New Britain herald., 1923-11-19
MINISTER DEFENDS
 SERMON ON BOOZE
Strong Language for Strong Sub
 jeCts, Rev. MT. Davis Says

III and barely able to be out yes terday morning after fighting an at tack of grip all week, Rev. John l.. Davis delivered an address at the ses-
 sion of EVeryman's Bible class to 672
 men over half the men being members
 of some Masonic fraternity. It was Masonic Sunday and was the last of
 the fraternal Sundays for this term
 There was q delegation Of 5l men
 present from Providence, R, l.. head
 ed by the assistant pastor of the Cal
 vary Baptist church. There were
 delegations Of 10 from Hartford. II
 from Yalesville. and other visitors
 from Unionville, Collinsville. South ington. Plainville Simsbury and For restville
 An address was made before the regular sermon by Edwin R. Fiske, who has been mayor of the city of Mount Vernon. N. Y., for 1 s years and is a member of the Bartholow Bible class of that city. Mayor Fiske told Of the wonderful help to the chief executive Of a city that organizations like the Bartholow and Everyman's Bible classes can be and of how much assistance the Bartholow class has been to him.
 Rev. MT, Davis in the course of his sermon referred to the sermon of the preceding Sunday evening in which he spoke on the 18th amendment and of certain statements which have stir red the city.
 There is spirit of lawlessness sweeping over this country that is endangering this country" he said. Every letter ] have received this week in regard 10 last Sunday eve niug's sermon has been started, T never drink myself but. etc. etc Then for Gods sake keep quiet while l am after the crowd that does. I do not care what you think about light wines and beer, your ideas may he as good as mine and you arc en- titled 10 them just as much as l am entitled to mine. hut there can be no views on keeping the laws, there can be no liberal or non-iberal views on keeping the laws. l make no compromise with anybody who is breaking the law and insist on keeping the law. How you feel and how I feel amounts to nothing when the law is concerned. No, there can he no division Of opinion on keeping the law.
 No law-abiding. good citizen has anything 10 fear from mo, but any hody who is not law-abiding and does not want to do what is right and be good, is going 10 gct hit again and he Is going to meet me many times 1 and any place he wants to.
 "I have been criticized for using | strong language last Sunday night. I | want 10 say thnt l never use strong ! language except when I am talking on strong subjects. The subject ! spoke on that night was SO strong I had to use a gas mask myself while the sermon. On ordinary themes I speak with q language that 1 ordinary people can understand.
 "I have been informed that made | ' mistake last sunday night when [ located the drinking on the golf | They tell me 1t was in the | locker room. l am always glad 10 be | set right was close 10 home l though. wasn't 1? I made my es- innate nine or ten men. have been old this week that I was very con in my estimate of the num- per or men referred to-
 Friday evening about 250 officers and committee chairmen will meet .t the Methodist church for the pur- pose or discussing plans to reorgan- ze the military organization. An oyster supper will be served at o'clock.
 Tn the meeting yesterday morning ,bout s2eO was collected for Thanks irving baskets. Another appeal will 1e made next Sunday to those who did lot contribute yesterday.