The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-06-21
BROTHER 81 WBONES AND TIE
INFIDELS

To the Editor o. The Morristown Gazette:
The last GAZETTE contained a very
earnest appeal for help against the In
i'll Is who are having crowds at their
meeting houses in Ne York and other
large cities and that too when they have
to pay a dollar each far admittanc' lie
thinks that when Beecher and Tai mage,
the great ecclesiastical showmen of New
York, have failed to compete with them
and the rest OF the preachers seem 10
care but little about these great infidel
gatherings and are indeed so divided in
methods OF Christian work, there is but
little hope of saving the youth of the
land by usual methods. He even wants
a horse TO 60 out like Peter the Hermit
and get up genuine crusade and fight
the Devil and the Infid0l world with
their own weapons. Surely the circuit
preacher can furnish the brother horse
for a trial trip. No doubt he can unity
the saints round about. Nothing like
having man duly inspired for the work.
The brother ought to set ont at once be-
fore it gets too hot. People do not go
to church much, but any convict-like
Peter-cOuld get large opeE-lir audi
ence anywhere in the country. Comic
ais and theatricals in the pulpit are
very interesting and seldom fail to draw
a full house.
The daily papers and also :he weekly
will no doubt gladly give brother Saw
bones help in his efforts to arouse The
people The COUrier-Journal prints a
sermon from DIR. Tslmage every week
and quite a number of country people
and town people also like TO read them
They may not have much reli ion in
them but then lac brings the Gospel
down to the people, and generally gives
his sermons very big head line for
subject.
BY all means let Brother Sawbones
start out and try preaching, for ever
since the days o! our fathers the trHe
prophets have been COMPEL d 10 say
my people are destroyed for lack f
knowledge" They are being drawn
away by their own ! ST desiring TO see
some great monstrOsiiy in morals. II
the old Imp from the place where "the
worm dieth not and the fire is rot
quenched," were TO advertise himself
for a season Of theatricals and prCp JSe
10 exhibit himself in propria persona,
real aud true, lie could have hearing
by full house and many would 80 away
dissatisfied.
The New York infidels who cOngre-
gate where the Bible and religion are
laughe nj and defam d are the sensa-
ton So Sers Of Sunday-aight, long
haired cranks from spiritualistic bur-
rows, scmggY women who have fr e
love instead of that comeliness which |
adorns yOungste' not yet out the shell
of audAcity and egotism. manufactures
of patent gods AMI fresh religion
who cannot be suited anywhere or iy
anything that smacks OF goodness.
If Brother SawbOnes or AM body else
can do anything for such n crowd as
this. then he ought to make an homes
effort. The preachers can surrey say |
amen and sing for him when there Is
chance To get attention TO anything like
sacred music. The walls Of iron may /
not look very strong TO some people, bit
il is owing very much To the position
from which they are viewed-all sap
,rrs and isgers der the foundations
a.e usually buried with their own
work. ERR.