The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-08
Wards Words.

missionary efforts that while we are spend
ing millions of dollars to christanizc few
blissful heather and make them TO be for a
time at heart as miserable and dishonest as
civilized beings are, that right down here In
the state OF Mississippi In the Sunny South,
where civilization is supposed to run rose
scented and rampant, Door preacher and
teacher, who was trying to teach the whites
not negrOes-the way to salvation and
subtraction, was run out Of Salem, the other
day, because he harbOrs Miss Lunt, whom
the people suspect was intending to start a
school for African children. Now / say
while we are doing something for the south
ern confederacy, aside from giving them
control of the government, do more, send
more teachers and preachers and more
money. Yes. money Is what they want.
Buy up the murderous, ignorant, half civil
lied, half baked idiots there who are as shy
of ''larnin" as they are of water.
Theologians have concluded that the
heather will be somehow provided for in
the great economy of nature, and 1t behOOves
christcndOm to look after those half civilized
vicious creatures, who know just enough to
send them to hell, and they ought to go
there unless they mend their ways. AS has
been truly said, they ne.d to 'raise more
horses, hogs and hOminy and less hell" be-
fore they can be lifted up to the plain of
| true christian civilization and educational
| tolerance.
Speaking of home missionary work, a
brief notice in recent religious paper tells
of the misfOrtunes and needs of a church at
Big Timber. Dakota 1t seems that the
society had just completed a church, when
OH THANKSGIVING day, Of all others, there
came mighty wind and demolished II.
| The society, although cast down, were not
discouraged and they set to work and recon-
| structed 1t, only to have 1t totally demOlish-
ed shortly after by another western zephyer.
| Now, they seem to feel the need of help In
their great calamity, but they don't need it
like those poor s0utherners They have the
right grit. They will build again IL they
have to chain the building down TO the
solid earth, and without aid, while the poor
deluded Mississippiahs have to be approach
ed as a boy does humble bees nest, to see
whether they are willing to allow educated
| christians to come among them, and build
| churches and school houses and teach them
gratis, (perhaps they never will learn
| the things which do most pertain TO their
present and everlasting wellbeing. The
! DakOtans have our sympathy, but Ii they
,oiU live and build churches where they are
| liable at any moment to be ground inD
slivers by some passing breeze, they must
do it with the understanding that they will
reconstruct on short notice. A well con-
| structed and commodiOus ''cyclone hole"
recommends itself for permanency. feasible
| ity, warmth, and strength. 1t might also
serve a. a place of refuge like the temples
of old, in case of danger from Indians as
! well as the elements. IdOn't make this sug
gestion with any expectation that 1t will be
| acted on, for the people out that way are
| what may be called smart. and know 1t all.
| In conclusion, respecting this matter, let
| those who will, help themselves-labor
evolves strengthened those who resist,
compel to take their medicine regardless of
expense, although it seems sometimes like
trying to ''ram butter down a wild cat with
| hot awl."
Among all the nominations or names
| which have been pushed forward and pol
| ished for next fall election, l have heard no
mention of republican candidate for COVER
nor of our own beautiful state. John T.
Rich think wouldn't accept any misappro-
priated funds or any of the property bought
with them and would keep whoever might
be secretary from biting off more than
lie could swallow of his official perquisities,
and probably enable him TO steer clear of
the penitentiary, where poor Dan SOper
seems likely to land. This will doubtless
prove true jSoper-ific to the democratic
party at the next election. That Is, IL will
put it to sleep and Don Dickinson Will fan
it.
Barney, the temperance lecturer, spent
several days here last week. He has been
here before and the people seemed to have
no confidence in him. They seem to think
that he was doing the business for what
money there was in it, and why shouldn't
he? Can u man travel and find himself and
family on nothing but temperance talk. No
indeedl lie has got to have bdchsheesh OF
sheckles or something that will reach hi>
| pocket and clude restitution. The temper
ance question has almost worn itself out ano
nothing but prohibition answers the purpos,
and that absolutely seems an incentive Il
partake of the forbidden article at least with
q certain number. 1t is useless to say tina
prohibition does not prohibit for it does il
certain small communities and where public
| opinion is strong enough and willing to la!
hands on the illegal traffic, but anything
| like law that would be prOhibitory gener
ally is like the Pope's bull against the moon.
| From the days of Adam and the forbidden
| fruit, down to the present time law which
operates to protect an individual against
himself, is not only imperative but is an in
centive to its own violation Like the
mother who told the children on leaving
home that they must not put beans in Their
ears, when she returned found every kid
had its ears planted with beans. Just the
mention of it was enough.
The Almighty in his wisdom did very diff
| ferently. He set cuiL as well as good before
his children, and in my opinion If child is
properly brought up he will seldom choose
the wrong way. but IL he is inclined to the
-, bad all the laws in Chr'stendOm cannot re-
/ strain him. Individual effort and true re-
! ligious influence are the true weapons to put
out the saloon lights. IL whisky was as
free as water there would be no saloons and
no induccment to drink. lnebrlcty is dis
ease.
! IaingSbuIg, Dec. 81, 1891.