Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1848-10-27

Il Messrs. Editors lit NAV be deemed some
what late in the day for me to appear befor
tho public, In the dispute between Well
wisher" alias X. Harvey. Jr., and the Kennel
DIVISION, Sons of Temperance. II might seen
also unwarraniable for third party to interior
In the controversy, il a precedent had not beer
FURNISHED by the gratuiious and wanton attacl
Of DR.. Gibbons upon Mr. II.
As the facts in the case hayo been somew ha
lost sight Of by one of the parties, | deem il
well for the cause Of nth 10 call his aticntio,
TO them. | think they will abundanily sustain
the original assertion of Mr.. Harvey, viz
1haf ne Bibie icas rejected by HE Diu,son,r S,
Jar as ne Dirision had an opportunity 10 ae
..p,on Inc question. In letter published in the
Pledge and Standard, by the Kenneth Division
they say: " We never had the least iniimal;or
rom any number of ladies great or small, thai
they designed presenting us with Bible
This Il untrue. The origin of the discussion
respecting tho Bible, was notice from one Of
Tie members, that the ladies of tho vicinity
were ready 10 give them Bible. il they would
receive II, and the very object of bringing the
subject before the Division was 10 ascertain hs
sentiments " The members. Can tho opno.
nenis OF r. Harvey explain this fact in any
other way
It's introduction was opposed by several lead.
ing members in terms SO strong, that il was
never put 10 vote. This enables them by a
contemplate quib5le, to say it was not rejected;
while The only reason why il was not formerly
rejected, was that tho friends of the Bible cith
er doubted their strength, or had too great re.
spect Tor The book, 10 bring il where il would
DO treated with supreme contempt.
Again, in their communication they saw.
nothing was said disrespectful Of the book
itseicn NS~
was present at tho Division ON nh M.
vemoer, 1917, and consequently beard the dis
cussion. 1t was alleged by Or. slebbins that
|" Inc Bible was The cause Of more strife. con-
teniion, war, murder and boodshed, than anv
other book on the face Of the earlll''--" that /,
was not a temperance book--was sectarian and
would 'cIeaie discussion among u.s." with much
more OF ike import. This is but specimen
Of their language, while under the restraint Of
the DIVISION room. What their real feelings
were may be easily gathered from the laneua9e
USED oy three OF them, the most prominent
members, when out of the Division "A, said |
that i" he would as soon see an old Almanac in
the Division. as the damned BiJk." b. thnil
" he could find four hundred (io0) lies in il
ard one hundred and fly (i5O) chapters which
advocated tho use Of rum"-s' that il il WAS
true, That God commanded Abraham 10 offer
up Isaac, he was not fit 10 BE- a God" C..
that " he would rather see it in - house,
These expressions may not be deemed disre.
spectiul in society, which their language would
make them as familiar with; but there arc some
IN hennett Square, whose ideas of refinement
iliier very essentially. The remarks quoted
ABOVE rest on mere assertion, but are facts
which can be proven by sufficient number oil
witnesses. And yet in the face oil
III this they gravely tell us they had not "the
east lnlimation of design to present them
YIN a copy Of the Bible" and d" that not one
'oId was said disrespeclful of the book iiself."l
on The evening Of the discussion, Mr.. Lea