Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-06

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ly throughout the 80 or 40 minutes
he spoke Without names or men
tioning specific place, ne let his
hearers know that ne knew whereof
he was speaking. In the case of the
big gambling game which he said
was running in Americus, he stated
after his sermon he has specific evil
dence which is available tor officers
of the law to proceed with prosecu-
tions. He stated that this lntorma-
ton came to him after the adjourn
ment Of the grand jury, otherwise he
would have presented it to that body
while it was in session, and that un-
less a cleanup resulted he would
have some further things to say from
the pulpit.
Not Seeking Sensation.
Il am not seeking sensation III
taking up this subject tonight" said
Dr. Minor as he began his talk and
thanked the large gatherings for its
presence, drawn, he said he realized,
by desire to hear what he had to
say. He informed all at the outset,
however, that if they were seeking a
sensation they would be disappoint-
ed. II naturally shrink from such
things" he said, yet there are some
things that need attention and / feel
it my duty to give them my attention.
In preparing this discourse | did
not have in mind that Americus is
any worse than any other city On
the other hand, | believe it is just as
good as any other town of similar
size. And l want to commend to the
entire citizenship of this community
the efforts of your sheriff and his
deputy, your chief of police and the
men who serve with him. | appre-
ciate their efforts in uncovering
crime and bringing offenders to
justice. | want, also, to commend
the work of your solicitor general,
and any loyal citizens who have rem
dered service toward upholding and
enforcing the law.
Indifference of Late.
"But of late there has been some
tendency to neglect and indifference
toward the enforcement of law, as a
result of which people are losing
their respect for the law. The large
audience before me tonight is as
surance of the great interest in the
consideration of the topic which
have announced Every worthy citi-
zen will agree with me and endorse
everything | shall have to say on this
subject"
DR.. Minor here announced his text,
from Daniel 5:1-"Belshazzar the
king made great banquet to a
thousand of his lords, and drank
wine before the thousand" He dwell
upon the Biblical story of the feast
the handwriting on the wall and the
fall of the city, death of the king
that night, although Babylon was the
most powerful and most wonderful
and beautiful ancient cities, declar-
ing that Babylon had reaped as it hao
sown, and that all other cities always
reap as they SOW. He said that this
great banquet was divided into three
couses the course Of gaiety, the
course of disaster and the course ot
death.
"The course of gaiety is being
served in and around our city," said
he, Gin the making and sale of whis.
ky up and down our highways. In
our rural communities, with no rurai
police and with the liquor traffic con-
tinuing, no woman and child is safe
from the rum m-maddened demon Of
the highway. Belshazzar drank tC
the death of his SCI. So, in our owr
land, men who drink liquor drink tC
the death of their own souls and Il
the menace of the peace and safety
Of their communities. Let US ge
together and put a stop to this Hellisl
traffic. We can stop it if we wan
to. Let's do it.
Couples Not Married.
Another course in gaiety is beinj
served here. A few men and womel
are living together in our city VIII
are net married. Such condition j
shame and a blot on the citizenshi
of any community, especially such
God-fearing community as this. Th
condition has become so notoriou
that it is the common talk even G
4 the school children.
81 now come to the gaiety cours
of gambling. The gamblers are n
respectors of the laws of our lane