Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-01-04

CUT orr TEz AL or THREE or Els 1903
er paused to collect his thoughts. but
Up 70 this period his language Is Eortcr
ambiguous Hes drivlD nj sumtliin, but
what that sunthin iR he'n have to ex-
plain"
Its Jest this" resumed ALlJah. I'm
In favor Of boidin one Of the bIRgeRt
religious reviyala ia thiR town thls fall
that was ever hsid on taf top OF this
airth. want IT 70 BIZ kept up On ev-
cry human ticia Ia the place ls good
nun 20 die at a minit'S notice. Well
GIT our moral standard fTNt. and then
Wc'll pnrcprd TO boom. When you kin
advertise the fact that a Town OF nigh
1000 Inhabitants hasn't one single SIN
her IN II. what's FOin to he the RESULT
Why. gentlemen. the Influx. the rush,
Of pspRcheTS nlonp to such q place will
bring about tine sale OF 1000 city lots
within a year W'iddcrs will come
here, orphans VIII come here, convert
ed sinners and reformed %drunkArdS Will
come here. and the newspapers will
spread Il broadcast that Jericho has no
need Of courts. c~onstahies or jaiIs."
10 Nft4AF tiaA hlJun HaH muuF .
pint" Faid the deacon. In q glneral
way Jericho IN u purity good town. but
IT. neral standard kin be- boosted up
a peg OF two. I reckon. I'm In fur the
revival"
Admlron Taylor got Up and said he
also favored g. = town was Ike a
child start OFT In the right way With
IL. and II would prove a joy and a
bIessin. lie hadn't seen q great deal
OF wickedn,s around JFFirho. and be
didn't believe therr WAS much. hut
what was lrrkln around In the fence
corners mig: ns well he driv out to
make a clrai state or u. He didn't be-
lieve IN mixin bnoinA with religion. but
get n = houm did f0ller the revival be
had xix acres Of land which be would
cut up into town lots and sell for fair
prices.
Salaihlal Thompson foilered with
q Edngin apctch. He had bin seeln
W~ickedness In JerirhO for over 20
years. bat not feelln strong nun 20
cope with - single handed had kept his
head shet aud let II go on. To his
certain knowledge there was liars aud
Thieves and Hwindlrra In the town.
There was also drunkenness and pro
family aud hpttIn lie had sometimes
gone to bFd O. nights exp~ctln the fate
" SOdOm 70 0vrrtake the place before
the sun riz. ~ a revival would sweep
away all this wickvdnesS and he be-
1ieved II would then let 'er come.
More gOOdnrEs INFANT more churches.
and n another meetin hous' was built
he wanted The Job and would Jake Il
~ the lowest REASONABLE digger
Solomon Davis fOllered with a his
tory OF SOlOm aud t;otnOrrnh lie had
read up Ou them towns and got all the
particulars n they'd had a revival
and everybody turned TO goodness.
they'd not Oaly have bin Etaudin yit.
bot properly along the main STREETS
would have bin with &l.NO a foot
front. Nol,ody r0nlL say that jericho
Was . hunlrdii Isart ~ wicked a.
sodom. bni hid got a a'ari mil unIrss
checked % u was only q QUESTION Of
time when "a nlrlunakr wonld leave
Der q heaD ~ ruins He wouldn't laka
% the valuable tims~uf lhr mesiin "a
i've ingssntrr OF Wick, dueaa iryes1
maksn u kisown fiiai dnrin lhr past
year some fiomorroll,e had cns on the
tolls Of ihrt o. his iogx and pnlleJ
al he iail Feathers oui ~ one Of his
Dtardi.ha Ia thr revival and the
uage ~ H0oa'nrHe rnnr on He'd ring
~ heil fof a,fshr'r aud swss'p out
fbna,b nnll noI charge a s~ui Coz
Nlf aerriv- anil when vie buslnea'
S,u Nlh' fnh1 nuh him ysn =
IIaI b. ~ nrp sid wal
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