Smyrna times., 1869-06-16

10 CORRESPONDENTS Baptist Oues
tion," concerning which 50 mncb hoe boon .o;t
IN our columns for the last five or six months
instead OF reaching a satisfactory solution ba,
broken out IN fresh place and bids fair to he
come chronic. Should the correspondence be
come much more extended we fear we shall
nave to issue extras. For every writer who
tlres there is two to take his place. We are
frequently asked, by letter and otherwise. when
the discussion will end, but the question is
more easily asked than answered we feel
pound to give each side hearing, and there
IS no telling who will have the last word or
when 1t will be had. And really this is abont
all that 1T will amount to when the end docs
come. Discussions of this character that ;s
rellglous or political rarely if ever convince
any one, and more frequently lead to disad.
vantage than profit. It is not the kind of wri-
ting to win followers to Christ, or build nm \
denomination on the other hand it is preiu.
dlclal IN the eyes of non believes. They mere.
~ look on to see which whips, without having
their ideas of religion heightened in the least
All we have to say to those who are impatient
to see the end is, to be patient and remember
that many are still deeply interested in the con-
troversy. There will be an end.
we nave correspondent from Dover who is
giving Observer" piece of his mind. The
DraSs band there gave a promenade concert
recently, and 1t seems that one or two of the
reilgl0uS denominations, that have been favor.
ed by the band several times. declined 70 M.
tronlze the entertainment. The band, feeling
grleVed, accused the congregations of ingrat-
ltude, through the Dela,carean. observer. )"
pastor OF one of the congregations. denies oll
this and says it was because they thought there
waste be dancing. The affair has created great
interest In Dover, so much so that it requires
Doth the Tunes and the Delawarean as quarrel.
ing mediums. We declined the communica.
ton last week because the subject is entirely
local and would not have been understood bv
nine 'tenths of our readers. But as the parties
desire it we will comply and make this explana-
ton that it may be intelgible
we also have communication about CLOSING
the stores early. We would publish it if we
thought it would do any good but we don't
thlnk 1t would. An effort has been made for
i@I years past In this direction, to no pur-
pose. The clerks get all the merchants but
Two or three to sign a contract to close early
and then after they have signed, follow the
example OF those refusing to sign, and all keep
open till 10. These stubborn two or three rule
the rest. Besides, the men would have no
place T. Ioti awly their evenings if the stores
were to close early. The clerks are kept on
duty f5r th.ir launit It's wasting logic for
CORE F. aason the case ; no one will
dispute with them or follow their advice
We have a writer advocating female suffrage.
There is proposition that the women should
themselves decide by vote whether they desire
female suffrage. We agree to the project to
this extent. And when they have voted to
vote we may agree still further. We have no
objections however, to correspondents spread
ing themselves on the subject if they like.