The Dickinson press., 1892-02-27
From a Preachers Standpoint.
Dickinson Press:

all their sstock in trade" in the fact
that VIC did so, we are going to venture
an article in your paper, and for fear
we will not he us courageous as IL
"Old Timer" seems to think best, and
has himself been, we propose to sign
our own name to it. We do not pro-
pose to answer that article. 1t
answers itself. There is not u single
statement therein but that has been
given the lie, and that by his W
side of the question. But there seems
to he an idea prevalent in the town
that all that has been done. has been
done contrary to "Christ's gospel"
This seems to be the chief cry now,
taken up Ivy many whose lives would
hardly warrant us in believing that
they knew there ever was such u
person lived and taught. And it is
this phase of the question that l desire
to bring out. What does pouring
oil on the troubled waters mean!"
Is it, in the language of Hamlet to his
mother,
ITO skin and film the ~ulcerous sore.
Whites rank corruption, mining all within, in
fccts unseen"
We cannot understand it. "What
do you keep stirring it up for all the
time! DO you think it does any
good to keep the thing stirred up
writing letters!" ETC., ETC., is all the
cry. Who, pray, is keeping the thing
stirred up. One would think they
had stopped selling liquor here, and
we were harping on an old o%ffense,
by the way they talk, O. in the
language of "Old Timer" were per.
scouting for IA past of not the most
immaculate hue" And l doubt not
that people living away from here,
are led to think. by these articles,
that all these men have stopped SELL
liquor, and that we prohibltionists
are pursuing them with Il vengeance
that would put the Furies, who pur-
sued poor Orestes, to the blush.
They did stop IL little while, but in
the language of the Bible, which l
suppose, being u preacher, l may be
allowed to quote, and still not offend
sold Timers idea of "the Masters
work" "The dog has returned to
his " vomit again; and the SOW
that was washed to her wallowing in
the mire," I'd Peter, 2-22. And
right here l might remark, that this
might apply to some individuals out.
side of the distinguished and society
elevating profession of saloon keepers.
The statements made by these letters
are absolutely true. And, if l have
"Old Timer spotted correctly, he
himself told me as much; said it had
gotten to be a perfect disgrace to the
town. 1t will not do to attempt Il de-
NAL of these things, they are alto.
gether too we'll known. Now l have
hunted Christ's life and sayings in
vain trying to find where he ever
tried to cover up the truth, or failed
to call it by it's right name. Please
take your Bible and turn to the
eleventh chapter of Luke and begin.
ming with the 37th verse, read to the
end of the chapter. This is danger.
ously nea to agitation, is it not!
"Oil," perhaps. Take the Cd verse in
the next chapter, and see if you think
we are in small business for a
> preacher of Christ's gospel in not
keeping these things covered up
Then please turn to John 2 and l3 tc
II, where he ''poured out the OIL
. with a scourge of small cords, and ]
: might give you Bible reading or
this, but 1 know perfectly we'll that
to men of your character and senti
ment, Bible readings are not at al
> popular. But l will just quote ont
more, apropos that person, whoever
he may be, with that communicable
y past" "Let him that is without sir
. cast the first s%tone," John s !. Ant
4 1 hardly need say that if 1T was the
Devil himself that you mean, it would
4 still be a striking illustration of thu
y fable of the spot calling the kettle
black" And lest you think that thi!
: is contrary to our profession, and no
" in the coil business" we would refe,
you, for precedent, to John, 9Th chap
ter, and first clause of the 44th verse
y and then Matthew 7-2O.
am sorry to have to refer you t,
the Bible so much, it must be lik'
sending a teetotaller TO a saloon, bu
. you started it on that line, and I an
% compelled to. One thing more. an
exceedingly glad that someone els
. besides the temperance element il
y the town is getting "wofully tired.
% 1 think it about time. There are "tw
- of a kind" now, and if we keep on W
may get "four of a kind" and ma.
- be then we a sweep the town. w
got "wofully tired'' when the saloo,
. stepped in and laid its villainous han
OH public schools, and tried t
o. throttle free speech, and in the sheep
10 clothing of "taxes'' and "neglect Q
duty" one of the best qualified an
faithful teachers in the west wa
stricken. Taxes, taxes indeed; thi
:. change has been rung on us until W
4 are getting almost as "wofully tired
as o. L. l pay more taxes in proper
tion to what l am worth, than tn
man who headed that petition, and
is harder for me to raise them tina
it is for him. Is a man worth to
county inst what faxes ha nova fo &