Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-03-07
Communicated.


time that come, provided that con-
} fine myself TO statement of facts and
} do not become abusive in their presen-
tation. How often shall come de-
pends upon how often the semi mig
ger showmen riss up to defend the
unchristisn act of opening the Court
House for 4 .eni-nisger show / SAY
unchriStian, for where i. it recorded
that Christ the founder OF Christian
ity ever connected himself with a
show, II ] am profes.ed Christian.
and connect myself with burieeque
show performances, or permit the
opening of hocs. for such /. show.
at the tine of q religious revival
nesting by my fellow church mem
bers. vh.t does rnJ profession amount
to in tbs eye. of the world. and what
is it worth in the ewes of Godi The
opening Of tbs Court House Tor the
late whit. niger perforrnsnce ct r
lime OF revival season, by the pro
fe.sed Christian bosid OF Cammiss
iorer. j. stumbling block OF their
own creation. for -hich they will
h.v. 70 sps-er 20 the ting OF sings.
Cor, .,ent people in thi, -orld cen
dcinn them for th,t act How -iii
they sppear. in answer before the
great White Throne" OF ths future
-orlds
The editor OF the Tribune complains
that I c.ile1 him '~biss niger
performer. WIZ .honld be CON
p'sin. II hsd c7ll,d him b'ak
Niger p-rtorm-r then NJ. complaint
-ould h.rn bee, correct. and / would
hs-- done hiia .n iniustire, f,r te is
not black man. He was only a
White r1.n blsckened: a white nigger
performer. Whv should he be .sh.ln-
-d of -hst he did, Let him ans-er
r h. 10 not ashamed Of making =
~hite n'rrsr Of himself -hr does n
.su.- v0n. and mel DID h. want
4 n % +. -olor.i! ms in point of truth
~A-n he h'-rksoei himsef, NJ he
aii not -.at - ne a cnlored msa
i,-i hs d~<i-ei 10 urlssq'Ie the co.
oT.a na.n for tb. amusement Of the
crowd Il -,s cheap fun - tie
crior.1 rns1, e,ran-. I call ii
i-st What he mad. himself, white
ricger performer ftis question
in nv mind -nethc- .1.re is an 9th
- -,iisor in this Commonwealth that
~ould h.-s blach.nsi himself - a
-his. niger performer. he Is rot
On , guilty 81 sbnsing yon and nc,
f,r srteri,g protest against church
r-4rrh.rs prostitdting ,hsir profess
~, ~ opening ihe Court Huuss 70
.SHli-rigg-r SHOWS, ehen an earnest
pr.y.rill effort vas beng made BY
al tt- preachers in this place, u
tuTn .Inn.rs nom their svii vsya. bat /
Ia his last i.iivsr.Rce he enlarged I
his field Of abuse SO - to embrace. a I
respectable Christian citizen Of tais
borough he charg.s tas said cIti- !
with having had to 60 with NE
in writing over Tho mans of ..Iuqrir
sr" For him 10 make such charge |
So - great nis:.ke re for hun 30
have msde whito nigger performer /
Of himself, for the citizen that he /
sbuses has nothing whatever to do
rit. tse writing o; IaGu' rsr.
Because The citizen in question
used the ~ords "Ysnity For one
evening in prayer that he deliver d
in the Chspsl, the shi;e niger sdI
ror j, dumb enough TO cunc.'.ie that
b. snd Inquirer are one and tho
same psreon. for the reason tnst
asei the same words in NV FIRST or
ticle in the Ae,iinel aud Republican
Perhaps be had the legal savice OF
his boss, on eircurnstsutisl evidence.
Fue .itice or conclusioa from -nst
ever source obtained IS -0rin aouut
&c much as TO tell . man taat ne has
tho la-fdl right to vo:e Oh a 81 dzys
rs.iisuc.
H- csIl. tho Christian gentlem N
-no he 81. mistaken f5r ''t.q iU-r',
. iunstic, hummer, the c..urcha- I
-orsl snsmy. such charges =.n..
. chT,rlsn Who. nitiDatsd that tu-
Se'ni n,gE.r shC- -ss 'tsnty
FsIr. .I',d ui shos ths: BIn.,H
srys ces ems Cprls san rsiix' -,
Iu,iitstrs the anlInas OF toe Tri5sne
rs Gentleman -EJ i a. bit,.i1, 80
sA,I-'i f,r praying II tn CnLTen ,u.s
NJ h.Irn mI.ut coDis - ruy tor -
,en ;uiS tLs "Ns-,ty t.r, i. y .nr=.
t-eI az It's .<m- I'r,crs sTitn cr.iTcn
mt Mc d.. u spi 4n-.n uston. 10
hs m ~, ant st,-'-h upnn iiitn, rt-
4. - L,i,- ANA + nut nat i 10 ~
..tH-r,d rom ti.4 ancH, istian 80 o.
0p.iip, Ius Court II 80 tUI tucl
pcIf',tm.nc. uui NJ ,ti, uis ~ Is
Is. iurs r-.ivsI IL eii'S aO~ "l.l
tE~ ult. nig.sr rsifJi nef ~i'te.r,
and,r t.'s i--net,sti"s -s-is iis", y
Jsie .s-L day iOr nl- .iIs- - .tsni -ba,.
of msa for h.vi,y pr.Js4 that the
show might NOT Ies.aIi in ii.i in to-aJ
uhe, HOv DO chnrch sr-nD-is, uc
e sea, Wilson aud IreIn app Al IS
champions by sei Of NIL, .hs.s
ply al Inehnur OF sbuslS. - : las,
- in { Que II ths,r fe.ioa cuu.i,
iirs 'n,'e.s, for having pr~F.i, yuat nU
eva. iuliueace might result iivm t.s
op.ning Of IN. cont 6o1ss Tor tue
p4Tp 81; to whic'i /, w-. devoted:
B3th the Ir,5gne -ni me HsTaid
have been tue mouth pieces OI
,hs Co.nml.s,oner and th,,r eisr.
Iney have ossn protdss IN pre-sntins
= motive for y"u sud m. d-nonociu.
Jhs uncnrlstI<a Scts mentioned aissv-
4, every charge tn-t t.,y have mad
we're true 1t -onld not isss-h ti,s acts
OF these peopis. I nave rsf,-insi,
YOU nave IefIsiDed, rom assigning
motive for th.ir work II would be
no more thsn night that l shou d
is.se lock at tins ring oi profess-d
Christians sud se ni-nisgsr perform
or. aud sec rbat tue moiIv. Ia f1r