Washington County News | 1919-01-23 | Page 3 | Preaches from His Cell

PREACHES FROM HIS CELL clergyman refuse refuses to obey order to close church during flu flurr epidemic and la Is arrested 0 harrison 0 because the city authorities ties bould not order the saloons to close rev george cocks would not close bis his church although the board of health had prohibited public because of the epidemic of influenza sixteen members agreed with him and all 17 were arrested undaunted the minister sent word to theother the other members of his congregation and held his evening services in his cell preaching through its open window to about assembled outside the city jail