The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-13
FRIEND INDICATED.

\ WORD FOR THE PROSECUTED PASTOR
LOGIC AND PoEsY INVOKED fN HIS VIM
DICATIoN. az
Mr Alden is, we are informed, somewht
aggrieved by the complimentary words
spoken by The BULLETIN about the great
and good Mr.. Friend. This is n fact we
regret since we highly esteem the good
opinion of Mr.. Alden; but, we have
plain duty to perform-the duty Of up
holding modest merit wherever we find it
and no consideration personal to ourself
shall induce us to shrink from It's perform.
ance. If we should do so in this instance,
THE BULLETIN could not long hold its
place at the head of the religious press of
Egypt. What let us ask has been Mr..
Friends offense2 Ho- had q
good thing and ho wanted to keep
it. Could anything be more natural 2 We
challenge Mr.. Alden to find, in any part
of the bible, a passage which countenances
the folly of letting good thing zip when
you have it, Such passage cannot DO
found. How, then, can Mr. Alden, as q
christian, ask Mr.. Friend to do what is not
authorized by the biblc2 We never
boast but we believe we have Alden on
this point by the short hair. A
What then, is the next charger We
desire to have it trotted out in the interest
of truth. He did not it is said, give Mr..
Alden and his colleagues trial. Well,
suppose this to DO true! We again chal-
lenge Mr.. Alden to point to any passage
in scripture which justifes them in de-
manding trial. lie cannot do it. Meth.
er his nor Hays nor Talbott's name
can be found in the scriptures. How
then, can Mr.. Alden even claim that, ac.
cording to the scriptures, they were en-
titled to trial? Mr.. Friend goes accord
ing TO the law, and if he don't know what
bible law Is, who does Besides, does OF
the Apostle say; Withdraw from the
disorderly?' To whom was this order
given3 Clearly, TO Friend. But, it may
be said, the excluded members were not
disorderly. How can Mr.. Alden prove
this. He has, We have shown, no right
to a trial, and, therefore, no right to prove
that he was orderly. Consequently, since
he cannot establish the fact that he was
orderly, tho contrary must be
taken for granted. Again, W.
should like to have Mr.. Alden show to US
any man who is II better judge of disor.
derby conduct than Mr.. Friend. He has
we venture to say, had more practical ex
perience in the business than any Other
person in the city. Like tn,
war-horse that smells the bat
tie from afar of, and says ala
Har' Friend smelt disorder in his churct
and said; Hay! Hayv' This fact, in ou
opinion, conclusively proves that the e,
trustees were entitled to no trial. 1t i
conclusive, because If it is not, what woulS
be? Therefore, the irresistible inferenc,
is, that the person who struck Mr.. VIII
liam Patterson has been unmarked. Thi
style of reasoning may be above the com
prchension of our readers but can not fail +
meet the hearty Endorsement Of Stephel
Pearl Andrew, Mr.. Friend, and the othe
masters of involved argument and subtel
ranean logic.
There is another point in Mr.. Friend
favor-the point of good looks. y hand
some preacher is a treasure to be che
Il ished. We are told, by st. Augustin
(Epistle XXXVI. TO Casulanus) that
IF. riendis ap es,if c rous BORE who
wise saying relates to the experience {
Paul among .he Galatians. He was, GU
}, readers recollect-sce Val. Msximus (Lil
VI. cap. IA handsome man, and tn
ugly he Galatians, out of jealousy, sougt
to drive him away, but Paul stuck, an
established precedent which Mr.. Frient
!. who walks in the footsteps Of the Apostle
and is as handsome and as much perst
cuted for his good looks, dare not dsrS
gard.
. beautiful as sweet
q And young as beautiful and soft as young
And gay As soft"
Friend has the inside track, and all th
sound logic and poesy that can be con
manded are on his side
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