The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-12-13

we accept the Bible at all, we must accept
it ALL AS matter of fact l said nothing
of the kind" Memo seems to be partial to
literal quotation; let us accommodate him:
He quotes from scripture and then says
''This is all; and if we accept the Bible at
all we must accept this simple doctrine" :"
You will find the above quotation in Nemo's
article of November, 21st first page of The
MIRROR. 3rd column. commencing with the
Goth line; don't make any mistake, Memo
likes to have things pointed out properly
No my friend, would not think of mis-
representing you, you are too capable of do
ing that for yourself. For instance: - God
VIII render to every man according to has
deeds, but he places the remedy in our own
hands," Now, you can't possibly mean that!
Just think it over.
will quote from his last article: Il was
not aware OF posing AS teacher, and II Il
did aspire to that position should certainly
choose pupils whose moral natures are not
so dwarted. and whose intellectually of So
low an order as to prefer AN hour on the
grade to an hour in our chapel, etc." As a
matter of fact did not write word about
ian hour OH the grade" know THE MIR
ROR will bear him out, it was a mis-.
take of the editor. The editor can correct
the mistake if he wishes. l will let 1t
stand as it is as the correction has nothing
to do with the point [ wish to make here.
which is, that Memo, lin the vernacular OF
the cOnvict) ''gives the whole snap away,
as regards the Christianity of his first artf
Gle. in the sentence that l have quoted.
The true Christian should not shrink from
teaching the lowest moral nature. Perhaps
Memo would like to preach in one of our
fashionable churches, and only to the most
refined. All! how like other "Christians"
that l have known. He was not aware
that he was posing as teacher. When by
writing ten lines in a newspaper man be-
comes such; false teacher though he may
be, but teacher none the less.
"'Tis said that mans characer is never
more clearly exhibited than in his judg-
ment of others. | sincerely trust that the
rule meets with an exception i'll this in
stance" Now sincerely trust that it does
not meet with an exception. do not wish
to appear anything but what l am differ
ence between friend of mine and myself,
and only desire that people capable of judg-
ing, be the judges. l have passed no judg-
ment. without having first made myself ac-
quainted with the evidence.
my first article was simply plea for
additional opportunities for religious inStruc-
ton and its probable influence for good.
Phoenix. in his endeavOr to find something
to say, has departed from the subject"
will not question what his first article was
for, now, but will simply say that if we have
departed from the subject, the blame must
rest ON him, as | have followed him con-
tinuOusly from the first. 1t would have
been the last thing that would have thought
of to bring the subject that we have been
discussing. into THE MIRROR, but as long
as we have it on the boards l will attempt
to right very prevalent false impression.
find the following assertion in Nemo's
first article: There is no condition you
can place a man in, where he is so Suscep-
tiOle to Christian influence as when he is
clothed with the degrading stripes" There
appeared in THE MIRROR, a week previous
to the first article of Memo, an article from
the Pioneer Press by Secretary Hart, con-
tanning the same thought; and again, l find
in the Prison Sunday. paper issued by the
National Prison Association on the first of
October. the following. accredited to Chas.
ID. Collins: The writer's experience
among prisoners has surprised him with a
steadily growing conviction that there is no
class of sinners in whom genuine hunger
ing after righteousness is more easily
awakened" This is wrong! altogether
wrong. Messrs. Hart and Collins have
been imposed upon. and by just such writer's
as Memo. for in no place under the sun are
men less liable to become Christians than
IN prison. If you doubt this statement you
can prove the truth or falsity of it by don
ming the stripes and mixing with the con-
victs. You will not learn it by standing at
the cell door and talking to man who is