Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-15

'avior, ne 10 gong About the world dong
God (P) but unlike the one he pretends to
erve he abuses everybody who don't believe
xactly a. be does. dis object is the stir
ing up Of feuds and disturbances, and par
.cularly the directing Of Lis gigantic efforts
lgsinst the Church Of Rome. He pretends
o have some terrible disclosures to make,
md BY means Of . cheap hand-bill. calls
,pon fathers. husbands, aad brothers to torn
but en- masse aud hear him gesticulste. His
harAngAe are free for two nights. On the
third occssiou he takes up q 6f.y cent col
lection, aud that is where the little gazelle
comes in
he has been converting the people OF
Davenport to his sensationAi theories. for .
few days psst, and has raised cssh enough |
thereby to get him across the ferry. From
shat we have learned over there, he is an
intolerant, narrow.minded, biggo,ted, brain
less ass, and not 1t oil competent to handle
the topic that engages his attention. 10
Monday evenings issue We said something
of the kind. Yesterday he called around
at our counting room to thr.sh the respon-
sible editor ,Tha. happy indivldual did not
happen 10 be in (aDd never is when such
.ff airs are on dit. bat caa Away. be found
at Saulpaugh's office at sueh tiues) and the
sacredotal bruiser retired in rage, threat
euiug to largely reduce The circulation OF
ouI paper.
Las, evening he proposed to ~ for the
Pope by way of Negu.' Hall. BY
some sad fatality, Elder Negus
proved to be like the foolish Vir-
gin mentioned in scripture he failed to
have his lamps trim nsd snd burning. Conse-
que olly, our uod.ro Luther found himself
surrounded BY impsuetrable darkness on
ascending to the field ofhis Intended ram
page. He talked very large TO Elder Negus.
and was in turu advised to commit TO
memory tho Linth command neut But The
startling disclosures" dad not take place,
and husbands, fathers, aud brothers slept
IN oWpoouIe oufInk INC AonANeA W '"S
night.
We are neither Catholic or Protestant in
believe The absurd cry gotten up III The ia
terest of nArrow sectArisnism, that Roman
ism threatens the liberties Of American
ciuzeuship, is only swallowed by the fausIi-
cAlly iupo,.nt or hopeiessiy isuoisnt The
-plri, of persecution which NoncOnformis.
and Proteslsn, churches display IN their
that church itself in the days Of Lollards. or
the times whe.- political auto de fees were
credited TO eccelasiasiial rule. If such as
this White correctly express the views o.
the opponents of RomAnism, ii may as well
/ be said that the CHRISTIAN church clelves, as
did Simon Peter, more to TO the sword
be taught, and is ever ready to Cut of The
ears of g rival faction in it's dissentIpg fold
until some brAss-tbroaisd BoaprTg+s hLe
this White comes forward to enter the pugI-
Iisiie arena against the PapAl giArt, When
they all unite IS loyal bottle holders for the
doughty champion. Which they didu't do
last night very much, az far as heard from
We are net Catholic, have no sympathy
sith their bells. books and candles, their
chaliees, pyxes, stolss, abs md roods, bu,
We ssy let them have fai' play. They are
one among the churches and have as much
right TO worship God under their own vines
and 6g trees as any other of the thousand
and one divisions of the church militant
| Certainly they do take an advantage, which
may TO other churches see m unfair, that oil
going outside Of their mem bsrshiP 10 relieve
the poor, feed the hungry, cloihe he naked
aud care for the sick and distressed, THU =
we have not heard Of this reverend sue.E
doing, as yet They have added the b u man
tiles TO the divinity Of their creed and are
thus far ahead. To abuse their church, TO
dig up from the closcius OF buried medieval
theology the mOroid Ius kioings of nonast'c
folly, 10 not TO controvert their dosnas,
while it does serve TO s,ir up the wors. feel
ings OF the human heart and cAst Ere brand
among . community DESTROYS OF peace
They are but one of the many branches o.
the Christian Church 10 this country aid
the others have as good chance il then
arguments are as cogent. to convert a Cath
ohc IS be has TO proselyrzs = Protestant
Las. nigbts experience has probably laugh
she Rev. White that bis mission in Roci
Island is not appreciated. Such meo should
not be tolerated or encouraged IN any com
munity. Their mission 10 one of evil. The,
are sctusted BY no good motive, and DO D,
, good to the cause they pr.tend
! to love Oor City cents head If the,
, ~.re sincere, and religious Zeal iLhu- q &c,
the u. they would leave the Catholics to th
Isment Of their honest opinions, and n
= about among the totally irreligious, seekiuI
u make convsrsious. The field IS wild
enough even here in Rock Island for ID
most ambitious. The world 10 full of sin
ners. Let our religious friends strive TO out
: do Que another 10 accom- plishing good rattle
than accomplishing evil, No mere demon
national controversy vas ever beneficial
0 Such ebullitioDs Of intolerance simply Gu
8 gender bitterness and haired, and cause ou
I siders TO believe there 10 nothing CONNER
$ dstory in religion. Every mans cree
i should be treated With Difference and r,
II spect Brother White, call around here al
settle that little bill you owe US; We are poe
Is sinners and nothing else will CONTEXT us.
y. Felix Farrell got drank last night, and 8
,s did X. b. Parker. K. B Parker got 6ne
N 50 and costs, this morning, and so did Fell
+. Farrell. Felix Farrell was invited 10 leay
= town, and SO WAS r. B. Parker