Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-07-08
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
o. s. A. ANSWERS BETSY rRorwooo,
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Editor D,@ocrai:
You will bear me wiines. that call"l
AZ your Office Mar. 9Th to learn when you
corld publish INV response to Betsy
Trotw Gods criticism on my article en-
titled sowing Secs, previously publish
Ell Ia your paper, aud that you informed
me Il would be mor- conyrnlelt sftef
the close of the serial then running In
your columns. Hence the delay. IN
writing the above named article ] had ne
Intention of provoking discussion
through the press, aud unle.. my mind
aud the aspect. of the subject change,
thl. Will be tb. last have to .sy. II u
no ,lI.sappolntmsnt Ia me that my crude
article suffer. la Il. literary aspect when
COMPARED with betsy Trotwooi's col
unm IL fine aud correct dlctlon.
Tie flr.t thing noticcd la comparing
the two article. L., that sbe has .o extend
.,l and broadcncd the .cop. II hers, both
IN territory and time, that " fit. mine q"
better than the parents garment hts the
child. Nv article va. intended Ia cover
only the 4. y. aud q period of lcs. than
two ceniuric. Of tlme, while hers cover.
the broad universe aud many crniurie.
of time. u 1. true that near the close
~ INV article did step out side of ".
line aud .sy Incidentally ihs, there wcrr
two oproslt. opinion. a. to the future
destiny of the world. both drawn from
.criptnrr AMI stpici what they we're, AMI
With = few other remarks ] closed the
.ubI.,t a. follows. "Thc-. experiences
lead a. to believe that Ne are not pro-
gr,.slng In the line ~ the millennium
but thl. question ~ the worlds destiny
Ne will leave to thcologiam.. snd pas
a. our country alone" Under these
clrcum.,ancc. | do not feel callei upon
to argue the question - th. wofld. pro-
gr-.. with that broad scope of ampIl'
tude that Bet.y TrotwOois argument
would seem to require.
viii hr.t reply "a such point. q.
antagonlfe my article, aud then give
reason. for nv opinion that Ne arr not
progressing on the line II the mlllennl-
um.
IN. dr.t attack l. made upon .iati.-
tIc.. utnn general principles. knowing
that unlc.. they are discrr,ilied and Inn
p.achei, my case would stand upon .
solid rock.
She say.:-"for Instance, the failur.
~ prohibition. the decline of public
morals, ia. msladmlnistratlon 81 great
lolltIcal party l. readily proved by sta
tl.tlc. until oN-rthrosn BY the opposite
column, showing conclusl'ely different
state of Affairs" ,
In thi. opinion fully concur' anh
looked carefully for the opposite
column showing different state oi al.
fairs" bat from beginning "a the eni
~ her argument no such column can b"
found.
Instead, We find .cric. ~ reasoning
from several lines. cndcsNoring by IN
durtlon "a form basis from which to
draW conclu.Ion. to prove her case, but
a. IA. fall. to bring forward any array
81 fact. Ia sustain her conclusions, her
b,.I. IA. no foundation, hence they are
Of no value a. far a. impcachlng or w
validating nv statistics ar- concerned.
Neither .cT,sn. raised by unsupPori-
al Induction. nor cncircling barricade.
Of flowing rhetoric can hide the unpleas-
ant truth ~ statistics. Like the setting
.un, they reflect their light upon the
cloud. above.
1 think I am fairly entitled 10 .ay that
NV Foundation !. unmoyed.
stepping outside ~ our pfo.cribci
limit long enough Ia notlc. Betsy Trot-
wooi'. remark. eve should tracc the
human rae. through ia. age. to marx ".
erouth. and there wr shall .ec that ON
tb. face Of the universe has never b--n
~rii,rn failure; but the march \. ever
onward" What a pity that inenorable
hI.toty .hould draw black line. aero..
the iac. of ihl. fair picture u shows
that the most populous continent IN hr
universe. tha, was once the light of The
Wotld. IA. land ~ m. savior aud of the
p,triirrh., prophets, aud apostles,
ahste the .tar In the east iir.t .hone, j.
nov la h.atheu darkness.
Ia thl. line We notice the statement
that ''thc age. most fcfyid With religion
have been most saturated With crime
Will. thi. statement l. technically true,
II /. deceptive "a those Who do not st"p
to consider that Pagan holatry u re-
ligron "a we'll as the sermon on ule
Mount, although one b. 'hfi'thh''y
while the other !. not.
ia. avs, "Ih. on. chafacieri.tic oi
thI. az. |. its intense humanity Ihi.
4. true not ~ humanity alone but 81 all
our deed. whether good or bad. lnten.
.lty 81 action 1. the paramount rule oi
the age In which We live, We are Intense
In humanity and also In lnhnmanlty, and
"a. Ar, Intense In goodness, also Ia Wick.
.,ine... We ar. Intense In charity, aud
al.o In u.ury. fraud, aud deception
tie.s last named element. enter more
and NOR, every year, Into the Intricate
l,hyrinth. of our bu.incs. relations.
Ib.r, I. great Intensity In our mission
ary work, sending hundreds of noble
christian men aud women loaded VIII
bibles, to the dark coyner. of the earth'
Ther, I. .iill greater Intensity In ths
r,nk. of the bible haieing lnhdels, the
law de.pl.Ing socialists and anarchists
aud the .oul destroying rum sellers
The.e all Join hand. and send thelr
agent. io these dark places, With anti
Christian tract. by the ton, where the
p.opl. can Rad, aud rum by the cargo
nb.r, they can aud where they cannot
rad. And now comes the echo- of q
great wall from our mlssionaric. across
,he ocean, 10 the christians of America,
saving In de.pairing tones; I'm ths
name of our Heavenly Master keep away
from us your American rum, u turns
our native. into demons, We can have
mo- influence with them as long as they
have rum" II I. said upon excellent
authority, that nine tenths of that sent
,n kfric. \. manufactured within foui
mIi.. M tb. state house Of Massachusetts
,lmo.t beneath the shadow OF that nonu'
ment which pr.peiuates the memory o'
,h. ar.t martyrs of the revolution
Tbe.. manufacturers are under heavy
contract. to furnish n large amount o'
lIouor daily for export, think IL u tet
thousand gallons per day.
This l. one of the marks by when We
can trace the progress OF the PURITAN
city of Boston for more than t~o oeh'"'
rie., and mark its growth.
betsy Trotwood says, "throughou'
ali our christian land. have sprung az
hospitals, houses of refuge where sob
hing Mag,lalens are taught to 60 and sif
mo- more" 4 rejoice to say that in !
limited sense this L. true. The work o'
ma. notification of the Five Points, ~. y
.oms time ago began with q good inea
.ure Of success. hut here as elscwher'
the odd. are fearfuliy against the good
The wants aud needs Of the occasion arr
40 far 10 excess of their ability, u is ilks
taking a pail Of oil from . burning
sea. THE agents Of darkness Furnished
many recruits for every one plucked
from their hands by the agencies of good
II 4. a lamentable fact that after ~
philanthropy can do for these abode'
81 ain. there are still shed . great volums
-, ,..,. ~ hiood without avail. "liops