The Colfax chronicle., 1890-05-10
coLFAx. GRANT PARISH, La, SATURDAY. MAY 10. lS

Three Delightful SimpletOns.
Mou1oouns, Grant Parish. La, I
April Is. 1890.
Mr. d. g. Goodwin, Colfax, La
Dear Sir and Bro-We have read your
comments iu the Colfax CHRoHIcLE, upon
an -rticle in the Baptist Chronicle Of this
ST. y edited by Elder r. M. Boone. and
wefe amazed at your tyrade OF abuse, but
moro 20 at your insinuations as to the
motives that prompted Bro. Boone's ar
ticle. We are sure that you have attack
ed and abused man you know nothing
Of, that is unworthy high toned chris
tian gentleman. As to the articles in the
Baptist Chronicle, they belonged wholly
to religious controversy. and the secular
press has went long ways from its prop
er field Of labor, and, in some instances
at least, has shown its exceeding igno-
rance, or willful perversion Of, Baptist
principles, to get to abuse Baptist edi-
tor, and our State Baptist paper.
In view Of these facts we respectfully
request that you make whatever amends
may be right In the premises. The whole
thing has occurred because Bro. Boone
expressed doubt OF part OF the Catho-
lie people opposing the La. State Lot
terry. We make this request because we
know Bro. Boone personally, and We know
that he deserves no such abuse, and from
the further fact that the Baptist Chr0ni
Gle i oar Stote Baptist paper, and has
not said or done one thing bat sch0t
zoe heartily ind0rse, schen properly con-
stssed. II you make the proper amends
only . few may ever know but what you
made them voluntarily. DIR. Penick and
the Shreveport Baptist church can speak
for themselves, and have no authority on
earth to speak officially for La Baptists.
The secular press has groasly miscon-
strued Bro. Boone's articles. 30 as to kill
his influence against the lottery, especial
" that part Of it that ID under Catholic
cont1Dl and in favor of the lottery.
che italics are made :. p. WOOD,
by TIE sipsrs and not :. ?. rAin
The editorial which has called
forth the above remarkable COM
munication appeared in our issue
of March 18th, under the heading
"An Editorial Numskull, which ed
itorial was based on the following
language used by Editor Boone:
I'VE believe from the teachings of the
Roman Catholic church, its practices, its
open expressions on great moral ques-
tions, the hcentiousness of its priesthood,
and the general immortality Of its men,
bership, that it is the greatest curse in
Louisiana. morally, politically. financially
or any other way"
In cur comments on Mr.. Boone's
article, (of which the above is only
q small fraction, and in which he
said other things even more harsh
and unjust), we said this utterance
stamped him as an intolerant bigot;
that it was an outrage upon COM
mon decency for the great body of
Catholics to be arraigned for the
peccadillos and shortcomings of a
few priests or unworthy members;
that If the faults of individuals are
to be charged to the account of the
entire church, then Methodists, ,Bap-
fists. Presbyterians, Catholics and
all, may as well prepare to go to
hell together in a hand-basket; that
the charge is vile and pusillani-
nous, and in giving it utterance the
editor of the Baptist Chronicle has
done moro toward strengthening
the lottery than he can ever undo;
that every Catholic journal. the
entire priesthood, and nearly all
the decent protesting Catholics in
the State are united in the fight to
overthrow the lottery, but that if a
few more such slurs are brought
ont no surprise need be manifested
if the more ignorant and bigoted
Catholics resent the insult by es-
pousing the lottery cause, as it can
not be expected that the great body
of the Catholic laity will be so IN
telligent as to perceive, and so
liberal as to overlook the fact that
Rev. Mr.. Boone is an intolerant
bigot, and does not voice the senti-
ment of a dozen Baptists in the
State. Our editorial then closed
With the following paragraph,