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December 30, 1905
Bismarck Daily Tribune
Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota
What is this article about?
A New York clergyman recounts a boyhood memory of a rural man's fleeting religious emotions at camp meetings, ending with a neighbor's cynical quip that killing him while pious is the only way to save his soul. (Source: New York Press)
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Only One Way to Save Him.
"While the religion of some men is intellectual," said a well known New York clergyman, "the religion of many is a thing of emotions.
"Back in my boyhood days I remember a man in the country who used to go to camp meeting. After singing a few inspiring hymns he would become to outward appearances the happiest and most pious man in the camp. But his emotion would always die out and his religion wouldn't tide him over to the next meeting.
"A cynical neighbor of this man once remarked that the only way to save his soul was to get him happy and pious in one of the meetings and then kill him." - New York Press.
"While the religion of some men is intellectual," said a well known New York clergyman, "the religion of many is a thing of emotions.
"Back in my boyhood days I remember a man in the country who used to go to camp meeting. After singing a few inspiring hymns he would become to outward appearances the happiest and most pious man in the camp. But his emotion would always die out and his religion wouldn't tide him over to the next meeting.
"A cynical neighbor of this man once remarked that the only way to save his soul was to get him happy and pious in one of the meetings and then kill him." - New York Press.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Emotional Religion
Camp Meeting
Cynical Remark
Soul Salvation
Where did it happen?
In The Country
Story Details
Location
In The Country
Event Date
Boyhood Days
Story Details
A New York clergyman recalls a man from his boyhood who appeared pious at camp meetings but whose emotion faded quickly; a cynical neighbor remarked that to save his soul, he should be made happy and pious in a meeting and then killed.