, 1874-02-19

lIo Thinks tho Practice Dcm0raliZ-
ing.
Views Of the Sheriff and His OFF,
GERS,
Utter Ignorance Concerning the Yoke-
fellows,

Tho groat problem Of tho day With religious
plllanthropists in thls city is. "IIow eau aouls
DO sayod 7" Like most conundrums, the foro-
going will boar considerable examination before
al intelligent solution can bo arrived at.
THE yoKErELLows.
Prominent among tho gallant band Of
Christian heroes and horoines whose chief
aim on oarth 1t is to wrestlo
nightly with satan, bis works aud
pompH, arc tho forlorn hope Of tho Army Of tho
Lord known under tho somewhat pastoral
doBlgnation OF "Tbe Yokefo!lows."
These volunteer mlBsionarioB amongat tho
heathen in our midst aro connected IN
somo degree with the Young Mons Chris
tian Association in this city, and, as
laborers In the vineyard. claim, as least tho
merit duo to zeal and industry.
TIE FIELD or LABOR.
There are confined In tho jail Of Cook County
that dreadful catacomb beneath tho east wing
Of tho old Court House, somo SCORES of very
bud citizens, placed in DURANGO vile for
nlmoBt overy ofronao from murder in tho first
degrcc to posit larceny. It is gonerai i'm
press'on among the "Yokofelows" TINT these
imponitont thieves nro in neod Of holy salvo for
tho many wounds In their lacoratel souls. There
fore, thoy considered TINT tho holding Of prayer
| meetings on secular days would bo nbout
tho host kind Of treatment for tho
patients who aro In soro neod Of spiritual minia-
| tration.
THE r1nsr REBUFF.
| Fired by this charitable idea the little roll
giouH band alluded to, cheered on by tho veteran
Mrs. McKeuzic mud applauded by the boniguant
! smile Of Mr. Van Arsdalo, made dash upon tho
County Jail some time ago, and demanded
adn1ittanco for tho purpose OF clarifying
tho Lord before Ills orring croatureB. The
Jai1or, Conrad Folz, informed them tint the
sherin, Jim Bradley, was out Of town, and that
without hia orders nothing could bo done.
WINNING An ENTRANCE.
This, however, was not Hufilciont to damp tic
nrdor Of Mrs. Mckenzie and her synod Of
| apostles. They managed to learn TINT A1r. Folz
himself was going to Waukognu for day or
two, and, taking advantage OF the absence Of
that holy man, they, OIL Thursday Of last woch,
appeared before tho gates Of Joriclo,
s1d %do esnssd s them ooa0onco to b0 'hrSw s}s
Mckenzie proved too much for tho inborn piety
Of Goorge Hutchinson and tho boolskecper Mr.
Clarke, who euccumbcd to the potency Of tho
Word. Each Of tho officials referred to was
ontitlod "Dlvine Wrath foT sinnors" Tue
other deputies assert that neither Of the
oftcors named has slnco recovered 4is former
p'''' - 'A''DN' rup rrxr ,,ovr
Tn any c,ao tho s is yniofo1lo'r.n % .vo-o admit
tod, and having girdod on tho sword Of tile Lord
and Of Gideon, prepared to do battle with tho
hosts Of darknoss Thero wore about thirty male
reckonod FIRST tGay formal IN fndan 1I, H. and NJ!
mnrchod nto te corr5or ri ,sora e than n,
inel IN prayer the men niacinc th"r Ji" focoa Y
bshes mt the l pro who OF
bandka,c%iefa 'Ao his nnr} VI ~ net t posin.noa
c;aaa naasn1 ~ w;thr r dacor',n, 'no s+,,on oneI
Tic Children Of Satan behind tho riratinna yai,a
tared to uttor soms comments 10! s quits up p' to
''o '''AS - 1nvrxIJr = 1;norrov
| MIRO hJoYon7in hnv,n1 rnnrati .s ,hn ,,,,,
noaeI oil on ti,a troubiat2 watora bv aynmt nnp.
tpicat;on pi raiacd hor vo;co in bcavcnlv aon,, nu
anI the swoet ,ofraIn nf IL Coma ~ 1osna
waa echoed thromnh tho p]oomv vo,,1ts T;,a
.VoIofoIinws caaaht t,o f,ra =, tIa;r +o,ar ~
ito moiolv and GooE 0ountv Jo;j nnvnr hooT5
anal eoIjV royolry boforo. Tho inmatos of tho
ooja 5o;noi n }rantc chor,a h1t 3,,ono Wy ~
SIisa NcKonzio's fooljncs whon,. durii,r mi MI
in ;tho sncjnr owsinr tn m }nsorva1
If ,ravor threa i1,'veniln vo,ccs 5rom reu,oto
oaoe IN thasecon5 corrjdor woro .oard cbnnt;nc
;9h IN 9}ho folIoSine, o.,ifyinp nanner. '1'''s
do 10 !u; nasea! 90 70 oazes'
| 20 JoS' no"'
To hush the scandal Of that odioua refrain.
the gallant baud Of mIssonarcH EIs atruck up
| coyor OF the good effect which apparently fol-
lowed, effected safo rotreat from tlo domnonB
Of Pluto, ut present under tho management Of
Tim Bradley.
| THE STUBBORN BRADLEY.
| It il to be feared that tho aforementioned gen.
| tlomnu Ia hard OF heart au regards salvation.
| Ills conduct toward tho "Yokefolows has
been marked by q callousness seldom
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