La Junta tribune., 1915-07-17
,soRE RE,aIxIscExcEs.
tcoa,,uu.d from Fir.s Page,

|-courtesy. and be strictly honest to-
wards the company; as TO his bein9
! rabid prohibitionist. why, he said.
the president OF the company. VINO
lives In Boston, is a prohibitionist.
and Il you desire to appeal over my
decision, I will forward your petition
TO him. They did not appeal.
After things settled down q little.
used my influence as agent, and Sc
cured two lots for a church. They
were worth about $500. l got them
for 81. built the first church that
was built In Coolidge. Kan. ! don't
mean that paid all the costs. but !
do mean that did all the work. such
a. raising the money. buying the ium-
her. employing the carpenters. and
I turned II over to the ". Z. church
without q dollars Indebtedness. The
The other two members OF the build
ing committee slipped out. as they
were too busy pushing the elusive
dollar. which they never got.
Some queer things took place In
this church. One day man came
into my office and introduced him
self An cowboy preacher. and want
ed the church for his meeting. He
con nsidered himself second Moody.
/ talked with him n half an hour. but
could see no ability as a preacher In
him. He was ignorant. but had a
| sonorous voice. thought that he
could do no harm. so let him have
the church.
did not attend his meetings for
over a week. but when I learned he
was warming up the sinner. I attend
ed one night. The church was crowd
ed. and had to stand up. A deep.
religious feeling prevailed. This cow
boy preacher was pounding the BIZ
BILE. pounding the pulpit. and shout
ing to beat the band. The church
was full Of foul air. besides being
very hot. and the sweat was running
down the preachers face. Suddenly
he stopped short. and said. will
some good brother be kind enough to
uncork the church, The windows
were lowered. and the church vas
uncorked.
He then asked those present to
give their religious experience. A
woman who recently had . death in
the family. arose. She vas very
much agitated. and announced her
intention Of leading . new life. and
when she sat down. he said. That
heats the dewitt" Only one step
from the sublime To the ridleuleus.
-Sso- - . ssnbse Of otAss bos noes
similar to those. which appeared TO
be his whole stock In trade. ! saw
four or five boosers 1t the altar.
seeking religion. These men I saw
SoinE into saloons dives three or
four times = day. The open saloons
were then closed. but the dives we're
fourishins. wrote the county at.
toruey to come up and hold an inves-
usstion according TO the laws Of
Kansas. lie came. and every one Of
these men went on the witness stand
and perjured themselves: s~ore that
they never got no liquor there. A
reliable man afterwards told me he
drank liquor ther- With every one Of
these men. know Of nothing tina,
10 degrades and demorsils~s men %
the uss Of strong drink.
sat st . table In . restaurant In
Coolidge with five young men. and
each one Of them sdmitsed that u .
msn sold them liquor. IN violation Of
the Law. they would swear 70 . lie
swear 10 the truth Of . falsehood.
rather than coavict him. There you
have II. Truth. virtue. sobriesy.
character all soae. In obedience 10 the
mandates Of King Alcohol.
! made more moaey In Coolidge Ia
t~o years dsbhiins In town lots. thaa
! made In twelve yesrs presrhias. but
this sssiemeas should not be coassru.
I'd asinst the iibersiiiy Of church
fnembep seaesaiiy. The people
preached 10 In Illinois we're poor peo.
pie. and could not pay much. but BY
the active outdoor life Z led In Cool.
idse and sieinity Z made someshing os
iAs more value thsa moaey. nsmely.
good health. ! came there IN laval.
"a. ] left there . stroas ssd healthy
man. made . million deiisrs'
worth Of health. and hare II yet. No
one can steal Il os take Il from me.
u !. mine for keeps.
In concluding ihese articles I ~ish
io state thu, e,ery statement ia then
can be verified By living witaesses.