Show MINISTER AVERS MULVEY IS UNFIT Rev Louis S Su Bower Bowerman man Draws I Picture in Which Alderman is at Once Recognized Rev Louis B S Bowerman pastor of ot the Immanuel Baptist church chur h corner Seventh East and Third South streets delivered a forceful sermon Sunday morning In which he ha opposed on general principle the candidacy of ot any saloon man for public office and In particular directed the attention of his audience to a hypothetical character that everyone at once Identified as Martik Mar Martin tin tik E Mulvey the American candidate for tor councilman from the Fifth precinct While Rev Bowerman did not call coil Mr Mulvey by name the attack was so BO plain that no one was waa left In the dark darkas as to whom he meant In of his remarks a warn warning warning warning ing was sounded to the party which put up such a man for public office The day draws near that no po political utica party can afford to put forward any such man for public office said he Rev Mr lIr Bowerman continued The old Jewish interpretation of this scene is interesting and in our judg judgment judgment judgment ment the best yet given The knee should only bow before the presence of Jehovah or In worship to Him The three hundred that lapped were Jehovah worshipers without com coin compromise compromise promise or Inconsistency thousand had been or afraid and were bidden to go g home Nearly ten thousand were compromised c by Bill Bl B l and idol worship They rhey had been accustomed to bend the knee to other than Jehovah Test by Waters This strange test then by the waters revealed to Gideon the real state of ot heart and mind The great Initiative for victory over Oer the and was to come from the wholehearted and the true and loyal that were so whatever the outward cir circumstances circumstances circumstances or conditions The rhe he victory gained was a marvelous one others were permitted to share In but the first honor belongs to Gideon and his three hundred All this has a modern application The enemies of Israel and righteousness still abound they are gathered in hosts and armies and stand organized They seem like Uke grasshoppers for lor multitude and millions of money are are for their help The great mass of Gods people before all great movements for reform are fearful and would wish peace at any price Another great company are compromised because of business rela relations relations of one kind or another The knee has been beel bowed to Baal and again God must come to the three hundred to gain His victories and overthrow the ene enemies enemies enemies mies w This pulpit Is In no sense a political I have never made It so 50 and never will nevertheless we do feel with the great movements of reform and ask asle that the principles of ot morality and righteousness be carried out In the great city of our land they are in the midst of the mu municipal municipal municipal campaign a warfare is being waged for womans Honor in the pro protection protection protection of girls The terrible white slave traffic protected by a political organization has shocked the land The traffic In It reaches every large city of our land Lawmakers are needed who ho will aid the friends of morality |