Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-02-11

care not for Gods law, ana are deter.
mined 10 make over our laws. The
other day certain corporations that are
trying to produce clean pictures said,
The production or vicious pictures
are constantly increasing Just because
they are more profitable. II the indus.
try 10 to endure. II decent people are
to stay In the business, This cancer
must De cut out. A Federal regulating
commission should prove q fearless sur.
geon. and we favor therefore such n
commission" But the corrupt picture
producing corporations do not want
this. They are trying to make public
sentiment against all regulation. They
Know that thf Protestant ministers Of
America are Their staunchest enemies
as these men have stood for purity and
Sabbath observance. With the purpose
in mind to break down the Influence
OF the ministers. they are often pictured
as weaklings on the screen and church
people are shown as figures far out
OF date. Some editors catching the cue
from them also cry out about these
men Of God. marrow minded" "ef.
feminate." not red d-blooded he.men. I"
These corporations will stand back on
nothing to slander the ministry. Some
theatres do not hesitate to boycott the
newspaper which will publish the facts
about the harm Of this modern school
OF crime, the movies that show criminal
pictures. The Tulsa Tribune recently
published the facts of crime produced
by criminal pictures. as recited in the
police records Of certain cities. Quot.
ing from the Editor Of the Tulsa Tri-
bune, "Whereupon the theatres d Tul.
"a withdrew their advertising from
the Tribune. and we learned through
roundabout sources-this "0et.the.
idea.to.them" sort of MESA ge, that the
theatres would come back when the
Tribune retracted. The Tribune will
be dead before 1t will retract any word
spoken In defense Of the rights and
liberties Of the people,. Thank God! all
OF the "'rSd blooded herman" editors
are not dead Here 10 another. one who
refused to carry the Advertisements
for the free Sunday show. The wapa.
nucka Press makes this statement,
The Press does not believe that even
ka picture show on Sunday in behalf Of
a charitable object 10 the proper thins
to have. Dissertation Of the Sabbath ID
a sin. be 1t what II may, and running
a picture show on Sunday 10 not keep
ing the day holy. Those who claim Ia
be Christians should not give II their
support or encouragement"
The Nashville Christian Advocate
says. THE advocates Of a Sunday that
| will give them all the freedom they
desire for the promotion of selfish
worldly pleasure and business are usins
all their powers of ridicule through g
propaganda involving millions Of dol.
lars expended in newspaper articles
theatres. and moving picture shows &c
swing the pendulum backward to 9
point that will not be bothersome Il
them.-lt behooves every Christian pas
tor and every Christian leader to b,
alert to meet this evil propaganda will
renewed insistence on making Sun
day the day that 1t should be-"
| Knowing the power Of organized sin
Of organized corrupt picture corpora
tions and their desire to commercial
ize the Sabbath. MINISTERS Of God hav,
stood firm against any subtle advanc,
on that day.
| w. L. BLACKBURN,
Presiding Elder. Durant District, M. i
Church South