Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-06-22

enjoys it,, They get down a big
family bible and read chapter
and pray for all the preachers and
foreign missionaries, camp meet
ings and their neighbors for fifty
miles around, for every darky in
the South and all the men and
boys who are in sin, and the girls
down in the slums. Now every
body is not a Christian; but | am
only telling of the religion that
keeps people happy and makes
others happy. Even the cowboys
when riding by lady will tip
their hats and slacken the speed of
their ponies. You don't see every
little town with a saloon. If a
man is. caught carrying pistol or
pair of knucks, he gets "fixed a
plenty" | am bound to say that
Texas has better laws, or they are
enforced better, I don't know
which, than Missouri. If two men
fight they both get the same PEN
atty. There is better order kept
on the streets of Greenville, Tex,
every first Monday-which is trad
ing day-than is kept at any pic
mic | ever saw at home. And
grading day means all the rough
characters for miles around. They
bring in everything from pig to
a threshing machine to trade or
sell. l have seen only one drunk
man since l landed in Texas. He
was in Greenville. We are two
miles from the public square OF
Greenville. l suppose there is
plenty of wickedness going on; in
fact know there is. My wife and
l are doing regular Jail work at
Greenville every Sunday after
noon. Sometimes there are six or
eight of us, and we read the bible
and pray and sing to the men and
take them religious papers to read.
Sometimes | try to preach to them
and they appreciate it very much.
III have seen ten saved since we
were put on the work. Now comes
the thought of the Iron county jail
and it's inmates. Christian friends,
you who profess to love and serve
God have work to do. If people
have religion, they ought to have
enough to pray for men who are
behind the bars; and not wait till
boys grow up and steal and MUIR
der and do everything else the devi
wants done. When | saw Johr
Polk's picture in the REGISTER
and also of Will and Arthur
Spaugh, and read Of the awfu
! murder, l thought Of other boys
around Ironton and other places
who are coming to the same fat'
as VIII and Arthur, unless they
are stopped in some way. Coco
,, promises and swear-off won't go
! Unless Jesus blood cleanses yol
: there is a hell waiting you, whicl
/, lis much worse than jails. w
! can't do without jails and peni
y tentiaries; they are the only. place
g of safe keeping for desperat
q characters. The Devil has n
! place for sinners only hell. | hay
: entirely quit business with tn
T Devil, and I hope to get chanc
}. to tell every sinner in Iron county
and many other places, just hoy
Jesus can save them from all sins
| will run this letter into religion
I expect, but, Bro. AXE, it won
hurt the REGISTER, and | am sur
you are glad to see any one &C
" cept Jesus as their Savior an
prepare to live better and die bet
! ter.
II It was very sad news for me
y hear of Bro. James Pate, of Dc
: Arc, being drowned. Bro. Jill
= was consecrated man to God; h
!, was sanctifed in the Methodi!
= Church last January. We bao
= him goodbye before we cam
'; here. I am sure he is one saint
q will know in heaven. His Wi
q has our prayers and tears in syn
y pathy.
9, Saved and Sanctified up to date
Us w. w. STRoTHER
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