The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-18
'VASSAR PUTS BAN
I. ON PASTORS BOOK
STORY OF CONGREGATION WRIT
TEN BY REV. WARREN is ON
BLACKLIST.
is COwAROlY ATTACK
On Poughkeepsie and Sets Tongues
to Waeeing-charged With Be
ing Seurriious and Nasty
Novel.

Novel.
poughkecpsie n. " Jan, l7.--E
the Land of the Romburg. a move
, from the pen of he Rev. Benjamin c
Warren. former pastor Of the Wash
ington Street Methodist Episcopa
church. has aroused intense indigna
ton here and started all sorts Of sns
picions Of scandal. II is a story o
lives and relations of members OF tn.
CONGREGATION of the State stree
church" of "Quindonquah," these par
ticular relations not beiag those which
appear in the church proper Mr.
| Warren is now pastor of the Centen
airy Methodist Episcopal church in the
Bronx.
Refuses 10 Sell Book.
One book store here. that of the
Amber company, which has much Of
Vassar's trade has refused TO sell the
book, ON the ground that it is not fit
TO be read, and local newspaper has
announced:
"A book called In the Land of the
Romburg, by Benjamin Clark Warren,
q former pastor Of the Washington
Street Ne hodist Episcopal church,
has come tr ORA notice. II is as sour
rilous and as nasty piece of filth as
one can imagine Decent persons will
not have il in their homes or tolerate
It's discussion. The author seems to
have heard all the nasty and untrue
gossip of this small town and has
made It into q book. 1t is a cowardly
attack. and he should be ashamed Of
himself"
MIR. Warren described "Qnindau
auah" as situated between New York
and Albany, occupying the fairest pos
ltioa on the banks of Americas fairest
river" The name is an Indian name
and Poughkeepsie was an Indian
hunting ground. rich with Indian
and traditions
Schemes TO Ruin Pastor.
In The novel. leading persons In
Quindanquah are linked in schemes to
ruin the pastor of the State Street
the Rev. Edgerton Dare. Rom
burg conspires with Craft president
of the board of the church, 10 have
Mr.. Dare forced from his pulpit for |
limiting in a sermon at evil IN the
lives Of certain wealthy persons. Be |
hind this Is his jealousy of attentions
which II is reported the pastor has
paid 10 a Young woman. Through it all |
runs n story that shocks and startles |
and does not limit its descriptions to
Insinuation.
Names given TO officials of the |
rhrfch have caused wild speculation |
here No one is bold enough to point |
10 any man in Ponghkeepsie as he |
original of a character, but every one
has his or her suspicious. The leading
family is called the Softspines. Mrs
)ctavla Softspine being prominent in
he congregation. On the board of |
he church Is Dick Stickler "at heart |
, couscienc less 9hysler with a secre
fSndness for SunnysIde which was
gradually giving a slight carmine
inge 10 his nonse." Then there Is |
Iohn Craft. who wrecks the Christian
Endeayor Society and disrupts the
ohOr
Sets Town in Frenzy
John Darlington, another member
# the Board. should have been label.
ID The man without a brain. y. G. +
Noodle and the Noodle family ARE OF
be lea. said, soonest mended' var.
ETY." This chapter has set the town
n a frenzy
Mr.. Dare resembles in no way the
iuthor Of the novel but some persons
hink they see resemblance to one
# Mr Warrens predecessors. In one
chapter Mr. Dare is found playing
,rcquet with a widow. Mrs. Goodrich.
o whom he is for the fourth time
'ngaged. This engagement is broken.
'oweyer. because gossips comment on
lis taking her toa public concert. In
he course of the game TIE two rake
yer the characters and personal AT.
airs Of almost every member of the
.onHregatioC This dialogue has caug-
d scores ri persons to ask who on
arth DO you suppose be means?"
Then Their is a description ~
anquet in a resort In the suburbs Of
2 indanquah which adds interest 70
be book. in view Of certain legal
proceedings which were taken here last
mmmer There is also a chapter on
A Woman Sco,ned." IN which mem.
Der OF the congregation. Mrs. Heller.
Is represented as having subjected
former pastor to the temptation
which nJseph witlfstood.n. -ra -.-s
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