The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-06
CHAPLA1Ns OUT WEST.
Some Of the Experiences of the Oklaho-
ma Legislature.

Some Of the Experiences of the Oklaho-
ma Legislature.
The lower house of the legislature
few in the face of heaven this morning
py opening UP for business without the
customary prayer. day or two ago
the chaplain, the Rev. Newman, took
sick withja bad case Of the grip and re-
turned to his rural home to shake 1t Off
in the bosom of his family. His depar-
ture was the opportunity for Hon. Tom
Doyle of Noble county to renew his eff
fort to place the name of the Kew. Hen
ry Washington Cheeseborough OF Perry
on the pay roll of the territory. Mr..
Cheeseborough, according to Mr.. Doyle,
is the best theologian in Oklahoma out
side of Bishop Brooke, and he started
in to make him chaplain, but failing in
that had tried to make him everything
else from that down the line, and final
ly demanded his appointment as page
on the ground that he was in his sec
ond childhood. The Rev. Cheesebor-
ough is by all odds the funniest looking
man at the territorial capital at pres
emit. He is as black as the ace of clubs
and wears a plug hat that is as tall as
himself In addition he carries an i'm
mense umbrella and looks through a
pair of silver-rimmed spectacles that
are about twentyfour sizes too large
for his eyes When the regular chap
lain left for home Mr.. Doyle moved
that Mr. Cheeseborough be made his
substitute, and the motion was carried.
This morning the colored minister
=; 40 70 low
looking like a wax figure and ready to
implore the blessings of heaven upon
the assembled Solons, but Mr.. Tousley
cid not call upon him because of pro-
test made by Representative Shannon,
who is something of a preacher himself.
Mr.. Shannon thought it would be sacri-
Iege to have the colored gentleman
pray, but upon what ground he based
his statement is not known, as Mr..
Cheeseborough is a regularly ordained
minister of the Gospel. The fact that
the Rev Cheeseborough was not al
lowed to pray was great shock to
Representative Doyle, who does not
| hesitate to say that the colored gentle
| man not only knows more theology
than the Rev. Shannon, but can reach
the Great White Throne more easily
and more certainly. Mr.. Cheesebor-
ough, by the way, was a slave and
stood by his master when the latter
| fired the first shot of the war on Fort
| Sumter The reverend gentleman is
very vexed at being ignored, and does
not hesitate to say that heaven will
avenge the insult to him on the legisla-
| ture.
Speaking about chaplains, the Okla
| homa legislator has had a tough expe-
rience with them. Although the senate
| was elected on free-silver ticket. il
! selected man named Gold for its
| chaplain. The Rev. Gold lives out in
Custer county and was elected without
his knowledge. This occurred two
weeks ago, but up to date the Rev
| Gold has neither shown up nor has he
been heard from. The superstition is
| that the rivers are up and he has beer
| unable to come in. Pending his arri-
val, the Rev. Jones is doing the praying
| for the senate, and he delivers the most
unique prayers that have ever been
| heard in a legislative body. His pray
| ers endorse everything the senate does
| but sometimes the senate reconsiders
| it's own action the next day. and Mr.
| Jones doesn't do thing but follow suit
and reconsider his prayer TO make il
| conform to the senate's action. The
| other day he thanked God for inspiring
| the senate with the wisdom to make an
| order TO employ no female clerks, but