Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-08-23

tanned also the approval of the edi-
tor in which he said:
Intended as a private note only
the Importance of the suggestion
offered justifies the publication OF
the entire letter, as above. The ac-
ton recommended will, we are sure
meet with wide spread approval
The wisdom of an appeal to the
Sunday schools of the country fol
aid TO the afflicted people of the
south cannot be questioned. 1t is
always wise to afford opportunity
to the young to manifest practical
sympathy for the suffering and &c
engage in works of real benevolence
Quite aside from the resulting dona.
ton to be obtained by the proposed
appeal, the influence certain to re-
suit to the young donors cannot fai
to be wholly Statutory and beneficial
Unfortunately, there Is certain to be
demand for all the aid that can pos
sibly be rendered to the yellow fever
sufferers for some weeks to come
Only frost-yet certainly six weeks
distant-can really stop the ravages
tiCn now made is very timely. TIC
act upon it will be to effectively sup
plement efforts for the sick and
bereaved now being exerted. Let all
the church pastors and every Sunday
school superintendent and teacher,
give notice to their congregations,
schools and classes on next Sunday
Sept. Sth, that on the following Sun
day, Sept. 18th, the collection for
] the victims of yellow fever in the
South, will be taken up, with de-
termined purpose to make its result
tory aggregate as large as possible.
Such a general appeal will be effec-
tive in securing grand result.
For the Iowa schools we suggest
that all subscriptions be at once sent
to Ex-Governor Samuel Merrill,
president of the Citizens National
Bank, Des Moines.
From that central treasury the re-
mittance to the South will be, we
may all be assured, promptly and
wisely made.
In accordance with the above sug-
gestion, on the fifteenth of Septem-
Der, the offering was made in most
of the schools of the state and sent
to Ex-Governor Merrill at Des
Moines, who forwarded it to the
most needy places. In due time /
received a letter from New Orleans
containing an account of the moneys
received and how they were eXpend-
ed, also expressing the gratitude OF
the recipients. The writer declared
that such acts of brotherly kindness
and disinterested benevolence would
do much toward cementing together
the peoples of the two sections of
the country. / regret the loss of
this letter and my consequent in
ability to reproduce it here, as |
would have been glad to do. How
ever, | had been given an opportun-
ity TO be revenged on Memphis for
what ii had done to me in 1859 and
the opportunity had been improved.
The following year was our last
at Toledo, because the law of the
church at that time permitted a stay
of only three years in succession at
one place. Early in August the To-
ledo Chronicle, edited by Mr.. j. B.
Hedge contained the following kind
appreciation:
REV. H. II. Green preached his
farewell sermons last Sunday to
crowded audiences. He has served
the Methodist Episcopal church in
Toledo for the past two and half
years in most salts factory manner
and his leaving is regretted by all.
The church gave him a months va
cation and a ticket to the noun
tains and return for himself and
wife. They started Wednesday morn
ing on their trip west and will prob
ably take in Denver, Colorado
Springs, Greeley, the Garden of the
Gods, ETC., etc, before they return.
The best wishes of the people of
Toledo will go with Mr.. and Mrs.
Green wherever their future lot may
be-"
Several letters were written for
publication during that trip but as
so much has been said of the Colo
RADIO country irf recent years, l will
reproduce but one of my own, which.
as it was written over thirty years
ago, and consequently has to do with
things as they appeared at that time
to one during hasty passage
through the country, may not be en-
tirely void of interest even at the
present time:
Pueblo, Colo, Aug. 30th, 1879.
The A. T. & S. F. traverses two
distinct sections and unites two dis
tinct interests, that is to say: the
agricultural interests of southeast
ern Kansas and the stockraising in
terests of southwestern Kansas, and
southeastern Colorado with the min
ing interests Of the mountain region.
1t REQUIRES but short time to
round up stock which may be seen
from the car window in herds OF
thousands on these vast plains, feed
ing and fattening on the rich juicy
grasses, which does away utterly
with all need OF corn, and finding
plenty of good water in the great
III 90 mi AG