Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-10-08


counter; on all sides the mud plastered
walls, above the tiled Ioof, and in
front TO the street, on either side the
two latticed windows, paper covered.
and the wide-opened high double doors
at the center.
We had spent one day here speak
ing to a large yet ever changing
audience. Then they knew we were
renting and the trouble began. The
widow landlord was terrified at the
rage of the checkmated officials. The
two friends who had helped, persu-
AIDED her to rent and acted as middle
men, were sOrely threatened and told
they must see that the transaction was
nulllted or take the consequences.
Everything was done to intimidate Mr..
S. and force him to receive back the
rent money and give up the papers,
but still he stood firm, while he told
middlemen and landlords and people
that nothing but good in the end could
follow our coming. Then locking UP
the house in that city we flee to
another"
Later, thinking the rage of the OPP
position had subsidized, we, with native
helpers, again go to preach and sell
books. We walked up the street; but
where is the house? These are all oc-
cupied.
rs not this the one we rented, Mr..
So"
Yes, this is it,"
But see, the shutters are gone, the
doors are wide open, the big room Is
rartitioned into smaller ones, and all
is occupied by several families. Where
is our furniture? Where is our
Chapel?"
| advance alone to the door. walk in
knock loudly and sit down Some
women appear. What are you doing
in here without permission" each asks
the other. They pretend not to know
the house had been rented by us.
Then, from all over the house In
chorus came the cursing of women,
the screaming of children. as we say.
The house must be vacated immeui
ately; we have come to use it and
must have it,"
In a passion they send for the land
lord. But we have nothing to say to
the landlord; we want no landlords,
but the chapel; so still facing the new
tenants as if allowing them to have
been deceived, we say we are disposed
to be lenient. and give "a hours TO
vacate the premises, restore the chapel
to its original condition, and return
our furniture
Meanwhile the rabble followers of
those who had threatened the landlord
and middlemen were gathering and
making a demonstration about the
door.
''The foreigner is in there with the
women and refuses to come OUT
Tear down the house!'
kill him.
My natives gather about me, urge
me to fee. The brick-bats fly in at
the doors and windows; one is coming
for my head. A Christian springing
forward to save me receives it and
falls stunned to the floor. For me?
Yes, for Christ's sake!
A commanding voice is heard in the
street.
Leave him not in the house to die:
Drag him out! pound him out!''
But the fear of God upon the mis-
sionary and the presence of an unseen
One awes him. He rises, meets this
mob leader rushing in the door, pulls
him in with one hand and raises the
other to the mad crowd, saying: I'VE
now have a man responsible for the
things done in the moment of passion;
for the future peace of this neighbor-
hood this man is our hostage"
In the hull that followed the officials
came and ordered the house vacated
and our property returned, saying:
why we not appealed to them? We
could have had any rentable house n
the city. And now only ask, and we
give you; for hencefor, here is to be
peace"