Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-14
Editorial Correspondence.

In the afternoon we attended the
Song service at the Grand Avenue NJ.
E. Church The music was played up
on IA pipe organ a Co net and two VIC
Iins. The leader Of The singing was a
very euthu -ia~tic man, good conduct
or and u fair singer A. musician he
did well en-, ugh, but as a lugician he
aas de cidtd iaiIuIe. ! speak Of his
logo -.r IA her want OF lOgic-for the
reason that e made ~ Ell COZ spicu-
ously bse'Ned in hls 81 yenpous Efforts
To raise NJ, neJ ii,On the chid,en of the
Sunday school Tor mis siniaiJ purposes.
after he bad succe, d. d, by Wheeding,
ard cOaxing and Scolding in getting
oven sixteen dollars from the children,
b, cor cludt that he ought to have al
least a total OF one hundrad d, llsrs Of
the fellows money and to do This he
endeavOi ed 10 work upon their ayarice
by telling them a stuiy. lie stated that
a yuupg man from the west went Ia
Sew York ity, arriving At hat place
withOui a cent Of money. He applied
ut Il br,ker', shop ON Wall Street for
a ,itualioniR.ln Office and obtained ii.
The first week be made five dollars
above hi- expenses. and gave hall Of il
to the church this he continued TO do,
always di, ding equally. lie speculated
in stocks, aud pfOsl ied exceediy, and
al the end Ui every week ''whacked up"
with mis- silent partIer. "a per, ep,ible
d ference will be noticed In ''this " hack
ing up business betN cen hiqa and ST.
John, with he same Partner.) At the
age of thiIty yaaIs this model young
man wes worth cight hundred ttOus-
and dQYnrs. When he went to New
York he.Was Dung man, ard at The
age OF thirty years he was still a young
man loo young altogether, to make
eight hundred thUus ana dollars in a le-
gttmate way. The logical conclusion
u Ibi~ Jealous COLI ctOr OF missionary
peli, FAUST be this that the LOld low
eth a cheer fuI eiyer to the extent that
he will cause him to wax wealthy pro
viding, Of course, the giver strikes 8
diVy. Our conclusion is that the pRrrAr
tor of the story can be no kin to him Of
the little hatcheG nOtOriety, aud that
the story is Wrapper; either that, or
else the Lord had nothing Whatever Ia
do with The matter. Oar opinion Of
Hum is too exalted To thind that He
WOULD 'sRnction gambling in order to
share the spells, The fact il, there is
altogether too much of this ''will you
walk intU-mI -parlOr--Ssid-the spider-tO-
the-iy" sort of disposition IN our
churches. Il has tendency To lower
3 atTanger's respect for the sanctuary
20 have contribution box stuck under
his nose The first thing upon entering q
phase Of worship. OF course It takes
money 80 make the maze co. bat
there is q proper lime aud place to col
lect. This nickle-grab business rather
destroys the pOs'ic f,rvency Of sacred
deYOliOn Il is like lsbetng a beauti-
fUl painting with tho sign trough on
c"on%'' We have read somewhere
about money changers being scoprged
out OF the synagogue, u mortal WsFping
to the .impe cuniOpa S!ssmosynAry. l.
will be happy day when avarice and
devotiQR aT5 not suec,tashed together.
JHdgs RraJt came in on the evening
train and re All went together 70 the
Coates Opers house to hear Rev. Rob
ert L'ird Collier lecture upon .'Honie
Life OF the English People, il wa
> mas'sFly literary pr,Aaetiou ar.
Collier is-aOt what one might term. An
qloqaen't speaker, yet.he is at times ia
pas-i"nfd. nd always interesting. he
p, Id the vast audience spell bOund for
about one hour. and half.
Our trip Ia Kansas City was a pleas.
ant one As the House vas to meet at
4 o'ciock P. NJ on Monday, ] came uo
OH the morning train to Topeka. lea. ing
the JRdgR .lDdsAIr Granger TO come 40
an tbesyeHineetaEi. =: 49, 81
Wsrlt Progressing EclI. si6. bss,b
braRebss otsthe Legslatdre.i hut As the
neWspdPeSs report the proceedings, /