The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-02-12

How il 10 obtainsd-A Letter to
the West Liberty Enterprise
which MIGHT bs adopted in
Upton.
MR. EDIToR:-It vas glorious day
for West Liberty when the great c9m-
bined sleight-of-hand performances
aud one-horse lottery Of DsCastro
opened up In Liberty Hall. There
had long been want Of unity among
the people, and this want had been de-
plored. by all. The minister In the
pulpit had urged unity but bad fiafled
70 efect It. The lecture association
had lahored hard 10 interest snd draw
the people. but they would not come.
The hall association had appointed
night after night for . general dance,
but strange 10 say some presistently
refused to chose partners aud "circle
to the left." But
's0od worka IN mysterious way
Hts wonders to perform.p
DsCastro cams, aud but one thought.
one feeling. one purpose pervaded this
community. The DOOR opened and
the multitude poured in. Saint and
sinner, churchman and inidel. class
leaderS aud horse racers. deacons and
card players. church goers and Sabbath
brcakers, male aud female, old and
young, al mingled In one eager jam.
ming, examining MASS, oil looking to
the same great object. the drawing Of
the 5000 prize. Not . word about
the wonderful performances, nobody
Thought OF theu, u0b0siy csn tell now
what they were. But for once there
was union. Oh, it was glorious, II
vas . refreshing season, It WAS soul
charming sight.
Hut eli did not get the great prize
aud some now began to feel sorry they
went. some even claim that thers
was Inconsistency In 1t. But cannot
see that II 10 any worse than betting
on q horse race, playing euchre for the
oysters, or checkers to decide which
shall psy the ten cents into the mis-.
sionary fund, or grab bag Ut . char
ity festival. The moral influence OF
these things are the same. But here
was the glorious unity. Old and
young all gambled together. Sunday
school teachers and Sunday school
scholars watched the drawing OF this
lottery with the Same interest, Meth
odist, Presbyterian, Christian. Catho.
lie aud outsider oil stood together on
the same platform. Il WIS glorious.
True, those Of us who have been In
the habit Of rambling In decent way
considered this lottery fathss tame
asd uninterssting. and feel that u 4
really strange that those good church
members who fiocked 10 xesl0usly
forward. willing TO sscrifice any little
SCRAP Of conscience for the sake Of NM
lon, and Ia the vain hope Of being
able 10 keep some uncircumcised out
slider FROM gobbling up the sacred
prize, should deny themselves the
privilege OF gambling In fair, square.
honorable way when there 10 some lit
tie chance Of winning something sub.
stantial, and sufficient to pay the IN.
neral expenses Of their poor, manglod
conscience. We merely suggest this %
the next step. now that the glorious
unity has been established. And now
that we have all learned to work and
hope and pray together what . great
amount OF good msv be accomplished.
with long pull, strong pull and
. pull altogether" by going for the
great sins and wrongs that surround
Us with half the zeal and unanmity
that We went for that prize pig we
should be able 10 cleanse the earth Of
all wrong h short time aud be ready
to usher in the glorious millennium In
less than three weeks.