The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-07-12
A LOUD WALL.

LOUD VAIL.
 Several weeks ago THE TRAyELER re- ceived private communication from the Rev. Dr. Wilkins, which, though not in- tended for publication, was of a nature SO liberal, in such perfect keeping with com mon sense, that we printed it without thought of future accountability. ltseems that persons around whom the straight jacket is tightly drawn, have taken of- fense at the words of the minister, and with that sourness of stomach arising from the ill-diges,ion of the sweets of life, " accuse the pleasant gentleman oi too much levity. Concerning the dissat- isfaction, we have received the following letter from well-known educator of Mis- souri
 ST. LOUIS, Mo, June 27th, 1884, l Ia sst E!.foy of Z'hs .4ykGntasc TycveIsy.
 1 It IS with much pleasure a number of THE TRAsELtR's friends observe that Rev. Dr. Bird W lkins endorses TIE TRAVELLER I, is little strange however, that he does so through it's columns, when ii is remembered that a few months ago the clergy of the Straight Iacket' order brought charges of 100 great a love for levity' against hIm in the minister's meeting, charge which he most eloqusntly met. and ventilated in the pulpi, of the first Baptis; church so thor oughly that, except now and then. no refer ence is had to the matter. The Missouri BaffiA, paper published a, Cape Girardeau. says "Dr. Wilkins, the notorious reader Of PseS's SEs, and regular subscriber 10 THE 1 ARKANsAw TRAvELER, Fysc Pres, of Detroit, and other such light publications, has this week published in TIE TRAVELLER, that readers of that paper if they were Christians would be better Christians The doctor however, failed to state that any were ever made Christians by reading THE TRAvKLER." This shows you how much honesty there is in the common run of religious newspapers. Dr. Wilkins does not, as you are aware, use the language above attributed 10 him. The doctor speaking of this to me, said Well, i, is all right. The Missouri Batf,a has never converted but one person and he is the editor, who was al one time gentleman of un- doubted veracity, but now-oh, well. I have only to Say this, when the editor of that paper adopts the true principles of "a living faith and learns how to convert the cares of life into burdens of joy-ihe gloom and shadows and dark forebodings of the future, the disappointmen,s, the frowns, the deep distress the tribulations,' the hard trials, when these, yea and all the miseries of life even the fear ofthe King of Terrors can be changed into a ripple of laughter. even though il be but for a moment, con version has been effected which will add fuel to the fas, dying light of hope-an aspiration will take hold and every burden will be light. It is the duty of every editor 10 labor day and night to effect this result, and it is the duty of all who desire the burdens frightened to encourage those thus engaged, by their words and means. I would rather be humorous editor than a minister, for be- lieve of the two offices-both, understand me, are alike in their misson-the former is the most honorable because it does its work with less fiction and in more harmony with all men whereas the latter has continual war fare with mankind on doctrines, with regard to sect and other questions, getting through with which there is little lime left to fight the devil. The humorous paper and all the world are akio.' It's mission is the 'pur- suit of happiness and all the world is with it. even to the editor of the Missouri iMis- ery) Bsssi~.' J.W. JoaNsox.
 The editor of the Missouri Batfisfmay be gentleman of high moral principle, carved cross-beam of al apostolic cd i6ce, and day laborer among the sassa- fras sprouts and running briars of iniquisy, but, it is very evident that one hemisphere of his mind-supposing him to be thus equipped-has lost its Sght at the in stance of a prejudice which can admit of no reasonable cause. Take the 6les of THE ARKANsAw TRAvELER, and the files of the Missouri Batfisf, and if there can not be found as much moral matter in the former, then ve will be xillink to dis continue the publication of . paper which we mus admit has been eminently suc- cessful. Humor, the especial thorn in | the Missouri mans side, is . feaiure of nearly every magazine and journal. THE ARkANsAw TRAvELER claims to be