The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-07-27
Our Ross Kelly.

Yesterday afternoon, as Mr.. Crib and the writer
were walking up Main street, Rev. Kelly, pastor Of
the Methodist Church. was sitting in front Of Ross
furniture store. As we came opposite the Little
PariOr, and turned TO enter that hOsptable refuge
for the weary, Kelly sang out, in loud tones: 'GO
in 90 in! That is right! go inr We went in and
when it comes to pass in this country, that Aetho
dist preachers dictate where shall or shall
not CO. we will pack grip sack and HE away to
the Cannibal Islands. Preachers, ns general
thing, are not governed by sense or logic, but by
prejudice and feeling Like women, they jump at
conclusions without thought or consideration. Now.
if Brother Kelly would 90 into the Little Paror
he would find that it is a much more orderly place
than the Methodist Church last winter, during
the reyivals In fact, We have never much
confusion in any Wichita saloon will be found in
any ordinary Methodist prayer meeting. There are
many men of brain and culture who think that
Methodist churches are worse institutions than sa-
looms, and that Methodist ministers, class are
not as good MS bar-keepers Now beg par.
don pastor, but you are pumping at broken els
tern, with u broken pump. The kind Of stuff that
you sell our people Mt much hour is not good
for the mind as beer is for the stomach Yet are
perfectly willing that you shall 90 on selling your
diluted form of Methodsm Mt much drink to
whoever is fool enough to huy. but We want yon to
attend to your shop and let other peoples busi-
ness alone. While satisfied that what you sell
at slO sermon is poor stuff, and is positive injury
to all who buy, yet We will not charge you nny
license, and let your church go free OF taxation.
And if you will take n friends advice you will enjoy
the freedom You already have, and let well-enough
alone: You are now at liberty 10 preach in grand
church which does not pay cent of tax, and YOU
get up lectures and concerts, select readings
and other money making schemes, withoat paying n
cent of license; yea. verify, You buy and sell
and get gain on the blessed Sabbath day, and hold
uprOariOus political meeting in this non-ta xable
sanctuary, and no one dares to mOlest make you
afraid Yet with all this liberty granted to you n
poor sinner can't wend his way 10 where the hest
minis of the city wont to meet; to place which
pays its way in the city, County and State. without
yonr seornu remarks pointing them out to the pass
ing crowd. D, We guardian of the souls of men, If
we wanted to escape your priestly eye, would
have gone in at the back door, But do not be-
long to the back door fraternity. Grib the carpen
ter, and shelton, the printer belong to the front
door brotherhood. We will leave the back door as
place of entrance and exit for refOrmers. In con-
cluson, We ask yOu TO ponder on Micah, 3:ll: The
heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests
thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof d
vino for money" This blessed scripture il striking
ly applicable to this age of the world. Put sack
cloth and ashes, o, ye ministers of the most High
God, and lay aside your scOrn, sneers and hatred
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