The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-19

pie To perdition by setting them ex-
amples with lives that are lies?
MY father went 10 war. He was
enlisted In August and | was born
the 18th OF the following November.
never saw my father lie never
came back My mother sent Ed
and me to the soldiers home. We
went there and stayed for years. I
stayed there until | was fourteen
years old
Then | went 10 live with Colonel
John Scott. governor OF the state.
ED. my brother. went 10 North Da.
kota, and we had not seen one
another for years. and one day |
said to my wife. Nell, let's go and
see Ed, and We went
Near Fargo. when we were riding
along there on a little branch. | saw
cleats painted black on the tele-
graph poles. asked Ed about II
and he said
That represents the tops Of the
snowdrifts last winter That's for
the officials riding along in their pri-
vate car TO see where the snowdrifts
were
Fargo. North Dakota, Is the pref
TEST town | ever laid ewes on. The
streets are "a level as floor. A
man could sir in his cutter and touch
the top OF the telegraph poles dur
ing the snowdrifts.
Il was~doWn whore the snow had
blown and dr.fted TO the top OF
barn ffty-fye feet
Il was going ives, one time and
they had two engines ploughing
along. and there was woman with
little baby in her arms and she
wanted 10 leave the train AZ Ger.
tain little flag station--they VIII
stop tho train ~ YOU come from
certain distauce-and the woman
wanted 10 get OF the train. The
brakeman came in and called the
name ~ ,he station. and the woman
said, Don't forget me. and he said,
Sure
There was travelling man there
and he said lady. 7 will see that
the brakeman don't forget you---
don't worry
And sh" settled down and AFTER
the train had gone on awhile the
travelling man said. Now. lady, we
are getting near that place: you had
better he getting ready--they won't
stop Ions
He Went 20 He'll
"Thev had gone on haif or
threequarters nt an hour, and he
said lady here's your station
And she tied her fascinator over
her head and hoped out Of the
train into the storm.
The train had rome on about
three-quartPrs ~ hour and the
brakeman came In and said. Where's
that woman The travelling man
said. She's go. OF. The brakeman
said. Then she's gone 70 her death.
We stopped the train because there
was something the matter with the
engine. and We stopped TO fx IT
she has gone 20 her death on The
prairies'
They sent orders back called
for volunteers and went back and
looked for her, and searched for
hours. ard they found her out on
the prairles covered with a shroud
~ icn and snow woven about her
nv the pitiless storm. and with her
little babe folded 10 her breast. She
followed his directions. but his al.
rections were wrong
That Is me way nose preach
ers ~ false doctrines are rob
hing people % God
Two men went into the temple "a
pray one was Phsrisee. one was
a publican GOD. I thank Thee that
am not ss other men are--pfun.
dererr. mnrderers. adulterers. puoli
cans fast twice week. Efvs
''thes % all 7 possess and he went
cut and went 10 hell
Then came no old publican md
ne said Cod. - morciful 10 me- Q
sinner There was no ioug.wfnded,
ind-iammlng about mis- fellow:
The less religion you've got, NE
longer n takes 10 eXpress H."
\(CopyriRht. William A. Sunday