Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-06-12
Chaplain MCabe'S Dream Of In
ReiSOlIYille.

hnd n dream which was not all dream.
Thought YVES on = long Journey through "
beautiful country, when suddenly came To Il
larro city with walls fifteen feet high. At the
gnic stood sentinel, whcse shining "rhof ~
tiectcd back the rays Of tie morning SUI. Al
was about to salute Him and pass into the
city, he stopped me and said
s.Do you believe on The Lord Jesus Christ y
I a,swesed, .Yes, with Nil my heart"
..rhen,n said he, ''you cannot enter here.
No man or woman who ackuow lodges that
name cnn pass m here. stand aside lhey ase
coming" p"
looked down the road and 81 vast mul.
tludc approaching. TWAS led by MILITARY
officer
"Who Is that " asked Of tho sentinel.
'srhuL" he replied, rs the great Col. Robert
lngrrsoll, the founder Of the City OF lngcrsoil-
Vile"
"Who Is he 7" I ventured 10 inquire.
ale Is u great aud mighty warrior, who
fought In many battles for The Union, during
Va. great war"
! fell ashamed of my ignorance of history,
and stood silent watching tho procession. /
had heard Of Col. lngcrsol, who resigned In
presence Of the enemy. but OF course this could
hot be the man.
The procession came near enough for mo to
recognize some of the faces. ! noted two inf
del editors OF national celebrity followed by
wagons containing steam presses There were
live congressman All NE noted Mtldcls and
.otIcrs OF the country seemed To NC There. Most
OF them passed IN uncnailengcd by HE sentinel !;
but nj Inst meek looking individual with II
white neck tie approached, and he was stop
ped. saw At y glance 1t was celebrated
preacher OF New York.
ADO you believe In the Lord Jesus Christ ?"
said the sentinel.
mot much ~ said the doctor.
Everybody laugh ID and he was allowed TO
pass In.
There wlre artists there with glorious pic.
lures artists with rayisling voices; uagedi-
ans and comuedans, whose nnm:s have
world wide fame.
Then came another division of the inildel
host. Saloon Keepers by thousands, propric.
tors Of gambling hciis, bro,hels and theaters.
still another division swept ny. Burglars.
iucendiarics, thieves, thugs. murdrrers-ail, all
ua,cbing in.. My sight grew kecncr. ! behc'd
Apd 10 the Devil himself brought ny the rear.
High ahoat above the muss wasa bunne: on
which was inscribed, "What has Christianity
done Toe the country ~ and another on which
Nus inscribed, Down with the churches !
Away with chiistanity-it m'efiercs with our
happiness ~ And then came murmcr oi
voices that grew louder and louder until n
shout went up like the roar ot Niagara Away
with him Cruelty him cruelty nm J. 1 Ict no
desire 10 enter lngcrsolvi'le
At the last of the procession entered, . few
men and women with broad-brimMrd hats
and plain bouncs made their appearance, and
wantcd to go in as missionaries, but ilcy were
turned rndely away. A Jealous young Meth
Odist cxhorter with bible under bis ann ask
ed pormission to enter, but the seNtiOel sworc
nj him awiully. Then thouht saw Brother
Moody ask permission to enter but he was re-
fused. could not help smiling to hearMoody
eay, MS he turned sadly away, well /! they let
me live and work inChicago 1t Is very Strange
,hcv won't let NE into Ingersollvi,le.'
The sentinel went inside the gate and shut
It with q bang. And thought as soon a. 1t
was closed, mighty angel came dewn with
great iron bar and barred the gate on the out
s,de, and wrote upon 1t In letters OF fire:
.'pooNEp TO LIVE roGsrHER SIX MONTHS!
Then he wcut away and all was silent, except
the neise OF the rcyery and shouting that came
from within the walls.
Invent away and US journeyed along could
not believe my eyes. Pcsce and plenty sniii-
cd everywhere. The jsils were all empty the
vcnitcnt,aries were without occupants. The
rolicc of great cities were all idle. Judges sat
in court roams With nothing to do. Business
was brisk Many great buildings formerly
,tnwdcd with criminals were turned INTO man
s.scturing establishments. just about tins
t4ue the President OF the United States called
i1Ss day Vt thanksgiving. l attended services
" :. ~ ,criAp church. The preacher swelt