The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-07-08

nobody owns them-nobodY belongs and
but few old men can be found to oc-
casionally admit OF having subscribed
for their erection. Each one of the said
twenty-eigbt can be called but about a
third Of a church all or nearly all being
split denominations-as the Northern
Baptist-southern Baptist-and then
again few who, for some reason fail to
claim kindred with either rebs or RAIDS
and call themselves the Central Baptist
Church, and so it is with nearly every
other denomination.
"And still you will wonder at crime. !"
How much religion can be expected
from suCh disunited congregations !?
Can their prayers be thought to pierce
the thickly wrought clouds which must
hang between their souls and the throue
of the Almighty? Is theirs the creed,
which despising brother paftakes but
Of the spirit of the Publican to be heard
by God?
Can it be wondered at that such a
city should be visited with plaques and
punishmenta for having no Righteousness
but was born of sin?
"The prayers of the righteous aValleth
much in the good book is written, and
may KenosLa, kneelirg ever at the
throne of grace in utsering the prayers
taught in childhood and faithfully rem
embered and repeated since, may she
offer for Kansas City in her wickedness
and total depravity, ore little prayer to
him who ruleth all.
We remember at the same time no "
ever great burden on your hands an
evil, wicked city close at home for whom
you must have ever asked their sins to
be forgotten but it can do no good, and
zoe are not totally lost.
May your readers know that though
born in discomfort and Wrong-dolng,
Kansas City was not born tired neither
did she 'sget out of the wrong side OF
bed" in the morning of her life. Ener-
getic, Wideawake and generous TO fault
neither cross. ugly nor envious bps just
wicked-that's all. In connection with
this may we call attention7-if you care
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to hear it-of aid she has in the past ex-
tended to cities In need 4 $40 600, to
unhappy Chicago, her sister in sin, when
visited by fire; $1,000 to Memphis, her
ally in the vast river trade to the Gulf
when that city was SO afflicted with
disease, and now, though herself suffering
from the depressing panic the effect Of
which have not yet been effaced from
the minds of her business men and
bankers, and though suffering sorely as
is all the western country from financial
trouble, Kansas City nobly, proudly
raises her eyes and gazing far out over
her high hills even to the land of good
beyond, and over the ravaged fields of
Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, and the
general Wesr, shakes hands ia sympathy
with the sufferers and extends her aid to
the tune of $4,000 more.
CHARITY covereth multitude of
sins" Is there gate to he aven for the
wicked, let it be opened to the poor
mans friend.
Though the ravages made by the
grasshoppers in this state and in Kansas
have been fearful good crop is yet and
generally expected and the utter despair
of month since has given way and
hope, that brightest of Gods gifts TO
man now looms up for the future cheer
ing alike the farmer and merchant at
the same time silently whispering bread
to the thousands who before expected
famine. Reliable authority states the
destruction for the round year to be
ABOUT 0ne-sl1th or tHe entire crop or II
other words tie first crop almost totally
destroyed while hesecond planting it is
thought will bring the average to within
one sixth of the full yearly yield.
During the past ten days rain has con J.
tinued to pour in torrents. the very
doors of heaven seeming to have been
simultaneously opened to refresh the
charred and eaten fields. In fact reports
from nearly all sections of the country
tributary to this city are very favorable
and with the late rains even the grass
hopper scourged districts promise good
yield. The wheat crop, especially in
an