Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-09-25
and q fine field that's never been worked.
Pack m and come along at once. By order
of THE SALVATION COMMITTEE.

and & fine field that's never been worked.
Pack m and come along at once. BY order
of THE SALVATION COMMITTEE.
The appearance of the advertisement
caused a stir in the camp, and the interest
in the affair was greatly augmented when
Il fineI formed, well-dressed, handsome
man, wearing a plug hat and gold-rimmed
eyeglasses. put in an appearance and an
nonnced himself as Rev. Thomas DAILY.
late Of San Francisco. He said he had
charge of a large congregation in that city,
but was obliged TO resign his pastorate and
cine into the mountains on account OF an
astllmatic trouble, He had seen the adj
vertiscment. and would gladly endeavor to
ST as plot toward tie eternal shores, if he
could suit the people. In administering
the rte of baptism, he preferred INNER
sion, but had no great scruples against any
oth1r Oh. Were UNCONVENTIONAL lines
drawn in the camp?
The chairman of the committee said it
made 10 difference what church he be-
l 9nged to. lust SO he'd served a full ap-
| premiership and was a real preacher. He.
might hc 4 Methodist, or a Baptist. or a
Democrat, or a Presbyterian: all they re-
CURED was a good souser and & +" talker,
and If the parson thought he could fill
that hill he could peel his buds and turn
himself loose. lie (tila chairInan) would
pick out two average weight men to be
baptized. and if the job was done smooth
and without a break, they would then
| test The new parson on chin exercise. If
that PANIED out to be straight goods he
| could consider himself fully ordained
minister in charge Of the spiritual honor
of Eagle Pass.
The jealousy between the pass and the
Bar was explained to him, and his breast
heaved and his eyes flashed with eager
ness to get the work and humble the bar
folks into the dust.
At twoo'clock that afternoon the whole
population of the Pass assembled on the
banks Of Rapid Greek to see the first hand
played IN the new game.
Two burly miners had volunteered to
be experimental IN in the baptismal rite,
and bets were offered, ten to one, that the
gospel sharp would do up the job in good
shape. He handled the big men in the
water with apparent ease, and the crowd
yelled its approval as the dripping con-
verts came ashore and expressed their sat
~isfaction at the manner in which the task
was performed. The preacher was warmly
congratulated, and a Moccasin spy set out
for home in hot haste with the startling
news.
An hour later the Rev. Thomas DAILY
stood upon the head of a whiskey barrel
in front of the Casino, with every
i~nhabitant Of the camp grouped around
him. He took for a text, DO We good,
one TO another preached a practical,
c~ommon-sense sermon. rapIete with excel
lent advice. clothed III plain, simple lang
uage which Ill could understand.
His beautiful talk Won every heart, and
at is conclusion the rocky sides of the
conyon rang with cheers, and the people
adjourned to the saloons and drank long
and deep over their rare good luck in Sc
curing such a treasure.
The widest enthusiasm prevailed, and
the Moceasin spies almost killed their
horses in their eager haste to bear home
the exciting Jews. The citizens of the
Bar raved with Jealousy when, that same
evening, a guide board was nailed to a
tree near their camp, bearing the in
scriptio1: