The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-17
From n. P. CARSON
On board S. S. Arabic. Cruising
the Mediterranean.

to New York included q brief stop
in Chicago where / had recently
spent four days including q Sab
bath. The impressions made up
on me BY the Sabbath services at
the great Chicago Avenue (the
Moody church we're of the demo-
cracy of the gospel Of Jesus Christ,
the comfort of simple faith and
the helpfulness as we'll as enjoy
ment of Christian fellowship. Dis
tinguished preachers we're present,
as it was the closing day Of q
conference of Christian workers,
amongst them DR.. Chapman and
his company, including Singing
Evangelist Alexander, all just re-
turned from work in Australia,
Japan. China, India and the Phil
ippines. The services included the
communion and Friendly Bible
Glass, during which a typical pray
er vas offered by a colored woman
and talk made by Major Cole, a
lay evangelist. The Communion
was unique with individual cups
for each one of the great company
and all raised to the lips at the
same moment as the pastor raised
his, saying "Do this in remem-
brance of me-"
In the evening I attended the
services in the great Orchestra Hall
under the auspices of the Chris
tian mems union of the city and
heard the distinguished temperance
orator, John G. Wolley.
The next three days | attended
the National Convention of the An
IT, Saloon League of America, in
Guiding a grand banquet in the
Auditorium hotel when the news.
papers said there we're one thous
and plates set. The banquet, Of
course, included great speeches, the
most telling n of which was by
the famous congressman Hobson,
of Alabama. He showed how the
strength of any nation depends up
on the real farmers, the tillers of
the soil. Ex-Gov. Hanly of India
ma, demonstrated the efficiency and
popular favor of local option by
counties
The over two hundred delegates
present coming from almost every
state and territory in the Union,
and headed by brainy men, lovers
of their race and devoted tothe
overthrow of the liquor ira tic some
of them men of national reputation
as they told of the conflict. its re-
cent and increasing victories, SO
wide spread and numerous, quite
convinced me that the day is not
far distant when the legalized sa-
loon will be as much of a curiosity
as is now a human slave.
My journey from Chicago to New
York was over the Penn. Central
railroad on their fastest train, easy,
comfortable and safe. The train
men reported that snow covered
the entire country from the Allan
tic to the Pacific for the first time
in fifty years About the same
snowy scene greeted the eye all
along the way and when | emerged
from "'the tube" having gone under
the Hudson river instead of across
it, New York City streets appeared
about as snowy as Huron streets
when I took my ride from my home
door in a cutter to the railroad sta
ton less than three days previous.
l had missed train connections
before reaching Chicago and been
delayed nine hours.
In New York | attended church
on Upper Broadway and preached
for one of my college class mates
in the evening. The latter would
not permit me to remain even al
! the Astor House from whence ]
easily renewed my acquaintance
with Lower Broadway, viewed old
Trinity church and graveyard and
walked m Wall atraat Indeed