The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-30

have revclcd over the view this poem
licloscs. of "thc jealous and spitcful side"
of the authors nature
Now. my dear NJ. T.. how can better
show my appreciation of your admira-
ton of my humble efforts, than by fol-
lowing your advice, and writing for you
"a pretty little story" which do with
little effort. because feel morally certain
know where "mcntal crutchCs" are to
be found, If | should need them. The
necessity for them doubtless produced
them and the first use | find for your
new invention is to prop up your broad
| assertion that "your, etc. did not hear
DR.. Thayer's lecture on Spiritualism.
Let me ask you, my friend, ho,e do you
knODP
You further state that the Doctors lee
turc in Ninccnncs $50 completely and cf-
fectually made war on them Uhc Spirit
ualists) that they had not strength to
rise from his crushing argument
(Crutch No. comes in here. and again
let me ask How do you know0
Your "darc," as you use it, Is funny:
but good. Did DR.. Thaycr. at any time,
invite or intimate desire to have any one
meet him in debate OH Spritualism at
Nincennes, or any other place: Possibly
the Nincennes friends might have raised
up champion quite worthy to have met
DR.. r., had any intimation been given
them that they would be meeting the
Doctors wishes by so doing.
Ifyou claim. as you probably will, that
the Doctor himself is your au-
thority for the statement you
have made, shall have 10
tax you forat least ear load of "crutches"
to prop up the "thin" foundation you use
as basis for your statements.
Just here. as I'M Illustration. let me re-
peat to you { in my happiest manner,
hope a little story that dame RumOr told
all over our city, less than one year ago.
This Is how it goes "Once upon time
a good man. named Parson Wallar. was
sent by his ecclesiastical supcriOrs 10
take charge of a spiritual flock way down
in Egypt. He found most of his sheep
gone astray, and was aggricycd ihereat
and sore perplexed and he turned about
in his own mind for the reason why; and
like wise shepherd. decided that they
had strayed for lack ofpropcr, nourisling
food In their own pasture, and so lie re-
solved to give them what they needed.
But first. as mark Of kindly feeling. he
consulted with pastor Thayer. and pro-
posed that they two should combine their
efforts, and bring back the all-gonc
wrong sheep to their respective folds.
Shepherd 4. would have none Of il. my
story says, and when shepherd Wallar
brought his dogs out, and got them on
the right scent, and drove in all his own
and almost everybody else's sheep, shop
herd Thayer grew jealous, and mount
ing his rostrum, preached a ranting SER
mon" docs this sound familiar to YOU
to his people, telling them how ruinous,
how perilous. how evanescent was the
food which shepherd Wallar was feeding
to his sheep.
And my story goes on like this: In q
short time after this, while, in fact the
sheep of shepherd w. were yet frolicking
and rejoicing in the rich pasture their
shepherd had prepared for them, DR..
Thayer went 10 st. Louis aud Joined
Hammond, the noted reviyalist, who
was making things how'll there, and
then mounting stump, iiguratively
| speaking, on street corner. literally
| speaking, this tremendous old humbug
then and there told of the great pouring
out OF salvation that was going on down
In Egypt. and cited himself rs the hum
bic Instrument through which the Lord
had seen fit to bring this great blessing,
"a, In part, recompensc to him for his
successful efforts in defeating in debate
| the great Boston Infidcl. William Dem
ton; when, the truth of the matter was,
he refused TO meet Prof. Denton at all,
and only delivered the first of his course
OF lectures, purporting to be in reply 10
MIR. d., on the identical evening when
the last named gentleman was advertised
to deliver his last lecture in Cairo.
This ends my little story. which is but
too well authenticated tale; and feel
sure that You and would not wonder if
the spiritualists should feel "the odds
against Them" and fall upon almost any
| plan 10 avoid an encounter with the hero
Of my little story.
hcredence were given to it, it was not
by the Spiritualists, for close upon the
heels Of this, they invited DR.. Thaycr.
more than once, publicly, through the
columns of the city papers, 10 meet their
man. which you and can testify he did
not do-shall say, was afraid TO do :
Dr. Ihayer urged expenses, am told. as
an excuse, and when assured that all ex-
peilses would be met by the Spiritualists,
he yet did not, and never has. dared IA
accept an invitation extended to him To
meet In debate any lniidel or Spirituall,t
that ever came TO Cairo TO lecture
IL would he presumptious in me to at.
tempt defense Of the Hon. Warren
Chase, who is, in many respects, well
capable Of taking care Of himself: hut
another "crutch" is needed just here,
where you pretend to speak for him
How do you know that he said Dr. Thay-
ers lecture was the best he had ever
heard against Spiritualism? What he re-
ally dii say was this "Iour lecture
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