The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-03-05
TFrom the st. Louis Christian Advocates!
hdsfON MINISTER'S SCORED. q

Again and again has our attention
been called to an incident said to |
have occurred at a regular weekly
meeting Of Methodist preachers Of
Boston and vicinity, soon after the
breaking up Of the Louisiana Legis-
lature last month by the U. 5. Mili=
tary, Hitherto we had declined to
notice the matter further than to
COPY a short telegram announcing I
lhe general fact, with but little il
any reference to particulars. But
our attention has been called to it by
so many persons, near and far, and
called in q way that indicated they
desired and expected us to notice It
more particularly, that we think It
would perhaps be best to accommo-
date their views and wishes.
The matter referred to is thus
stated by the Boston Herald " 4
cat the regular weekly meeting Of
The Methodist preachers If Boston
and vicinity, held at Wesleyan Hall
Tuesday afternoon, the recent din,
culties in Louisiana were discussed
at considerable length. Bishop Bow
man gave an account OF what ne
knew about the treatment OF colored
people in Louisiana, narrating
number Of instances IN which they
Ihad been shamefully abused and de-
prived Of life even. BY invitation,
Rev. B. l. Ives, Of New York, ad-
dressed the meeting, and his speech
was Of the most radical kind. ne
declared there is altogether too much
toadyism on the part Of Northern
people in their treatment Of the
South. Fl8i.ls
"He said we are undertaking now
to coax the devil out of the miserable
wbelps down South, when nothing
but strychnine and cannon ought to
be used. He rather agreed with
| Phil Sheridan's declaration during
the war, "that if he had owned hell
and Texas he wonld lease out Texas
and live in the other place Mr..
Ives administered a castigatition to
the Church, declaring that there is
not paper in the Methodist. Church
that dares discuss the Civil Rights
Bill, and ask that it be enforced. -
He said he believed the meanest
rascals in the South are in the Meth
odist Church, South. He declared
himself a Radical Of the strongest
kind. and he said he believed the
more he hated the rebels Of the
South the more he loved God.
r "He declared he believed that the
spirit now rampant in the South has
, got to be crushed out by another
) war, and longed for the appearance
Of some colored man able to become
t a leader among his people, welding
the sword and torch. He said the
; Bisops ought to come out publicly
/; aud declare the whole truth about
| the treatment Of the colored people
in the South, but he didn't believe
they would. If they did, he knew
they couldn't return to the South, i
: they did they would be hung; but b
s ittimated that il was no worse t
Q hang o Bishop than minister, bu
n he suggested if it was done it nigh
!. wake up the people quicker thai
: anything else.
k ''He thought the Bishops were to-
tender. hearted, and they reminded
him Of the niaf who wanted to Gu
off his dogs tail, but he was to,
tender hearted to cut it off where !
l. ought to be, SO be cut it off nm inc
" at q time. The speech Of Mr.. I've
Il was received with frequent demon
/, strations of approval; some Of hi
e most radical titterances exciting cor
u siderable applause, mingled wit
Q laughter. )" y If
8. This has been copied into we knot
e not how many papers, and no doubt
j. been scattered widely over tho cour
o try; yet there are those persons VIII
J. il seems will not be satified until W
r. other copy it or comment upon it,
II We prefer the reader should see tn
m text n full; hence we give it.
- But what shall we say Of itY Sha
I we return trailing for railing" Thf
ID would Violate the commands OF tn
Of great Master. When lie was n
se y,led He reviled not again; when i
" suffered he threatened not, but con
Of mitted himself to Him that judget
W righleously. We are commando
10 ITO follow him." and to be as muc
Id like him as possible. Therefore "
y can not do such things and be inn'
q cent. Then we have no inclinatio
at toward it. We have not so learne
is Christ, nor is our religion Of thI
y kind.
"a Besides, as a gentleman, we I
vi not see how we could do 50. Do N
st see how we could SO strain even o.
to contempt as to get it low enough
iis reach such utterances from a profd
OF sedly Christian minister. Such U
Dr. terances, and the spirit that promp
them, or is indicated by them, q
beneath the level Of decent mar
a contempt.
he But whatever may DO said
~ thought Of the language, and Of I
lal spirit indicated by that language, I
,th man himself Is not Quite beyond 7
III range Of Christian pity, and me
.ty sincerely and truly do we in 0
Ia heart pity and pray for him.
lie needs to be prayed for. That m
ro- does not know himself; does n
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