The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-21
The LION AT BAY.
Slogan VatraIsky and George KhrieIa
Meet in Joint Debate at the
Opera House.
DEFENDS HIS FATHERS FAITH.

Young Babist From Chicago Takes Point
ed Exception to the Lecture Of the Bull
garian.-A Small Crowd Witnessed the
Struggle of the Forensic Giants.-Young
Man Springs Surprise on the Foreigner
and Gives Logic for Logic.
It is evident that the people of Keno
sha are of the opinion that the citizens
of the city should worship God in what
ever way they please, for the meeting
of Slogan Vatra1sky at the opera house
last night for the expressed purpose of
crying out against the Truth Know
ers" proved one of the --LATEST failures
ever seen il the city of Kenosha.
Less than seventy people were in
attendar &c at the meeting, which,
however, proved to be very interest
ing one. At the close of the meeting
the people who had gone to the lecture
for the purpose of fixing the Truth
Knowers in their proper place in the
world Of comparative religions, came
away disappointed, and the same ques-
ton was still unanswered care they of
| INC N1OudlLlIuCOdu 1d1lI1s 4 IlS 1IlGSl-
ing proved a surprise to all, but a
greater surprise to the speaker himself,
for at the close of the lecture young
man arose from the audience and made
such telling inroads upon the argu-
ment of the speaker that it is doubtful
whether the meeting was a victory for
the sect which was to be denounced,
or tho who 116n the dnn111Ci 4f0r1
Mr.. Vatra1s1y spoke to the empty
benches for little over an hour, and
the theme of his lecture was practi-
ca11y the same as that which he had
delivered at the Park Ave church a
short time ago. The lecture showed
that the speaker had made a compre-
hensive study of all the matter obtain
able in regard to the 'ETruth Knowers"
but the speaker 1abored under the dis
advantage of not being able to present
his thoughts in a clear and concise
manner, and he failed to c1inch his
arguments as they were presented.
The authorities cited were lame and
the 1ameness was more apparent in the
imperfect way in which they were
arranged. Personalities played only
small part in the lecture but the very
vehement delivery of the Bulgarian
made the lecture take on sensational
aspect
| At the close of the lecture the speak
er opened question box and suggest
ed that the audience ask questions in
regard to the lecture. The request
proved a boomerang for in the audi
ence was young man who had come
for the sole purpose of accepting such
an invitation. He was George Khrie11a
a son of the leader of the sect. When
the opportunity was offered for debate
| he called the speaker to account for
alleged Misrepresentation made in
the lecture and the lie was passed. He
also declared that Vatra1sky was a
vio1ator of temples and shrines and
that he had violated the confidence of
the sect who had received him as an
honest man. The young Chicago man
had taken notes on the lecture and
citing the authorities which had been
cited by the speaker during the lee
ture he made telling inroads into the
argument of the Bulgarian.
The debate waxed warm and chair
man was chosen to preside over the
destinies of the meeting. From then
on until after eleven o'clock the two
men continued their debate each de-
pending largely on the amount of bluff
he could make. The crowd became
weary but still they fingered. Young
Khrie11a continued to talk and Vatra1-
sky with impassioned oratory contin-
ued to evade the subject and point out
over and over again the points which
he had brought out in the lecture.
AT last the audience sought to bring
the matter to a finish and began to
ask theyyoung man pointed questions.
These were answered in a contradic-
tory manner, but from what he said
the young man gave the idea that he
was Babist and not a Truth Knower,
although at one time he admitted that
the two sects were identical. He de-
c1ared that the Babists were not Mo-
hammedans and they had been for
years struggling against the suprem-
acy OF the Mohammedansi in Syria. In
closing young Khrie11a made an appeal
to all the Christian people to unite
under one standard for the betterment
of the world.
This meeting will probably end the
fight against the Truth Knowers in
this city, as the men who had been
back of the movement failed to put in
an appearance last night and it is not
probable that the Bulgarian is DESTROYS
of carrying on the fight unassisted.
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