The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-01-13
Evangelist Asked to Prove State
ment Made at Revival.
ISLANDER is CHARGED
W. H. Casady, Challenger, Re-
sents Insult to Girls of City.

The utterances of Evangelist Whis.
ton who has been conducting a re.
vival meeting at the Christian church
the past week or two have created
no little comment, both in accord
and unfavorable. Before referring to
the following article The Globe states
that it is in support of the church
at all times; that it's efforts are
ever for the moral upbuilding of the
community This we are pleased to
state. We are also glad to say that
we do not believe that Grangeville
needs advice and information upon
Its moral condition from a total
stranger; man whose remarks and
statements would never have been
sounded had not money considera.
tion brought him here. This may be
strong meat and an unnecessary man.
ner of clothing our sentiments but
the spiritual needs of the city can
be and have been sufficiently and
ably cared for by the local ministers.
And The Globe will support them in
their work eternally.
In the accompanying article Mr..
Casady challenges Mr.. Winston to
prove slanderous statement that
the evangelist made In reference to
the young girls of Grangeville. A
stand I'm fha p,on1, ouA aks.oI-.
defense of the fair name of woman
hood is one that The Globe feels
1t duty to support and with this
thought we give space to Mr.. Casa
dy's article:
On Wednesday evening of last
week the writer of this article at
tended the meeting at the Christian
church, now being conducted by
Evangelists Winston and Longman.
AT that meeting l heard the Rev.
Winston make the statement that
he had never found greater moral
rottenness" in any place he had
ever been In, than he found right
here in Grangeville. or course, l.
do not know what towns or places
he has been In nor how much or how
little moral rottenness" please ex-
cuse the expression but am quoting
the preacher) he has ever seen or
found. But il he meant to say that
there Is superlative degree of "mor-
al rottenness" or depravity among tn.
young girls of this town, then | chal-
lenge the statement.
That this was just what he meant
to say was evident from his remarks
that followed but which cannot now
quote.
Now 1t should be remembered that
at the time this statement was made.
the Rev. Winston was a stranger in
our midst and had been in town but
about four or five days. / would like
to ask his Reverence where he found
this moral rottenness? Where had
he been? What part of our town
had he frequented? With what class
OF our citizens had ne associated?
He may have nose for scenting out
moral rottenness better than other
people have. He may know better
than | do where to go to find it.
have been resident of this town for
more than ten years and have
never found 1t and never before
heard of it. And | venture that no
other citizen and no other minister.
though he may have been here for
years, has ever seen or heard of it.
Now this statement of the Rev.
Winston is either a lamentable and
1eplorable fact and truth, or it is an
Infamous and malicious falsehood and
SANDER upon our town and its people.
| was not present at his meeting
'n Friday night but am informed by
good people who were there that he
'aid he had the names of a number
i think it was eighteen-young
girls, the daughters Of Christian pa