The Cairo evening bulletin., 1869-07-14

Where rs one Jacob Bradley purport-
ing Him self TO bee a Baptist Minister
and has collard people of Bad repute try
ing 20 collect Money for a Baptist church
said Bradley is not silent member oil
eney chur mutch less a minister
Reference 10 the times May the D, 1859,
Bulletin same Date
BUY order % the Baptist Church.
REV r. J. SHORES,
Minister In Charge.
Twas always thus; always. There
never yet lived any man, holy and call
ed by his Master, who had not to bear
upon his shoulders, like the Rev. Jake
Bradley, sore load OF calumny. 'Done
n death by slanderous Btongues" is an
cpitaph that might be chiseled, with
truth. on the tombstone of many de-
ceased saint.
And, in great sorrow, with our eyes
exuding tears, we are compelled TO an
nounce to our readers the entertainment
by us of fear, that calumnious enemies
may vet bring down JAKE Bradley's gray
wool with sorrow to the grave-do him
70 death by slanderous tongues, snuff
out his candle,-send him to glory be-
fore his time; for now comes the Rev.
II. J. shores, minister in charge" and
aims at Jake q lance of abuse, calling
him zone Jacob Bradley asserting
that Jake only "purports to be Baptist
minister" that Jake "has colored people
~ bad reputc collecting money for him."
and that Jake Is "not even silent mem
her OF any church, much less administer"
"One Jacob Bradley" Mark the cut.
ting irony! Our Jale-the Rev. Jake
10 be thus designated This "is most
tolerable, and not to be endured" and
n comparisons were not "odorous," ms
odorous even n some of Jake's congre-
cation. we might use this expression To
use up Shores; but, even in his wrath,
this man has told "a truth. Jake Is "one.p
ae + himself alone; and many Of the
sisters I'm his Zion would swear that he Is
"onc among ten thousand aud altogether
lovely" Selah.
But shores hurls anothar envenomed
shaft, hurls II at Jake. Jake, he says,
on y"purpor,s to be II minister" This
called One night, long ago, he heard
the call he heard voice saying: "Jake,
how long is you gwine 10 be idle? Eou's
called Take up your bed.stead, and
walk away with It, Anihe did. What
matter that the bed-stead belonged 10
another man. He only obeyed the call.
And since that time he has been preach
ing with loud voice. A lot OF white
men tried to stop his mouth, and Jake
got some fire from heaven which burn.
ed up their house Look out Shores
Colored enemies tried To convict him Of
hog stealing, hut the Lord furnished him
with witnesses and put the hog back, in
some mysterious manner, after ii had
been slaughtered, alive and well into
the owners sty This story is true, and
aot like another kind OF sty all In your
eve; and it proves that Jake knows his
business, and is, what he purports TO be,
one ofthe called.
The only true charge IN Shores card is
chat Jake IL not a "silentr member of
any church. Any person who lives
within ten squares of Jake's place OF
worship will take an oath that this is
true. Silent! Why he is the loudest
church member in this city. Silent!
he can out-bellow the bull OF Bashan.
His voice sounds like the roaring Of
tempest-one OF the tree-uprOoting, ves-
sel-destroying tempests - and, without
half trying, il as musical as the music
If aw-filing, or the sound made by
fingers drawn over wet glass. Silent!
shores, my boy, your right; he aint ST.
lent On the contrary, quite the reverse.
The fact Is, Jake's brick-a most
valuable citizen We're for him, and
shall resist all the efforts of his enemies
20 make his congregation as water split
upon the ground, which cannot he gath
cred up again. Go in, jacob, and win.
II you have anything heavy on your
stomach throw it up, but never, never,
never throw up the sponge.
ONE unndr ~ aud Fiuy Dollars Reward
On the night of the 4th of June last,
my store oL ommerclal avenue, be-
f,.l. A.