, 1923-08-30
IS IT BECAUSE CASPER IS SUCH A WICKED CITY?

comes from the rank and file Of tho
motherhood of Casper. without any
religious cant. and from one who is
down in tho trough Of LIES sea
trying to keep the surgins waves
from sinking her little home-bark
with its child treasure
Now, how about this. fathers and
mothers7 Your children are Just
as precious to you as are those of
this good woman to her. What have
you done. what are you doing to
help create and maintain an atmos-
phere of morality and good order
in Casper7
It needs no argument to prove
that the churches r tho leaders
in and ~fosterers OF these better NOR
al conditions. and without which no
moral order could be had or main
tained.
We haven't lived IN Casper but
about ten years. and do not know
from personal knowledge anything
back of that time. but we do know
enough to say. that the people OF
Casper car never pay their debt OF
obligation to the Methodist church
of this city. 1t was tho foremost
church. and when the Rev. l.. w.
Kingsley was pastor, no. with his
church solidly behind him. took the
lead In every effort to create better
moral conditions in Casper. We
are saying nothing against other
churches of that time. all OF which
did their best. We speak only OF
that which we happen to know.
Now let US look into this matter
candidly. We do not suppose Cas-
per is more wicked than many other
cities. But other cities have better
churches. and better equipment for
opposing evil. See the really fine
churches of Cheyenne, and some are
Just now building finer. Sheridan
Methodists have Just recently dedi
Gated a magnificent temple for the
worship OF God. costing over 800.
600. Laramie has some very good
churches.
But when this 70 said. We hav,
said the most that can be said FOL
| Wyoming.
And yet Casper In thu metropoli,
OF the state-has miles on miles OF
paved streets, Is extending her Dor
ders adding addition after addition
Casper Is already the leading distri
buting center for the state. and ad
Joining states. Her lumber yard,
and supply companies are masnifi
cent in their proportions. Some o.
her emporiums OF merchandise woulc
be a credit to Chicago or sven New
York. Her packing industry. hei
brick yards. her planning mills, hei
banks, q suppose our banks havs
more deposits than the whole stat
outside) and the world famous Stan
dard and Midwest and Texas and
the White Eagle-oh, tho millions
these great concern produce.
From this city of Casper have Eons
train loads of gasoline for the mar
kets OF Europe.
What moral and religious influ
ence do we exert7 How are home.
protected? What honor do we give
Him who IL over us all7
Casper Is challenging the fate of 8
Sodom n Gomorrah. She is rest
ing beneath a very Vesuvius OF pos
sible calamity.
II we are to believe tho awful
stories of the explorers. Herculaneun
and Pampett had become so licen
tious. and 80 loose In public ant
home morals. that It is no wonder
that the raging elements within tn,
earth. burst forth in such fiery in
dignation. and buried these twir
cancers OF earth beneath rivers o.
molten lava.
God does not stand behind tho per
sonal offender with a lash to punish
him when he does wrong. No, H,
Is a loving Father and would have
all men come to Him.
But when men in masses agree t.
defy God and His wrath, then I'll,
world lesson must be taught 70,
the worlds good. Let us aver
such calamity. by honoring Goo
with our lives and substance.