The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-23
CAMP MEEIING RELIGION.
A REVEREND TILT SYERRIN vs..
T0ZThR


The following from the Mason City,
(Iowa) Times, will he interesting TO j
good many of our readers who know
Mr.. Slerrin we'll. To an outsider it
looks like a tempest in Il teapot. If
they can perform OIL Sunday, why not
sell lemonade and peanuts like any
well-regulated show: a..
At a public meeting called ut Beth
any Tent last Monday hy tae officers OF
the Clear Lake Camp Meeting Assecia-
tion, Mrs. Hartsoff, wife Of one of the
presiding elders. introduced 4 reeolu-
ton 10 stop the traffic in the booth and
huckster stands on the Sabbath day on
the camp grounds. Rev. Lozier spoke
in favor of the resolution, when Rev.
Sherrin, iu a violent and abusive man
ner, told him that the grounds were
run in Il great deal better manner
than when he had charge of matters,
that he had better 60 and pay hiS
debts, that everybody held his notes,
and that he was no good anyway; and
also that he kept an indecent house on
the grounds when he was president.
The lie was frequently exchanged, and
other filthy epithets which would put
to blush a couple of old fish women
All this in the presence of ladies. The
affair would have been disgrace to a
couple of cowboys, and for q pair OF
Methodist clergymen was an ignemini-
Gus and disreputable affair.
The fact of the matter is that every
management of the ground so far has
been for the benefit of their own peck
oho ~ ID V,N
exception to the rule; in fact, it is the
old way enlarged upon. Complaints
come to us every day of extortionate
charges made n.y. the management
which we shall probably have more te
say about hereafter.
In fact. things are becoming 50 noto
elder there and then threatened thai
his conference would withdraw if mat
ters were not changed. If some wa!
was arranged that the officer could no
participate in profits, prices might be
come reasonable. and officers and min
isters' Sons would not be f0un0 on tn
Sabbath day clerking in peanut ant
huckster stands. which would put t.
shame circus lemonade stand TO
prices.
| SANCTIFICATION.
The Chicago Tribune gives an &C
count of some episodes at the Methc
dist camp meeting at Lake Bluff. Tw
''sanctifed" brothers had been givin
their ''experiences' at the tabernacl
and met afterwards with the followin
result:
Shortly after breakfast Boyd an
McLain met on the front portico, Nc
Lain eyed Boyd in silence for q me
ment. The latter smiled sarcasticall
as he returned the glance. McLai
locking everything but brotherly lev
asked Boyd if he had asserted that b
(McLaiu) was not sanctified. Boy
glared 1T him and in y very causti
tone of voice replied: You sanctifiei
Yon are disgusting. have seen mu
titudes of people get up and leave tn
tabernacle as seon as you get up to to
your experience" McLain, who is
large man with u hairless spot On tn
top Of his head, jumped to his feet an
made forward movement as If he wa
going to knock down and trample VI
der his feet the man who had question
ed his piety. He contented himsel
however, with striking An attitude an
exclaiming: You wretch! You al
not perfect yourselfl If Christ were t
come on earth now he would take
whip and scOurga you aud drive 20
out OF the tabernacle!'' ''You are
hypocrite," cried Boyd, who was no
getting mad himself. "You are anetl
er," reterted McLain, advancing an
raising his clenched fist as ii intendin
to knock Boyd. who is smaller ma,
cut of time in ono round. "You q
troubled with softening Of tho brain,
he continued. THAT is what al
y0u."
, This all reminds Us Of the parse
down south who said from the pulpi
This here Ka-ris-tian business vi
last just two minutes longer and the
I'll lick the feller that thrOwe& tn,
last tobacco Good"