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THE MAIL:A Paper for the People.Town Talk.DU8INE8H KXCUItHIOXS.Some time ago the business men of the city held a meeting for the purpose devising way* and means for tbe successful running of business excursions to thin point during tne presentsummer and coming fall. A committee was appointed and nothing more waft heard of the matter until last Thursday night, when another meeting was held. The c mmitteo suljmitted a verlnal report. Of tho railroads centering here, it appears that throe look upon the project with favor and will lend their assistance to make jl a success provided cars can le procured. It seems that each road w ill require those managing the excursions to guarantee a Certain number of passengers, ami tho question now is, how is the guarantee fund t* In?secured* Tho plan most in favor now is to issuo an excursion guide, In which nil merchants will be requested to advertise their business. This guide is to have a largo circulation along tlw* line of cach excursion, and tho profits derived from the advertising are to lo used In advertising the excursions arid defraying any delinquencies which may occur in numbers of excursionists.This is a matter in which every business man should interest himself. Terre Hauto has railroads running in all directions, through as lino a country as is to 1)0 found anywhere, f’lienp excursions could 1)0 made a success if properly managed, and tho whole matter rosts In tho hamU of the business community. A small sum from each house would amount to a largo sum in the aggregate —•at least sulli. ient to advertise tho city enough to draw large numbors to it from abroad. Liberal advertisers would not stop with ndverllsing in tho guide, but would send out circulars of their own ami patronize tho country press. Terre Haute is tho most attractive city the State. No city of its size In tho west has tinor streets, business houses and shade trees. It also contains much that is of Interest to visitors, ayd its sur* roundings are all tbat could be desired. If proper inducements are held out, tho citizens of towns within sixty miles could Ik* attracted here. It is even bo-Iloved that with properoxertinn the eiti-xons of Vincennes would break down the fence which bars them from the outer world ami come up once in a while.The papers state that the meeting on Thursday night was well attended, and judging from tho report there were present soveial live business men whoare in earnest in the matter—-men who understand the valueof advertising, and whose ventures are pretty generally successful. Of course there are a few, and they are to be found everywhere, who will close their pocket books ami stand lrnck, ox peeling to reap an equal benollt with those who Invest their money. This should not be allowed to retard the movement. It is the live business men who build up ail cities, and Terre Haute certaiuly has ft fair share of them, as Is evidenced by its rapid growth in tin past, and its assured prosperity In the future.I IIK t'AUM AO AIN.The south Sixth street bagnlo seem to 1*«* an cxhaustless theme. In last Saturday *s Mail ap|eaicd a card criticizing something said in this column the week previous concerning this now famous establishment. The card afore* *.»id intimates that Town Talk would have nothing to say in the event of the Madame moving to “lees obnoxious quarters.” The writer teems to think that as much should I** done to clear Gallatin street of its dens of vice as is done to close the fatm on south Sixth street, but ignores the fact that such is not the caw. It h is become a recognized fact that the social evil cannot be eradicated, ami that it must l»e confined in us small a limit as possible. If it is true that Madame V’s patrons are to l»e found In aristocratic quarters that should U* no barlo their prosecution, nor should it be a l»ar to her removal from south Sixth street to less obnoxious quarters. There is no doubt that she will continue in her business, and that being the cam* she should be compelled I to move to some spot * hen’ her promises I would not l«c a constant eyesore to the j {sifter by. She has now become a public character, and It is no uucomtnon thing to hear innocent girls remark ; “There gin** Madam Volger.” In uttering such words there an* other assocHa* i tions in the mind, and *if she is made to stand on the proper level, her name will soon disappear. Itthat a bouse of such a character is tolerated on one of the beat streets, among Innocent people. It Is a mistake to say that any who viait her place of buainem will be exempt from punishment. Tbe house ia guarded day and night, and all visitors will be treated alike. It is true that high intellectual education, though combined with a thorough knowledge of etiquette will never makenobleman or a noble woman, unless combined with thorough moral training,” and that is a very good reason why the Madame should be compelled to change her base of operations to “less obnoxious quarters.'*THK ItKLT ROAD.The projected line of railroad around the city still remains on paper. When spoken of firat it was understood that its construction would be commenced at once and that it would bo pushed to completion without any delay. It seems, however, to have encountered a snag and remains securely fastened. There is acontroversy of some sort with the Bee Lino road, which recently bought the Southeastern. The I. A .St. L. doesn’t like Terro Haute at all—makes a way station of it—but would like to own First street in order that it might maintain a track along it to command business. It fears that a belt road would interfere witli its plans, which is a strong argument in favorof the belt road.Terre Haute needs a bolt road, and as thecity grows this fact becomes more apparent. Tho accumulation of freight cars, and switching of the same, within the city limits is a growing nuisance. There is no road entering thecity which is not crossed by railroad tracks, and there is no road which does not do nearly all its switching within the corporate limits. Ohio and Walnut streets are closed by the E. lt;fc T. H. tracks, which numlx*r more than twenty from Main to Poplar streets. The Vandalia occupies a large space between Main sirect and the I’nlon Depot and may be said to own nearly all tho northeastern portion of thecity. The I. A St. L. does all its switching in tho city limits, and there aro many who can toll of narrow escapes at its crossings. First street is de-yoted to the use of the Southeastern,and tho C. tV E. I. is tho only one partially outside tho city. 111 a place as largo as this no railroad yards should oe allowed within the corporate limits. Property is cheaper outside and tho work could be lettor done there. If the bolt road will speed tho day tho citicons should give it all the encouragement in their {tower.A Woman’s Opinions.HKLIQIOUS TALK.In lookiug over an “Intercepted Lot-ter” in last week’s Gazette, I notice among the s«iciety news an able defense of tho churches, in reply to an article which appeared in this column the week before. I do not object to an honest criticism but this 0110 so willfully misrepresents me that I must protest. The writer says I made tho statement that the rovision of tho Scriptures was brought about by Ingersoll. Either “Miriam”Is very dull of comprehonsion or she perverts tho truth or else my writing is so obscure that it cannot be understood. We will assume that the latter is the case, and in a feeble way I will try to explain.The revision of tho Scriptures was commenced before Ingersoll attained the position of the greatest inlidel and finest orator of tho ago, and the idea that he had anything to do with it is too absurd for consideration. What I tried to say was that Ingersoll and others of his way of thinking, caused a groat disturbance of the public mind, aud set people to questioning, and that tbe revision of the Scriptures, being completed and given t: tho people at this time, complicated matters still further. It is dreadfully embarrassing for one to bo so obscure a writer that she has to publish a key to translate the original text. It is as pleasant as telling a joke aud then explaining the point.That there an* many cruelties,absurd-ities, inconsistencies ami immoralities in the Bible, I do assert, and the biglt; tlt; who defend those portions, injure the cause they pretend to represent. Ileber Newton, the distinguished Episcopal rector of New York, expresses tbe senti-ment of every, broad intellectual thinker i when he says, “There is nowhere in any official utterance of the church, any specific statement defining the word of God as coextensive with all and every part of the Bible.” And further 011 he says, “I should like tc sec the formularies and standaids of our Protestant church which deny the right of private judgment, the liberty of interpreting the Scriptures.”If the learned theologians of the world did not believe the Bible contained many imperfections why did they revise it? We would have much more respect for religious people aud for the God they worship if they would insist that theob-scuriUes and Isutaritit* of the Bible were the interpolations of man and not the inspiration of Jehovah.There is not a large city in the country 1 is no credit to a city j that has not furnished one or more to the number of ministers who have found tbe confines of orthodoxy too narrow. The next ten years will witness the withdrawal from the pulpit of at least ten times aa many more. At the great Prea-byterian Assembly juat closed at Saratoga tbe statement was made that “counting every stated supply and retired ministers tbe re were atill five hundred cburcbee for which there were no
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Terre Haute Saturday Evening Mail
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Sat, Jun 02, 1883
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