Telegram-herald., 1890-12-02


Akely - prove eas q ne aesz psssn1
tDnaeaees fsF moFal s4ssae<snsnt ever
set an feet asrs. Is srises out q the
fscognlnon q shs fact ssxt ths Cars
tan ehuEeaes " TIE pxesens Day fssi -
reach tna masses of the people. A
large proportion ct TIE peoels never
come wIthin reach q sny religious IA
naences. fr0m oas years ena % tie
etissr. Il : nos because this people =
goddess peopse. 0ut & is largsly due %
tas fzcs tnst the people feel thas there
= 40 place for them. They look upon
the churches OF ths eity virtually a. re-
hgioos clubs, open - ths select fe~
Who can Afford the expense
attendaas upoa their support. To
man, whose subsistence de-
pends sntirely lpon What be earns
from day 10 day. auy little add
tlonal expense, even for = good thing,
= matter OF serious consideration.
Rather than incur the kste expense Of
church golng-uot Always 30 little
eitner-hs reads his Bih.e az home or
negleets it altogether.
IL u not sufficient 10 say 70 that man,
"Come INTO our church. you are vel.
come whether you pay or not, al
though it may be said 10 him With the
beet OF intentions tie sees the contri.
button box on rs rounds. Ii is held
before him. lie can put in nothing,
and be feels as II tho eyes of the whole
congregation are upon him. Ameri-
cans are naturally independent and
proud-splrited. They do not like TO
sponge" their way anywhere. They
do not ike 20 avail themselves Of what
Others pay for.
The best way 10 meet this want of the
age IS TO provide some place.of religious
service open to the people-free from
creeds, restraints and contribution
boxes, where every man can come With
his family, as freely as he can go 10
place of public resort. The movement
now on foot eontemplstes the opening
of such place.
IL is proposed that 100 citizens of
Grand Rapids pledge themselves 10 con
tribute each 500 annually to make up
guaranty fund. Other citizens Will be
invited to make such further contribu-
tons as they wish. This fund is 10 be
put into the hands of a committee to
carry out the purpose of It's raising. 1t
is suggested that Hartman's Hall be Sc
cured for regular Sunday service, TO
be conducted by the pastors of the city,
or elsewhere, in turn, and that q large
chorus choir be organized and put in
charge of good leader, to sing the old
familiar music in which the congregs-
ton can freely join. Such IS an outline
of the purpose of the movement. 1t is
a good one and should be heartily sec
| onded.
GEORGE w. PoMRoY, of Hartford, Ct.,
a well known business man, gives the
| following advice IN one of his adver-
tisements: "In buying goods of any de-
scripron read the papers. Those who
do not advertise never have any bar
gains to offer, in fact they do so little
business they do not keep up with the
times" And it might be well to take a
peep at the editorial columns, too. If
a business man offers you great bar
gains, cheap prices, ETC., and the editor
/ tells you at the same time that the
prices are so high up that you cannot
reach them without 16-fool pole, one
or the other is lying to you. And of
course II is not the editor. He knows
the most about the business.
II ever there was a case of playing
fast and loose, IN political game, it is
the action of the Irish parliamentary
patriots, who are now securing this
country to awaken sympathy for the
Irish cause. They dare not take q
stand on the question of adhering to
Parnell. They should say, either that
the errors of his private life do not af-
feet ms public usefulness, or that the
Irish cause Is greater than any one
man and. for the good Of that cause,
he must now step aside. The latter is
the proper course and Parnell should
| himself take It.
THE oklahoma Legislature is consid-
ering bill which makes it criminal
libel to inSnuate anything against a
| mans character, whether 1t IS true or
| not" We nave about that kind of a
law in Michigan, without an act of the
Legislature. When q man runs for
office, lies against him are just as DIV
ileged as the truth. See the Belknsp-
Ball case.
GROVER CLEVELAND ought now to aid
the reelection Of Ingalls, 10y all means.
He should take back completely what
ne said TO Mr.. Acers, of 81. Louis, about
I tha rocess4tv of defeating INGALLS, IL