The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-06-28
SLEEPER.
THE wfDE.AwAKE FOE OF
SHORES.
DELICATE BUT DELIBERATE
d. CASTIGATION OF THE
BULLETIN.

EDIToR BULLRTiH-Dear Sir: 1 was
more stirred up 10 vindicAtion Of myself
BY the promptings Of friends than by any
alarm I have ever yet felt within my self.
That you seemed 70 DO offended with the
liberty taken with your editorials bearing
on the case Of Shores versus abe Baptist
church, was more the opinion Of others
than Of myself, a. I told you.
II an myself little tanned down, 80
~ ~ shorten aud modify considerably the
article l road you, let IL be set down TO
sober reflection and your personal good
bumor. hut appeal to your own good
sense and every body else whether the in
ference 10 not the most natural 10 the
world, tina, As the NAL gnity Of I. j.
Shores struggles for strong expression, he
employs the best he can get--that
certain expressions are contrivanoe. of HE
rage and contempt, which end vent in
The BULLETIN. such ~ "Slesperites,'
"Dsvii Sleeper" "Slsepsr's pail, V "sleep'
ere council "ssssult Of Sleepsr's coup.
cilmen," "folding the little tent" and
such like.
The false idea may he useful 10 him II
IL can be fastened upon the public mind
that am bic snemy-bens In purpose on
his destruction. But what in the end car
be- the good to como Of II. that the inssn,
rage Of this poor srratic creature should
DO humored even u little, you may SOC, bn
| csnnot.
The fAlsi,ies of the repor. published las
sunday nobody has Us yot cared to cor
rect. ",Slsepcs bad all his own way
sleeper said thore must be 4 trial any
how" after spell Vi "down In the mouth
Now who fixed all this 90 much to sui
shores? Why the truth 10 that he In
suited tho two who took she message, snC
did not allow il read to him. They 70
turned and reported the fact. The tria
then went on, and the little note from
shores WAS handed in by . email DO.
away late In the afternoon.
That the charges we're got up or pro
ducsd by Sleeper issststsmsnt that 10 no
fair. A committee OF the church AZ
pointed to prepare the order Of business
and present the charges three Of them
are all living here, and their work AnS
their names are In the true report. AM
whose guessing 10 oil that about the hrs
days proceedings? You had no rsPorts
thers the first day Al ell.
NOBODY tells how ! tried 10 modify tn
charges, two OF them, or psss them. No
body sells the BULLETIN or its reader
anything Of this; whether ! consrivet
agains. the influence Of uncertain rumor
or advised TO any tenderness In anything
nobody tells. Copies OF kind letters ha'
sen. 20 Shores lay on the table and wer
read, also specimens Of newspaper scAnda
about great men -Bsscher and Grant sn'
o.hsrs--,hat seemed TO disturb them hssls
and 30 forth. Il have some Of my caution
pleAdings in writing which will be goo
whom called for.)
lam his friend more truly and rsall!
than are his HAttsrers, or those who winl
at his wickednsss, and care moth
ing tor his soul. / am pa
,ient with him. Ho insults me IL
the streets, and incitss others to do %
He ISLANDERS me in tho papers; he tells lie
10 serious moods to ssrious persons, o
paying money for mo, etc. l am pAtieu
with him. pity him. nave from th'
Arss restrained the violence Of the abuse1
brethren, and they oil know this. Their
was trouble with them before saw them
I did not cause IL. l seek only TO worl
the cure.
The council a. body were serious ant
earnest and grievsd, doing ell with sor
row and reluctance. That they came
convict and dsposs at oil events, will
,has intent irrespective OF proof and fai
chance being given for defenss,i 10 . falsity
II ~ much - that can BE- made out Of tn
statement Of The BULLETIN, "know n
men by their presents" etc.
II Il be not the proper church that ha
done this--if not done in sproper way,
II be no. . proper council, coming upol
proper call, and acting according to tn
gospel, IL 10 Mr.. Shores province 70 sbo'
i. 90, and ignore all, or have Il done be,
ter. He can 60 over tho whole proceed
,n0s bv a council more impartial IL be cal
get one, and reverse the whole result. B.
tho proper working Of gospel Law undo
the administration Of the true Bspti'
church Il is not an easy matter TO dsstro
. man totally. Grace rsigns, and mere
endureth forever.
But the best that can be done with an,
sin, 10 any case and Of every d.grss, 10 I
repent and renouncs IL, and amend tb
life and take refuge In Christ.
CAIRO, June az. LOGAN sLEErER.