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Show I . EUREKA. 1 (Special Correspondence.) Again the cheap guy and sensational advertised viz.. an ex-priest is in our midst, "exposing the fallacious teachings teach-ings of the Bible of Chri.st." last Sunday Sun-day at Eureka, under the caption, "ex-Roman "ex-Roman Catholic priest." Rev. John Kannack. (no such name appears hi the published list of Caihnlie clergy for the past ten years in America or Can- ! ada.) proposed to lecture and enlighten I the people of that mining camp. He proposed to open the eyes of the people j by pulling down instead of building up christian principles and christian mor- ! ality. The farce would wind up with ' spirit tests, also materializing to the audience Saul of Tarsus as he appeared in life. Truly from the stiblime to the ridiculous. The glaring aid sensational dodgers did not appeal to the hard sense and intelligence of the x-ilizens of Eureka. The audience, consisted of two dozen persons. Froin the admission admis-sion price, twenty-five ctnts. enough was not realized to defray expenses. The lecture which was intended to undermine Christianity, was a failure. Mr. Hannak. when askei by one of his hearers to produce hi: authority, referred re-ferred the inquirer to the "Progressive; Thinker Publishing company." As aj spiritualist, his frequent invocations for "Jennie" brought no response, as there was no person of that name present. pre-sent. This caused a titter to the discomfort dis-comfort of the Progressive Thinker. Perhaps it was revenge when one of the audience was told that death would soon enter his family circle. The incredulous in-credulous hearer resented the false prophet's announcement by taking "French leave.' Father Ryan of Salt Lake lectured in the evening at St. Patrick's church on the sancity and indissolubility of marriage. mar-riage. The church was crowded. The real priest, not the bogus one, gave true enlightment, and interested his congregation congre-gation for three-quarters of an hour. We are now in the grasp of a cold spell, and- our coal agent, Mr. Stack, is trying to please all with a short sunply of coal. Our pastor. Father O'Donhoe. expressed ex-pressed his great pleasure at the large, congregation who came to hear Father Ryan's lecture on "Christian Marriage." C;pt. an! Mrs. Hugo Deprezin were the guests of Salt Lake friends during the first of last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Foley and chil-J dren and Mrs. Dutton returned on j Tuesday, from Salt Lake where the funeral of Johnny Foley was conduct-ed conduct-ed last week. I The local order of the Knights of Columbus gave a dance at the hall last night. This event is the first event of this kind given by the members of this order, all of whom worked hard to make it a success. |