Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-11-21
IX.I/ We u SIIh.
Re-. -lLy. .ScoH Objects TO .Iny
.imcRdmcM fo tie OrigiUal
erection.

erection.
as this the City Editor - said a
tai and pleth"ric col"rrd man dress
-d III the deepest black as he entered
the editorial rooms of THE IIMEs-
DEMoCRAT. On being Informed that
Le was addressing that individual,
he SLOWLY took off a weather worn
silk hat, deposited a package of news
papers on the floor and adjusted
par of large silvcr-l,wed spectacles
on his huse Il ala Rev. Mr. Scott
of Mouht Zion BAPTIST Church, of
the Parish OF Jefferson, Just sbo,e
Carrollfon, and | cane down for a
little information. did, if YOU
please. He was told to PROFOUND
You must know that I've been
reading THh TINES DEMOCRAT now for
four Years, ali, like she papel, for
1t gives the cclore' people falr
snow, but I'm afeard you all is going
wrong. Yes, WRONG. 1t am not that
rou all intends it. l don't think
that, but you're doing powerful
sight Of harm in my congregation;
that YOU Is
He was requested to explain.
III do II, SAID he, taking ont n
late copy of The TrMEs-DEMocRAr.
Look at this. ,,.c ',e pointed to an
editorial paragraph aud diagram
showing where e new sta. in An
dromeda was to be found.
I've been doing good and true
work all my days in the ministry, amt
! | be iicve the Bible knows about the
creation ct things Just as much as
YOU 'stronemers. Now, I've been
teaching that the Lord on the third
dav created the sun, moon and stars,
ana l believe it. Now, YOU all pub
lsh in your paper that new star or
sun 10 now being born. as vou call "a,
IN the stellation Dromedarv,' and
several Of my congregation want to
know which is right, the Bible or
The TIMEs-DEMocRAT! lfthem stars
was all created by the Lord way back
yonder, how can they lie any new
ones just a-cOining out? Its them
81 1T of things what upsets my teach
ing. No sir ; there amt no new star
in the Dromedary. It's agin nature
and Genesis. 1t pears to me the
stronemers might tend to their bus
mess, a tellin when the sun rises
and making almanacs, and let the
stellatiOns tend to themselves.
! "Thar's no stars up yonder what
wasn't up yonder on the third day"
As he grew excited his pronunciation
savored more ard more of the field
darky
"Them comics, them meetcheors,
them 'chpses, them 'stellationS, war
thar, al of 'em, when de sun first
climbed de hills of Sharon on de
mornin' OBJ de third day, and dey
will 90 on a-rollin' until de clear II
sic oh de horn oh Gabriel shakes lie
leaves in de vally and shivers de
rocks on de mountain tops, and all
oh US stare wid weeping eyes
awaitin' for de last roll call. Now
don't go tellin' people in your paper
bout new stars a-comin out. If de
Dromedary WAS up thar in de olden
days, she had all de fickering light
what she's got now, and de 's,rone-
mers on your newspaper can't give
her one singlar nudder taper. Sc
be squar, be squar,' wild de people,
and say you are not wild de- -'strone-
mers."
Rev. Mr.. Scott was told that as
vet the paper had not taken a def
mite position on the Andromeda
star. 1t was awaiting developments
1t had pot gone beyond the ability
of recanting. but close watch would
he kept on ode 'stronoYers" to see
that there was no tampering with
the returns.
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