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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1904
Page
7
A historical sermon argues that Christians must act to reform corrupt municipal conditions. It cites biblical justice, condemns liquor sales to minors, Sunday trading, gambling, prostitution, and lax law enforcement, and asserts Christ’s universal sovereignty over civil life as the basis for civic duty and reform.
The text argues that government and law derive from Christian morality, with the state duty to enforce prohibitions on immorality, safeguard public welfare, and penalize violations. It cites Washington state prohibitions and condemns lawlessness, graft, and lax enforcement while urging vigilant citizen and officer duty to uphold moral law.
A Washington state reader laments police dereliction and graft while denouncing saloon culture as a moral blight. He urges the city to enforce law, elect leaders who uphold virtue, and restore public morality through votes and action.
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