Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1918 — THE DEVIL AND KAISER BILL [ARTICLE]

THE DEVIL AND KAISER BILL

As Portrayed by Well Known Methodist Pastor. Some new features of the war were revealed to a large audience at the Methodist church Tuesdai’ evening by Dr. Wirt Lowther of Logansport, the well known pastor and lecturer. Dr. Lowther’s subject was “The Devil and His Junior Partner, Kaiser Bill, the H’un,” and the truths revealed left no doubt of the relationship. Dr. Lowther’s address was patriotic in all its phases. Beginning with the real cause of the war, the kaiser’s plans for world conquest formulated way back in 1892, he led up to the critical moment when the traitorous march through Belgium began late in the summer of 1914. Then followed revelations of atrocities such as the world had never dreamed —the rape and debasement of innocent women and gfrls and the total destruction of the manhood of men and boys, even to cutting off the right hand of youths to insure their inability to take up arms against the Germans. Horrible as were these things to hear, yet the truth must be known, and the hearing is infinitesimal compared to the experience, and only serves to acquaint us better with the real nature of the enemy.

Dr. Lowther is a very able speaker and was thoroughly acquainted with his subject, as he admitted to the audience. He has a rich vein of humor that served to lighten the spirits of his hearers when the awful tales he revealed became depressing. The meeting was a fitting climax to a. day spent in conference on the war by the ministers of this district. Among the ministers present were Rev. J. B. Fleming, Rev. Asa McDaniel, Rev. C. W. Postill and Rev. E. W. Strecker of Rensselaer, Dr. W. E. McKenzie and Rev. U. G. Leazenby of Lafayette, Rev Wilson and Rev. Dillman of Brook, Rev. W. F. Kramer of Barkley, Rev, Alford of Idaville, Rev. Heimberger of Reynolds, Rev. Rodgers of Wolcott, Rev. T. F. Drake and Rev. J. J. Rankin of Winamac, Rev. Ferguson of Medaryville, Rev. W. B. Wariner of Remington, Rev. Roberts of Mt. Ayr and Rev. Krohn of Union township. Following the conference the ladies of the church served an elegant supper to the visiting pastors and the men of the church, which was not the least of the day’s pleasures.