The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-08-08
desire to get the earth and put a fence

desire to get the earth and put a fence
around it, Both took what they re.
ceived, were thankful for it and
asked nc questions.
1t is not necessary for us to men,
ton the high editorial and business
management displayed by Bro. Willis
during his newspaper career in Kim
ball, and Of the good and faithful
work done for the town through his
paper, for it is familiar to all who
are here. We only wish to add that
while with the sincerest regret
we extend our hand to- him and say
"good bye" we wish him abundant
success in whatever undertaking he
may launch his boat. At the same
time we tender to Bro. Hammond
our best wishes for the success of
himself and the Index, and trust the
pleasant relations existing between
the two Kimball papers may continue
indefinitely.
Rev. johnson entertained a fair
sized audience at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday evening. W.
regret u being unavoidably detain-
ed from attending, for from all we
are able to learn the circus must have
been immense. The eminent (?) di-
vine aimed his remarks at dancing,
card playing, and everything in the
way of amusements, except hugging
and kissing at church socials. His
points were illustrated by bottles of
morphine, quinine, revolvers, powder,
cartridges etc. When he began to
flourish his little gem a furniture
man named Barkee, who once read of
a mar being killed with a pistol that
was not loaded, left and on his BIZ
cycle propelled himself out Of gun
shot. Fortunately no one was killed,
either by the revolver or with the
drugs but all lived to go out into the
free air thoroughly convinced; at
least they had seen a genuine crank
and heard him talk. The only thing
that seemed lacking to make the show
a perfect success was a violin to &C.
company the illustrious (?) cxpound-
er In his graceful (?) evolutions
around the rostrum as he gave his I'M
table exhibitions of dancing, and a
pack of cards, which were c~arelessly
left in another coat pocket, to show
the innocent (?) ones how whiskey
poker was played. To illustrate the
evil effects of dancing the erudite (?)
gentleman cited a case of a young
lady dropping dead in a ball room.
He, however, neglected to state how
many persons had died from the eff
fects of baptism in ice-cold water in
mid-winter. eve, ourselves, have
seen young girls IN delicate health
led into a swollen river with ice run
ming, in a driving snow storm, and
immersed by just such cranks as the
Rev. johnson, the result of which
nearly cost them their lives). If a
young girl should drop dead at a
church social by over exertion while
playing "Copenhagen'' or "drop the
handkerchief or any one of the in
nocent ~ kissing games fostered by
some churches, would it necessarily
follow the amusement was sinful?
Fifty years ago when blind super
%stitien and ignorance was the rule
and intelligent reasoning was unborn
such a sermon as above referred to
would be well received. But we are
greatly in error if among the enlight-
ened people of Kimball such doctrine
as advocated by Rev. johnson will
pass muster.
When the great reformer again ex-
! pounds in the pulpit any more of his
cranky ideas will he please explain
wherein it is a greater sin to a dane
ing party than to a skating rink-pos-
sibly the illustrious (?) divine will
say all who skate will go to hell with
the rest-and also wherein Mr.. Wells
watch drawing or lottery of last week
was any worse than the lottery draw
ing for a lambreqain at the church
social last winter or any greater
"game of chance" than the passing of
a Jug around at a church society to
receive contributions Of cash, then
after extracting all the money there
from and substituting a few pennies,
selling it at auction?
The person does not live who has
a greater respect for the churches and
the clergy than the editor of the
GRAPHIC; but there is such a thing
as a minister doing more harm to the
good cause Of religion than good.
or for Dakota.