The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-08-13

HERR IAM.-Under Inc roof OF an oil,
crippled soljer two miles from 6omerce
and . hundred miles from Pittsburgh with
out any acquaintance or triends-I an
!, happier hearc han ! would be in the king
palace hcare is pure Air and plenty to ca
this Poor soljicr sets q better Table thar
any Of our big hotels where there is hun
dred looking 1t you Every bite you eat al
that thies big hotels Il after Is your Pocket
Book the only thing | don't like about
Somerset is that It Is 10 washed by any
river no waiter washes its rock bound
shores l always like to see q City washed
by some waiter I think that this place
! would supporte A Wollentactory-I think
something like this would improve the
place and II Is q fine ummer resorte II is
| glorious to get out OF the GRO wded streets
Of a large City hearc | am reclining under
the shade Of the wide spreading Beach god
has given To us this Liberty AT whose Al
ter we will Offer a Thousand sacritlses-
there Is something grand in being a Chris
tien aud There is something % he gained
the soul longs for Immortality this is what
gives us Ambition to concur as the Gre.
clan Wariour condended to cary away the
Pam OF victory at the Olimphyce Games so
must the Christian fight TO ware an incur
uptible crown-1 Am glad To see that you
have not adopted Local Opshen | don't
think that 1t benefyts A Place any thing l
believe in Temperance in all things-this
is h the Bible Teaches-Temperance
means to take q little | think that Somer-
Get is q very ordarly decent place-bow
would you like TO live where l live where
every other Door is a Tavern and most of
them kept by low Trash-if you wish to
stop men from drinking the proper way is
to sto2.distiling Liquour-this b the only
way 1t is the revenue from Whisky SLOPES
that keeps up our Government and our big
Polotitions. one half OF the People OF
this county live in whisky shops-hun-
dreds of millions of dollars is spent Annually
for things that the people could do without
many a Lady sails in silk and satin that
the Gamblers cards have purchased.
l see that you are Republican and Dem
ocrat this is right there mus be W great
Partys to rule q great Republic like Amer
lca-And there must be two Cherches the
Church of Christ and the synagogue Of
saten if there was not truth and error Il
the World Christians would have nothing
to contend for there would be no glory in
being a Christian l AN glad to see that you
are protestants and that you are not dis
turbed with Raman Catholics this is The
element that has destroyed Pittsburgh and
Drove all Religion out of it | an glad that
you are not bothered with young Rowdys
standing at the corners | hope you will al
ways see to keeping this element down
turn your Backs upon Gamblers and
Thieves And if you don't lay up Treasure
in this World you will in the World to
come l think that the Government is a
failour and the sooner it is overthrown the
better the American people are not compi-
tent of self Government the sepois OF India
have more Liberty than is In this country
| don't believe that the voice OF the people
is the voice of God but the voice OF God
should be the voice of the people | believe
that the name of Jesuschrist ought to be
inserted in Our organize Lawes-I think
if We had a Christian Government and
good men at our head hat they would
drive out the Gamblers and Thieves-it is
right tor our Rulers to permit so many
forms OF Religion Governments
were established for the protection of the
Christian Religion and no other-I say
that the Government don't bind men to
anything no one obays the Constitution
the Constitution is Infidel 1t does not &C
God or the Christian Religion
il acknowledges ali Religions to be Christ.
ian the Government permits slavery Poll
gamy Mormonism Pusyeism Armenianism
Jesuitism Catholicism Ingersalism Mill
ism Communism not only thies isams but
a Host OF secret Associations men selling
their Political and religious rights To sup
porte thies Institutions o in view of all
thies evils that the Government is tolerat-
ing | think it is fooly time that good men
would rise and overthrow the Throwns of
Eniquity that this Nation is toleraiing-If
is not soon a reform there will be the
war in this country ever was in
the world.
In Polotics | I'm q Republican in Relig-
ion Presbyterian | belong TO the most Or
thodox Lie | stand upon the platform OF
John Knox Luther and Calvin | believe
hat Calvenism is the Religion Of the bible
| don't believe that the inventions of men
iught to be introduced into the Church /
iont think there is any authority for sing
ing Hymns of uninspired men when we
have the Psalms-I don't believe in Organs
the Church / think it browns the human
keeping up quires of men sing
RS And Woman singers thics things incur
! great expence that is no manner of use
And | am opposed to paying such large
/ teink A Thousand Dollars A wear
for any Minister unless it is some
DOL like Henry Ward Beecher he wants a
Workingman to work for a Dollar a Day
,ut he must have fifty Thousand-this is
nst like our preachers they have not got
common sence the Country would Just be
bout as well without Churches or Preach
rs As the way that Religion is caryed on
For churches is sending a Thousant to
Iell TO one they are sending TO Heaven
Ninety Nine percent of the Preachers are
alec Teachers only preaching for a living.
P.S. Somerset is q Fine Farming
COUNTRY Business drags sloly there is very
title enterprise everything is as clean as a
no smoke like in Pittsburgh no
Mace or oath of The Drunkerd
o disturb your repose there is plenty of
Dom heare to build Houses wide streets
lere you can see the old pike where many
road team passed on their way from the
East TO the west may happiness and pros.
'erity awate the people OF Somerset till /
agane.
l remain your Friend And well wisher, !
JOHN MCKEE,
Poet.