River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-11-14
THE CHURCH QUARREL.
Parson Praser's Watchword and the
Good L. Did.


Good 1. Did.
Trouble was brewing in Bear Cove.
II all came. so GRANNY Haley said,
''long o that young parsun, ez war too
young ter know right from wrong.
anyhow" But public opinion was d.
vidcd as 70 the cause of the Bear Cove
trouble. The young preacher himself
declared il was simply 1.-THE natchril
result uv the effort ter mix sin an re-
iigion. which every body knows air no
more give ter mixiu' nor lie an water. :
Old Grandad McElrcy asserted that
1.-THE cOrn-~hUcSin' down ter 81 Lar
kius' war thc hail cause - The disturb
mint Not, De- said. THAT cOru-shucE-
ms air not luwf1i au' good entertain
miuts theirsc' YES. bat when they be
turned inter daucin parties an dram
drinkin' hit air time ter stop
50 grandad sided with the preach
or who threatened 10 ''unchurch" the
jewellers. Old and young, while Granny
Haley took sides with the young folks,
who ..aimed ter thrash the parsOn out
She day hc done scch.
So the matter stood. until it sudden
~ occurred 20 one OF the offenders that
Parson Lyle had no jurisdiction over
Jhem. since hc was & Baptist. when in
veStiSs;.Un showed THAI none bIt Meth
ndisls had been guilty Of violating The
church law.
The news was promptly reported g
the yoBug preacher frcttiHg over the
sins uf the Bear Cove btsthren. ana
lac recognized at once the fact that he
Tos powerless t. execute his threat.
One meeting house did not make them
oue church. although the Bear Cove
wOrsbippcrs bad been a very united
and friendly people 20 much 20. in
deed. that Parsou Lyle had entirely
overlooked the fact that there were.
indeed. two denominations composing
his congregation. lie recognized il
now. however, Is he sat in his lonely
little cabin under the shadow ~ the
mountain. trying 10 discover. if posi-
BILE. some other means CT 'circumven.
Tin the works O. the evil one. Il
might preach EN- sarmOn." he said
IAN int uut seca ez air not fifteen ter
enter the Kingdom Hit air "a union
meet n house an I sartiuly hev ttai
right
The information a 10 the p;Tson' 5
intention went the rounds Of the neigh
borhood. exciting. if possible, more in
dignation than the threat of expulsion
had done.
He air meddicSome young rOost-
CT. Granny Haley declared.
II which expression Of opinion
Grandad AicElroy added: He air a
game one. anyhow; yc air boun' t.,
admit that air. tie sartiniv air game. =
Z WAL" rcforted granny. 4 didn't
know e. til. church war a-uccdin' NV
prizc-Hghters.
'-Yaa-. !. air said grandad. ~
preacher hey - much cail ter delcn'
his principles ~ cyarpinter an a
blacksmith hev. Fl me don't do il hi
s,ir ap' ter re PLUMB ovcrrij. I'm
s-thiuku
All 81 the conversation. 81 which
these renar'ls were part. was duly
and deliberately reported r. the young
preacher. who felf no little gIalitica-
tiuu at Graadad McEiroy's approval OF
his spirit II determined. therefore
10 proceed freely ANA boldly in the
course which he felt the situation dc
manded-
The little log church, tucked costly
undcr tHc wing IF the mountain NJ thg
head Of -hr cove. was a new venture.
The people Lad ,onc very we'll with
out u, some 81 them said, the Scratch
CUT reeilh2-h"H-f', ave mics distant
hcins quite near enough for all their
nscds aud PURPOSES But one prog
rc-~lve spirit among them nal sci the
bal. IL innovation rolling. and 1t had
rolled uu anti. Tire new Westinghouse.
a marvel Of cedar .os~ anu fresh daub
ing. spread i--r.l uuaer ite elm aud
a-n irer~ ---ea hen "aii g RI" gather
hey ,rood under her wings.
u was "a union meeting h"i~'- oref
and brras thc bsead 81 Lille in the
hungry lcck without money ano
without price such g thing - pay
UiE a minister Aad n"' teen heard o
at Bear Cove Whea the yosua
preacher pitched his lent InCcc tn
shadow Is. o.d Bou Air that towers
above Bear Cove. hc lhaus-a Heaven
tuot usr, z, thc Fertile -triP 81 land.
whore rent N''- cheap aga labor light
hc woald he ahte I" minister 70 ths
needs % his "Wa body IL The sam,
time that b., lea lhe hungry souls 81
humanity
"Ihcg-uH- ,,ir not 81 hongrg -
lowed they war. he toiG himself a,
hr sat for moment under the withor-
ci hop-yiu" iaas ratified about tbs
cabin door ANA meditated on The pun
i-hment be meant Ia administer 10 the
offenders ia thc Lord vineyard
He would preach them "a ~arnlu.