The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-01

submit to shave OF ten cents on 1t is either
not wel-intormed or Ia q cheat
The Rev. Henry Ward Beccher, than
whom few public speakers have shown
themselves more ready with apt illusions
and salies of wit has seldom " brought
down the house, with single sentence
more successfully than he did last week,
Plymouth church was crowded to the doors
with one of its characteristic audiences and
Miss Frances Il. Willard, Of, this state, de-
livered lecture on the work Of the WON
ems gospel temperance union, which was
received with great enthusiasm. AS the
prolonged applause at the close of her lee
ture died away, Mr.. Beecher assembled the
platform, slowly, thoughtfully, and stood
for q moment regarding almost staring at
the lecturer, with an expression of min
gled wonder and admiration. Then, turn
ing to the audience, he remarked, slowly
and meditatively, emphasizing the words
with mods Of his head: "And--yet--she
cannot vote?' 1t is hardly necessary to
add that it was some time before the audi
ence was quiet enough for him to add, in
ringing tones: Sand are you not ashamed
| OF it2"
In compliance with the injunction of
The BULLETIN everybody and their
friends and relatives in Cairo gave thanks
yesterday. The services in the churches
were well attended, some Of the houses OF
God being filled TO the doors with people
bent upon giving forth thanks for tavors
received, All this goes to prove that the
people of Cairo are not ingrates; that they
! are thankful people and have implicit
faith in the infallabiliy of THE BULLETIN
as a moral adviser. The sermons preached
were not fiat, prosey, turtuous dissertations
on doctrinal points, that would not create
even ripple on the public nina; they
were earnest, eloquent exhortatlons to the
good people, that aroused them to full
realization of the great, good. things they
had enjoyed during the year, and of the
deep and lasting obligations they were un.
del to the power that gave and permitted
them to enjoy these things The fact that
we were not visibly present to hear the ex-
hCItatIons needs not create doubt in the
minds of readers as to the correctness of
this criticism, for it is based upon the au-
thority of those who we're present in body
and upon our knowledge of the kind of
sermons usually preached by our ministers.
But, besides, though, in body, We were sit.
ting alone in our little eight by ten sane
tum nearly all day, yet, in spirit, we oc-
cupied front pew right in the shadow of
the tasseled pulpit of every sanctuary in
the city where service was held and drank
in every word as it fell from the lips of the
Lords servant. And to prove that we were
not Of that class of worshippers upon whom
even the best of sermons operate as laughing
gas does upon poor victim 10 adentist's
chair, we will say that we were led to re-
fleet upon the wickeduess of this world,
the sinfulness of sin generally. We were
led to reflect upon the prevalence and
great wrongfulness Of swearing, even by de.
feated candidates; upon the wickedn IS Of
stealing and drunkenness, especially of be-
ing caught thereat; upon the objectionable
sin of lying to newspaperman about any
thing, but particularly about celestial"
things, with or without cues, and upon the
naughtiness Of being professional seeker
after Office against the expressed populor
will, except in the case of a courthouse
janitor or a second edition of ben butler.
We reflected upon all these things and
many more, and we're finally led to the
conclusion that, but for her close proximity
to the towns Of Mound City and Paducah,
and the presence id her midst of pinch"
and 1.-THE Frosty Twenty" Cairo would be
a model town as the world goes
But we live in the hope that
soon the united efforts OF the preachers, and
The BULLETIN will overcome these evil
influences and exterminate these objectiona.
bic presences-- bring about better
condition Of things generally and hasten
the dawn of the era of virtue, when there
will be no more lying and drunkenness,
and stealing and cheating, no more smok.
Ing or billiard playing on Sunday, no more
Republican ofiice-bolders and ward bum
mers and therefore no more fraud at elec,
tons and in the public service, etc, etc.
FIRE AT METROPOLIS.
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