The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-09-27
Two Specimen Nights.

MIR. EDITOR Il was interested in an article that
appeared in your columns not long since regard
ing the model behavior of the young men of your
town-those that are to grow up and either he
able to discharge their duties men disgrace
the day they were born ! have been more or less
in your borough transient citizen OF late and
feel it my duty to give you brief account of two
nights as | saw them last week, for the cOnsidera-
ton of all good people.
No. lit was rather late; the location was on
WorthingtOn's store corner By the voices and
coarse vulgar laugh you could easily tell that the
same crowd were there that were seen at the
Squre's Office not long since, and who have never
yet realized, It's said that to be arraigned before
the law on such charges was any more disgrace
than to be engaged in an honest livelihood.
The business places closed: bucket of
cider the attraction. They drank and got
drunk, not already So Then loud and bolster
Gus swearing, vulgarity and all sorts of ll-bred
and ow-lie remarks filled the air, until all neigh
boring citizens were deprived of sleep comfort.
Soon the form of man appeared from a house,
one whose shadow meant business and all hands
put to fight leaving bucket behind. One man
armed with right can put hundred such villains
to flight.
No. 2.-Itwas late; the location was on Kimbels
corner; the same we'll known notorious crowd, the
same oaths, the same dirty, vulgar expressions
could be recognized; the same that have been
encouraged by their victories over IL milk and
water community, supported by volunteer aid
from North street at the county town.
On this occasion it was not hard cider, but Il
prayer meeting The preliminaries were swearing
and obscenity, They proposed opening hymn
90 Come to Jesus" and it was sung, and then one
asked to lead in prayer. One would now
think the devil himself would come in and say
no, but not So the prayer was offered and yet the
tongue not paralyzed that would dare to do
such thing But the sacriege and shame went
on rightupon the public street corner, unmolested
from without or within, apparently to thejoy and
pleasure all the town.
Well, said, can it be? | asked, Where are the
town authorities? Answer Gone to bed early
with cotton in their ears. What is the matter
with them? Answer One is la me, one is afraid
one dares not, is in business one has a boy i'll
the club. Then where is the officer? Answer
He is dead Then where the church people?
Answer They have enough to do to take care of
their own cause Then where are the mission
aries? Answer: They are busy collecting money
to send off to christianize foreigners Then where
are the fathers? Answer They are afraid of
their property. Then where are the mothers?
Answer: They thank God it is not their boy,-but
it is. Then where are the people? Answer:
Nowhere.
l then said if churches want work it is here if
they want to put missionary funds to work where
they can see the work and know it is used in the
right channel. it Is here. Keep your money At
home, we need it hare. If the w. C. T. L.. the
W. C. A.. the w. C. A. s. and all the womans |
(see) societies, and what is better. the womans
doing and not seeing societies, want field of
labor it is here. If this drift of sin and shame is
not checked it will ripen harvests in the next ten |
and all-everyOne in this town |
man or woman, must take on some of response |
bility and account for it in eternity, Did you
ever think of it? If not, think S.