The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-20
PRAYERS AND MUSIC
The Salvation Army People Are Draw
ing Large Houses.
FIELD CHAPLAIN SEARLES
He Promises to Fill the office, All
Rieht-Missoula's Fishing Parson
O'Bannon Buys a show
Ticket i'm Advance.
FIELD CHAPLAIN SEARLl

Miesoula. Jan. 19-The Salvation
army has for week been a greater
abrasion than a circus and the meet
ings in the barracks on West Front
street have been attended by larger
audiences than usual. The chief attrac-
dion has been the army band, which
is for a time, stationed here to aid the
local battalion in it's work. There is
something about a brass band and
bass drum that nobody can resist ana
the audiences have been cosmopolitan
in their makeup all the week. Rich
and poor, black and white, old and
young, Jew and Gentile-aH have been
drawn by the band and have attended
the meetings. The ranks of the army
have been perceptibly swelled as re-
suit of the season of melody and the
red ribbon of the Salvationists is be-
coming a common sight in the city.
The present officers of the local brigade
are by far the most efficient that have
ever been in command here and they
are. beyond question, doing good work.
Speaking of matters religious, the
members of the Rod and Gun club
were not a little surprised this morning
to read in a local paper, among the
names of the clubs new officers, field
chaplain, Charles Searles." 1t was
known that the club would this year
introduce many radical changes but II
was not supposed that the regular con-
tests of the club would be opened with
prayer as the above would indicate.
Just what the duties of the field chap
lain" will be is not known. Perhaps
the supposition that he is to open the
contests with prayer is wrong. IL may
be that he is simply to petition for sue
cess when the Stevensville gun team
comes down the valley again or else
he Is to be taken along as a mascot
when the club goes away from home.
One thing is certain, Charlie Searles
will make a good field chaplain"
whatever the duties of his office may
turn out to be. He supposed and 50
did his friends, that he was elected
field captain but. If ii Is to be field
chaplain" let II go at that. Charlie
will do the business all right.
1t Is all wrong to suppose that sport
that is, true sport-cannot be found
together with true religion. Missoulas
fishing parson Is a living REPUTATION Of
such a theory. Rev. j. j. McAllister ia
one of the most expert fishermen in
the state. OF course he doesn't fish on
Sunday but he catches more fish than
those that do. He fishes at all seasons
and in all places. He can catch fish
where all others fail. During one of the
two-pound trout and he brings in some
of the finest strings of fish that have
ever been seen here. One morning not
long ago, he surprised local anglers by
walking into town with As handsome
trout on his string. Since then there
has been an epidemic of winter fishing
and many men who have fished for
years have learned that trout can be
caught in the winter as well as in the
summer II the conditions are right.
Missoula is a sporty town, all right.
Nobody that knows the place will deny
that. That IL is becoming a moral
town is also admitted by all who have
carefully noted the development OF the
past year. The directors OF the public
library last week gave additional evil
dence of this fact, when they, by near
~ "a unanimous vote, decided that
Jude, the Obscure" is not a fit book
to be placed on the shelves of the Ii
brary. The book was therefore with
drawn from circulation. But IL must
not be inferred from this and from the
good work done by the Salvation army
that there is no field here for Doctor
Brown. When the good doctor begins
his eVangelistic work here he will still
find plenty of material to work upon.
His fame has preceded him and he will
have large audiences when he reaches
the University City.
Sunday is always a hard day for the
sport. anyway He is unoccupied by
business and he yearns TO Indulge in
his favorite recreation. But II is not
often that he admits his weakness as
frankly as did Charlie O'Bannon last
night. He approached Treasurer
Woodwork of the opera house COM
pany and asked: when is that Dutch
show" Tomorrow night" was the
answer. We'll. here's a dollar. | want
10 go TO the show and I'll be broke
after Sunday. When / come to the
door let me in" Those who are IA
miliar with Charles propensities will
appreciate the candor of the confess
sion.