Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-25

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The Fredericktown Plaindealer SAYS:
"County Clerk Watts has received circular
letter from Representative Gum of Pike
county, making inquiry concerning the levy
of railroad taxes and asking him to examine
the tax books and see wether or not one
years assessment had not been omitted. He
made the examination and found that the
State Board in 1881 certified the assessment
of railroad property for 1880, and that in 1882
they certified the assessment OF the same
property for 1882. The assessment for 1881
was never made far as the clerk could
learn from the records. The same state of
facts is discovered in every county in the
State SO far as examined. Representative
Gum intends to have the matter rectified If
such a thing can be done. He can count on
Representative Donnell of Madison lending
helping hand when the times comes"
To this the Pennington Times adds the
following bit of information: 'sThe records
of this county, and doubtless those of quite
number Of others, show an omission of the
assessment of railroad property for 1881, but
the companies interested claim that there
has been no omission, Notwithstanding the
"face of the returns" is against them. Could
not this question be settled by careful re-
vision of the records of the State Board of
Equalization? BY taking the years seriatim
since 1870, and going over the records, it
looks as If the facts could be definitely arriv-
ed at.
So far as we can determine, the assessment
for 1881 was not made for Iron county. Let
the matter be cleared up.
In this issue will be found a criticism from
a correspondent upon some things contained
in sermon recently preached by Rev. Mr..
Penniman of this place, and we desire to say
that we do not at all agree with our cores
pendent in many things which he says, in
ferentially. Though not regular church
goer, we have always by good words, and
when needed, financially encouraged the
workers in the haryest-field of Christianity,
and when criticism upon this work, or the
workers is made, and undeservedly, we can
not do otherwise than 'speak out in meet
only bearing the marks of deep thought and
learning, but also one breathing that charity
and brotherly love for all men which, We
take it, is of essence to Christianity in its
purity. Taking the religion as our CORES
pendent does, martyrdom is a necessity for
its perpetuity-the link binding its vetaries
together; and it is only spirit of intolerance
which expects or believes in the necessity for
such martyrdom. Had all preachers and all
sects followed the pure and innocent doc
trine of love, and charity preached by Mr..
Penuiman, tolerance would have been the
rule, and factions, strifes, would not have
arisen among Christians; sectarianism would
not have existed, and all would be contained
in one church, that of Christ. And infideli-
ty would hardly have existed. We also dis
agree with our correspondent, in that we
hold that all good works are not the works
of religion, or the Christian religion. Before
it had an existence, the major principles and
works Of morality as now practiced were
taught and followed by the Polytheists, the
Sabaans, the Magians and others. They
may be increased and strengthened by Chris
tianity, but those things have been pertinent
to man since time was, and will remain an
incident to all good men, mo matter what their
religion or irreligion, till time ceases to be.
In this we agree with Mr.. Penniman, and in
this we believe in love, charity, and tolerance
to and with all men. His sentiments do him
and his cloth honor, and we wish there
were more like him.