, 1875-08-15
DR., BOONE SPEAKS.


TO ths Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-The Baptist papers, under
the manipulation Of the members OF the minority
OF the Board Of TRUSTEES Of the Unlversity, hav-
ing written the interest Of the denomination in
that institution to DEATH it is but fair that they
should soon announce the time of the funeral, for
4'it beginueth to stink" Just now, upon the eve
Of our centennial anniversary, our ministers and
papers are proudly claiming the influence which
the Daptists exerted in the formation Of our
Democratic Government, an hundred years ago.
and Justly so. But it is sad to see them, in the
next sentence, giving the contradiction to that
proud claim, by showing conclusively that, how
titled 70 for thoir advocacy Of tha principle
that "tne majority should rule" their de-
cendants have SO greatly descended from
that theory OF government. and arc now
az vigorously advocating Just the contrary theo-
~, and are actu. J claiming, with apparent sin
cerlty, that it id the duty Of majorites to yield
and res,gn-ss 70 atep down and out"-in favor
OF miuorlties. Oh, consistency (truly). thou art
jewel" Scarcely month passes during which
these ministers do not read, or cause to be read,
to their churches their covenant which provides
that they shall avoid a contentious spirit and in
matters OF business shall cheerfulIy yield to and
be governed By the will OF the majority. .
They also teach the doctrine OF loyalty to gov
efnnent aa civil Anu CnllHkaaQ outy, &uu 5et VIC
have III our Board Bapust ministers ana laymen.
Who are writing and speaking daily, 10 private
aud iu public, against the actions Of the Board
Of which they are members; who write for their
Baptist journals all over the country; who meet
snd address assemolages Of Baptist MINISTER'S
and urge upon them tile passage OF contemnato-
~ resolutions; who travel over tue country from
town to town, and from church 10 cnuren, Tor
tha purpose OF ....
MANUFACTURING PUal1c eESIInESI
against the action OF tue DoaIa OF Wnlcn tney
are members, and then WILL their own handa
write expressions Of that sentiment, Tor the pur-
pose OF Influencing othe1s Wrlsahg le"els 70 tne
Young Men alumni OF tne hbtltn1lon to1 WHICH,
they are the governoisl, exciting them to re-
belIion against the acts OF the Board anu 70 the
expression OF that rebellion Or opposlslon py
resolutions OF CONDEMNATION. singular. TOO tnat
these things should % Done o a. !esst oe WHO has
not been MEMBER OF the boalu 1of tAIee
months, OF citizen OF the States out ABOUT
year. ls It not passing strange toas eooa men
can't see that there are certain propfaes'es III
life that they would 90 "eA 10 obsefVe!
What good the Baptist papers e1peet 70 &C
compllsh BY killing on the little lnterest tue
denomination has heretofore manifested IN tne
University cannot see, and yet one would tniha
that the very vitality OF the denomtnauoa oe-
pended upon the entire exunctlon OF tne lass
vestige OF interest il had tn that INSTITUTION.
One 10 utterly amazed to see how every alsoonr.
ageruent IS e1aggerated ana every eneoulagemenl1
tentlon has just been directed 70 . remarkable
instance OF this kind in an article In recent
number Of the Natao1o4 Bdptas1. OF rallaoei-
phla {so recently edited By Or. Aoss). This afti-
Gle seems to be intended as review Of my let
ter 10 Dr.. Bright, in which tried to say az the