Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-08-31
From Mulberry.
For the Fayetteville Observer.

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Editor of the ObserUer-D DEAR
SIR: Although am opposed to a
fight of religious principles through
the secular press, yet some arti.
cles and reports from Mulberry
through the Fayetteville papers,
manifestly intended for certain
sect, deserve at least a passing
notice, and may hereafter receive
such an airing as the principle In
volved deserves without regard to
the articles in question or the wri.
tiers.
Some time since, in the Lincoln
County MetOs, a certain divine here
was charged as being a fanatic,
and his teachings as fanaticism,
which of course implied that he
was a sectarian. But the article
in the OBSERVER, to which would
call attention is written over the
signature Of "Just Thirty" of date
Aug. 10th, in which the writer
proposes to give an account of the
religious revival here. But in
reading the article, i: is evident
from the italics used that the OBJ
ject of the writer is something
very different, and as the article
has been very appropriately an.
swered by TRUTH" l will only
call attention to one sentence, viz
"Sectarianism runs high here and
is making more infidels and send
ing more souls to everlasting pun
ishment than any other one cause.
Now it is evident that in that
sentence is contained all that
"Just Thirty" wished to commu-
nicate in that article. That is,
that sectarianism runs high at
Mulberry. Now l will venture
that "Just Thirty" old as he is,
does not know the meaning of the
term he uses besides he does not
use the proper term to convey the
idea which he intends. Now when
it is said that sectarianism runs
high here, it is evident the idea
intended to be conveyed is that
Baptist principles have considera-
bic influence here, or that quite a
number ofthe Mulberry communi-
ty are endeavoring to conform in
their teaching and practice to the
plain teachings of the Bible. And
this makes the declaration that
these plain teachings of the Bible,
or to use an expression which
"Just Thirty" would think more
appropriate there, Baptist princi-
piles are making more infideis and
sending more souls to everlasting
punishmentthan any o.her cause
And now here is the point, and
strange it is that "Just Thirty"
and many others like him will
make no other objection to the
sect that is sending so many souls
to hell, except that they refuse to
commune with their more liberal
and compromising friends.
Now let me tell you, "Just
Thirty" | could have no anxiety
to commune with sect that was
making infdels. Neither would
| have any particular desire to af-
filiate with them in a revival
meeting, for lear their influence
might send some of the souls to
ruin that | was laboring to bring
to a knowledge of the truth.
But it is needless to further
notice this prosecuting spirit, as it
is only a subterfuge that such
people always resort to to show
their hatred to those who are only
contending for the faith once de-
livered to the saints, and while
they profess to rejoice in christian
love and liberty, they will charge
those with sectarianism who prac.
tice consistency with their princi.
Piles.
Well, nov / rejoice that such
sectarianism as "Just Thirty" al.
ludes to does run high at Mulber-
ry, and is on the increase not only
here but wherever the Bible is
read and its teachings and COM
mandments obeyed. If such sen.
timents constitute a sectarian,
glory in the name, and SO do such
sectarians generally.
Yours respectfully,
SOMETHING OVER THIRTY.