White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-04-11

Some men carry religion to extremes, a. they
do everything else. In the HAMMOND furore, now
rusiur In several Kansas towns some men arc al-
most crazy with zeal and excitement. They 90
in troups, men, women and children, and invade
the premises and business places Of men who arc
% much privileged by law from snch interference
~ churches sre from inteFfeFcpee on the part of
drunkards end rowtlies. They get up in their
public meetings and openly lament the sinful
condition II their Deiehbors; and even send up
the names of friends and neighgbors, as miserable
sinners and unbelievers, to be prayed for in pub-
lie. Perhaps many of these same persons have
swindled those very neighbors out Of their just
ducs, and might illustrate their conversion to bet
ter nilvantage, by employing the time they spend
in telling how they love JESUS, by working to earn
the means to render their sinful neighbors that
which is justly tieir due. 1t will he found that,
in six months from now, this class Of zealots will
have backaiiden farthest, and will be in q worse
condition than before their imaginary conversion.
At Lawrence, they sent up the name of I. s.
KALLOCH to be prayed for. KALLOCH replies,
through his paper, the Eansas Spirit, and winds
up with the following scatling but just remarks:
will say then, now, and once for all, that
am glad these meetings have been held, and for
all the good they have DONE But repudiate as
irreligiOus and impertinent sueh spasmOdic Off
ciousness and metldlesomeness as make such use
of the names of persons as understand il your
habit. Men and brethren! Is there no religion
save in your convOcatiOns, and are all who, for
whatever reason, do not join with you, tn be con-
sidered barbarians! Not will il seem TO you
when We talk this over year hence. You judge
me, because yOu present me for prayer. COnse
quently You must pronounce Judgment upon what
/ need to have done for me. Now / must judge
back. l am busy at my work, endeayoring to
earn bread for my children and money to pay my
debts. But there are those among yOu who have
been in the very ecstacy of revival rhapsody ever
since the meetings commenced, and who undOub-
tedly joined with great fervOr in prayer in my be
half, who, in my opinion, would be showing full
as much true religion by quitting the meetings
long enough to earn money enough to pay me
what they owe me.
There is as good and true preacher ever
breathed among your number, man who needs
no credentials from me to the effect that he Is "a
laborer worthy Of his hire" and Yet, if am not
misinfOrmed, he is suffering, in credit and earac-
ter, in the estimation of his creditors in this
community because his church do not pay him
what they him, so that he can pay what he
owes others. Now wish TO suggest to some Of
the good friends i'm that church who are praying
for me and talking with me- that if half the
breath thus idly spent" were spent in trying to
get money to pay their honest debts to their
suffering minister, there would he full as much
religion in it in floating to heaven on the ele-
CANT ecstasies of revival meeting. And they
will also pardon me for adding-and if they don't
wish to he thus publicly rebukel they must not
invade my private rights and sanctities-that
while am aware that am miserable sinner
and do the things ought not to do, and leave I'M
done the things ought to do, and am altogether
an Improbable servant, still there are those now
greatly and honestly exercised in my behalf, who
have said things and done things within few
months concerning that good man have alluded
to. that rather than have said or done the same.
would have had my arm torn from its shoulder
blade. All this proves nothing, perhaps, more
than the necessity of little intelligence and
good deal of charity.
regret the necessity that is laid upon me for
thus publicly alluding to your petitions in my be-
half. You have made the occasion public one,
and ] am not responsible for that. ! would not
throw a straw in your way. bid yon God-speed.
/ rejoice ut the reformation of the abandoned, |
and the general religious awakening Bnt
warn You that individuals have some rights which !
yOn are bound to respect, and which am sorry |
to add in your zeal you seem inclined to over
look. l. s. KALLOCH.