Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-12
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
Ca,ey Young VS.. w. r.. Moore.

CaSey Young VS.. w. II. Moore.
To the Editors OF the Appeal
1t was with great pleasure / read in
the WEEKLY APPEAL your scathing criti-
cisms on the ridiculous conduct of the repre-
| sentative from your district, now in Washing
ton, and 1 trust you will, through the iDfu-
ence of your widely-circulated journal, make
those lovers of freedom" regret their folly
| in sending, to fill so conspicuous position,
| a man whose objectionable ignorance, ego
tism and meagerness of character must be a
reproach and shame to every proud, true
hearted Memphian. | was much surprised
! at his election, and have never been able to
see how a rich, cultured community could
prefer a man of Moore's vain, frivolous,
selfish nature-whose greatest pleasure con-
sists in displaying his immaculate hands
while measuring ribbon, in eloquently
expatiating ON the convenient length of a
| lady's stocking-to one of Mr.. Young's we'll
known ability and honest fidelity to the best
interests of his constituents. For several
years he served his district faithfully, ener-
getically, and with honor, striving to know
the wants and to promote the welfare of the
people whom he represented. To him the
residents of your city should ever feel CRATE
full, for to his persistents efforts Memphis
owes its present sanitary condition ard ex-
emption from the dreadful scourge of 1873
and 1879. 1t would be useless and impossi-
bic for me to attempt an enumeration of all
he has accomplished for the good of your
city, to say nothing of other localities. What
ever his faults have been, he is now fully
and Justly vindicated by the contemplate
and disgraceful course of the puppet Moore.
feel like throwing up my hat and giving
three lusty cheers for the honest Independent
APPEAL. Give it to him hot and heavy. He
deserves all you can say, and more, for bring
ing such disgrace to you and the people.
Memphis was once my home, and, though |
lixvir ba DaniEo 7 oil feel 1
deep interest in all that affects the honor and |
pride of the South, and, with you, share
the shame; but l hope, with the help of |
your respected influence, things will be set |
right at your next election by returning |
Colonel Young to Congress.
YOUR SUBSCRIBER.
San Francisco, January l, 1882.
Proposed Lecture by Mrs. MerIwether.
To the People of Memphis:
In the November number of the North
An,trican Rerieu the celebrated infi3el Ipger-
soll has an article entitled "The Christian
Religion" Among other crimes he charges
against the Bible is this:
The Bible makes woman slave, Christ and his
apostles did nothing for the rights of wives, |
mothers and daughters.
During the last few months have care
fully studied the Scriptures and something
of ecclesiastical history, and think l can
refute the charge of Ingersoll. / have en-
bodied my argument in two discourses, which
may cali ssrp,ons, taking for the text of the
first the noble words Of st. Peter: "Of a
TRUTH 1 do perceive that God is 70 respecter
Of persons" | will undertake to show;
First-fhat the old Bible gives positive proof
that the Creator intended the equality of male and
second-That Christ and his apostles denounced
class Distinction ana ADVOCATED what ST. James
1hird-That the early christian women were on
an equality with christian men; that they preached
and ministered religious rites, sacrament, etc, so
Isr as can learn, undisturbed, until about the
middle OF the fourth century IL .A .,o -,oa,,
Duffed up with pride and tho p ssesson OF little
temporal power. fell away tfoEa t,at godliness and
ipostles and began TO hold church councils slG
@ issue canon (church) laws to deprive women OF
Fifth-That this war inaugurated by the male
priests, was remOrselessly wagcd against women |
or about gig hundred years before they were
Sixth-That every argument used by the male ,,
.harge that a woman was fesponsi BE foE sn me
in and sorrow in the world; that woInap's DISC
,edience brought SIN on earth
SEVENTH will show that there is no warrant in
he Bible for that charge OF dissbedieRce made i
gainst our first mother. .
Eighth-I will briefly glance at the awful stste
4 morals that prevailed in the priesthood after
ion ion and set their clerical heel on her neck
Sinth-I will show how the false teachings of g
orted mems jEqglaenfs. until the state allied q
lself to the church. and both united to inaugu /
ate the most cruel and mo4stEqus persecution r
gainst women the mind of man co9ld Conceive !
!. This persecution was kept UP until. a he
Tere tortured TO death by fire ard faget
The clergy are respectfully requested to =
i've me !. hearing, and if l misinterpret
cripture. o. miSststs ecclesiastical history,
will be thankful for correction AID instruc- 4
ion. Truth and only truth is what desire.
E. A. MERIWETHER.