The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-09-24
Rev. StarAwcati,cr is z2o;.td TO Have
A Club House.

Starkweather has been advancing the
idea that club room for the boys and
young men of the city, operated as an
adjunct of his church, would be a
grand good thing. To get The matter
| before the public he called a meeting
for everybody irrespective of color re
ligiouS), past or present condition, to
! be held i'll his church last Monday
evening. The meeting was held and
was well attended Other engage
ments prevented rs from attending,
but below we give the results of the
meeting as reported in the Leader the
next morning, which Will further en-
tighten the reader as to Mr.. Stark
weather's plans:
IF the city authorities are not try
ing to sharpen their swords for reel
ectIon,' said he they will clean up
the city and be ready for the cholera.
Il didn't call you to consider 4 hos
pital, though two are now under dis
cussion; but called you to consider
prevention.
MANY have said this meeting was
called to consider StarkWeather' hob
by. 1t was not called by myself. 1t
was forced upon me by young men-hy
men lying around street corners and
saloons, going or likely to go wrong.
1t is to consider club house, and let
what opposition may come, the club
house VIII be a fact sure.
II need no club house for myself. l
am building a good house for myself
but can not rest while | have com
Portable quarters and go down town
and see dozens of young men standing
around with no place to go to.
Yes they have places to go to. Now
| shall not tell where the gambling
places are; but know where they are.
| have been in them. / have seen men
shooting craps and playing other
games But men of my age may go
there and play and they may get drunk
i don't care they know better.
But | do care about the eighteen or
twenty young men who are members
of my choir and | care for all other
young men. SO | shall have a cluh
house-that is settled.
Now in my club house l want i'll
the basement bowling alley. Mr..
Pattison has one in his house and it is
all right.
Il want GYMNASIUM, 4 liberal read
ing room where wholesome literature
may be found, including the leading
novels
Next to the reading room | want a
billiard room with billiard tables in 1t
and in the corner "a cigar case; but l
would permit no boys not allowed to
smoke at home to smoke here.
.'On the second floor | Will have a
card room where the young men may
play whist, euchre, hearts and other
similar games. On the same floor l
would have directors room in which
to hold meetings for the management
of the institution. Next 10 it | would
have 4 correspondence room III which
Young men could have free writing
materials and be encouraged to write
to father and mother and absent
friends.
II would also have bath rooms and Il
BARRIERS chair so that young men could
battle and shave and prepare for
church. II would keep it open on Sun
day-yes, on Sunday, and keep young
| men away from church, say the
straight laced Ptritans. But If they
go there and clean up and read they
Will get more good than they could
| from many of our sermons The press
moulds public opinion, but it can't
mould public opinion with nothing but
long faced orthodox sermons to print.
Now state your opposition. This
is not Il building for the church, but
for the people. And if you oppose it
you must oppose band OF young men
! with me- Il don't care what people
say. Some will cali my hobby Stark
weather's gambling house, but that
viii so III one ear and out the other.
money? That don't bother me.
! We have lot on Third strcet-we can
sell that. We don't need to keep it
for future generations; let them take
care of themselves. Ii is enough for
| us TO care for the present generation.
| Il am glad to see 50 many here; glad
/ especially to see the press represented.
| know the Leader viii ext end its sup
| port and expect also the help of the
! Telegram.
That s all shall say except that |
| shall have no prayer meetings III my
club house and perhaps | may close
| church on Sunday nights sometimes,
in order to hold lectures on practical
subjects i'll the club house"
Judge d. +. Roberts favored the
project, prefacing his remarks by adj
hitting that he was out fishing last
! Sunday "A prayer meeting Is not a
very effective means of fighting the
Saloons" said he, and a long sermon
makes little Roadway against the
whisky bottle. Superior is pretty
good place But it contains large
number of business men. They go tC
/ saloons Therefore this hobby of Mr.
+ Starllweathar's is a good one and II
rightly managed will do a great deaL
of good. Old fashioned theology is
plaved out. Some rant at the Sunday
newspapers. Now | regard the Sun
day paper as one of the very best rem
edies of disseminating good literature
and wholesome information.
Don't make this Starkweather g
charitable enterprise In this country
mere charitable institutions do not
flourish. The foundation must be first