The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-03
Box 9o3, Adrian, Mich, June l.
"PoMPApouR" ONCE MORE.

H.L.C. FRIENDs-As Cornet has threat
ened to put the Detective" on my track,
/ have concluded to return at once. was
not aware that was absent so long. On
that day | was really wanted or / would
have returned sooner.
There are so many subjects upon which
| would like to express nv views that L
am puzzled to which one | shall first give
my attention. but will begin by answer
ing the question presented by Calico
Bill" The first question. "ls religion |
necessary to moral life 2"
In answer would say religion is not
necessary to moral life. ] claim a per-
son can live q true, moral life without
protesting religion.
NV answer to the second question: us
baptism essential for the salvation OF
mani" is also in the negative. / hold that
baptism is not essential for the salvation
of man. I know a minister of the gospel,
however. who teaches the doctrine of the
church which is almost entirely based on
baptism, who teaches that by baptism
"our sins are washed away" And, he
saws, it makes no difference how long
person has confessed Christ and lived
true Christian life, unless he or she is bap-
tied. they will be lost. In order to per-
suade him to change his views,
in an argument with him, this
case of supposition as an Illus
tration to show him the fallacy OF bis
views was used. "Supposing, for in
stance a man makes q confession, repents
of his sins and pleads at Jesus feet for
mercy at a revival some time during the
winter Tor any other time. so far as that IS
concerned), and from inclination or some
| other cause does not wish to be baptized
until some time afterward, and leads Ia
true Christian life from the time OF the
| confession until he wishes to be baptized.
| Now. suppose he decides to attend church
partakes of the Lords supper, and i'm
mediately afterward proceeds to creek or
| pool of water TO be baptized, and In
going from the church to the
place for baptism the horses he would be
driving should brighten, become unmsn-
seeable, run away and kill him, would he
90 to heaven?" was asked of him and he
most alphabetically answered mo"
He claims persons sins are washed
away by baptism and unless person is
baptized they can not enter the kingdom
of heaven.
"But," he says, should the man be
killed upon returning from the baptism
lie would be saved" Now, who believes
as this minister does2 l do not, for one.
And this lis not all. This very same
minister is said to be hypo-
critic of the most pronounced
type. To his congregation he poses
| as a saint, and when he is away from the
members of his flock he is a very devil.
He occasionally visits a city about twenty
miles from his home, and while there is OF
the impression he 10 seen by no one who
knows him, steps into a drug store, goes
in the back part behind the stained glass,
put there for q screen. and takes "asmile
| as well as anv other man. And, well
there are other more serious charges made
, against him, but will conclude on this sub
iect and notice the next question. Should
ladies' correspond with strange gentle
mon? II depends upon circumstances
II they are members OF the II. l.. c., OF
, some other similar organization, think Il
is proper if they are so inclined, but II
general will say il is not proper for young
. ladies to correspond with gentlemen
= "Aranmore," you are right on the farm
: err" subiecti The farmer is more uncom
i, | promising and exacting in his dealing
I than the majority of employers following
other pursuits OF life. And they do no
|, only "try to get twelve to fourteen hour
out of YOU between SUNS" but, as IN. L
p. saws, in order to be q successful farme
! it is necessary 20 rise at $3.50 in TIT
> morning and work until 9 or 10 o clock q
4 night, and instead of working from tWely
= to fourteen hours between suns they &c
!, from fifteen to eighteen hours work on
a of their men each day.
q The idea OF getting up at 3:3O IN IN
= | morninol Please excuse me. i, too, wa
> born and raised on farm and know some
= thing of its cares, privations, trials, etc
= | etc. but never except In extreme neces
= | sity. saw any sense in getting up shortl
after midnight to do q days work.
: could ALWAYS do enough in q day If
would arise at S, but did not have TO cho
:, wood before breakfast. / always kept
3 good supply on hand, as all well regulate
~ farmers should have, so that If you woul
"a forget to chop it your wife would not /
~ compelled to chop it before she could coo
Ia | your dinner.
So that ''the robber tariff compells Il
"a farmer to sell in the "handy home ma
y ket" and pay two prices for every artlc
j. he purchases. You are not compelled
a sell in the 'handy home market" unlei
you choose, and much less pay two prize
for every article you purchase; you al
not compelled to purchase anything III
less You choose. You can raise nearly a
the necessities of life" on your farm,
= YOU choose, but suppose in the end wou
"a find it much cheaper to pay two prices
ha for some provisions than 70 raise tneh'
nt M. Z. p" instead OF. being queen
the universe, thought you to be one
Nv the "lords of creation" and would st
=; think so had you not given your name
~ q recent issue of THE SENTINEL.
na "Niazie Mascot" those Howard Pc
~. sonals" are simply grand. Come again.
T advance" is surprised since ''Gsu'
70 and do not tell how many faults
~ Young women we can excuse. In rep
ia will say that L am no fault-finder OF Z
20, dear lassies." but you will undoubted
80, n' hear from me on the subject in the tor
r., of an answer to "Mazy Mascots lett
"Mazy" was evidently Fishing Tor col
n pliments" or would not have made su
slf assertions as were made in that letter:
as "Heliotrope" and Janet Maynard,
N, send you my most heartfelt sympathy
,nr your bereavement.
Jessie Clyde" / agree with you tt
~. woman should rule the home. Come 50
of again with another of your nice letters.
he "Lone Star" rs an old-time member
|, ~ extend the hand of fellowship. Oh, Y
nm I've returned safely from my "trip srou
sx the world" Hal hal More anon.
nm,