Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-11
ANOTHER PROTEST.

| (The following was handed 10 US lase
| Thursday, just before we went to press TOO
late for that days psper)
Mr.. EDIroR:-It is with diffidence that
I ask space in your columns to enter my
protest at the course pursued, last week.
| by 1.-THE Ministerial Association" of this
place in securing the use of three OF the
leading pulpits of our town to be used on
the Sabbath by travelling lecturer, who
talks for hire. understand his charge for
this one day was 800.
Some of us would like to know who this
ministerial Association is composed OF 7
1 am especially at loss to know how
the trustees of the NJ. E. Church were IN
duced to surrender the pulpit of that con-
gregation, on Sabbath morning, to
Stump Speaker" who. it is said, kept his
audience laughing at his ''side-splitting
iokes," and this while the pulpit was yet
draped in mourning for one who had never,
in the pulpit or elsewhere. INDUCED in
repartee, as means of entertainment or
instruction.
How enjoyable it must have been to hear
that ancient chestnut reproduced about the
the boy twisting the mules tail, and get
ting hurt as consequence. And yet this
ministerial Association" would prosecute
o boy for furnishing the public with paper
containing the news of the previous day
The temperance people-and they con
stitute large majority of our people-got
along nicely last spring, surely this was
very inoportune time to invite division, to
create distTust.
Nor was he correct in his statements; he
discounted the result of our efforts in the
past; spoke discouragingly of the future
said the law was against us. This IS not
true. The law is with Us and there is no
good reason why our county should not 90
dry. Every time the people have had
chance to vote they have SO declared.
"The Ministerial Association" - that
seem to have charge of this prohibition
campaigr-had better give the large col
lections they raised in the several churches
last Sunday to the poor than to the un-
known orator. If we are to have their
party speeches let as have them from such
well-known speakers as st. John, Miss
Willard, ct al.
Then our local divines will not have to
take up 80 much time on Sunday morn
ings reading clippings from unknown
newspapers.
By the way, is it not about time that our
Butler pulpits we're used for something
more than third party "Bill boards, for
the introduction of would-be orators-un-
known to famef
Not long ago "the Boy Orator" was pet
ted and fondled around here by our third par
still he secured good Introduction from
here to the people OF Slipperyrock. who re-
ceiyed him very cordially, but who were
awful tired of him before they got rid of
him.
He and young lad who accompanied
him as musician left room they occu-
pied in the dornitory SO highly scented
with tobacco that it took the management
several days to disinfect it.
OF course our ministerial Association"
is composed OF honest, earnest gentlemen.
The community will have no objections to
them carrying on third party campaign,
but let it be done openly not under dis
guises. The party has bad an orgsniza-
tion for more than quarter of century.
1t has never elected a member to congress,
nor a member OF any legislative body,
nor even an alderman, yet its educational
influences may have been useful. We
wish it well, bnt-it must be honest.