, 1900-02-24

mas, and, hence, he asserts, they have
made an ignominious failure.
Some amusing incidents have grown
out Of the controversy between the
Rev. Mr.. Sheldon and Mr.. Howe. In
the Atchison Globe Mr.. Howe one day
printed a burlesque advertisement.
which he said might appear in the Rev.
Mr.. Sheldon's Christian Daily Capital
1t read:
Wanted-A Christian man wants mon,
ey to invest; will guarantee 20 pei
cent per month; no chance to lose, as
everything will be managed by Christ
ians. Address Brother Bolton, this of,
fee.
William Allen White copied the joke
in his paper, the Emporia Gazette, and
on the next day received the following
letter from a woman living at En-
poria:
Dear Brother-I saw your ad in the
Gazette. Please call at No. 924 Com
mercial street any time except Sunday
afternoon next. and oblige.
A SISTER,"
Mr.. White Sent one of his reporters
to the house indicated by the number
and found there a woman who actual
ly had SO 900 to intrust to a good Christ
ian man. She had inherited the mon
ey a short hime before. The only con
dition she exacted was the man to
whom she should intrust her money
should have a certificate from his pas
tor that he attended church and pray
er meeting regularly. She asked no
further security.
The Rev. Mr.. Sheldon has always
commended, both in his pulpit and also
in "In His Steps" that the publication
of the news of prize fights were wrong,
and that such news should be suppress
ed. 1t so happens that on Tuesday Of
the week when the Rev. Mr.. Sheldon
will be editing the Topeka Capital the
big fight between Jeffries and Corbett
will come off. For a time much specu-
lation was INDUCED in as to whether
Mr.. Sheldon would print the news Of
the fight. He set the matter at rest in
an interview, by declaring that he
would print the news about the fight,
but that he would suppress all the har-
rowing details. In the Atchison Globe,
Mr.. Howe suggested that Mr.. S%heldon's
account of the fight would read m
thing like this:
Round 1-Mr. Corbett evidently felt
the humiliation Of his position. and
the Spirit seemed to be working, un-
til Mr.. Jeffries stepped up and struck
him real hard. eve doubt il Mr.. Cor
bett is a praying man, for the Bible
says il a man smites you on n cheek,
turn the other also, whereas Mr.. Cor
bett became very angry at the action
of Mr.. Jeffries and struck back.) Then
came what some low men near the ring
called a mix-up, mi after some more
Of the wicked spectacle, it fortunately
ended by a man whom all present
seemed to respect, ringing a bell.
Gntermission.)
Round I've were much disappoint-
ed in seeing these two sinful men come
out again. We had hoped that during
the intermission they would repent.
Without any seeming provocation, how
ever, Mr.. Corbett sprang at his adver-
sary, and was SO fierce that w expect
ed a conclusion of the affair, but Mr..
Jeffries stepped to one side, evidently
knowing that Mr.. Corbett had been
brought up among low surroundings,
and was vicious. At this moment the
ARRAY became so sickening that the
Capital reporter turned away, and did
not look again at the platform until
the men were resting. Several men
were tanning them, and we sincerely
hoped that these men would speak the
right word to the combatants, but we
learned later that they were their abet-
tors.
(The scenes that followed were too
terrible for the eyes of Christian peo-
pie. We, therefore. refused to print
them, and will glance briefly at the
last scene.)
Round S-Mr. Jeffries apparently
had what was called a victory, but to
us, the victory belonged to the devil.
Mr.. Corbett looked as pale as Lazarus
when he lay. faint with hunger, before
Dives, when Mr.. Jeffries looked as fierce
as Daniel when he entered the den Of
lions. Mr.. Corbett tried to avoid the
blow, but no-horrible. horrible-Mr.
Jeffries struck the defenseless man, he
fell like a log, and the ARRAY was over.
Those present then retired to the sa-
looms in the vicinity and gloated over
their wickedness.