Iron County Record | 1951-12-20 | Page 7 | Follow Evil |

Type	issue
Date	1951-12-20
Paper	Iron County Record
Language	eng
City	Cedar City
County	Iron
Rights	No Copyright - United States (NoC-US)
Publisher	Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
ARK	ark:/87278/s65d9q60
Reference URL	https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65d9q60

Article Title	Follow Evil
Type	article
Date	1951-12-20
Paper	Iron County Record
Language	eng
City	Cedar City
County	Iron
Page	7
OCR Text	Show FOLLOW EVIL A visiting deacon who was also a violet prohibitionist had asked parson Jones if he might address the congregation. Parson Jones who enjoyed a nip or two could think of no graceful way to refuse, re-fuse, whereupon the visiting deacon dea-con delivered a lengthy sermon on the evils of drink. Concluding his remarks, the deacon's voice shook with fervor as ho stated, "I could take all the whiskey, gin, and other evil liquors in the world and hurl them into the Mississippi. In the pause that followed, Tarson Jones solemnly addressed the congregation, "In conclusion brethren, let us sings hymn number 12: We shall gather at the River."
Reference URL	https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65d9q60/4306865