The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-14
The Peoples Column.
MIR. Jewell Defends DIR. MURRAY.


From the Democrat Feb, eth
PRINCIPLE Feb. 4, 1891.
Mr. Misunderstanding Elder Muir
ray has given us very pretty and in
teresting letter in the CECIL WING of
how we'll he was entertained by his
friends on this circuit, but Brother Muir
ray says nothing about visiting the poor
aud afflicted. There is an old lady living
all alone for nearly two years in house
near the roadside leading from Zion to
Principle, that is unable to walk to
church. consequently has to stay at home
and see her neigheors riding by in their
carriages every Sunday, but not one OF
them Christian enough to take her out.
She is certainly to be pitied. | called
upoa her AMI found her quite CONVEX
SAINT with the Scripture. She has GER
tainly enjoyed religion and sho says she
lives and relies on Coos promises. She
lives very lonely indeed, having no cows
no pig, dog or cat for company, no gar
den and not neighbor to send her a
vegetable all summer, or even little
milk for her coffee and she very often
has no fire | am told to keep her warm
in these cold wet days. But we talk Of
missionaries aud never look at the want,
OF home. ONE Who KNOWS.
Rirely do l take any notice of anony-
nous letters or newspaper articles, but
just want to make the following statement
All who know De-. Murray know the fore
going letter will not effect him, because
they know him 20 be true mau, a
Christian gentleman aud always helper
of humanity. The writer in the Demo-
crat does not know and some of your
Priucipio readers may not know that Dr.
Murray as Presiding Elder of the VIII
mington district has forty charges and
mem bership of nearly 5000 members
under his supervision. He is specially in
serested in all good work everywhere
desire to inform all the people, in. and
around Prircipio, and the regions be-
yond.
The writer in the Democrat of the 7th
inst, intended by an impolite squib to
detract from the greatness OF DR.. Muir
rays work and his manhood by referring
to their good old lady"
Did this good old lady ever say 81
would like to lave DR.. NJ, visit me?" if
so and d.. Vi. knew it, l am sure he would
have gladly gone to see her. DR.. NJ,
would have sung and prayed with her,
aud if his pccketbooK was as large as his
heart be would have gladly bought Ler a
cow, etc.
Dr. Murray has visited the sick, poor,
and dying on my work, (or parisb) ard
has been comfort t. them all ; rot know
ing there was such a womaa in the world
as the one referred to, how could he we'll
visit her?
How fashionable to fiud fault You can
generally tell the age Of critic by his
criticism. Dr. Ms, critic must be very
young-intelectually. The critic must
have been fancer not critic. His Cor
heD Judgment needs classifying, his per-
ception needs polishing, and his heart
lacks charity. | would suggest to the
writer in the Democrat the next time you
GO to see this good old lady who knows
OF the Scriptures, you ask
her to explain the following to you: For
if a man thinketh himself something
when he is nothing, he deceiveth him.
self"
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
ISAAC JEWELL,
Feb. 7, 1891. Rising Sun, Md.