Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-15
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
A Ghost! A GhOstI


EDITORS APPEAL-I write to you OF q
good ghost story that wss played on one
OF the news boys by the name Of Billy
Thomas, who runs on the Mississippi
and Tennessee railroad, and hope you
will publish it: Last night, between the
hours Of eleven and twelve, Billy came
running down stairs with his pants IN
one hand and his shoes in the other. he
first ran into the ladies' sitting-room,
where there were half 3 dozen ladies.
He then ran out, and ran all over town
hallowing "GhOstn "GhostW he left
twenty-nine dollars in his room, and We
haven't seen him since, If be Is IN
Memphis, please tell him to send our
candle back, and We will send him his
money, PEOPLES & BRANUM,
GRENADA, MISS, March II, 1876.
The InquisitiOn Wanted.
EDITORS APPEAL, too, joiA Sister
Miller, Brother Aaron and the parsons
in their Iaudible and holy effort to puri-
fy our wicked, accursed and doomed
city by strict observance Of the Sab
bath. /, too, am in favor Of inflicting
upon all who do not conform to what
we of the church conceive to be their
duty on the Sabbath day, condign pun
ishment, The unregenerated have no
rights that the church is bound to re-
spect; indeed tits our duty that they be
made, all and every one OF them, not
only to attend church on Sundays, but
also our preyer-meetings during the
week; and furthermore, to be made to
contribute the amounts spent on the
Sabbath in peanuts, lager beer, cigars,
tobacco, and all other denominations, 50
beautifully and graphically set forth by
Brother Aaron, to the church, or rather
to the parsons. We call upon all good
christians to aid us in this mighty work
with prayer, money, and the church
law. Let our power be revived SIS Of
old. Give us back but few days Ofthe
inquisition, and such Jealous spirits as
Calvin and Luther, and we will soon
bring back the old balcyon days of
power, when all will be subject. Let us
forever pray. ONE CONVERTED.
The Dissertation OF the Sabbath,
EDITORS APPEAL-All that is to be
said on this subject has been said by
you in your editorial of last Sunday, in
which you so clearly define the positions
Of atheists, deists, Jews, christians and
heather toward each other. Every SEN
sible and intelligent person should sure
~ share that beautiful spirit CT tolerance
which clothed your argument, and l
was therefore greatly surprised to see g
communication OF "Aaror" in yester-
days issue Of your paper, indorsing the
protest Of the Protestant pastors associ-
alton and Mrs. Jean Miller against
what they term "The dissertation Of the
Sabbath ARrOn's zeal carries him so
far ss to ask the mayor and council to
suppress the driving Of street-cars and
buggies on Sunday mo doubt he forgot
to add Sunday walks), and compel the
"wretches" engaged in such "impiOus
workn to attend church. And this
"Asronn calls himself citizen of our
republic, republic that guarantees to
each individual freedom Of thought and
faith. OF course the mayor and council
are too intelligent to heed the demand
OF such a zealOt, and on the contrary
will, should any obnoxious laws or city
ordinances exist that would impair the
free action of any man in Memphis, do
haste in abolishing them.