Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-07-18
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The Methodist Evangelical
Church seems to be still pro-
crossing. From the Chicago
Times ofJuly 11th, we condense
the following. The quiet little
village of Shabona, Dekalb couu-
ty, Ills.4 was blessed with a pious
shepherd whose name is E. G..
Ribble. He was placed in charge
of a somewhat extensive rural
flock by the Rock Island Confer
ence, that august body recon-
mending him as a Shepherd
Astounding in grace. Last winter
he instituted a series of protract-
ed meetings-his eloquence was
of the heavenly kind-for vi &c ia
any shape or form lie had no
mercy-his anathemas against
Saloons and Saloon keepers was
terrible. Some benighted brother
of DeKalb county, took the Eaton
Register. Morris editorials about
saloons and saloon-keepers were
carefully committed to memory
| by the sanity Ribble-he dwelt
with extreme junction. aud pious
fervor on fsaac's original code of
morals, that a "single lapse from
virtae" was a harmless amuse.
ment when compared with her
brothers enormous sin of going
into a saloon, The teachings of
the Shepherd brought forth its
legitimate fruits in his attempt
to debauch Miss Mary Holmes
We quote In full frosa the Chica-
go Times:
One evening after protracted
meeting she accompanied the
Reverend Ribhle to her home,
where he expressed a desire to re-
main all night. During the drive
his conduct somewhat started
her-it wasso extremely loving in
it's natufe-but as size had become
a recent convert of his, she con-
Guided that his feelings were the
result of religious ardor. On re-
firing, the house being a small
one, she gave up her bedroom to
the visitor, and hetoOk herself to a
lounge in the sitting room, while
the fatIer camped in the garnet.
During the night she was sudden
ly awakened by some one touch
ing her person by her side. Her
first impulse vas to scream, but
she became reassured when her
visitor soothingly remarked,
don't be afraid, Mary, l won't
hurt you; I only came to see if you
were sleeping well, as a young
Christian sronfd. Although in
deshabille, he coolly seated him.
self on the outer rim of the lounge,
and before long made the propo
sal to her TO share his bed with
him, sayingit was SO much nicer
than the hard lounge, and that he
was lOathe to see one of his pets
so ineonvenieneed. The young
girl refused to be guided by his
suggestion, and begged of him to
leave her. He again treasured
her tn 1T he meant no harm, aud
then sad: "Mary, if you will not
come to my room. give me place
for the night on the lounge with
The girl now became thor
alarmed, and, jumping
the coheh, ran mp stairs and
lay for the Eeato Of the-night on The
bare floor.
The next in ord er was Emily
We have not room to
the sad and disgusting out
rage as told by the ruined girl
Three other young and pure are
said to have believed the Rever-
end scoundrels quotation that a
sisters single lapse of virtue
of no consequence whatever.
The Reverend gentleman has left
The field of his late Iabors-his
orotracted meetings are dried
Up, but wherever he goes as soou
Is the election is over, he sh OF Id
subscribe at once for the Eaton
Register. In that he VIII find ar
sument piled upon argument that
"sfngle lapse from virtue" at
east, is nothing worse than a
,rother entering a saloon!
The New York World has with
Ira wn it's Opposition RI GrooJoy