The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-07-03
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little space that l may reply 10 some OF
Ii Misrepresentation, and hope you
VIII not feel that l am imposing On good
nature By occupying 20 much space l
have. been A. brief a. | could and do jus
tice to the subject, and have left some
of his article unnoticed. because II Is
unworthy Of notice.
Well. Positive Truth. your article
ar the 18Th only confirms what said III
.l., la-5. VIZ. that shame and truth are
unknown 10 you. You make statements
that YOU have not the least grounds for,
and II i not strange that you should,
when You write on the temperance move
u!cnr. because you will not attend their
meetings and learn the truth, but Se'
your information from those who are
opposed TO temperance and reform there
are none 50 ignorant as those who do
not want to know. As to your proof
that the praying women are fanatics ana
hvpOcrites, ] fail to see any proof IN
your article Nou refer 10 Matthew "
J-G-7 Now. there i not one word in
those verses that will apply to them, and
the construction YOU put on that part OF
Gods Word, only shows your hatred TO
tire good cause they are engaged III,
or your Ignorance a. TO what they are
doing. Did those women pray standing
in the syuagogues and in the corner of
the streets To be seen Of men! In no
instance did they sing or pray on the
streets, when they were permitted TO
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driven out, they bowed on the sidewalk
(as only Christian women would. not to
be seen of men, but to be seen and heard
of God in behalf of those who are de-
strOying the souls Of men, and in behalf
of those WHO are in danger of being de-
stroyed. But you are one of those vino
Gike all that are opposed to the temper
ance Emovement) say by your infereuces
that the women should 90 into their
closets and do all their praying there.
Were these words spoken by Christ to
women only! or was it intended for all
Did Christ say that the closet was the
only proper place for prayer! If so,
why did He say that men ought always
to pray! Why did Paul say to the Thes-
salunians ''pray without ceasing!' Or.
why did he say TO Timothy Il will, there
fore, that men pray everywhereP Paul
did not believe that the closet was the
only place that prayer would be heard
and answered. ] believe i'll closet pray
ing, and also believe, too, If you would
enter into your closet daily and ask God
to teach you your duty towards your
fellow citizens, that you would write no
more articles against praying women.
And if yOu would read and study Gods
Word a little more, do you not think
YOU would understand it better? But
not finding anything in the Bible to
prove your statements, you go to Web
ster. and his definition of the word
''hypOcrite" proves very plainly one
thing. viz: and that Is that the man who
processes TO be a follower of Christ (as
You do) and then publishes to the world
that good Christian women (some of
them his nearest and and among his best
neighbOrS, and others his sisters in the
church,. women who are willing to sac
Tiiice home comforts and go out and
plead with men to cease to do evil and
learn to do well-wOmen who are doiny
Just what they believe God requires
them to do say that the man that
will say to the world that those women
are fanatics, hypOcriteS, stunned and
despiSed by all peace and Order-loving
citizens, profess to be what he Is not,
and Webster says he is a hypocrite
As to your third proof that those wo-
men are fanatics, there is nothing in it
that will apply to them, and | do not
see that can apply it to your ease; for
my opinion is that there never was relig-
ious opinions enough in your brain to
create much enthusiasm, so you need
have no fear as to yourself becoming a
fanatic on the subject of temperance.
You say those women left their homes
and little ones, and two and three times
a day ''gadded" please give us a little
more WebSter) the streets of McComb.
their whole minds and time was devoted
to streets, and poking their noses into
everybody elses' business. want to ask
you, sir, if you know of any house that
has come TO desolation on account of
those women being on the streets? Or
do you know of any of those little ones
suffering for want of food, or clothing,
or being neglected by their PRAYING
mothers! | have heard of no com
plants, except those that came from
you.
But there is another side to this pic
ture. Men can go ON the streets. into
saloons, gambling houses, houses of ill
fame, get drunk, fight, abuse their
neighbors and their families. spend all
their money for liquor, and leave their
wives and little ones 10 suffer. And vet
there is but little said abodt their Ieay-
ing their homes and little ones. They
are men. They have a right to leave
their homes and spend all their time and
money as they please. But let the wife
go on the street, or to the saloon. and
beg of liquor-SellerS not to sell or give
that to her husband that is robbing him
of his money, his mind, his affections
and his soul, and you call her a fla
matte" ''hypOcrite, and say that she is
stunned and despiSed by all peace and
Order-lOving citizens. When Christ was
on earth there was n certain class of
men that were ready to call him hypo-
crite, friend of publicans and sinners.
They said ''he hath a devil: he caSteth
out devils through Beelzebub, the prince
of devils" And ever since his time there
has been the same class of beings ready
to find fault with, and abuse. those who
are working for the good of mankind.
IF they have called the master of the
house Beelzebub, how much more shall
they call them of his household" Matt.
Y. %.
You say the women did nothing at
all, only stir up strife and hatred. | fail
to see the strife and hatred. But. if
there is strife and hatred. | ask, who
caused itl Not the crusaders: for they
have been careful not to offend any per-
son. / have heard much of their con
verSatiOn, and heard many of their
prayers. and have never heard a harsh
word uttered by any of them. All has,
been done in kind. Christian spirit.
said that each salOonist pledged his
word not to sell or give away intoxica-
ting liquors. and. as far as / kenw. they
had kept their word. | say so YET: |
said nothing about the drug stores; but
l will say, now, that they also signed
pledges not To sell liquors as beverage.
Mr.. IlaineS said TO the ladies that visited
him that he expected to take DIR. CocheIl
as a partner: that they intended To keep
drugs, and he would then claim the
right to sell It for medical purposes. He
afterwards sold out. and the liquors he
had on hand. when the ladies visited
him, are on hand yet So he did not re
tail liquors, as you say. A. 10 Mr..
Brooks, he had no license when | wrote
my last article. and believe he was not
selling any kind of liquors; but | believe
he has taken license since. and i selling
beer. Mr. Ward is not selling liquor.
nor has he taken out license. and if YOU
know tas you say you do that they are
all selling liquor daily, You know more
about it than do. You ask if it Is not
"A fact that good many of the crusaders
have dropped off, and are sorry and
ashamed that they everw were with them.