The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-11
RATHER SAM JONESY.
An Evangelist With Fiery Tongue
IN Town.
RET. HR. BOLES ATTACKS THE RICH.

Tsn,s Careful In His Lan@ua=e-To-
peka xIee Town but There Are
soms Dreadful Things We Dian'r
Kzow AbOuE
Rev Mr.. ". q. Boles. evangelist, Of
Illinois, began series Of revival meet
ings At the Third Christian church At the
corner of Lake and Third streets yester-
day to three good sized congregations
Mr.. Boles Is uos an entire stranger to
Topeka. Twelve years ago he was the
pastor Of the First Christian church here
which met in the cid Methodist church
building az the corner Of Sixth and
Oufncv streets where the odd Fellows
building now stands. Ever since then
be has been al evangelist
HIS method Il what might be called
sensational He arrzigns people and
practices in 3 caustic way and SAYS sharp
things with a bitter tongue. He il q
Father thick set Man. who c0nfezsss 70
the age of forty-fye, smooth shaved and
animated
The Third Christian church, il which
he IL preaching. has Just been CON Ieted,
At cost of $4,000, and Rev Frank Nal
Iory Is its pastor. Il e = handsome affair,
aud the citizans Of North P4rkdala may
we'll be proud Of it.
Mr. B0Iss has his own peculiar ideas
about pr0priety Of language He refer
red to the children yesterday as the Iii
tie Burgers and IN miner connection
said that L was BE damned if you do
and be damned If you don't"
He does rot bsIisvs Il infant dam1a-
ton. being CamDbelIire. a god who
would teach that the infant born INTO this
world Is not pure and Innocent Is no god
Of nine and deserves 10 bsctsr than the
severes- condemnation said Mr.. B0ls=.
II child Is what education makes II,
he added The world needs education
Toe much intellect IS being allowed to
waste to build up muscle There are
Corbetls and FItzsinn0ns and ether
fools Ike them growing ID al around
uz This idea that Il : 60Y IS going 70
be a blacksmith or 2 stO1emason he
doesn't need education Is fauacy-
Girls. too, should be educated but # they
grow up with no other ambition than to
get married they don's mead any.
daughter and appl4usel
spend your evenings a. home with YOUR
children. educzts them n the rigRE way,
aud nothing can ever turn them 70 the
wrong Close your stores and 20 home
10 your wives and let your clerks have
their evenings No nan svsr made
money enough 70 pay him BY keeping
open IN tie evenings Say hoUe with
your wives and children. I say. And the
lodges. Why, any nan who would
leave his wife aad Children 20 20 cut TO =
lodge and ride . goat, tie goat should
turn around ard b1tt that mans Brains
cut fappIause.l
SHOW ne the CON pany you keep and
the books you read and I'll tell yCu who
you are. I dat care how nice you are
nor Row polite you can &c nor nov yea
act II the light Of day. Show he the
company you keep after dark aud the
books you read to yourselves OF the sly.
and III tel you VINO you are. I don't
care If you do 60 10 church There Is Z
devil II every church n this town
s.EFerywhere have gone for the last
twelve years I have told ny audience
that Topeka Haz the prettiest, cIeanest
town morally Of is size n all Iha world
But don't let that swell y0uuU. You are
wicked enough. and the Wickedaess IS
among the people II the highest posi-
ti0nz and with the fullest Poczecbo0zs,
too. u th5 richest homes and the high
est social circles you viii find the lowest
women. n silks and satins they go up
On tne stress and commit evils that
woald make 4 poorer woman al out
cast
IN Topeka tonight, this minute, IL the
rich club ro0us and IN the brightest par
Tors, sit men at the card table and with
women There, in what you are pleased
"a call yourbest circles, are the lowest Of
drink and drunkenness, cards and gam
ling, vice and lust
"Oh, If the curtain could only be pull
ed back this very minute TO expose n all
thaIr uakedness thsse people, there
would be nothing left Of them but their
money and their positions"