Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-03
DKGGRACEFUL DOINGS.

We are somewhat psined and surprised
st the recent seton Of certain religious
organizations, At the oallotipg for bishop.
st the Methodist conference in New Yorh
some Of the Jealous brethren were de-
tected In repeating. We are glad to note,
however, thst the proposition that such
improper ballots, when discovered, should
be quietly thrown aside and nothing be
said about them, for the sake Of the con-
ference, wss firmly rejected. 1t WAS de-
cidsd that the offenders should be pub
licly exposed. But this is not all. The
following dlepstch was sent by the Asso-
ciated Press:
INV YORK. May 2j.-Eev. DR.. Z. II. Moore,
president Of the Denver University, got into a
discussion with one Of tt e ushers at the Method
let confert nee to day. The cause Of the wrangle
was not apparent, but every one near the
divine wss electrified by the usher suda emily
chsracteriztnp DIR Moore as "a DIRTY loafer."
The delegate from Denver argued NO further,
but immedlaiely slspped the usher across the
face. Then he passed on to his seat.
This IS decidedly disgIaceful, II true.
We hope it is false. But another instance
OF . lack Of Christian fellowship and
charity is reported from Philadelphia. l.
spears that Rv. Dr.. Paxton, who
breaches the gospel Of "peace on earth,
good will 10 men," in New York city TO o
church representing several hundred mil.
lion dollars, while speaking at the Pfesby.
terian assembly in Pailadelphis yesterday,
on the question OF organic reunion with
the Presbyterian moly Of the south,
WAS decidedly unchris.ian. This is the
Associsted Press report:
In slow and measured voice DR.. Paxton
eaid! q regret that DR.. Crosby epoke on its
merits and not to the % estion before the
house. He gave us his opinion on the race
q5esion which we don't want to hear. T eye
are moments v hen silence is aolGeD, and this
is one If them. Oaly an hour ago / tailed with
my old friend Randolph Tucker, and the last
WORDS he sad were: Paxton, for heavens
sake doI't move to adopt this report. 1t ia
asking too much OF the grace OF God and mong
SO PTesby teJians you sre cure TO inu five or
Fix cranks.'" DR.. Faxton, continuing, spuke
of the loy6feast OF The week ana hoped thai
events would not prove It to be 8 sham and
fraud, and walking tv the front OF The stage,
shook his fist as he shonted: 1.-THE bloody
ohasm is filed up. We men WHO have fought
have had enough, Int some Of you
men who didn't fight ae keep.
ing It up" This stirred up the as
semi bly,. but whsn quiet came again DR.. Paxton
said: sob, t. at negro! May God cu,se The
Gay when he left the sunny sands Of Africa
and touched The shores Of smelica. 1t vas the
cause of wsr and the ehedoing of brothers
blood and" bu; the DOCTOR. voice coul1 not
be hoard. His sentences hao fallen Ike burst
ing bombs Men leaped to theiE feet, ehook
their frgtrs and thouted "Shame! shame
shame " and perfect storm OF hisses brought
the cps aker 30 ,udden stop. 1t was ;hrill-
Ing scene as DIR. Paxton faced the ses
OF faces and the storm CT his.es, and
tried 10 make the people hear him, but the
frat man who made himself heard wss Rev.
DR.. Dickey Of h's city, who shouted: "This IS
disgrso efu1 This ia not The way to express
your disspproval."
1t was some time before The uproer
ceased. We submit that this is misdi-
rectiou of the religious spirit. It is IN
that religion, divorced from
the immediate well-beipg OF men, that is
by living experience, begets
acrimony and intolerance, and subverts
the spirit ct piety IS one OF love. In view
Of these lamentnble exhibitions for which
the cause of religion can but suffer, tie
we'll kuown lines Of Dr.. Watts seem sp-
propriste:
Let cogs del ght to bark and bite,
For God hath made Them SO;
Let bears and lions growl and fight,
For It's their nature 100.
But, children. you should never let
Such anRry passions rise;
Your Little hands were never made
To tear each others ey es.
Birds In their little nests aglee,
Etc etc