Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-29
UNDER THE CAPITOL DOME
VIROQUA BOY PRAYS FOR THE
LEGISLATORS
Little Accomplished Yet - Milwaukee
Senator Has Bill TO Prevent For
eign Language Teaching
Madison, January 27, 1919.

| Legislative matters have dragged
the past fortnight and very few bills
of general interest have been intro
dueed. In both houses a number of
members have been absent because of
personal illness, in their families or
community epidemics. To me the
sorrowful news from home, as re-
ceive it, day by day, is most depress-
| ing, and | feel that | should be there
TO contribute my mite assisting in such
way as is possible. But | am advised
| that it is best not to become exposed.
After the unusual care and precau-
tion exercised by our home people dur
ing the months of October, November
and December, it seems strange that
influenza should secure such blight
| ing hold upon the community. In the
city of Madison all schools are open,
churches, amusement places, manufac-
turing plants all pursue their avoca-
tons.
l enjoyed a pleasant and interesting
visit with Troy NJ. Thompson of Viro-
qua, who recently returned from the
navy, after more than year and a
half given to the government. He
crossed the ocean three times. Troy
has determined to enter the medical
profession and as a starter has enter
ed the state university pre-medical
course. With the same persistency
that gained him high school and nor
NAL education, he expects to do odd
jobs and any work that comes to him
to meet the necessary expense.
To the chief clerks of the two houses
is assigned the duty of procuring
clergymen to open morning sessions
of the legislature. First among those
chosen by the writer was Rev. Harry
Guy Goodsell, pastor of the First
Methodist church at Madison. His
opening invocation was one of thought
and inspiration, and so impressed the
senators that it was spread. upon the
senate journal. Guys first charge as
minister was on Springville-Li liberty
Pole BrooSville circuit for two years
about ten years since. This is his
second year with the big Madison
church and his strong work is much
appreciated.
Senate Invocation by Rev. Guy GOodsell
Almighty God our Heavenly Father,
we thank Thee that at the beginning
of the days work we may come to
Thee seeking and securing Thy guild
ance and Thy leading. We pray Thy
blessing upon this great common
wealth of Wisconsin, which we love
and which we shall always love,-Wis-
cousin, with her noble hills and her
peaceful valleys and her shimmering
| lakes; Wisconsin with her fruitful
orchards and her teeming fields and
her cattle upon thousand hills; Wis
consin with her marts of trade and
her colleges and churches; Wisconsin
with her sweet women, her laughing
children and her brave men-men who
wade noble history in the days of '61,
and whose sons and grandsons have
written heroic history upon the blood
Stained fields of France o Lord, we
thank Thee for Wisconsin's noble his
tory. Let carping critics say what
they WILL yet we who know her and
love her, know that the heart of old
Wisconsin is true and loyal and brave,
God bless this legislature and these
Legislators. Let Thy blessing be up
on their homes and their loved ones, -
their wives and little children; let Thy
blessing be upon these men as legis-
lators Help them always to be men
of vision and courage and righteous
ness. Thou hast said: "a scepter of
righteousness is the scepter of my
Kingdom" And so we pray that we
may always be men of righteousness.
Let Thy blessing be always upon us,
we ask it in Thy dear name, Amen.
Senator Schultz, one of the German
American members Of the upper house
from Milwaukee, has introduced a bill
which reads: "The teaching of any
foreign languagei in the district schools
or in any gradeschool below the high
school, at public expense, is hereby
forbidden"
The writer had pleasant call from
Mr.. p. II. Knutson, county income as
SCISSOR, who was here for conference
with the state tax commission.
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