Religion: Branigan's $1

To the Second Congregational Church at Beloit, Wis. three Sundays ago went Edward Robert Branigan, City Councilman. Into the collection plate he dropped $1. As soon as the sermon was over he demanded it back. Preacher Herbert Arthur Studebaker had preached as follows:

"We believe that our lovely city of homes, schools and churches is in the control of unscrupulous men. . .

"We shall never have a decent and clean city administration so long as we elect dishonest men. . . ."

Preacher Studebaker had flayed Beloit's city government before, inveighing particularly against Councilman...

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