The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-28
BILL LANCE As a pAasoM.
He settles an Argument Ia Reiiciou'
Etiquette and IL Invited to Preach.

Exquisite md IL Invited to Preach.
From the Chicago Chronicle.
How would big Biz LANCE look In
clerical attire? II he received a call
from some confiding congregation
would he decry Sunday baseball and
support President Mckinley in his
plans for peace at any price? Would
grace characterize Mr.. Lange's attitude
In carrying the base drum at a revival
should he decide to attempt the evan
~gelization OF the masses.
Jim Corbett witnessed Mr.. Lange's
struggle to shake OF the fascination Of
the baseball diamond and become a fac
tor in religious affairs. Bill and the
pugilist were travelling from San Fran
cisco to Denver when a radical change
in Lange's vocation came near being
contaminated. Corbett told the story
when I'm Chicago recently, and the pre-
dicament Of their hero nearly caused
palpitation of the heart to "A score OF
confiding fans"
The solemn-faced Mr.. Lange n I
We're seated together admiring the
country when a rather raw-boned in
dividual approached US and touched
william gently on the arm" narrated
Corbett. He said there was a deadlock
I'm the other end of the room over the
Jurisdiction of a New Jersey prelate,
and that Lange had been selected to
settle the dispute.
Why should you select meY de-
handed Bill. i am a total stranger to
you.
"'You are learned in ecclesiastical
matters replied the stranger. and
your judgment can be depended upon
Il winked at Bill. and he took the
hint. Then it dawned upon me how my
companion had come to look like some
country parson. He had a peculiar
cellar on which I had MT nntiaad he
fore. There was no opening IN front,
and IL gave Bill a rather sanctimonious
bearing.
THE stranger who had made such a
peculiar request On william retired to
end of the car, where a group of re-
ligious folk were located, and we could
distinguish their sigh of relief when 1t
was that Bill would pass
his judgment. Lange lost his nerve
when it became evident that the group
was in earnest. and l had great diff
Guilty i'm prevailing on him to keep his
promise. Finally I consented to ac-
company him to the other end Of the
car, and he agreed to go under that
condition.
1T seems that the pastors were
wrangling over the right of n of their
lumber to invade another's territory.
Bill was asked In a respectful way to
give his name, and was introduced
around as Rev. william Lange of San
Francisco. 7 was regarded as an
evangelical student. hin OF IL. Ii
almost makes me blush. Parson LANCE
settled the argument to the satisfac-
ton of everybody. He ruled that no
minister could be empowered TO go
among another's congregation without
first securing consent. Rev. Mr.. Lange
and myself became at once immensely
| popular. and were invited to visit the
different parsons and preach in their
churches. Bill, of course, declared he
would take advantage of the first OPP
p~ortunity of appearing in N of their
pulpits. We finally managed to get
away from the crowd and return TO
our ~original seats. Bill was all worked
up over his success. and declared ne
was almost tempted to quit the dia-
mond.