The Russellville Democrat., 1879-08-14
ANOTHER ISLANDER ON AR- KANSAS WELL AN
 SWERED.

SEVERED.
 We find the following in the Saint Louis Christian Advocate of August 6:
 A lugubrious brother writes to the New York Advocate from somewhere in Arkansas, does not say where, does not give his name, but from Arkansas he writes, saying:
 "Any man, no matter how respecta- ble or we'll behaved he may be, If he belong to the M. k. church, is entirely ostracised from society. l came here from Aurora, Indiana, something over two years ago. The. South Methodists immediately took hold of me and had me preach for them every few weeks, (like wise did the Cumberland Presby- terians.) I asked if there was any NJ. E. Church here, and was told by every one asked, including the South Meth- odist minister, that there was a North Metho list church, whose membership was composed of horse and cattle thieves, and low characters generally"
 Oh! these naughty "South Metho- dists and Cumberland Presbyterians, why do they SOP" If we knew who that "South Methodist minister" was and could meet him, we would rebuke him as Paul rebuked Peter face to face.
 But deponent further deposeth and saith:
 "T soon learned the true state of at- fairs, and tue next time service was held in the NJ. K. church 1 put iE my letter, and intend to stand by the NJ. F.. church till the last armed foe ex- pires.' My uniting with the NJ. E. church caused the South Methodists to drop me like live coal, and they have ever since let me severely alone, as also have the Cumberland Presbyterians. My business has also suffered ill conse- quence of it, but I know in whom have believed and the South Metho- dists here are as full Of corruption, and are as far gone away from God, as were the people in Noah's time before the food"
 That's it brother; you are, perhaps, acting on the principle that ''to the pure all things are pure," hence, the ninth commandment Is not particularly in your way
 Send such things to the New York Advocate. They will be what Black stone calls "flotsam, jetsam and ligan" all combined the very sort of things that paper seems Jo be seeking for.
 But allow us to make a guess will you? That guess is that so far as moral influence was concerned when you left Aurora and settled in Arkansas the first place lost nothing and the second place gained less.
 And why do we so guess? Because no man possessed of the spirit of a man, or has anything like high degree of self respect will be blazoning abroad the personal indignities, sights and prosecutions he may meet with even when they are real and not imaginary. He knows it manifests a littleness which he scorns. As a general rule, the world around treats man about as he treats the world, verifying the truth "with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again" and the common sense feeling of mankind ac- cepts the principle. We have heard it stated of Fred Douglass that while making speech in Philadelphia some time after he had escaped from slavery, he was telling how he had been abused, whipped, gagged, bueked, etc., and an 1rishman in the crowd called out. "Now, Freddy, will ye stop there a bit." Douglass paused and Paddy went on; "Did they raly abuse ye as ye say?" "rhey did," "An' did they whip ye and gag ye, and buck ye as ye've been sayin'?" "To be sure they did" "Then," says Paddy, ''ye must have been a - bad nagur,"
 Our nameless and homeless friend in Arkansas may apply this as he pleases.
 The Advocate has answered so well that we deem it unnecessary to add more than just few words.
 We feel authorized to say that we know the gentleman who wrote the letter to the New York Advocate, and that we are well acquainted with the people of the town where he now re- sides and does business. We KNOW that there is not the least foundation for the islander he attempts to perpe- trate; and to take the charitable view of his case we will attribute his action in writing such letter to the effects Of his early education and to the innate prejudice which seems to exist in the northern mind against the southern people. The writer is more to be pitied than condemned. He Is blinded, mis' guided and antagonized to anything and everything southern in name or principle.
 He and his family are respected ant accorded all the courtesies and hospi talitles which are exchanged among our own southern people.
 We thank the Christian Advocate foI the good turn it has done us in so aptly answering the vile slander thus pu afloa. against Arkansas.
 - - | Parkers Santonine Worm Lozenpel