The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-25
HOEY is ASKED NOT TO
LEND HIS WEIGHT TO
CITY'S SUNDAY SHOWS
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from God, without God and with
out hope in the world, have been
saved or reclaimed by the power
of Gods spirit.
THE Christian people of this
town and community have been
burdcned because the moving pic
ture shows were making a great
effort to open on the Lords day,
and the preachers here did what
they could in protesting against
Sunday moving picture shows, but
the commissioners who said they
were anxious to do what the peo-
pie wanted ordered an election
and this election was held some
months ago. And those opposed
to Sunday opening won in the
election by a substantial major
ity. But regardless of how the
people voted, some time later the
commissioners granted permit
for the moving pictures to open
on the Lords day.
a couple of weeks ago there
was protest made against Sun
day picture shows. and approx
mately thirty-five hundred to four
thousand people marched through
the streets of HenderSonville in a
body to the city hall and presented
a petition signed by three or four
thousand people asking the COM
misSioners that they close the
moving picture shows on the
Lords day.
"Well, apparently nothing has
been done, although the great ma
jority Of our Christian citizens
and others are opposed to the
shows being opened on the Lords
day.
1--WE have been told and have
read in the Ashcville papers that
YOU arc to visit our city on Mon
day, and we understand there is
to be a street dance on the main
streets of Hcndersonville Monday
night. and because reXt to the
awfulness of liquor drinking, we
believe that the public dance has
ruined morally and spiritually
more people than any other of
the evils of the world. Thousands
and millions of young folks have
been led astray, led into the paths
of sin. despair and sorrow; multi
tudes of homes have been wreck
ed and children made orphans
through the public dance, and
what this town needs is not a pub
lie dance on our main streets. or
anything else of this kind, but
they need to get back to God.
thousands of our best Chris
tian citizens and ministers are OPP
posed. almost bitterly, to these
public dances on our streets, and
in view of the great protests which
have been made recently to our
commissioners, it seems that they
are not interested in the welfare,
the well-being, of a great aioritv
of the citizens Of this community.
eve are giving you these facts,
Governor, for we don't want you
to either openly, as a private citi-
zen, or as the governor of this
great state, to give your endorse
ment or approval of anything that
is the means Of destroying the
lives and souls of millions of peo-
pie.
"If you should happen to think
that the writer is just one of those
religious cranks, | would like to
refer you to the editorial of the
Of this city. written
bv the Honorable J. T. Fain. edi-
tor, in the Saturday issue of July
9, and this will show you at least
in part the great interest and
blessing and conviction which was
brought to our people through the
preaching of the Rev. j. Harold
Smith during the six weeks re-
vival which closed on the 10th
day of July just past. !
ave trust that you" visit to our
city may be pleasant and happy,
and we assure you that all truly
born-again believers are praying
for you in everything that you do
and say for the Glory Of our Ora
cious God and the blessing of
your people, and we trust that
YOU will see the situation which
exists in our city and community
at this time, for | am sure that
no Christian carries enmity or ha-
tired in their hearts for any man
Or set of men, but personally /
want to say, dear Governor, that
we hate sin wherever it is found;
We hate lawlessness and the desc
Grafton of the Lords Day and the
plans and schemes and concoc-
ion, ,f Satan To destroy precious