The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-05-27
CHURCH ITEMS.
REJOINDER.

hu.liidj~et Gllera pers.-Let also the other party
be heard.-CICERo.
When the Rev. Mr. Lusk, minister
of the Protestant Episcopalian church.
Of this place, IN some previous numbers
of this paper made some erroneous
statements on Catholioity, either know
iugly or unknowingly, L know not
which, deemed 1T my duty to correct
the historical errors relative to the
Catholic church, which l did githout
the least assault or insult Of any mem
Der of the Episcopalian church, be-
cause / am, with the major portion of
them, personally acquainted, and regard
them favorably for various reasons.
Hence l confined myself TO plain his
toricil statements set forth in Mr.
Lusk'e +" church items" referred 10
facts, not persons; creed, not believers;
having in view only the entire Protest
ant Episcopalian church as it now ex-
lists, as religious profession, no more,
10 less. Mr.. Lusk overturns in his
reply 10 tie number of the Goth inst,
the matter. and instead Of refuting my
assertions logically and reasonably as
would behoove a man Of character, de-
cency and earning, he has no other
weapons With which to refu.e nay cor.
rections and remarks made, and defend
himself but those prejudices, lies and
SANDERS against the Roman Catholic
church, which have been defeated and
refuted more than a THOUSAND times,
and place the whip in his hands in a
base and mean manner to attack and
insult my person, position and estate in
way through these columns that any
man who claims for himself character
decency and politeness, would blush
and be ashamed of, much less as min
lister of the gospel, as Mr.. Lusk. l AN
the last here In town to cause religious
trouble because it will never bear any
fruit; but | would lack of courage, skill
and learning to defend my religion and
rcfute errors brought forth against Us
from the camp of our enemies.
| | will not try to refute these asser.
tions Of Mr.. Lusk, as stated in No. 81
third and fourth items from above, fol
want OF time, space and fear to see by
doing so, perhaps, some folks would
unreasonably get offended. For a.
one fool can put more foolish and non.
sensical questions than ten learned
men are able to answer, likewise One
prejudlced fanatic man can throw ur
more erroneous assertions than ten Wise
men are capable of refutiDg.
When ] corrected your falschoods
and erroneous statements in last mum
Der. and left your person out of the
play altogether and held only to thu
fact, you got furious about me, not 81
much about my corrections made, ant
say - the Romish Priest at this plac,
made silly and uncalled for statements
This sentence contains an insolent ar
rogance impudence and nickname 70,
the purpose to create the aversion and
the contempt of my fellow citizc n
against me. Is this honest? How
will you demonstrate, sir, your falls
assertions? Through your churcl
items you want to be here in town tn,
cock in the basket, and therefore d.
you call my reply "silly and uncalle'
for statements" because you do no
like them. Ii you come out with Ell
roneous facts publicly, have / not tn
same right to refute them and defent
my church and religion against you