Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-02

Follows up Salvation Army-Sees Face of vIrocua
Girl on Flaring Poster

EDITOR CENSOR: / arrived in Boston
last Saturday night and next day attend
ed large meeting for men in Majestic
theater, where Gen Ballington Booth
spoke befor. the Y. NJ. G. A This or
ganization here, as everywhere else, is
full of good works, and its members are
q wiie-awake lot of fellows. The music
was fine. A high official of the Boston
81 Maine railroad presided. A good
many of these chief officers of our great
railroads are greatly in,ere- tied in moral
and religious affairs, and are practical
prohibitionists when 1t comes TO dealing
with the use of alcohol The same is
true of th, fficers OF our steamboat
lines. 1t was comforting thought to
me the other night when rolling about
on Lake Michigan, that the manage
ment of that line of boats was in the
hands Of men who were practical prohi.
bitionists and employed sober men.
On Thanksgiving, lay the Salvation
Army was the busiest body in Boston
and attracted large crowds of poor chill
dren to its different barracks. ] visited
one hall and saw The work going on On
the walls of the hall were scripture
texts and among them this, ANY child
leaving the tables bsfore being told will
not get any candy" Hundreds of these
Salvation Army men and women stood
on street corners three days holding
money boxes and placards stating that
they were to feed 5000 children, Thurs
day.
Yesterday visited beautiful city of
400 houses in which resided only three
families. John Mai shall, in delivering
almanacs, found 400 houses in Viroqua
city. Think of city like yours almost
devoid of inhabitantsl Asbury Grove
camp meeting city is in pine grove.
Its avenues are named for noted Metho-
dist divines. But my cousin tells me
they do not have great speakers like
Simpson, Mallalieu, Warren, Mcdonald
and VIM. Butler, who spoke there
generation ago. Their best speakers
come from the west. spent some time
in Salem visiting the little ancient
church back of the Essex Institute. This
house was built in 1884 1t was the
building of the first Puritan church
gathered in thi- country, and organized
August 9, 1929 Original covenant: I'VE
covenant with the Lord and one with
another, and do bind ourselves in the
presence of God to work together in all
His ways according as He is pleased TO
reveal Himself unto us in His blessed
word Of truth Roger Williams was
pastor of this church 1929 TO "a, and he
was Babtist For.many years it has
been q Unitarian church and has had
Eve buildings This little ancient build.
ing is IS 26 feet and in it no doubt the
victims of witchcraft delusion often
came to worship.
/ have jost returned on this bright
Sun1ay morning from the South Con-
gregaLion Il church on Newoury str-s.t.
where / listened TO the venerable Ed.
ward Everett Hale, q much loved pas
tors in Boston His audience numbered
325, and | know Viroqua would have
gwen him twice that number He Is
more than eighty years old anu is pastor
Emeritus of this Unitarian church, and
the janitor told me he breaches only
when he takes q notion 60 Even the
janitor did not know DR.. Hale was TO
preach He wore black robe and was
much bowed over. His prayer was very
affecting He prayed for our own dear
country, and that the gree test among
us may be our servants. HLd there were
many moist eyes after his prayer
The church lie always illuminated by
gsslight There are nine large memor
ial windows A Iuartette furnished
the singing. Before mis- sermon DR.. Hale
spoke of the work being done by the
young people in taking poor children To
the country; he spoke of nature stud ,
many child in the North end n~ver
SAW cow or hen A tea her therf ahk
ed children how large COW is, and tn J
he'd vneir hand five inchee apart to in
dlcate her length The only scale of
measurement they had was inlet,
the picture of which WAS i've inchss
long, or the same length as picture of a
COW To the question where they draw
milk from the answer was from the
end of the horns During N vember
the calandar shows that DIR Hale has
spoken on Historic Bosto :" before the
social service cub on How to sleep
How To think" "How { study before
q young peoples class and later comes
talks on How 10 regulate expense, y
How to dress, How to remain young
etc
/ wish that DIR Gott, Gen Roger,
Mrs Slaaugh and other believers In
Unitarianism coulJ Ue dow bere a week
or Two to listen t. some o. the address :
they might hear. DIR Ha e'= church
stands on corner and opposite 1t is the
First Spiritual Temple and on the other
corner the Norma Art College Forty
years ago the whole neighborhood was
mud fat where now are the finest
buildings in Boston
Jane Butt comes here Sunday next,
and plays a week at the Grand Opera
house. The face on the great poster
which shows her talking with sailor
on the rail of ship, is quite like hers
c. v PORTER.
Boston, Mass, Nov. 30