The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-11-09

gentlemen Of tins city TO get up an ex-
cursion from this city TO Hot Springs.
The extension will be completed about
the last OF December.
From private letter received in this
city. we learn that DR.. Williams, formerly
a resident of this place. is worse In health
than ever before. His physicians have
| told him that he must not remain Ia the
Mississippi Valley during the winter, and
he IL making arrangements to spend the
winter months in Texas.
The Taylor Literary Society i now
rehearsing for the presentation of the
beautiful play OF Led Astray." several
OF the ladies OF this city, who are noted
| for their theatrical genius. will assume
the lady characters. and a lrst-class ell
tertainmcnt may be looked for. The
performance will be- given in about two
weeks.
john II. Oberly left Cairo last night
for -. Louis to purchase full supply OF
all the late elegant series of type that
have recently startled and delighted the
printing public. Combined with our
other advantages the BULLETIN will. on
Mr.. Obcrly's return, be ready to present
to the public a. flue work a. can be done
in the state.
Mr.. Gilbert, in his sermon last sun
day night. said If what he heard wa. true,
the young men of this city were not the
only ones who should be ccnsurcd for
their fralties. or rather sins. There
were men in our midst. and married
men too. who mingle in society, who
are not fit to be tolerated in the company
OF ladies for an instant. We heartily
agree with Mr.. Gilbert in this and 80 does
everybody else.
The ladies OF the Catholic church OF
this city will hold a fair and festival at
Burgers old stand, corner Of Ninth
street and Commercial avenue. Tuesday
evening, November 9Th. The proceeds
of the festival will be- contributed to the
church. The affair will be n very pleas
ant one. All are invited to attend. Tick
cts OF admission. twenty-five cents.
ll-7-2t.
Much interest il manifested in the
lecture to be delivered 10y Mr.. Ella G..
/ Granger at the Presbyterian church this
evening. The subject is centennial
Work" aud it is believed that it will be
the starting point OF an active interest in
this city In the great exhibition of 1876.
Nothing has been done by the citizens ot
be other than mere lockers on at the
work done in and for the Centennial by
the people Of other localities. But it i
hoped that an interest will now be
aroused which will result in labor that
will show that Cairo, in Centennial as
well a. in other matters, j. determined
| to show the enterprise and energy Of her
| citizens. The public are cordially invited
to be present at Mrs. Changers lecture,
as she will no doubt make the subject, TO
which she has given much attention,
doubly interesting to all who may hear
her.
The Episcopal church was crowded
on sunday evening, TO listen 10 the SER
mon of the Rev. Mr.. Gilbert on the
Popular Criticisms of Clergymen' !.
Sins" The language used by the rev.
ercnd gentleman was fully a. plain oil
| this subject, as that with winch lac painted
"A Plain Picture of Cairo Life" which
will long De remembered by all who
heard him. He severely reproachcd the
! press and public for the yiyacity with
which they grasped an opportunity to
censurc clergyman, saying that the To-
cal columns were ever ready to announce
the fact that minister had been detected
| In some heinOu- crime. while the edito-
rial department comes forth with
blazing headlines, followed by long
sarcastic and scathing articles, heapins
disgrace and ruin upon him. Business
men, said he. who should he at thei
labors. neglected their duties that the,
might cOngregatc with their ncighbors I,
ridiculc and east their ,lurs upon ia,
fallen. He did not, he wished his hrareri
to know, look upon the sins of a clergy
man with partial eye. When minis
ter OF the gospel sinncd-when he tool
advantage OF his position TO commit
crime, hc should, he firmly believed, be
stripped OF his place in the pulpit-b,
driven from society, and should not b,
again permitted 10 resume religious
duties. The most rigid punishment
should be metcd out to him. 1t was ais,
his opinion that business men, it mat
tered not who they were or what mIgl
be their social standing, should be deal
with likewise. But ii was not 80. Whe
a mercantile gentleman was caught con
hitting the crimes tor which prcache
would have to suffer reproach and dogr;
dation-wOuld be the target for the loc'
aud editorial columns OF the newspaper
to shoot their critici,ms-the papers, il
stead of crying out against him, wonl
: rem ark that such crime had been perp,
trated. but owing 10 the rcspec
=, ability and high standing OF II
gentleman accused. his name would
withheld. His crime was passed b
y without public censurc or comment
: his social position was not affected;