The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-02-17

Before the election last fall We stated
that IL !. T. Monahan got into the State
Senate. he would cost the tar payers ten
thousand dollars in useless waste Of time
Our opinion was correct
IL should be remembered that the
time consumed by the Legislature costs
the people two hundred dollars per hour
Already MonAhan has cost the people
five thousand dollars with his nonsense.
The Columbus correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Times tells how this expen.
sive idiot is going on
In the Senate, this afternoon. Mr.
Lewis. Democrat, offered the following
resolution:
"wHEEEAs. This General Assembly.
having torn from the statutes Of this
State all laws iayoring liberty OF con.
science in matters OF religion,
Therefore b q rcs0lrci, That the world
renowned eyangelists. Moody and San.
key, be and they are hereby invited 10
open our daily session with prayer for
one week, and that their supplicationa
be particularly addressed 10 the great
principle 80 plainly set forth by the
trainers Of the Declaration Of our Ameri.
can Independence
The introduction Of resolution on
any subject gives Brother Monahan a
chance for his white alley. but when tho
resolution refers in any way 10 the Al
mighty or the realms above. he is ebul.
lient. aud his words 20 over the Cham.
Der. out into the lobby and into the hall.
ways below with a nasal ring cqualed by
few and excelled by none.
As each sentence leaves 80 willingly
the senatorial mouth. visions OF the
preacher from Hepsidam will unbidden
come TO the front
Mr. Monahan was in his element, To-
day. and in the course Of his several
speeches on the resolutions said
Who knows but what IL Moody and
Sankey came here. the members OF tho
Senate and officers thereof might be con.
verted, aud cease 10 tell falschoods. ia.
dulgc in profanity and other bad prac.
tices ! might mention. (sensAtion). Who
knows but what they might then 20
home aud convert their respective neigh.
borhoods, still more, II We start a revival
in Columbus aud In the General Assem-.
bly,. other General Assemblies would
catch the fire. and who knows but what
the glorious spectacle Of n United States
revival may be the result7 just think,
it might even reach Washington, where
iniquity stretches forth her wings and
covers all as with a mantle. lie thought
IL high time Tor some revival when but
eleven out OF thirty-seven Senators could
be found who had the nerve 10 vote for
his anti-profanity bill. lie longed for
the grand time when Legislators should
be Christians, when corruption. do
treachery and wickedneaa In
general should be banished from the
halls Of legislation. IL Legislators should
be converted. he said IL would be a stroke |
Of economy. for that the session would |
not be half so long or their business half |
30 useless. The Senator closed by an
earnest Endorsement Of the principles Of |
psychology.
Mr. Rukenbrod remarked that this was
a solemn subject, and therefore moved 10 /
amend the resolution BY requesting the |
eyangelists to specially direct their cx.
TO Messrs. Lewis and Mona
han.
Mr.. Hains, Of Preble, thought the
was much too narrow In ita 4
iesign. lie thought II IL was good 10 /
nave prayer for two men, IL was good for |
M the Senators, including the clerk and i
lot forgetting the presiding officer. Mr.
Iains then suddenly dropped into a
cientihc discussion OF the power Of
,rayer, much too deep for reporting
ie did not believe IL would be proper 10
dopt this resolution IL IL intended 10
invite the ovangelists here 10 endeavor
o induce the Almighty 10 depart from
ertain set rules regarding his creatures.
10 thought this was an attempt Of Sena-
ors 10 usurp power far beyond their
each. and 50 opposed the resolution
at II IL was intended 20 have these men
ome here to induce Senators 70 bow
nth humility 70 the inevitable. ho could
ot see great objection % the scheme.
The speaker then related his attempts, .
hen a boy, 10 find out the true way Of
laking his calling aud election sure. and
Is experience with ministers OF each Of
be prominent religious denominations
The rh,' speech wa, ~ an interesting
ne. but unfortunata dr. Hains talked I
considerable time r. he was through. .
c finally sat down, having convinced all {
Is brethren that whereas be might differ
it'll some Of them upon various subjects,