The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-04
STAND Up FOR JESUS.

Yesterday the store room at 203 North
Main street which has been used while
vacant as kind of annex TO the Republic
can headquarters up stairs, was occupied
by the Salvation Army and the sign stand
up for Kansas has been substituted by
the sign ''stand up for Jesus" Populists
and number of merchandise Democrats
are making fun OF the incident and incl
dentaliy making fools OF themselves
They do not know that stand up for Kan
sas" and stand up for Jesus" mean
nearly the same thing, if not qnite the
same. The very same people who are
threatening the desolation OF the state are
menace TO the existence of the teachings
of Jesus. Take for instance kies, who Is
running for the Office OF district clerk and
whom everybody will admit is a typical
Populist, he is ayowediy as great An enemy
to the teachings of Jesus as Bob Ingersoll
is and he lightly aud irrevcrently refers TO
the recorded teachings of the Saviour as
relics of the dark ages and he is one of the
fellows who was making fun of the Incl
dent on the streets last night. And then
again there is Jerry Simpson, who scorns
everything Christian He has two
great hobbies and they are the
copfiscatiou of The railroads and
the taxation of church property which,
according to his views, "shouid be made to
pay like any other show" He.wouid alb
soiutely make man cry to hear his pa
thetic wall about the poor man being
compelled to pay taxes on his little home
while ''lot of hypocritical psalm singers
are allowed exemption on $50. 600
e. a. -
valuable instructions given in these sacred
edifices on the youth of the land, which
enables them to grow up into pure and
virtuous womanhood and manhood. These
people hate the motto. Stand up for
Jesus" as much as they hate the motto,
'':Stand up for Kansas" And then, again,
there is Mrs. Lease who has invented the
word "churchianity" to ridicule the teach
ings of Jesus The words Stand up for
Jesus" are all right. for they will proba-
bly, inspire the Christian to appreciate the
danger that menaces the Christian reli-
gion, As the words Stand up for Kansas"
inspire the loyal people of this common
wealth to appreciate the dangers that
threated the prosperity and progress of
Kansas. Under Republican adj
ministration more churches have
been built in Kansas than
in any like portion of the world in the
same length of time and they have no OBJ
lection whatever, to the motto that has
succeeded the motto which they are fight
ing SO valiantly and successfully for this
year.
Will Reeves. however, is kicking for he
owns the adjoining building and he thinks
the Salvation army will injure his bust |
ness, for but very thin partition sepa-
rates both rooms. He has applied through |
his attorney Joe Henley, for an Injunction
restraining the army from occupying the
hall. Mr.. Reeves states that ne is proprie-
tor of a retail tobacco and cigar store next |
door to 203 North Main street; that he also
has u billiard parlor in connection there
with; that between his room and the one
proposed to be used by the Salvation army |
there is only thin board partition and |
that this certain collection or sect of re- I
ligion are about commence meetings there
day and night and with loud singing, |
praying, shouting. shutting of feet. beat
ing drums ana blowing of horns, they will |
greatly DANCE his business, and he wants
them restrained from so doing and not |
allowed TO hold meetings in that room or
on the sidewalk in front of the building. /
The suit is against B. w. Daniels. David
Widows and Miss Edith Vojers. members
of the army, and also against Mrs. n.
McNees. the owner of the building, and an
injunction is asked to keep her from rent
ing the building O the salvationists.