Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-28
Another Reply to "Reformcr."

70 ne Editor Of The Register:
SrR:-When wrote the article replying
to "Reformer'' in your issue oil the ioth,
did not seek controversy or contention.
wrote merely for the benefit OF those VINO
might read the article OF "Relormer' ana
not have heard the sermon, ana that they
might not form wrong opinion oil our
minister or our church. ] wrote IN MS
defense and in defense of what ] knew
TO be right, and do not oiier TINS Us an
apology for what have written, put win
confidence that am right am ready 10 de-
fend my position against "Reiormer or
anyone else Hoping that all this defines
my position. will attempt 10 answer his
arguments.
First-On behalf Of the minister ] en-
nkaticallv deny that he said anything
whatever in regard to the Democratic
marty. or referred to the city officials as
being Democratic.
Now. myself individually having had
nublished the sermon referred to in one OF
the papers of WHEEL ne, have the verbatim
report of the same at my home, ana know
of the correctness of my statements and can
prove them at any time.
The idea that the sermon in question was
TRADE of abuse of the Democratic party
/ is merely the product Of mis- prejudice and
I
And that strangers are afraid to enter
our city is more imagined than real.
Strangers coming into Wheeling after hear
| ing of its wickedness and lawlessness dc
not find these stories false. but they, like
the Queen of Sheba, eXclaim, 40, the hall
has not been told" After the exposures oil
the evils that are allowed to exist in TINS
CITY, as well as the new enforcement ol
law. to deny them. Can anyone without
self-acknowledged ignorance OF the rea
condition of things, and more too. deny
them after the ministers and the press have
exposed them II does not speak much foi
the knowingness Of our Bro. Reformer.
Again. he tells Us that he was asked il
Pittsburg the other day if Jonah had made
his appearance in our town. ! wonder i
he told them that Jonah or somebody
else was needed TO awaken the people tC
the necessity of purifying Its morals.
He saws further, that when city gov
eminent becomes corrupt there are enough
men to purify it politically. Then why
does he object and threaten to leave the
church when these very measures are pro
posed and he claims to be reformer
Now let me ask Performer what he really
means by attacking the ministers who, as
faithful men of God, have exposed the in
EQUITIES of our city government, while, as
declared DN himself III HIS ldsl dItlClC, III
would hide from the public these outrage
Gus sins.
1t seems that the fear of the overthrow
of the present corrupt city administration
at the next election has caused"Reformers
wonderful imagination TO get the better OF
his good Judgment, for it is said great are
the powers of imagination when under the
influence of fear" and fear or party preiu-
dice only would defend such officials.
Now, having denied most positively that
the reverend gentleman mentioned the pol
tiles of the administration OF the city in
the sermon referred to. and actuated only
BY the spirit of Him who delivered the
Sermon on the Mount, mentioned by Re
former" will close with one or two sug
gestions to 'Reformer'
In the coming city election help US make
this reform practical. Actions speak loud
er than words. Remember the old adage
that ~ man OF words and not of deeds is
ike, etc"
Now if he wishes to answer this let him
sign his real name to his articles. Other
wise we will not further notice them.
As he made the attack aud had he had
full confidence in his bad cause, no doubt
would have done so then.
HARRY \. CUNNTNGHAM
Wheeling, Dec. ., fSoo