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FROSTBURG, MD. - - OCT. 2, 1913
| AS THE SPIRIT MOVETH J
Many a young swain in his “puppy
love” can’t tell a case of real, true
love from a case of cholera morbus.
And many a man who considers him
self a sanctified and saved Christian
is only a,, narrow-minded bigot and
would be a disgrace even to the in
fernal regions.
BILLY SUNDAY.
Billy Sunday is getting ready to
swoop down upon the hellhounds of
joyful Johnstown, chase the devil
around the stump, hit him a clout at
every jump, and to relieve Johnstown
not only of sin and satan, but also of
a very large portion of her wealth,
especially the latter. It’s the latter,
in fact, that the numerous Billies and
Sams who have achieved a reputation
as ilrofessional devil-routers are after,
and such as they have done double
duty at monopolizing and commer
cializing the religion of Jesus Christ
and watering the stock, and they are
still at it.
They swoop down upon a community
with a great blare of trumpets, and
are usually assisted by certain of the
local clergy, who by their assistance
rendered to the evangelists of the
spectacular three-ring circus brand of
emotional chair-kickers and pulpit
4, pounders, proclaim their own weak
ness and utter “no-accountness” as
soul-savers among the sin-soaked sim
pletons in their respective fields of
labor.
When everything is in readiness,
the great spiritual debauch, religious
orgie and gjhost dance begins. The
Billy or Sam in charge takes his
audience by storm. He bellows, bawls,
roars and rants, kicks chairs over,
paws the air, pounds the pulpit and
reels off billingsgate and balderdash
that ontclasses the most blatant bar
room bum that ever belched and
barked forth slimy slang. Language
is used on such occasions by the high
priced slang-slinger that would bring
about an enforced resignation if used
by any local preacher. But what
matters it to the Billy Sunday brand
of evangelists, so long as it causes
people to part with their pelf and
grease the pockets of such pulpit
pounders as they ? But we refuse to
believe that the spirit of God moves
in that kind of away.
It matters not that mueh of their
money harvest is wrung from the
pockets of poor washer-women and
servant gilds; it matters not to the
Billies and Sams who make their
living by their magnetic qualities
and ready gift of gab, that affer
the excitement and emotionalism
subsides and they depart with
their “dough,” that a worse state
of affairs soon follows than they
found when they came seeking—not
unsaved souls, but hidden dollars.
After the supposed saved sinners
have time to recover from the excite
ment and think matters over, they
usually begin to see the ludicrous side
of the whole spectacular snide affair,
and shortly thereafter, (with a very
large majority of them, at least), it is
a case of the dog returning to his
vomit and the sow to her wallow.
They begin to realize that they’ve
been played for “softies” and “suck
ers,” and after that they are farther
away from Christ and the church
than they were before their supposed
conversion.
And after a Billy Sunday spiritual
debauch is pulled off in a town, it is
surprising how quickly the would-be
ultra pious people resume the even
tenor of their way. The house-to
house prayer meetings are soon dis
continued, and even the most zealous
of the emotional pebplte who are
swayed by spasmodic spurts of com
mercialized relig-ion get back to their
normal condition.
When everything is summed up
pertaining to a series of Billy Sunday
seances, it is almost universally con
ceded by people who are not actuall}*
“nutty,” that they cost more than
they come to, to use a homely ex
pression. They leave no lasting re
sults for good, and upon the whole,
we believe, have a tendency to lessen
respect for the Christian religion.
Windber and Meyersdale, Pa., both
had the services of a professional
devil-router, for many weeks, during
the last two years. He went from
place to place with a portable steel
and canvas tabernacle. He stirred
up a great deal of narrow-minded fa
naticism, and he denounced from the
pulpit those who would not aid his
scheme to gather in the shining shek
els. One minister in Meyersdale who
had the good sense and courage to
disapprove of the slang slinging at
the tabernacle, was denounced from
the pulpit as the worst man in Mey
ersdale. But the preacher who refused
to fall in line with the tabernacle
foolishness is held in the same high
esteem by the congregation he has so
ably ministered to for many years, as
SOME BASEBALL NEWS.
“ROOTERS” NEWSY NOTES.
Manager Dillon’s Birthday Celebrated by Local
Team—lnteresting Notes Concerning Ball
Playing and the Players.
The game here last Sunday after
noon was to The Rooter’s mind the
greatest thing in baseball ever pulled
off in this neck of woods. Allen did
the twirling for the locals, and he
never was in better form. Speed,
curves, change of .pace, drops, etc.,
control everything that makes a pitch
er effective, and Allen was there with
the “stuff.” Ryan, the receiving gen
eral behind the bat, gave him great
support, and his throwing to bases
was decidedly good.
Price at the short position did some
excellent work for his team. Some of
his stops and throws were spectacu
lar.
Matese, the “Italian Wonder,” was
in the game at every stage. His
throw from deep center field to the
plate, catching Zimmerman trying to
score, was easily the feature of the
game.
“Jim” Jenkins, too, was a real star
at the initial sack, and he came
through with the hit in the ninth that
scored the “Italian Wonder” with the
run that won the game.
Capt. Brophy, Salb, Hunter and
Hoban, all contributed their share of
honest endeavor to a game that was
a real pleasure.
The visitors put up a real fight for
a victory. Kenny pitched good ball
at every stage, and that old stage
hero, Daily, certainly gave him the
very best of support behind the bat.
Doyle, Miller, Hughes and Raley
played the in-field in great style.
Whitworth, Pooten and Zimmer
man did excellent service in the out
field, and certainly did credit to the
team they represent.
It was a “nip and tuck” contest,
and anybodys game till the winning
run was scored in the last half of the
ninth inning.
Following is the score by innings:
R. H. F.
Frostburg 10000000 1— 2 9 3
Piedmont 00010000 0— 1 4 2
Samuel Morgan umpired the game
in a masterly manner. Not a decis
ion was questioned by player or spec
tators. He deserved the thanks and
got them of the very large crowd
present.
The very best of order was main
tained, and the deportment of the
great, big crowd was good.
The standing of the teams in the
Georges Creek League is as follows:
W. L. Pc.
Frostburg 9 4 .692
Cumberland 9 5 .643
THE SPIRIT ENCOURAGED.
W. M. Ry. Official Calls oh Editor
and Offers Encouragement.
Frank R. Darby, of Cumberland,
Md., traveling passenger agent for the
Western Maryland Railway Company,
was a most welcome caller at The
Spirit office, Tuesday afternoon. We
found Mr. Darby a most affable and
courteous gentleman, and he is in
every way a fit person to represent an
up-to-date and progressive railway
company like the Western Maryland.
He expressed himself greatly pleas
ed over the establishment of a news
paper in this town, and he said we
can rely on getting a generous share
of the advertising that the company
he represents has to give to the news
papers from time to time. He said
while here that officials of the W. M.
were simply astounded, some months
ago, when they found that there was
no newspaper here at that time to ad
vertise in. Such a thing as a town
being without a newspaper in this age
of progress, especially a town as large
as Frostburg, he strongly intimated,
would put a very low estimate on the
worth and importance of a commun
ity, not only in railroad circles, but
with the people generally.
Mr. Darby expressed himself great
ly pleased with the appearance of The
Spirit, and said it is very important
that the people of this community
give it loyal support.
That is the way all people talk who
amount to anything, when the sub
ject Of our venture here is touched
upon. If the crab and crawfish ele
ments of this community had their
way, this town would be a veritable
knocker and mossback paradise. But
they are not going to have their way,
and The Spirit is here to stay.
Religious Awakening at Finzel.
Rev. \V. S. Nicholson, pastor of the
Frostburg M. F. Church, South, on
Tuesday night closed a very success
ful series of services at the M. F.
Church, South, near Finzel, in Garrett
county. The services continued dur
ing a period of ten days, and about 25
or 30 converts resulted therefrom. A
class of eight united with the church
the evening the meetings came to a
close. Mrs. Nicholson was with her
husband during his work in Garrett
county.
he has always been held, and not only
by his congregation, but by the whole
community. Furthermore, neither
Meyersdale nor Windber was made
any better by the vest-pocket edition
of Billy Sunday that roared and ranted
there for many weeks, and neither will
Johnstown be made any better by the
king bee of all the bellowing, bawling
Billies that ever pawed the air or
pounded a pulpit. And now the choir
may sing
“Are we rebels yet alive,
And do we still rebel?”
Midland 6 6 .500
Piedmont 5 7 .417
Barton 2 9 .182
Frostburg has three more games to
play, one at Piedmont on Saturday,
Oct. 4th, one at Midland, Sunday,
Oct. Sth, and one at Frostburg, with
Cumberland, on Wednesday, Oct. Bth.
This will be the last game of the sea
son.
It is certainly gratifying to the boys
of the team, as well ss to the manage
ment, that their efforts here in this
good old town have been so very much
appreciated, and through The Spirit’s
columns they now want to thank the
very many good people who have
manifested so much interest in their
ljonest endeavor to give the town a
good, clean baseball team. Whether
we win out or not, the knowledge of
the excellent support given us will al
ways make the season of 1913 a pleas
ant memory.
Last Sunday, Sept. 28th, Manager
Dillon arrived at the 57th milestone of
his life, and on Sunday evening the
boys of the Frostburg baseball team
gathered at his home at No. 124 F.
Main street to extend their congratu
lations. Will Jenkins was toast mas
ter, and made the talk of the'evening.
Allen sang some very fetching songs,
and Johnny Salb played some base
ball selections on the piano. Mrs.
Dillon, assisted by her daughter, Mrs.
J. B. Salb, served a very nice supper
to the boys. The fanning bee lasted
till late in the night.
Johnny Salb, the very popular Sec
ond baseman of the Frostburg team,
together with his wife and daughter,
left Monday morning for their home
in Washington, D. C. The Salbs
have been spending the summer here
with Mrs. Salb’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. G. Dillon. There never was
a more popular baseball player here
than John Salb, who is a player of
ability, an athlete of some note, and
a gentleman always. All members of
the team, as well as all patrons of the
game, wish him every success possible,
and sincerly hope for his return next
season.
A bystander hearing of the racket
that the Cumberland team had at
their game at Midland, might get the
erroneous impression that it is some
thing unusual for the Cumberland
team to have trouble. From reports
at hand, they went prepared. They
had Himeler, the pugulist, and Shaw,
the comer, with them.
The Rooter.
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THIS DOES US GOOD.
Another Encouraging Letter from
a Former Frostburger.
Taneytown, Md., Sept. 28, 1913.
The Frostburg Spirit.
My Dear Mr. Livengood:— The
most complimentary words I can pen
you are those on the enclosed check for
one year’s subscription. When those
abroad patronize the old home paper,
surely the town’s folks will. I wish
you every success in your efforts for
a paper that promises to be one of the
leading state journals. May God
bless you.
Father Cuddy,
Formerly at St. Michael’s.
P. S. I was at St, Michael’s for
nearly eight years.
It is such letters as the foregoing
one that warm the cockles of the
heart, and make a man who is wrest
ling hard to establish a good news
paper, feel that life is worth living.
Words of encouragement go a long
way toward making a success of any
laudable enterprise, and they are
doubly effective when backed up with
cash or its equivalent. The man who
offers encouragement only with his
mouth, and then is too much of a crab
or to utterly lacking in public spirit
or progress to “come across” with the
financial end of the encouragement, is
of little worth in building up anything
for a town’s good. Father Cuddy has
the proper spirit and the right kind of
loyalty for old “Frostburg on the
Pike.” We need more men of his
public-spiritedness right here at home,
and may God bless him also, as well
as all mankind, eyen the narrow-mind
ed knockers against all worthy enter
prises.
Frostburg Ministerial Association
Holds Meeting.
The Frostburg Ministerial Associa
tion held a meeting on Monday at the
home of Rev. F. H. Crissman, at the
English Lutheran parsonage, on Main
street.
After the regular order of business
was disposed* of, Rev. Mr. Crissman
read a very interesting paper on
“Christian Experience.” Another
feature of the meeting was the pass
ing of a resolution donating $25.00 to
the Miners’ Hospital, which will be
open to receive patients some time
this month.
THE FROSTBURG SPIRIT, FROSTBURG, MD
SALISBURY SIFTINGS.
Robbery, Malicious Mischief and
Forgery Committed. Other Items
of Interest from the Other Side
of the Mason and Dixon Line.
Last Friday night some miscreants
broke a window at the West Salisbury
Feed Co. store and took some peaches
and a few other things. Other devil
ment was perpetrated the satne night,
such as breaking electric lamps along
the street. One of a gang who is
suspected of having done the depre
dations, did some mischief to a pool
table in C. M. May’s pool room. No
arrests were made, as there was not
sufficient evidencs against the sus
pected parties.
Olin Sipple, son of Mr. and Mrs.
William Sipple, of St. Paul, who was
thought to be on a fairway to recov
ery after a prolonged illness, died on
Sunday, Sept. 28th. Funeral services
were held in the St. Paul Lutheran
Church, Wednesday afternoon, and
interment was made in the Wilhelm
cemetery.
One day last week Horace Gingerich,
of Grantsville, was detained by Officer
Krausse until Constable Nick Murphy
came over from Grantsville to take
charge of the young man on a charge
of forgery preferred against him by
George Younkin. The unfortunate
lad went back with the officer without
extradition papers, and showed a will
ingness to adjust the matter. The
case was settled and the prisoner
given his freedom. Much sympathy
is felt for the parents, as they are
highly respected in the community
where they reside.
Miss Josephine McMurdo returned
home on Monday evening, after a two
weeks’ visit with friends at Frost
burg.
Noah Martz, the hustling fruit tree
agent from Hyndman, was plying his
trade in and about Salisbury for sev
eral days last week.
Howard Yaist and Gurney Swauger
Were business visitors to Glencoe, last
Saturday.
Chester Dean, the eldest son of Mrs.
Victoria Dean, who for several years
had his home with Charles Sechler, of
near Rockwood, has returned home
and will be employed on the Cooke &
Sechler saw mill at West Salisbury.
Samuel Shroyer, of Boynton, made
a business trip to Jenners on Satur
day, returning the same day.
Miss Aleda Alexander, of Rowles
burg, W. Va., spent last week visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Alexander.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Menhorn
went to house-keeping in the Barchus
& Livepgood building, the fore part
of the week.
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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hoover on
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Rev. Charles Engle, of Shenango,
Pa., spent last week as the guest of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman
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Charles Dickey and Wilson Vought,
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farmers, today loaded a car with
potatoes which they sold to Habel &
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Misses Maud Schramm and Carrie
Gingerich spent several days last
week with friends at Frostburg.
Mrs. Robert Johnston and daughter,
Bouise, are away on a two weeks’
visit with friends at Wilmerding and
Pittsburg.
Miss Ruth Shaw went to Chambers
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college preparatory course in Penn
Hall College. Her sister, Helen, went
to Baltimore, where she entered
Goucher College for Women.
Mrs. Maud Turner and Mrs. Annie
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E. H. Miller and A. E. Bivengood
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