The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-05-23
Religions BIgotry.

The Chrisiian UeraH Of the 10th Inst.
contains an article, which fer bitterness
Of intolerance. finds no parallel In Ore
gon. It's editor lays aside all regard for
truth and facts and INDUCES in TRADE
Of abuse, misstatements, perverse and
wIllful misrepresentation Of us, such
az fully characterIzes that low grade OF
Journalism, that ia former times made
the profession JiGreputable. And while
we very much regret that there IL any
Journal In Oregon that seeks TO Intro
duce this style Of journalism among U.s.
We feel 20 thank the enlightened intel
llgence and tolerant spirit Of the pres
ent day that there Is only one. The
truth Is that this reverend gentleman
has a yearning desire TO appear in the
role OF a persecuted one. But we prom
Ise our readers, as we'll as the Hsrod
editor, that we will under no cifcum-
stances crafty his Unsuitable longing
In that direction. The Herald editor
repeats with tenfold emphasis tlat the
DEMOCRAT Is defending seetarianism,
and toc repeat with equal emphasis that
the HsTaLPs statement Is q willful per-
versity Of the truth, and was Matched
in the narrow mind OF It's editor The
Herald says We oppose that paper and
the church It represents. Our readers
know full well that this statement
comes from a mind devoid OF lntelli
gence, or from heart devoid of lie
sire to speak the truth. In his blind
zeal In lis Napoleonic war against ihe
world, the Herald editor falls 10 see wliai
everybody else sees F.; that he himself Il
In at eminent degree, sectarian OF the
strictcst kind. This carping editor says
We ought not 10 have given MIN a side
thrust right at the time when ho had
| been denied the use Of the Cour. House
sy the 50 called union meetings. Bless
your soul, my dear friend, We bad not
30 much as learned that you had been
denied the use Of the Court House. We
think the fact of such denial viii be
news - the Albany reading public.
But ifit were true, we had not the re-
motest connection with The matter, aud
the astute editor Of the Herald will not
be allowed to drag that matter into this
controversy. We have sought no con-
troversy with the Herald editor, and
have referred TO him al all only when
defending ourselves froC1 his attacks
The truth 10 a. W have heretofore stat
ed, that when the word Christian Is
used as applied to the religious denom-
ination OF that name, the idea convey
ed to all intelligent minds is as certain
~ sectarian as when the terms Baptist,
Methodist or Presbyterian are used
And we do not look upon it as being dis
creditab le that this is trse. We say
once for all that the Herald editor will
never be able to convince any one lex
ce pt himselO that our proposition is
not true. When the Herald editor de-
nounces us as defenders of fsectarianism,
when he himself has no foundation,
except his intemperate spirit for max
ing such charge, he is not exemplfy-
ing that spirit of primitive christianity
which he claims to promote. In fact
the whole Herald article is one OF bad
spirit, bad taste, and faulty decOrum,
and we are serry that any journal, aad
especially religious Journal shoald
resort to that style of Journalism,