Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-07-01 | Page 9 | Cowboy Preacher Writes to the Standard

ou COWBOY PREACHERi WRITES TO TRE STANDARD An echo of the only mob scene Osden has staged in many years, was staged a couple of weeks ago when a man who styles himself "The Cowboy Preacher" led a large delegation of citizens from the city hall to the Bap-fist Bap-fist church both preacher and citizens citi-zens hurrying on the way. with the pi each er showing the greater speed-is speed-is contained in a letter received by, The Standard from the erstwhile guest of this city, who is now in Wlllard, Utah The "cowboy preacher" explain in his letter that it was not the real citizens citi-zens of Ogden whom he was obliged to lead to the church and from whom he sousht refuge within Lie sacred precincts pre-cincts of the edifice, but that it was the "roughnecks" who had gathered on the village green at the city hall to hear him tell of the city that 1 let h foursquare four-square and who took exception to his remarks on the subject The repor's ot ine episooo siaie mar rxcepnon was taken to remarks made by the minister minis-ter concerning what constitutes a cowboy. cow-boy. Following is Ihe letter received by The Standard: "Willard, Utah, June 28. 1919. "Ogden Standard, Dear Editors May h;ive just space enough for this brief article? I am the cowboy ministt r who some folks think was roughly handled some two weeks ago when I was preaching ai the city hall. "Now mv dear Ogden friends, I say Ogden did not treat me other than kind and gentlemanly. Ogden did not participate in ihe so-called mob. It was only the roughnecks, and they were not cowbovs, either. "Not all who wear high crowned, broad brimmed hats are cowboys by any means. So it was not Ogden citizens citi-zens that I led to the Baptist church On Sunday evening. June 15th, but a few roughnecks who know now where a place is that they may be taught belter ways. "Of course among the hundred-; there were nice and refined people just following the crowd. No one was hurt. We just went from the park to the Baptist church. I just led my flock to church. Thank God for this oppoi I tunity. "So the police may know the cow-jboy cow-jboy preacher believes Ogden has good citizens. And I do apologize for what , I said in behalf of the Greek as a good citizen. "May God's blessing rest on Ogden "Sincerely, "R. R. WIMMER, "Cowboy Minister." on