Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-05-04
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
EvANGELIsrIC METHODS.

lne NuTsOn NEWS Jumps onto
Evangelist Oliver with both feet. The
text OF the Ncws il the sermon deliv.
cred Monday night by Rev. Oliver Oh
theaters, card playing and dancing,
extracts FROM which appeared III
Tuesdays INDEPENDENT. While the
INDEPENDENT docs not cart to take
any part in the fight now. it will say,
however, that Rev. Oliver is not an
ignorant man, in the sense in winch
that term is generally used. His ser.
mons show q breadth OF knowledge
not usually, tound in tho rulpit or on
the lecture platform. Some Of his
high:S Srn zeal, rh2l.At Aid his civ
id word painting in his regular SER
mons never fails to deeply impress
those who listen to HIM. We say
this much so that the News may DO
better equipped for any controversy
1t may stir up with the Reverend gen.
tleman. Below will be found the
criticism of the News:
HA oNoiktiiSh SuN III IslhO 10y VIC
name ofOhver has been holding forth
there some little time. lie has sue
ceeded in converting over $50 people.
This Is a remarkable record and be
speaks remarkable methods. Below
the News gives nj extract OF the kind
OF stuff that he is dealing ont to the
people Of Elko. IL the man who ut.
tiers such language preaching the
GospelS Almost every line is an in.
suit to the Intelligence OF every hear.
or. 1t is not Christianity; Christ
never taught It; commo sense never
approved OF it. 1t is cheap, disgust.
ing sen~sationalism given by an ignor.
ant man. The thought that perhaps
this mar will some to Carson is the
News apology for publishing it.
Here follows extracts from the
sermon relating to theatcrs, dancing
and card playing Id which die quota.
tons below refer. They have already
appeared in these columns,l
And yet we are told that this kind
OF talk has converted 100 sinners in
Elko. 1t is hardly worth while to
take his sermon" bit by bit, but Just
for the purpose of Analysing the
character OF the man, let us do go.
LEG show is not a term used b,
gentlemen IN the pulpit or in the
public rostrum. Only the Ignorant
coin words such ms "rotten. drama
and @mellow-drama.r
"The last turn ont Of the box is
merely another advertisement OF 10.
norancc. This creature has dimly
heard-probably ne cannot rcad-oi
Monte Carlo. He has in some man.
nor assimilatcd the fact TINT il is nm
extensive gambling resort. In his
simile he knows 30 lit:le OF his sub.
joct that no is not even acquainted
with the manner OF gambling at the
seat OF this grcat evil. lie ia, how.
ever, on speaking terms with the
game OF faro.
Women who pretend to be decent
who will have progressive card par.
tiee in their house" For the chiyalry
OF Carson we hope that no man could
III public make this insulting insin.
uation against many OF the best lad.
les in the country. unchalIenged and
UNPUBLISHED. What ure men made of
that they will sit and allow this with.
out forgetting themselves to the OK.
tent OF rolling up their shirt sleeves
and preparing for the administration
OF proper cbastisement?
The next paragraph is too vile md
too untruthful to merit serioua ron.
sideration. IT Is, however, q reiIcc.
lion in the mirror OF the corrupt and
evil mind OF the man who uttered il
Tho statement that $4,000 cf the
100000 fallen women in lhis country
attribute their fall to tho dance md
dancing school. is nm absolute false.
o The common :cason given il
well known. No man who dcaired To
tell tho truth would utter such a
statement.
IL is only Aycllow dogs md dirty
devils who approve OF dancing.