The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-01-25
ILLIBERLL, INTEAPKRA TE AND UN-
CHA ARITARLk.


CHA RITARLk
EDITOR ADVANCE: In your article
in last weeks paper touching the act
ion of certain church people, you call
to my mind many instances If the il
liberal, Incorporate and aicharitable
action OF so-called Christians in our
town who are members Of the church.
While the writer has beeu silent and
disinterested observer, the unfair naeth-
DDS and lack of principle exhibited by
these people could Not but attract his
attention, as little Of the virtues called
charity and Christianity I'avo bsen
shown. The writer finds no fault with
the churches or Christians, bat tbs
Churchianity OF WerthingtOn is despis-
able to the last degree. 'rhe churches
Of our town ever lave been, AID are
new, largely dependent Upon those
''"utside the pal- Of the church" for
thoir maiut2inance and support, yet It
matters not how li(,el ally decent, up
right citizrn may respond to the ever
recurring call for help, the moment q
man dares express All honest opinion or
conviction opposed to tho llliberal
church view or rule Of conduct, that
moment he is belabored with the most
opprobious epithets, low. vile and vul
gar, denounced rs an Infdel. whiskey
bloAt, rag and bob-tail compliments
bestowed upon him, suubtNd an the
streets. hooted At and youthful fingers
pointed at him as being especially
damned by proper authority, and your
acquaintance cut until another begging
season. when you are approached with
s1k,
out vt you We are ahead and no thanks.
Any but the elect are deemed common
prey, and bled for the sake of the
Lord. (N We have no rights which q
church bigot or temperance fanatic
ia bound to respect, notwithstanding
We live in free America. 1ntolerant
illiheraI. intemperate does not begin to
express the Thought: In tho Language
mob law" Ia this Christian or even
worldly charity? Are ::people Obliged
to do just exactly what these fanatics
and bieets say We must dor W hat right
have they to 20 exercise or dominate
over others who are inclined te diffe!
from them2 The faithful fanatic and
bigot pays his tithes while his credito,
who furnishes -four, feed. meal. grocer
! AcS auu CAOCiiuK, "Ou!u ue lilo AO0o u
goods and inability to collect. while
the Lord wakes fat on honest debts
that e. unpaid. Judgments in court'
remain unsatisfied; taxes honestly du'
local governments remain forever un
paid. while the judgment debtor sub
scribes fifty or one hundred dollars f0
the purpose of having some poor devi
inform on whiskey seller because tn,
the Christian fellOw-citizen lacks tn,
moral courage to do 50 himself. Doe
it pay to be honest when the churches
will allow you to be ''bell-wether'
without such requirement.? VIII.
abuse the rest of mankind for beiAl
honest enough not to be pretenders
free of deceit and hypocricy? Is it an.
wonder that Worthington children
should be like unto their parents? Thi
is written by one who has no othe
than the good of the community a
heart and with the hope that it ma
cause some who may read it to censid
or the evil Of their ways and walk up
rightly before God and Man. Set e1
amples OF liberality, temperance an
charity if you would have people prac
ticc these virtues. PLA TO