Baptist Ministers Caught Writing Sermon While Tending Still, Dec. 19, 1924

Preacher Wrote His Sermon While Running Still

Richmond, Va., Dec. 17—Prohibition enforcement officers swept down on a 50-gallon still in Wise county and arrested two Baptist ministers, Floyd Cantrell and Medford Lane, on charges of operating it according to a report filed at prohibition enforcement headquarters here today.

One of the men is said to have been engaged in writing a sermon when the officers arrived.

Both gave bond pending a hearing in court.

From the front page of the Williamston Enterprise, Friday, Dec. 19, 1924, W.C. Manning, editor.

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