The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31

Harper Continues Memories of
Days As Apprentice on Palladium

these we found in the drawer OF a
table good sized silver cross, the
usages of which we remained in ignor-
ance.
Followed by oran Perry.
was chosen the first president, and
was followed by Oran Perry. The
membership increased rapidly, and
soon there were numbered In its ranks
about all the better class of boys Tex
cepting those of died in the WOOL
Democratic antecedents,) between the
ages of fourteen and twenty-one.
When treason reared its hydra head"
and the war of the rebellion came on
nearly the entire list of these boys were
in the Union ranks. Prominent among
these was Col. Oran Perry of the 69th
Indiana Infantry who was once or
twice wounded, and Major John Finley
of the same regiment, who received
his death wound at Vicksburg when
he was shot through the body In a
recent letter from Col Perry he says:
"Of that gang OF boys, those Junior
Sons. of America if there are any
alive today but you and me. don't
know where to find them, barring
Granny Hull. of Lafayette"
The past sixty years has witnessed
many advances from the old supersti.
lions and fanaticism which. to a
greater or less extent still featured the
day. Progressiveism of a liberal char
acter has taken its place. fully as
much in religious affairs up to the
present time as the advancement then
was from the policy of the puritans
when they first landed on Plymouth
Rock to escape the prosecutions In
the mother country. The religious de-
bates that were quite frequent three
score years ago may have accom-.
plished good, but their day has passed
by
Eliminate Methodist Discipline.
The old Methodist discipline has
eliminated it's inhibition of wearing
jewelry and frills. and milady would
scarce 60 into the church house today
dressed In accord with the rules laid
down in the book for the church gov
eminent. Dancing and card playing,
which at that time would not only
have called the offender onto the
YAH PCT, Dul OH iiAiAiCuidIC CApuASIOu
unless confession of the sin and a
promise to do better in the future,
which would have met suspension
subject to 'six months probation" The
two organizations of the Society of
Friends, or Quakers (the Orthodox
and Hicksite) each had large congre-
cations in Richmond, and were very
strict as to the use of music in public
or the private home. John Haines
was leading member of one of the
societies. He had very beautiful
home about a mile southeast of. the
city, where he conceived the idea of
erecting an Academy or Boarding
School for young ladies.
1t was not an institution restricted
to his religious denomination, and sew
eral young ladies of the city we're con.
veyed to and from the school morn.
ings and evenings by Mr.. Haines
Some of these young ladies desiring
to have lessons in music, Mr.. HaineS
rented room In the Academy to
teacher who placed a piano therein.
giving lessons to such as desired to
patronize her.
Called Before Meeting.
For this Mr.. Haines was called be-
fore the monthly meeting" where he
made statement of the facts, but
when he was ordered to have the IN
strument removed from his school and
declined to do SO he was excommuni-