Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-09-14
Fox the Tribune
Reply to "A Voice fran the Country

ing, referring to railroad excursion lately had
b. the Methodist Episcopal Sunday School Of
this citv ~ the article abounds IL gross mis-
representations TO call them by no harder
nancy which are calculated to deceive the pub
lie and create prejudice against the School
and It's officers, Justice to them, especially to
those who had charge of the arrangements. re-
ouires that It should be met by prompt reply
Without s.oppir5 to notice tie Vail column OF
nonsense in which the writer INDUCES by way
I Of introduction, and which is interesting to no
one but himself viii briefly point ou' few
Of his false statements. and then leave the pub
/ lie 10 Judge how much confidence IS &c be placed
/ IA what he says
/ 1t Is customary fer toe School to have every
wear treat" generally on the 4th OF july
I This wear as more than usual preparations had
/ been made by the citizens for q celebration on
the 5th. they (the committee of arrangements
on the part of the citzens) desired 1t to be put
J off until another day The writer says:
..Tbe children Of this Sabbath School erere
till b, tS,ir Sut,eriateadsut that they were not
~ celebrate as the old custom had been for
wears and wears, but that they were to have
picnic or some other kind Of ME ii the latter
part Of summer some time.
When the request Of the committee was laid
before the School proposition was made that
it should be put over for short time which
was carried with only four diss enting votes out
of the entire number OF officers, teachers and
scholars. THIS disposes Of the writer's attempt
to throw the responsibility of hat act upon the
Superintendent A committee was then APP
pointed to make the necessary arrangements,
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Superintendent Of the N. P r. R. for an ex-
cursion on that road. But the writer, not salts
fed with telling one untruth, as we have al
ready seen, deliberately tells tro more in anoth-
er sentence, as follows
But they the committee. ordered an excur-
sion for the children on The cars. to come of on
the 18th of August, in good style, which ordey
was given to the children IN the Sabbath School
to the great delight of all the children. All the
children did | say ? No, there We're some who
saw IN a moment they were excluded. Why :?
becGtlse they scerc country folks. p"
ON the first Sunday in August it was an
nounced to the School that the arrangements
were completed, funds raised, dc, and it was
submitted to the School on what day it should
be held and the next Wednesday was selected
without objection. These country folks ,,
which we have Just learned were so dreadfulIv
sighted, these farmers children, rs well rs the
officers and teachers who live in the country,
were present and had every opportunity to
make their objections to that day known, if
they had any. yet not one word was heard
against II. Well the ride came off as the schol-
ars-apparenrty all Of them-wisFed and It
was not until after 1t was all over with, that by
reading the communication in the columns of
the Iri5Rae We learn that some were qreatly DIS
satisfied But how false and ridiculous the sto-
~ that the 4th Of August was fixed uron bv
the gents Of caste" 10 exclude some from al
tending because they were country folks ~
There IS not a person connected With the School
from the oldest teacher down to the Youngest
scholar, but what knows il to be entirely with
ont foundation-aud but what knows. to, that
none Int the best Of feelings are entertained bv
every member Of the school in the city towards
those in the country.
But the writer IS 4 perse7ering fellow, and
fearing HAT he has not vet made an impress
sion, continues on the same old lpnc, as follows:
a. How unreasonable our child~o.. are. 80 on.
children :" prolific "School Scholar "'-.. 10
think that the Committee was going to put of
tic excursion for a couple OF weeks, merely for
/ the sake Of country children; and besides how
should the town Superintendent know it was
harvest time Suppose he did come the week
before out into the harvest field" DC.
As the town Superintendent lives in the
country, that School Scholar" should .ake
him under his special tuition and learn him
the important facts that harvest does not
come at Christmas" and that bows do not slide
down hill on their hand-sleds in August. This
done he may be safely trusted to assist in ret
ting up another Sunday School celebration l.
But the following contemplate and uncalIed for
attack upon the x-)Surerinteudent Of the
School entities its author to a diploma for his
neanness even if he had rot before succeeded
III earning it:
And the Superintendent Of the S,rdo,-
School, how should he know that the eourt~y
children wanted to ride on the cars? How
saoulu he know that they had FEELINGS
like city children Though the SuuerInte8-
dent i supposed not to know any Of these
things, DC.
The communication, we see, is signed . A
School Scholar" This is vague and indefinite
Why could he not tell Us 10 what School he 10
longs II he Is not Scholar in the NJ r
Sunday School what business has he to inter.
fere N any manner and if he is. he is erc,
less eTeusable, for he would have Ig,5,-,a that
hIS communication was tissue Of lnisranrasor-
i2'lons, and that they would certainly bove
been detected and exposed but it i ..1,.,o-.
Impossible 70 believe that there is scholar in
TINS School who Is 80 corrupt as 10 give utter
anee 10 saeh sentiments Is are contained in the
article alluded 70. No; We have higher opin-
i9n 70! All Of who are connected with the School
o"ih u TIE city and country, than to belire
that one Of them is 80 lost all sense Of truth.
honor and decency Is 10 be guilty of pablish-
ias TO the world such unbIushing falsebooi~ b,,t
would rather attribute it to one who i 2 straa-
ger g the Salaarary lessons which are taught n,
Sabbath School. and who takes this opportu-