The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-14

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EDITOR
Dear Editor:
wish the Christian people were
as actively engaged in being Chris
tians as the devil and his angels
are in their fight for Sunday
movies in Hendersonville.
We voted against open Sunday
not so long ago, and understand
the "show goes on" even until
one-thrty Sunday morning. If
Sunday doesn't begin at twelve
O'Clock Saturday night, how does
Monday begin at twelve o'clock
Sunday night? The movie people
say so according to recent mid
night shows held at 1901 Sunday
night.
The question Of Sunday movies
is moral question, in which
every true Christian should be
deeply interested in and against.
Dollars and cents has no place in
Cody life, and for one to con-
slider it on this basis is reflcc-
ton on his spirituality. The eff
feet on the lives OF our young
people who are the Christians Of
tomorrow is thing worth our
consideration. | do not attempt
to change the parents Of the
young people for their minds are
a closed book to anything | might
say, and knowing some of the
Dads who are sponsoring Sunday
movies and Judging by their fruits
in every day life, they are lost
cause. If the Christians Of tOmor-
row are not better than their Dads
of today, God pity the next gen
GRAFTON.
The stumbling block of today
in our community is the man who
holds himself up as a Christian
and d church man and in SO far
as his giving and actions on Sun
day he is 0. X. yet the same man
lives for the devil the other six
days. 1t would be easy to prove
this from any church IN town and
| will be glad to do so if the party
can stand the embarrassment. II
anyone doubts that the real rea-
son for wanting shows is not the
Christian people, or rather s o.
called Christians, stand out in
front Of the Carolina any Wednes-
day night and see where .so-calied
Christians attend prayer meeting.
The majority are all church mem
bers and about all they will get
from belonging to the church will
be church funeral. They are al
ready spiritually dead and only
the body lives, Il husk of Il wasted
life.
1t would be a good time to Sug-
gest that the pastors Of our city
who have annual passes return
their passes and get forgiveness
for associating with the movie
world so they can preach against
the evils Of the movie. 1t is
good thing to be able to preach
glad tidings and great joy-and
Just as important to condemn sin
where we find it. If movies are
not evil, will someone please lead
me out Of my darkness into the
gospel of the movies"
While | am at it, | might say
the movies are only one of the
destructive things to the mora!
life of our community. Beginning
with Little Monte Carlo" on
Church street, we can go all over
town and find gambling machines
in the reputable places Of bust
ness as well as those that are hid.
The spirit of gambling is being
promoted among our young boys
and we sit idly by and let the
devil thrive on the nickels Of boys
and foolish men who try to beat
d machine. Some people never
grow up. If the machine gamblers
DO not get the dimes and nickels,
the baseball boys are living in
hopes there will be enough left
Tor their schemes of chance to at
least pay the ticker bill.
The city moves on, the movies,
the gambling table, the. slot ma
chlne, and the baseball pool.
Won't someone tell our law en-
1orcement officers. They haven't