Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 137, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1903 — Discussed a Prevailing Fvil. [ARTICLE]

Discussed a Prevailing Fvil.

At South Bend Sunday Rev. Appleby, formerly of tbisoity preaobed a sermon on some of the prevailing evils of the day. He spoke of the prevalence of t ie idea that pnblie office: is a private graft, denounced the political ties that did not admit of voting for the municipalities’ best intt reels, and spoke against the laxity of the immigra4ion and divorce laws VanDine’6 swtetueart at his oelldoor expressing syaopdhy and a hope for an early marriage came in for attention. 'lf I had my way L’d let them marry and then bang both of them,” was his deolarat on. -The South Bend Times sajs: “There is oertaluty one thing about Rev. Appleby. He says whaf be* thinks and be seems to be doing some iiarcl thinking.”