The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-02-12
For the Jasper Courier.
The Devil in the guise Of Good 1emplar.
in Church at Duff.

when snything OF interest occurred. Th
citizens Of onr. community were ss,sun de-
on last Tuesday evening by disgusting. no
10 say shameful scene.
On the 81 OF Dee. 1868, q peu,lemar
from the renow ned city Of Pikesvile, bear
ing the cognomen Of DeTsrr. and adding IN,
Initials NJ. d. to the latter end OF his nam.
came into The neighborhood Just south o.
this. familisrly known as "Cracker's Neck
-ahd delivered Temperance lecture. nd
forthwith proceeded TO orgsn'zs Society oI
Good Templars.'.o he called by tha, great
aud glorious nsme-'Mt. Tabor As a
matter OF course he succeeded in converting
a few persons-prin cispally women and
Ichildren-io his fsbulous notions OF ITEM.
persnce. Total Abstinence. &c &c. /, is
unnecessary TO trace The history of this so.
cie'y during its short period cf existence.
Suffice u to say that we havn't seen any OF
iis good results yet, And if II does not pro
duce something good ere long, we shall
come TO the conclusion that il ia not 'ius,
the thing 10 morsize the world.
A Nj Ksys. Who is on able minister in
toe Crrislisn Church, has been holding n
pro'rac;ed meeting in the C. p. church in
his neighborhood. Said meeting began
last Saturday night, and up 10 Tuesday nigh
had succeeded sdmirably-several persons
having united themselves with The church.
But when the minister published bis o
poin'ment for Wednesday righ'-ihinking
o. course that all was righ', as he had per.
mission from the trustees TO Worship in The
and behold! one w. G.H .
prominent member Of the I O G.. r.. and
a member OF The C p Church, arose and said
tina, the lodge OF G. T's. would be he'd there
on ,ha, night. bu, TO excuse himself said IN a,
they--ihe 'G Ts-wouid give way that
night, bu: he wao'ed il understood hat rlrey
would use the house every "Wednesday night
alter that, TO hold their Iod- in. Thus you
see that meeting which seemed 10 be do
ing vest smcunt Of good had 10 be sus.
pended or held alta private house IN ORDER
to accommodate secret society.
Mr.. ksy- isa stranger, having recently
moved here from Kentucky; he has everyl
appearance 0: a chrisiisn gentleman, and
We think can ask in the language Of Hailed.
Dost thou trea, stranger thus with insults Z
He has signitied his inieniion Of rem,inippI
with US for the purpose Of doing all The good
be can and as l:,le harm as poss BILE.
The people were much chsgrined at the
announcement Of the Good Templars' 10
'old their ludge 10 a church that was buili
md has ofien been repaired BY public coz.
When IL was understood that the lodge
would be held there. a gres, many persoos
'o' members OF the order. said they wou
oset with them, snd 60 they did.
Meeting of The ]. o. G T., on Wednes-
ay night. When the congregation had as.
embed the Chairman arose and called the
ouse 10 order. ard s,id he would explain 10
hem BY what authority the G. rs were
,ere and BY what process they converted
ublic house into a private one. One very II
olsg member stated that whenever sny Il
oop thing was being done, some body was Is
lady TO oppose it, That was true, truth
sell; Tor the night previous . GOOD meeting u
as IN progress and this ssms member oil b
'e !. .. q. T. was willing to have the
ee'ing discontinued in order that the lodge
held 10 the church. SO you see we h.d !,
to'cioie illustration Of the truth Of hs 70.
a'ks. After the Chairman hsd stated ,ha, :.
ey expected TO hold their lodge there thu, !,
gh' batteries were ened upon flank and
ar and the firing scarcely ceased during
70 OF three hours. One Good Temol.,, o
10 that i wss THuR house that nieh,-ls
70 outsider said itwss PEOPLES bouse-
'other thssi. vac the LoRp's house. when "a
i another OF The opponents OF the order
ID you have made my house a den Of :,
'eves.' The g. Ts being 10 the minority :,
''ked their batteries very cau,iousy.-l
y, us every lover Of peace desired, the AL
mb'y dispersed peacebly and in sppsrentla
Cd humor, but not until The g. rs, pos,. 81
ned holding their lodge until next Wedues a.
s'gnt' KANSAS.
DUFF. lad, Jan. 25ih. 1861 X rIg