Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-27

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We copy the following article, says
the Pee Dee Courier, from the Spirit
of the South, as a speciD en- Of the
kind OF editorials which of late appear
that partizan sheet. Are the edi-
.ors OF tat paper mad, drunk or crazy?
We ask our readers, if they avery read
as gross an attack upon any man, espa-
cialiy minister of She gospel in good
standing in his own church and hon
| ored with q. position so Gle ated a. the
principal editor of its church organ?
Mr.. Bailey, as it will be seen in an
other column, cum munioated the rave
lations Holden made to him year
ago to DR.. Andrews Of Shelby.
The effort to compare Holden's ve-
racity with Baiiey's is preposterous,
| Holden has been convicted of perjury,
and his testimony would have no
weight in any court of tie state. He
has been denounced III this county by
such men as Gen. Dockery and Col.
o. Fl. Dockery, and the General in
his day repeatedly said that Holden
was the biggest liar in the State.
Holden has been Methodist. On
Epiecopalian and is now Baptist, and
we fear til At in mono Of these churches
vas he clean Of sin.
What does the Spirit Of the South
expect to accomplish by such an abu
sive article? But it is only carrying
out the exampie set by the leaders of
It's party Bob Ingersoli attacks chris
tianity in Wholesale manner. Blaine
denounced one Of the leading churches
aud Hargrove, Republican candidate
COR Attorney General il this State, has
made gross attack Oh the Methodist
lei cmiDation, and here comes this
vile paper. misnamed spirit of the
South, for Spirit Of The DeUjt, with q
libeous article "a one OF the leading
ministers of the Baptist church. All
of this is doae fer party. 1t seems
they, the Republicans, are willing to
Sue all of the churches go down for
their party.
Mr. Bailey needs no defence and
confederation Of his word, but we are
informed that Holden has made the
same revelations TO several Baptist
ministers and they should come out
with tIse Information they have IN
their possession.
We regard the above article as a
direct attack upon the whole Baptist
=. denomination, and every lover OF
christianity.
, Mr. Bailey's character and Veraclty
are established and no man Of sense
and fairness would deny his state
nentg, which are mads IN fair and
candid manner. It will be remem-
bered that the Senior editor of the
; South is the Republican candidate for
the House Of Commons in this county
in opposition to Mr. johnson, who is
a Baptist, and IN the face Of such an
article as the above, we ask how Can
any christian Nun Of any race or party
and especially any Baptist, support
him, when he publishes such an abu--
siYe and slanderous article of one of
the most prominent and useful minis
,, ter OF the Baptist church as is the Rev
@. t. Bailey? More, how can any
: man who lays claim to decency, truth
aud responsibility allow such vile
> paper to come into his house. It will
do any mans family harm TO read
= such ii paper.
We appeal TO the people OF this
county to sop aud think before they
: cast their suffEages for q man 10 make
their laws who possesses such a mail-
cious and vindictive spirit as the above
article shows Mr. Terry to possess.
Surely no prosperity OF happiness,
> either political or moral, can attend a
country whose people are so lost to
u right and justice, and the christian re-
,, Egion, as to vote for such man as the
Senior editor Of the South To do it,
is to put higher estimate upon party,
y the Republican party, than upon your
church. You will put party before
" the church. Church and politics
= should be distinct, but his paper has
. assailed your church through one OF
your leading minister's, and it seems
- it is your duty to sustain your church
. by voting such men down, whether
. they be Democrats Or Republicans,
rich Or poor.
(From the Spirit of the South)
Preacher BaiIey-raake Room for
Another Biackgumrd.
It is with a great deal of regret that
> we come 30 notice this Infamous black
i guard. We have great deal of def
Il erence for the profession to which he
&c belongs. but When one like him throws
off the sackc!oth, descends into the
e political arena, and, what is worse,
4. tells deliberate and a malicious lie,
5 he need not expect any favors at our
hands, but to be sold boldly and fear
lessly Of his own infsmy. Here is O
y man, Bailey is the nalae, who has had
: a talk with one Of the professors of re-
i ligion in his own church, upon, We will
h suppose, spiritual matters, with which
- only God or his agent on earth has to
. DO, who pretends to tell things that
occurred during a conversation which
O took ace long while ago. IF O r.
q Bailey eve will call him through cour-
=, tesy Rev. Bailey knew anything det
rimental to the public character OF
: Gov. Holden, why aCoit till now to
Ii make it known to the world-o7ad for
'. political effect? If this is Christian
: charity we will not have it. If Bailey