The Worthington advance., 1878-10-17

A NEWSPAPER FIGHT IN 4 CHURCH.
History is repeating itself. 1t seems
that two editors over at Austin are
both interested III the Congregational
Church. These are the editors Of the
Transcript and the Republican. The
Transcript prefers charges against the
editor of the Republican and abuses
him through lis paper. Of course the
Republican man talks back. The
Transcript is anti-P:. and the Repnb-
lican is for Page. The matter is car
ried into the church and the editor of
the Republican puts in the plea that
1.-THE church has no right to try him
for anything lie has said as il Journal
lst.''
Here is repeated exactly what occur
red in Worthingtom. Two editors be-
longing t" one church. One an int;e-
pendent editor fighting Il political ring,
the other Il ring editor continually
whining and >nitfling aud carrying his
grievances int" the church. IN the
same church are ri ~ offi:p-scekrrS ~
terestrd pecuniarily and otherwise in
the Ring paper. These polititiols ,ls'
snittle and whine to the cl,urcl, and stir
up the church Committee against the
anti-Ring editor. Several outside par
ties belonging to the Ring :elI the par
son and tie cllurc:, Committee that if
they will turn the anti-Ring editor out,
they will join the church and contrib
te to its support. This, of course, is
tempting bait. A little Office seeker
and otiice-holder, who has labored day
and night to destroy the anti-Ring edi-
tor, comes in with his grievances and
tells how the aforesaid editor has at
tackled him i'll lis paper. The anti
Ring editor tells them political differ
ences should he settled outside of the
church and that lie would cut his right
arm off before lie would carry such
Quarrels into the church, But the
Ring element keep on shifting and whin-
ing and complaining. Finally day
is set for the vote. Twenty mem
bers are present out of seventy. Four
teen votes for suspension and nine
against. The church proclaims that
fourteen out of seventy constitutes Il
suspension. The Ring are jubilant.
The little office seekers throw up their
hts and triumph. The outsiders VIII"
promised to come into the church
laugh ia their sleeves aud don't come
in. The pastor and some OF the church
members smack their mouths over the
triumph IF their most unfair and I'M
just conduct, and disinterested parties
turn away saying they. would rather
fall into the hands of i party Of Digger
Indians than into those of a church
clique controlled by political and money
influences AM, social pride.
The vote in the Austin Congregations
III church will be taken on Monday
next. We know al:eady what the re-
Sntt will De. Tie county ol1i>ials and
the political Ring will be on hand to
disgra the church by their control
and the editor on trial will BE- s,sIenG Il
or kicked out completely. The church
committee will wipe their mouths over
their iniquity and say they have
done no wrong, aud the expelled editor
will lu all the bet pr for having suffer-
wrong ut their nj, lis.
HOME MtSfCtL CUHC::HT:
VOCAL AND INSiHJMi:Nr
by the burning .f Mlii,-I Hall i
August. lost my entire l.ibTar. e.: III :
tw.rt. 7t:0 aud 500 volumes.
In order to l,ssist nt' in rt>tnring tn
same, my family will give three o. fnur
Concerts this fall.
We will giv. the first one at W"r.
tIingtnn, in the Union S:lnnl Bnil1i.y.
on Tuesday evening, Oct, 22h. Ad'
mission-Adults, 35c; Children ndcr
II, 25 cents.
Doors to open at I y. m.
Entertainment to commence ut s.
Tickets can be obtained 1T Laws and
ut Barber's Drug Stores.