does such things.
The law would not permit it,
ssBut it happens right here. T" she
said emphatically. "And Mr.. Kranston
and papa defend 1t. Mr.. Hunton even
does not attack it. They openly say
that we may as well take the money
for taxes and city improvements as
to let the saloon keepers in other
states take it,"
"Rut Miss Anderson +" the Parson
continued little excitedly, "you see
iif what you say were true, and I'm
afraid you're exagerating a little, it
would be, not spiritual but a civil
matter and you know the church shoald
not take part in worldly affairs. You
must also not forget that these floating
men are-well- 'er-not christians.
Personally I do not think that Mr..
| Duffy would fine them, unless they
deserved it. But grant that he does
| fine them contrary to the civi! law, it
lis outside of the province Of the
church. AS a servant of God / must
keep myself unspotted Of the world.
But tell me Miss Anderson, what
brought tfese things to your attention.
: To say the least it is a trifle bold
for young girl like yourself to meddle
with such things. /" X
ssT visited the jail Sunday with the
Endeayor committee, 4 Olive explainsd.
Ahem! well well 50 you met that
'lfStfsnge voting man they have thsrs.'
Miss Eaglebeak was telling me some.
thing about his ranting and blasphen,y;
s1c told me, that he refused to let the
services 90 on. Such character! !
think Judge Duffy was entirely too
lenient with him. Think of 1t Miss
Anderson. A youth-a mere boy, with
out respect for the word Of God or
! the laws Of man.
This little speech angered the girl
s beyond words. For full minute she
sat and looked at the preacher with
ewes more, powerfully eloquent than
ever her tongue could be. She literally
t burned her scorn into the preacher 8
l. soul. At last she said with dignity
s. far beyond her years, "Mr Goodman,
it seems to me that your conclusions
j are quite unfair. This young man did
not refuse to let the services 90 on.
o Fc spoke to us, he asked us questions
= in civil manner. We could not answer
r his questions, and neither could you
" have answered them. He plead with US
to be true to the best that was in MS,
r vet told us at the same time that we
'r would not live honestly so long as
o il were more profitable to live dis
Is honestly. I thought that what he said
Q. we're words engendered by bitterness
10 I was mistaken. What sounded harsh
e was but the brilliance of the light
b. that his words caused us to see. He
r. showed us the chain that binds us all
to the rock Of evil that causes us to
At tolerate blind pigs, that fixes you SC
ut that you dare not raise your voice
1T against it; that fixes my father SC
NJ that he too supports the crime because
K men come to this town in search Of
,he drink we dare not Danish. The
heavy fines which amount to robbery
~ fill the town treasury and make taxei
lighter. That is why we maintain The
SO officers who wink at the law Of tht
he land 1t is an offense and your tongue
is tied by your salary and YOU
. family"
'r- BY this time the preacher with hotl
he hands appraised was gesticulating wild
ly. He was completely OFF his course
il "Mis Andersop Miss Anderson" b.
!" shouted, "that young man must be
Devil; he has put into your head ter
re riblc ideas. They are most vicious, mos
rc- sinful He has changed you child--you
sweet innocent view Of life is gone
10 he is full Of worldly wisdom which /
necessary to men Of the world, bu
we not to you. I must advise you :
nd l.-ay, Miss Andcrson--to pray mos
ng earnestly that these thoughts be take
ke from your mind, that you may b
restored to your former innocence
.AlIN.. n.