The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-03
GOVERNORS CALL IS DISCUSSED BY
 DR. ]. [. D|LLARD
Pastor of Southside Baptist Church Surprised at Three Items in Call of the
 Governor

The Governors Call" was the theme of sermon preached by Dr. James E. billiard. pastor of the Southside Baptist church. at the II o'clock service yesterday morn ing pr. billiard said, in part:
 T am not surprised at the gover- Tor calling a special meeting of the legislature; l am of the opinion that there are sufficient reasons for doing so: but I am surprised at some things contained in the published call. There are three things in this proclamation that the religious peo- pie and all other law abiding citizens of the state are, or ought to be, vi tally interested in, viz: the cereal beverage question. the Sunday laws. and the question of the movies.
 It is contrary to the dictates of sood business sense. good statesman, ship and good conscience for a state to enact any law to increase it's revenue at the expense of the moral, educational or domestic welfare of it's citIxenship. In the long run all such lcbislationN proves to be a boomerang.
 ''in my judgment and in that of the many with whom l have talked the contemplated cereal beverage bill if passed, would be such a law and the state would suffer from it. How? 1. It would put the brewer back into politics again. 2. It would be construed as a weakening of pro hibition sentiment in the state. 8. It would strike out the most effec- tive clause in our present law, viz.: thc one that prohibits the manufac- ture or sale of any drink that Hooks Vn xII II-n N I. It would make it easier to vlo- late the law without being detected D. It would create and stimulate a thirst for stronger drinks.
 The people of Alabama have ex- pressed themselves on this matter It ought not to be necessary for them to do so again now. Every en- emy of prohibition will favor such a bill. Don't be deceived. Study the record of the men who present and advocate the bill You will be known by tEo company you keep.
 'keIatiVe to the Sunday situation: The religious people of this country have been grossly maligned We are net asking, nor do we want, nor would we have under any conditions if we could prevent it. any law that would force people to go to church or worship on Sunday.
 we believe in the right of people to worship or not worship as their own consciences dictate as long as they do not interfere with other peo- pie. But we do believe that people ought to have the opportunity to worship if they want to. And we also believe that if the nature of the work is such that person must work on Sunday, he ought to be given another day off.
 I've are opposed to a commercial- ized Sunday. We are not asking nor do we want a blue Sunday. We don't want a Puritan Sunday, neither do we want q Parisian Sun day; we want our American Sunday with all unnecessary business closed so that our people may rest and spend the day with their families and go to their churches if they want to do so. We think the em- ploye has as much right and ought to have the same opportunity to do this as his boss has. He Is not a good American citizen who is op- posed to this. We hope our legisla- ture will rightly interpret the wishes of those who have the well fare of the people at heart.
 Tt is scarcely necessary to call attention to the movies Everybody knows the crying need for censor ship till something better can be had. It is as wrong to poison per- sons mind as his body. Every ar gument for a "pure food law" or a "pure drug law" is an argument for a clean show law. l express my confidence in the goverrfor and legis- lature of this great state that they will carry out the wishes of the peo- pie of the state, the great majority of whom are law-abiding and God fearing. Alabama is not for sale!'