Telegram-herald., 1890-11-02
Az OPEN LETTER
Replying 70 Rev. DIR. jackson.
F0untAin-st Baptist Church.
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~ Rev. Or. Jackson, Of the Fountain
street Baptist Church, the day before,
and puTporled subsequent converse
ton With that gentleman ia his study
After the services a Morning Press
reporter called upon Rev. DT. Jackson
and Was graciously received IN the doc
tors study. The reporter felt rather
out OF place IA minister's study, but
managed 10 say, Doctor, 1 reported =
priest sermon today, and / thought /
would call upon yoa for su explans-
ton In regard 10 the statement made
by you IL your sermon. relative 70
priests receiving money for tie Temls-
slon of sins
"'Well, replied the doctor, 'it's 30.
-. Peters Church IN Rome MAS buhGby
the money received for indulgences
sold 20 Catholics, and / wish 10 say
right here continued the doctor, that
that religion is the worst form OF God
worship that ever cursed n country.
You can talk all you want OF priests
celibacy. but you can not make an in-
telhgent man believe that X you shut
up man with hls passions ne will re-
main SO a life time. The Church OF
| Rome has It's nunaerles and monasterles
close together. and have underground
| passages leading from one 10 the other
"'ln this country, doctorr
Yes, IN tins country, aud any time
you wish 10 come here 10 my study /
will show you evidence from the best
| OF sources that Will bear me out
On the morning OF the 2sth, Rev. D..
Jackson published, in the same paper,
his version of the entire occurrences os
the day before, charging the reporter
with error in many instances, aud add
ing:
Let me say in conclusion. had no
| desire to speak IN public about this
! dark SIDE of Romanlsm. What | said
was addressed 10 one who had come
! into the seclusion OF my private study
| and gave me no hint or suggestion that
/ he intended TO drag my utterances IN
the public print. If the statement IN
regard to the underground connections
are not true, II IS very easy 10 prove Il
! TO the American public. Let three un-
| preludiced men visit these institutions
| and thoroughly examine them and
make their report. II they ind every
| thing there honorable and holy, l Will
! be the first 10 confess my error. In the
meantime | must De allowed 10 give
| some weight TO my statements OF those
/ prosecuted men and women who have
come out from Romanism and made
! their confessions TO the public.
! Let me also say that II any paper
wants far and trustworthy report OF
| 4 Protestant service, IN which the status
of Christianity is 10 be discussed, II ls
hardly the part of wisdom TO send a
reporter who IS a partisan OF the Roman
/ Catholic Church. whose SISTER is nun,
whose brother is priest, whose unc.e
is q bishop. Yours respectfully,
john l.. JAcHs0N,
| Pastor Fountain street Baptist Church.
October p, 1890.
Anent the foregoing, the following
communication has been received, and
is herewith published:
To the Editor TELE0RAN- HERALD.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Nov. NEARLY
week mas elapsed since DR.. Jackson
! grossly insulted the Roman Catholics
of the entire world, and especially
those of this city. After cbartably
waiting for him TO blush and apologize,
as man OF honor, q minister OF =
| Christian community and doctor OF
divinity, we find tnat instead, he at
tempts 10 justify himself IN has COM
| muncatlon of the 2Stn, and IS 20 doing
only makes worse, for instead OF at
tempting to prove anything against the
church he simply passes hls original
| charges, adds 10 them, ard then cody
| remarks, III the statement IN regard
| a
| true, il Is very easy 10 prove il 70 the
American public" II u Is 80 easy a
| matter to prove IL to the american
public" a man OF DR.. Jackson's pre-
| tentions, 3ho, If be did not buy hrs
title, must have made some studies for
| Il, should be able 10 decide for himself
and IN that case ne would be able TO de-
fend his own views, but what does be
do? After publicly maligning many Of
NE fellow citizens, whom he never met
and probably never viii, and whose
lives he does not even take the trouble
10 examine into, after hurting against
them most infamous charges, be even
dares 10 suggest that others should
manifest the courage which sadly
failed him. and come 10 his rescue.
What noble act on the part Of gen
tleman9 What an example Of Christian
charity IN one who processes to teacn
others, Glove thy neighbor as thyseif -
Let three unpToJudicad men VISIT
thcse institutions" ne continues, "and
thoroughly examine them, and make
their report"
A man of his pretended standing
should be glad Of A. opportunity 70 sst
himself aright before the public, and Il
his committee md everything there
honorable and holy. should he rot only
l,e the first 10 confess his error. bat tie
fret also - make public acknoSisag-
m 1T OF g.
If Mr. Jackson thought tbnsto Obtain
a dexrsble not0uety in tbs city he =
isboriug under a serious ~ appreoen-
son. As he clearly misjudEes the broad,
iibe "a character 81 our people.
Other pretended reformeFs have pa
sued the same path, and lavsTisai =
xtoppe8 ~ fsiiure.
silent conteTaTt, Which = the invsf-
able custom of the CSthoIic cieEEy
would Be ths prossr way 9 treat s91h
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unfouudrd charges whiCh be can ia
perm to pass ~ withoUt a. eaTnesi
protest.
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