The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-08-19

- ySSsSs0ey x0eetO0 y0u take occasion
IN notice Of the meetings now In pro
rcss o. the Cn1suso Church, 10 give
the minister - abort lessonu on the
'psopRieties OF lIfe.p As IA the oninion
Of those who were present at the time 81
the unpleasant incident referred 10. your
assjsSeh calculated 70 give Your rsaders
an erroneous impression both of the 90.
curreuce and the minister, M idstice 10
him md the c0a.rekhtion We nak that
yQuc Viii allow taeo before your readers
the following plaan statement Of facts;
On Monday SSening, sftsf me fhirjls-
ter had introduced the services by tie
usual singing reading . the Scrip
lures ana prayer, and or 10
minutes afterp ~ bad commenced his
aiscourse, ne paused 2 moment, and then
designating any person pafticuiariv.
made the following remark, as near a.
can quote from memory, viz al would
be glad u those young ladies' would stop
talking They Should renember when
they come into church that God n here.
and should have respect for God AID
those who are present, and not to Act
with such levity." At THIS three youne
ladies got up and left the room. The
above was all that was said by the
preacher until the young ladies' had gone
out OF the building; and this II what you
are pleased TO term diving them t.in
shame, CONFUSION ana tears from their
seats and the building, by his unrnerited
and shameless reproois.i, Those Who
witnessed the occurrence are under the
Impression that there wac more indigni-
~ than tears exhibited by the young Ia.
dies on going outof The chufca,.
You speak Of causeless insults and
"unmerited reproofs" More thantueu
ty witnesses, male and female and WHO
are respectable and truthful and whose
names will be forth coming II necessary
will TESTIFY mat the repfoof was not un.
'm0tep4'or esOaeleas, and that no Ian
guage was used that could be properly
construed Into an insult. 9'1'l
1t Is true that after the young ladies
had LETT the room, the preacher made
eome rem ahse OF more severe icharA0-
ter than the hmt. but they were neither
Insulting nos sinteEded n to- drive the
parties from the sound OF his voice.
In conclusion, M. editor, allow me
10 say that we would be glad TO have any
mad all OF our citizens, isIlies and gentle
men 20 attend our meetings and 10 as
sure them that they Will neither be In.
suited or causelessly rspsoved, but all
Will be done by both preacher end mem.
and profitable. Truth.
REMARKS.
We have no occasion 10 change or
modify single word Of or article TO
which the above In an an
swer. That the y whispering Of
the young ladies', % (which was a
few vosdse spoken In low tone Of voice,
coucesning the propriety OF one OF their
nunibef fettfniDg 70 the bedside Of sick
mother, amounted TO q disturbance, We
deny, and are supported ip our denial by
parties present. The writer Of the above
communication, present ct the ume, wss
not, we are informed, conscious Of any
snddid MT sven hear the
whispering. la sl' l,s1 sf % 80 a.r
With men and women ,vhose contact
with the rough realities Of the world
hss horo a. 1ess blunlsd theIr sss sgbIli-
ties, the reproof might have excited no
more than q mere thought; but with
young girls, but few seasons in their
teens, Innocent Of any purpose In the
prcmises, II came with, . crushing force,
Andths tsass could scarcely be restrained
until they reached the door. Talk about
the 'fndiRnity" Of leaving under such
It's an Insult to the let.
Ter feelings Of ones nature. And Il
Was 90 manly TO follow three
weeping girls, stung 20 1.-The heart
by an unmerited reproof, with some
femaf<s 81 more severe character.n Il
Is . victory to boast of-an achieyem emit
worthy Of Its source. In conclusion, we
lsk for the names Of the twenty or more
respectable and truthful persona, Who
ARE willing. on their honor, TO ceftify
that there iwasrA 6jstsSesace that merit
sd . reproof When their names are
furnished. we will see IL we cannot furn.
ism an equal number, equally respectable,
she would not have known bot for the !
language Of the minister: "younR ladies
back there"--for whom, Ia III that con- ]
gregAtion, the reproof was Intended.
And, furthermore, II at least two OF the
young ladies cannot repeat the text OF
the minister, name the hymns sung and
The ysnes onittsd, and give q fnller and
more exact epitome Of the, Discourse,
han any one OF "the twenty or more'' /,
who are willing to certify to their misbe-
havior, then We win acknowledge that
We have erred, and will recall every
harsh expression we may have employ
ID, publicly or privately. With these
'emarks We close all we have 10 say pub
'e'y' on this saflset zLYoIfa q |
''rhs Best IN use-H-Eudsr's Stomach
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