Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-02-11
Gospel Ministers and Speciality Doc
tors Heidelberg Doctor Eisenbarth--
DR.. Purrinton-" Best Cind for Heard
Case"

innocence may be Il virtue. But
no man may plead innocence when
his name is in the market
The church imparts CT aracter to
its ministry. But the ministry have
norightto bring reproach upon Christ
by misuse of their names
Ministers may labor for the saliva
zion of bad men. But ministers have
no right to labor nth bad men, or
lend their names. to travelling special
ty doctors, who, as class, 20 about
in their work of fraud, deception and
prostitution.
Ministers may lend their names 10
Christian and humane mon and on
terprises. But travelling speciality
doctors going about the country, of.
fering their irresponsible warranties
to cure certain diseases-cure such
unfailingly, at $500 to $4,000, cans
not be Christian or humane men,
1t is unchrlstian and reproach to
the church for a Gospel minister 10
lend bis name rs surety to any tray
ing speciality doctor whose chiet
stock in trade is brag. whose 'pr0feS-
Slonal SktU Of Sirteen gears standing is
yell knoaon throughout the entjrs globe. !"
yet who, when criticised, meanly and
cowardly lodges under cover Of the
church and the secret social institn>
tons of the country in which he
claims lcorthy mem bership
There are great and good men in
the world, and some men OF distin>
gliohed learninga and skill. But such
are never known TO boast of their ex-
cellencies. Men of fame throughout
the world, or even within state
bounds, never allude to matters which
have lent them fame. Virtuous men
boast not of their chastity; wise and
skilled men never placard their sue
cesses. 1t is only poltroons and
scamps, such only as rank low down
in the scale of wisdom and experience,
who monopoise the boasting practice
And it is such only who doctor and
damn the clergy, and for payment
therefor beg OF them certificates of
cure aud character. And it is but on.
ly clergymen of low rank for intelli-
gence, often of low rank for piety,
who for q mere do ctor bill lend their
names on the advertising sheets Of
these speciality doctors, thereby Civ
ing aid to low, vulgar braggarts and
transient libertines.
The names of many clergymen are
signed to this mans posters-all thus
asking their disciples to patronse DR..
Barth. Among such we see the name
of a methodist preacher named A. II.
Walter, long we'll known to us as a
good Christian and man, but for iudg-
ment Of men and matters outside of
the Methodist Church just about as
near nobody as any preacher we ever
met. Mr.. Walter, having seen our
article in the Herald, goes on to sign
q second Endorsement of this unscien.
ced Dir. Barth, who it seems cured his
wife of somo feebleness 10 the head,
which curing and indnrsing may go
for mere professional exchange of
service. Doctors dead head the cler-
gy in exchange for these indnrse
ments, just as doggery keepers dead
head the police.
The man giving his name as D..
Barth, to whom we refer, and who
has recently been offering his special>
ty services at Boscobel and Lancas-
ter, advertises all the properties ofan
ignorant, uncultured poster-with-
al, Of a man of low breeding and in
decent nature. In proof we offer no
further testimony than the printed
sheets be has circulated through the
county, in which be has freely spolI
en- Of the Herald and its editor, with
disrcspect Of course, for which he has
our thanks.
We copy from this DR.. Barih's cir.
cuIar. and ask the reader TO note the
jumbo of words and ideas, the evi-
| dent ignorance of tho writer in the
English language and its structure
Of course of all language so fer rs
words are used for expressing IDEAS.
| AS to his grammar, Of course he be,
trays total lack OF knowledge, and
AZ TO ideas there is no trace Of cal.
ture; except what be must have ac>
Quired in low company. We copy as
follows from DR.. Barth's circular -
"ANoTHER DOCTOR LOOSE"
Under this head as appears on the
| first column OF this circular, which we
append from a copy of the Lancaster
Herald, Of date January 81, 1868,
| (copy furnished by we'll known
friend in Boscobel. In response to
these several accusations ~ contain
cd in the editorial columns OF the
sheet called the Herald
Firstly. On reading it we thought
best to give the matter no attention,
thinking that the better part of valor
would be to let it go unnoticed. We
would assure the public we would
| have done so had it not been the ar
ticle referred to laid great stress on
the part Of its author TO endeavor to
bring into disreputc many Of our
most warm friends, who are ministers
OF the Gospel with irreproachable
character; friends whose characters
we would unsheathe our sword to de-
fend from such base accusations.
Secondly. Dir. Barth would remark
that during his constant and extern
sive practice in his profession in Eu>
rope aud this country, this is the first
occasion hehas had to lower bis digni-
TT to answer to an attempt atslander
from an unworthy and contemplate
CUR, wouId>be editor of country
news sheet. whose main feature is to
endeavor to inspire into the minds OF
the reading community that Of POI,
son, ignoring altogether all that is
GOOD and noble The company ofsuch
men we have always considered be-
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