The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-24
INGERSOLL ON HIS METAL.
He Threatens to Arrest Rev, A.
g. DIXOu for Criminal Libel

G. DIxOu for Criminal Libel.
New YORK, Feb. 19.-The
New York World publishes an
interesting development in the
war on Ingersollism. In a lee
ture on "Ingersollism as 1t Is,"
some days ago Rev. A. G. Dixon
uttered some pointed remarks
which Mr.. Ingersoll resented
and has called upon Mr.. Dixon
to retract. At the close of a
recent meeting of the Hanson
Place Baptist church, Brooklyn,
Pastor Dixon drew from his
pocket a letter which was read
to the congregation and which
proved to be a communication
from Mr.. Ingersoll, quoting the
Objectionable paragraph and
writing as follows: A few
years ago it was found that
pictures and impure publica-
tion were passing through the
mails. Anthony Comstock de-
cided to stop it. On investiga-
tion, whom should he find rep
resenting publishers of impure
literature but Col. Ingersoll,
paid to pollute the minds of the
young of this generation.
Mr.. Ingersoll remarks: 81
write for the purpose of giving
you an opportunity to retract
either by stating that you used
no such language, or that the
statements are absolutely un-
true. If you do not make such
retraction shall commence an
action against you for having
uttered a malicious libel"
Mr.. Dixon said he had replied
to the letter on his own respon-
sibllity and had referred to it
simply that his people might be
armed with the truth in case
any false rumors or statements
should eventually be made pub
lie. He did not, he said, call
upon the church to back him,
as it were, but simply desired
that they might not be misin-
formed. William Richardson,
at the close of Mr.. Dixon's re-
marks emphatically assured the
pastor that, although it was ap-
parently a purely personal af-
fair, he believed every member
of the church would stand by
him. Mr.. Dixon had been their
pastor long enough to prove not
only that he knew how to
preach, but that he was perfect
ly competent TO write a letter.
In Mr.. Dixon's reply he says
that the report was somewhat
inaccurate, but the words
quoted are what he should have
said. He then goes on in his
reply to quote at length from
Traps for the Young" a vol.
ume written by Anthony Com
stock and cites a petition sign.
ed by thousands of names pro-
testing against the law prohibit
ling use of the mails tor obscene
publications, the list headed by
the name of r. G. Ingersoll.
In concluding his strong letter
to Col. Ingersoll, Mr.. Dixon
says:
II believe, sir, that these
charges against you are true,
and II you desire to test them
before a court of justice | will
be happy, indeed, to represent
the purity of this country as
against the defenders and pro-
pagators of obscene literature.
Col. Ingersoll is out Of the
city, but will return March lst.
Further developments will be
watched with interest.
stub Ends Of Thought.
Prosperity kills more men
than adversely.
i Wealth has more wants than
poverty.
Possession doesn't always
bring peace.
Those who give the most ad-
vice take the least.
Gold is the god of unrest
Detroit Free Press.
4 Sure Sign.
First servant Girl-The mis-
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master this morning.
Second Servant Glrl-Hew
. do YOU know:
7. 5. Gle just kicked the
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N. Y. Press.
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