Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-15
WHOLE NO. 1883.
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aito"eu 10 pass III.
There were artists there, with Clio
rious pictures; singers, with ravisL,
ing voices trsgedians, and come
dams, whose names have world,
wide fame
Then came another division Of ths
lnhdel host-saloon keepers by th,
thousands, -propiietors Of gambling
bells, brothels aud theaters.
Still another division swept by.
burglars, thieves, thugs, incendiaries
highwaymen, rnurderers, al Ia /
marching in. My vision grew keener
| | beheld, and 10! Satan bimsel
brought up the rear.
! High afioat above the mass was 8
banner on which was inscribed
what has Christianity done for tbs
country p and another on which wa.
inscribed, Down with the churches
Away with Christianity-it interferes
with our happinessl' And then came
a murmur OF voices that grew louder
and louder, until shout went up like
the roar of Niagara: Away with
him ! Cruelty him, cruelty him!
felt no desire now to enter Ingersoll.
vile.
As the last of the procession en-
tered, a few men and women with
broad brimmed hats and plain bon
nets made their appearance, and
wanted to go in as missionaries, but
they were turned rudely away A
Jealous young Methodist exhorter,
With a Bible under bis arm, asked
permission to enter, but the sentinel
swore at him awfully. Then l thought
saw Brother Moody applying for
admission, but he was refused.
could not help smiling to hear Moody
say. as he turned sadly away.
SWELL! they let me live and work
in Chicago; it is very strange they
won't let me INTO Ingersollville.'
The sentinel went inside the gate
and shut it with bang; and
thought, as soon as it was closed, a
mighty angel came down with a
great iron bar, and barred the gate
on the outside, and wrote upon il in
letters of fire: Doomed to live six
months Then be went away, and
all was silent, except the noise of the
revelry and shouting that came from
within the city walls.
went away, and as | journeyed
through the land | could not believe
my eyes. Peace and plenty smiled
everywhere. The jails were all empty,
the penitentiaries were without occu
pants. The police of great cities were
idle. Judges sat in the court rooms
with nothing to do. Business was
brisk. Many great buildings, for.
merly crowded with criminals, were
turned INTO m anufacturiug establish
ments. Just about this time the Pres
ident of the United States called a
day of thanksgiving. | attended
services in PRESBYTERIAN church.
ed condition OF affairs. As he went
on and depicted the great prosperity
that had come to the country, | saw
one old deacon clap his handkerchief
over his mouth to keep from shouting
right out. Ar ancient spinster, who
never did like the noisy Methodists
"a regular old blues ocking Presby.
terian-couldn't hold in. Sne ex
pressed the thought OF every heart
by shouting with all her might,
GLORY to God for Ingersollville = A
young theological student lifted up
his hpnd and devoutly added, Esto
perpetua. Everybody smiled. The
county was almost delirious with
joy. Great professions of children
swept along the highways, singing,
"We'll give up the Bible.
Gods best word of truth"
Vast assemblies of reformed inebri.
ates, with their wives and children
gathered in the open air. No build
ing could hold them. / thought
was in one meeting where Bishop
Simson made an address, and as he
closed 1t mighty shout went till
the earth rang again. o, it was
wonderful, and then We all stood up
and sang with tears ofjoy:
AN hail the power of Jesus name
| Let angels PROSTATE fall;
| Bring forth the royal diadem,
| And crown him Lord OF all"
The six months had well nigh
gone. | made my way back again
to the gate Of lngersollville' A
dreaded silence reigned over the
city, broken only by the sharp crack
of revolver now and then. SAW
o busy man trying 70 get in at the
gate, and l said to bin, My friend,
where are you from p
Il live in Chicago said he, and
they've taxed US to death there
and I've heard of this city, and ]
want to buy some real es' ate in this
new and growing place.
He failed utterly TO remove The
bar, but by some means he got q
ladder twelve feet long, and with ite
aid, he climbed up upon the wall
With an eye to business he shouted
to the first person he saw:
halo, there what's the price
of real estate in Ingersollville p
'Nothingl' shouted a voice you
can have all yau want if you'll just
take it and pay the taxes
'What made your taxes 60 high !?
said the Chicago man. noted the
answer carefully shall never for.
get it.
We've had to build forty new
jails and fourteen penitentiaries-a
lunatic asylum and an orphan asy
lam in every ward /; we've had tc
disband the public schools, and il
takes sill the revenue of the city te
keep up the police force
Where's my old friend l.?
said the Chicago man.
%, be is going about to-day witt
a subscription paper to build ,
church. They have gotten up pc
tition to send out for lot ofpreaeh
ers TO come and hold revival services
Ii we can only get them ove- thu
wall. we hope there's future fol
IngersollviIle yet
The sixth month ended Instead
of opening the door, however,a tun
, mel was dug under the wall bi,
J enough for one person TO craw
through at a time. First came twl
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