The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-03-01


supporting fve preachers, preaching
aud praying nightly and At Moons fer
two months past. So far they have
partially converted two persons, aud
have hopes if the revival meetings can
be kept up another month Of getting
the third.
Then we don't have open saloons at
Worthington like you do III Sibley. 1t
you ever come up here dry, and want q
drink, come to me aud will pilet you
around through back alley, across =
gutter aud into building, through two
reems, up one flight of stairs, through
two more rooms into An attic, where
you can get the poorest rot-gut whisky
in the world, manufactured on the
spot. 1t IS difficult for the fellow who
sells it to keep enough on hand to sup
ply the demand, but if he happens to bo
out of stock when you come we can 50
to either of Our druggists, and by tell
ing them we are sick we can get what
we want. think this is much better
than your open saloons, because no one
sees fellow 60 in. and our wives and
sweethearts. and the temperate busl-
ness men who FatrOniZe us, don t know
that we drink. have no doubt but that
you will agree with me in this.
THOs. H. PARSONS.
SCIENCE Us. CHURCH RULE.
Just now we ale being entertained BY
number OF articles in Minnesota pap
ers written by c!ergymsn who are
claiming that the happy state Of the
American people and the liberty We en-.
Joy is due mainly to tie church and the
clergy. Therefore. they say church
property, parsorages. .:etc., must 70 un-
taxed, and the clergy must have spec.
ial privileges.
Now, We admit always tho purity and
the spiritual beauty Of Christ's gospel,
but we deny that the churches are
preaching that gospel, or that they
have ever exhibited the spirit Of Chr ist
where they have had power. The
church, as church, has always fought
for mental and spiritual slavery and
opposed every advance III science. Pref.
II. u. Garrisen,ssin a recent lecture de-
livered in.Chicage, well says:
Cl,ristendom has had the experiment
vf more than $500 years Of pure and
solid Bible government, during which
time the authority "f the church was
absolute from the throne down to the
Greside; not Il ray Of science illumint
that long night. during which to doubt
was to die; and now, when we wish to
alu;le to this tins We call it, when
speaking mildly, the Dark Ages, - but
when we wish to describe it graphically
aid truthtully. we say it was the age
of universal hell on earth. We have
now had Il little more than one hundred
years Of partial freedom iu science, and
as tie r"sult the earth nov blossoms
with health, wealth, liberty AID happi.
ntsS.
SIBLEY WANTS 4 RErIIAL.
Elsewhere is comMuli ication from
ThOs. IL. Parsons, u banker and real
estate man VI Worthington. Ia some
OF its points it is certainly rich, and
shows that tlie writer is not only far
from being Il fool, but that lie is one Of
the Shire widest advertising lnen III this
country But few who read it will ever
forget that there is such \ place Ms
Worthingtsn. We can agree with him
perfectly as to the merits Of the Soil
and climate in southwestern Minneso.
ta. There is no denying that they are
both gossd. We also agree with hitn in
the matte: Of :;itlsy having the most
live business men. THO xdvertiaing
columns Of the ADVANCE show that
the business nleN there have but little
enterprise and push. They should wake
UP.
We earnestly request Mr.. Parsons
that as soon as the five churches al
Wortilngtsn get that third convert
completed, he will use his influence will
t!,e spiritual architects 10 induce then
t" come down to Siblcy and block out .
few w.-Siblty Gazette
Tie Iowa Index has passed from tn,
hands Of J. j. BELL to those Of Lon F
Chaplin Il CO. Mr.. Chaplin is news
paper man OF high order, aud left til.
Ida Grove Era to take hold Of the In
deX. The first fear the readers Of til,
Index will feel is that there might Ike :
change III The editorial control but thi.
is speedily dislelled, for the new pro
| priet"s !lasters to announce that th'
| peerless viii II. Herman will continl,
| to- control the editorial columns. IL
| this Mr.. Chapin shows good sense, fo
| 10 paper i'll Iowa has shown what trans
formations the magic Of intellect effect
AS does the ludex. In tile brief space
IT 4 few mOhths keynan has raised i
from an unknown, obscure sheet to tn
rank Of a national journal, and TAX
him away from it. the Index will retnrl
to the rank Of 4 pledding country news
paper. Now Herman, sharpen yeur pen
Gil and gn for the frauds, shams ant
hypocricies that flourish and tester
shine aud rot on the brew and ia tn
heart of our 50 called civilization. TIL
Index is to he renewed to Patterson
ville-Lemars Sentinel.
Amen and Awomen!
Herman is marching to the front a
the most original, independent a."
outspoken editor on the continent. Az
his fame as a poet is reaching farthe
and going deeper than his fame as
journalist. w..
Since the above we learn that MI
Herman has severed his connectio
With the Index in order to take charg
of the LeMars Democrat.
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Nine Physicians Outdone.-1t is gel
orally considered pretty ditlicu
} thing to outdo physician, but the fo
!, lowing will conclusively prove whel
nlne were completely outdone: Mr.
Helen Parvjz, 33l Dayton ST., Chicago
ILL.,, was treated for consumption b
/ nine physicians, and all pronounce
her case incurable. Seven bottles ,
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Coz
sumption completely cured her. Doub
ing ones, please drop her a postal ~
convince yourselves. Trial bottl'
E free at &: ". Smiths drug stor
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