Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-01
tNttEKsALIsT PASTOR BREACHES
 oS THE IsrH AMENDMENT

The whole question about the 18th azneridment revolves about one thing. de- ciared Rev. SGeorgs H. Welch in his sermon Sunday n9rning at the Church o frhe Good Shepherd. That thing, he said. is law enforcement
 The Universalist pastor thus observed Not Over Sunday and spoke upon Good Citizenship, using the text If ye love me ye will keep my commanS Ssments."
 Pastor Welch spoke as fo1lowss
 I apprehend that Jesus said many things to the people that came from time to time to hear him. that were se- were jolts to their self respect This fof1 instance which Is taken as our text this morning reveals that swindies could not be perpetrated in His presence.
 Whey were those who were attracted by
 His personality and His message They had keen desire to link themselves clos
 CT with Him. Without doubt they saw
 in ENm the Messiah and being keenly concerned for the national integrity of ! their land, would have attached them selves to Him but He would not have with any half way measures neither did any kind of affirmations of loyalty fill | the bill of specifications which He laid | before them.
 All this ye may say to be sure, but if l ye love me keep my commandments. l This alone will prove whether you are
 genuine. This is the only ,plan of citi-
 zenship in my kingdom.
 "lf ye love Me. keep My Command 1 ments." It comes to me with constant increasing force that this same speech 1 ought to be thrown out to the people of this country with respect to the simple | elemental duties of citizens
 We are hearing a great deal today 1 about the rights and liberties .of citi- 1 zens. But very little, if anything is be- ing said about their duties If a Cit
 izen of this country has no duties he
 ought not by reasonable way of think ing. have any rights. In fact rights and
 liberties may accrue to the members of
 democracy only through a fulflimeut
 of their duties. Trouble comes when one
 group only insists on their rights. .and as stoutly insists on other peoples du. ties
 l have received several urgent request. to make this Not Over' Sunday I sus
 peet it Is being so observed in the ma. Jority Of the churches in the country. A , any rate it falls in with purpose whici I have had in mind for some time
 Ii relates entirely to the 18th amend Il ment to the Constitution of the ITniteS , States. This amendment has been pass l ed and now stands as a fact upon tn , statute books of the land. But the aues
 tion Is not ended. The enforcement I machinery. the laws and officials are no adequate for the needs And there l
 now a tremendous effort being made | $ nullify it's whole effect.
 I The question of whether it shall O s shall not be law of our country 1 Q settled. Now if all turns oR the aues 0 ton of good citizenship. And it is { |. this particular subject with respect { - the enforcement of this law that woul - address myself this morning and respect l. fully call your attention.
 ] First of sH, may I reiterate and en '- Dhasize that 1t is now no longer a que, e ton of whether t shall be or not be a Ia il It is not a question of whether 1t li ,. right or wrong now. It is not a auestio
 Of whether it abridges the liberties
 anyone; it is therel Of course this do. n not mean that anyone may not questio ? as to whether it shall stand or not, ar n If opposed shall use all possible meaI er to repeal it. That is quite another thin r. The whole question is as to the kind le citizens we have in our land and whet l. CT they shall stand for an orderly ar $, stable der'ocracy or whether they shs n- turn our fair land into another shambl,
 and repeat the history of Russia, whi es turned on the very questions which e. believe are paramount today
 e,1 What I intend 10 say has no bAari- ne on character and good judgment ! ss second thought to which we would c: re your attention is this What is the ore a. ent status of affairs? And in answe m ing, I would observe that there is a q a. cided movement on foot that tends to pr rS duce and place premium on criminali
 besides making use of those who .l- ways have lived outside the pale of [ r. law
 ns Criminalisy in it's last esssence consi, he of that kind of conduct which is ini1
 cal and harmful to the best interests
 society. Criminality is lawlessnessl S
 ciety, the organized state has found
 experience that collective and dispassic TT ate judgment, is far superior to in o+ vidual judgment. That is what C oF whole democi:atic state Is built ~, Therefore it has been found best to D . scibe certain kinds of conduct wh g5 shall not be permitted, and to penal os those who do not abide by the de ha sions so made Such prescriptions o, conduct which is not permitted and cd penalties prescribed, go to make up WI Ter we call law. The criminal is that ( [ who will not abide by such judgment at the people.
 in The present status of affairs with as Spect to lhls lHth amendment, IS thai .in certain group of people, for no other th mt financial interests, Is encoura ging peo lik 10 break thls law. which has been pl he ed upon our statute books, in the r ed ular orderly and open way, just as 0 nd CT laws have been placed there. Ma ut newspapers notably those published tin New York city, are carrying on a DOW Ia- ful propaganda, designed to nuEify | sm law. They are trying to show that ok forcement measures have collapsed Ma
 magazines are entering into this sa
 propaganda. Some of them published
 liquor interests. It may be that sl BY editors believe they are merely descr ,l ing conditions as they are. and vet, t.. effect is to declare the so-caHed unp ,- Ularitv p ohibition.
 l af There are men charged with enfor - m2nt Of t::'s measure. who have b. W W.ie turning the .;lvar tages of their off .i int3 : tremendous money making T 1;, chine Policemen and others have tai ,l.' a. advants ge of it. Many citizens h; ," baen eniaTging and emphasizing ~ n~ many circuitous and neat schen 70 70 whereby liquor has been obtainable, : Gls G is the basis Of a traffic involving T on lions of dollars. The home still is ta ~ ilu i ed about by many of our citizens. as se of the methods of violation. It has b T., | empha sized that many homes now c tse tain such stills wherein such thi 1T II never before were known, and liq " was never brought. Even the memb rs' of the household never engaging In
 before.