The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-08
THE CHRISTIAN WAR.
A REMARKABLE EPIsTLE FROM
REV. J. FRIEND.

THE FAULTS Of THE TRUsTEEs-bls
TRUE sTATEMENT-HowT THE CHRISTIANS
RE PASSING THEIR TIME BEFORE THE
COMING or FRIEND-How HE WAS PER-
So JTED AND IU..PHED-GETT1NG
THROUGH THE wISDow--MoRE BEHIND.
CAIRO, Ills, August 7, 1871.
Mr.. EDITOR: In looking over The
BULLETIN Of Saturday last, l saw piece
headed,
| THE WAR AMONG the CHRISTIANS
as if something terrible had happened
but, MS the saying lie, 'there is always two
sides to story
published has everything characterizing
it except christianity. The spirit that
caused its publication manifested itself
throughout the whole story. Admitting
even that l was wrong, little did they
think Of the Apostles injunction,
| GLIDE YOUR BROTHERS FAULTS
Thus they should have hid the faults, If
there was any, and not publish the same
to the world. The world can see enough,
sometimes, among christians, to keep many
from doing right, when, otherwise, they
would love and obey the Saviour. In the
case of
FAMILY DIFFICULTIES
no one in the family wants any to know
Of them but themselves. So it should be
the same among the great family Of God.
Now, this is
TRUE STATEMENT OF THE STORY.
About the 24th of March, by the invita-.
tion of Mr.. John Talbot Zone of the said
trustees end deacon at that time to hold
a p-otracted meeting. l came, after get
ting through at Csrbondsle, where / held
one for the church there, lsboring some
Xix weeks, with much good, as the results
show, some lO5 being added. Previous to |
This, Mr.. S. Hay sent to Philadelphia for
me to come to Cairo and labor for the
church here, but as / started previous to
It's arrival, l received it not So the pub
lie may see for them selves
ALL WAS RIGHT THEN,
and kept SO until ] was half through my
meeting, which commenced on the 26th
Of March last. The church was complete
y dead, If may use the expression; so
much SO that it took whole week to get
hem together.
WHAT THE CHRISTIANS WERE DOING.
Many were playing cards, while some
had been dancing and going to places of
which every one knows is
wrong. A Christian should not conform
% the world This was
A BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS,
md yet all allowed to 60 on, and when
anne to the conclusion it had to De
topped or else such would have TO b
urned out, some opposed.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
lad only nineteen to twenty scholars and
our teachers. These were Elder Carpen-
er's family.
But o! WHAT A CHANGE.
These vices were changed before the
'our W ks mo- NJ that Id was over,
being add , the church
and Sunday-school increased considerable.
But while preaching or holding the meet
ing
MR.ALDES
wished to get the key to lock me out, be-
,ause he was displeased with something
lon't know what.
Mr.. TALBOT BECAME UNSETTLED ALSO,
or what / don't know exactly. So, by
he time the meeting was nearly over, il
lot quite over,
iR. =. HAY BECAME THE SAME As THE !
FORMER TWO.
Thus i left them when ! went TO Rock
wood to hold protracted meeting; but,
,efore leaving, the congregation requested
ne TO come and labor with them for q
1ear. / told them would
II THEY COULD RAISE THE AMOUNT THAT
ASKED.
This they did, and held business meet
ng to give me call, when these persons
named opposed, but the congregation still
when the majority won the vic
Tory; but,
ALAS FOR THEM
hey have never been contented since, and
nave talked and done all they could to
lrive me away; but the majority rules
'et Against their opposition, we have
lad
ONE ADDITION
ince accepted the call, which was on the
st of June. Oar congregations have in
reased from n dozen to house nearly |
ull on Sunday nights, and IN the morning
,ood congregations. Our Sunday-school
las increased from twenty up to forty.
The average attendance ia about thirty
hree to thirty-fve, and three more
eachers. These are facts, and any
me wanting information on these
hings, can come to the church
o see for themselves. Had it hot been for
heir opposition many have said they
would have become members. Thus they
continued until
WE COULD STAND 1T 40 LONGER.
We thought it best to withdraw from
hem, and SO did on Sunday last.
viii now ensue, and people talk Of joining
he chu-ch New trustees have been