The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-08-14

But it unfortunately occurred thu
this observation, the full details Of whic
will be found in this Album of Song i
= other columns, the parson gently admon
ished the almond eyed Corean to rim
off-and presto, change! the gentlema
from the borders of the Flowery King
dom held his yawp.
1t may nave been that on the part O
the parson this was all meant kindly, bu
it unfortunately transpired that severa
members of the congregation related t.
COLONEL SHEPPE, the editor of SATURDAY.
Night, their views upon the subject, anC
those views, detrimental perhaps to tn,
parsons conduct, found their way to
clamoring and anxious constituency
through the medium of speaking, We,
speeches., cold and clammy type.
And they are also recorded.
SO far no real harm had been done.
MIR. SHEPPE's criticism, in view of the
information which be possessed, was fair
and square. In this community Mr..
SHEPPE needs no defence as to his char
acter. Ills newspaper since its inception
has been singularly free of attempts at
sensationalism, it has been clean, and it
has been frank, and it has been honest.
Ills paper in this community has been re
ceived in the best homes, as Mr. SHEPpE
has been. So far as anything like an in
suit to the church or to it's pastor, the
statement is constructed with words with
their meaning unconsidered. The idea
Of Main Street church, or any other
church, talking about "its own affairs"
is in a spirit that, at the best, will make
it no friends.
The statement which is printed in an
other column, and which is signed by
MIR. DUKE, and which perhaps he never
saw until his signature was solicited, is |
wholly unjust.
If MIR. SHEPPE, as editor of Saturday
Night, made a statement at variance with |
the truth, MIR. SHEPPE's character for
honesty being we'll established, it was
manifestly the duty of the church board
to go to Mr. SHEPPE and explain to him
that he had been mistaken and ask him
if he would correct his false statements.
But instead of that, without officially |
saying a word to him, they wildly rush
into the daily papers of the city, which
bad said nothing about the affair, and
which seemed to care nothing about the
affair, andloudly proclaimed that SHEpPE
had insulted a preacher, and by indirec.
ton intimate that MR.. SHEPPE had lied,
The GLOBE for enc does not believe in
tnlS sort or business.
Upon careful investigation we find that
MIR. SHEPPE was mistaken but when we
remember that in this town, where there
are two churches of the same denomina-
the members of each praying to the
same COP, and the members of each pro-
the same creed and the same re.
llglon, and the members of each holding
themselves distinct and separate from
each other one attempting to outdo the
other in the way of ostentatious display,
aud fligree work and damn the cost-we
not marvel that those who patiently
at Trinity NJ F church to the talk
the pig-tailed heather of the Orient,
clap their hands in glee to know that the
almond eyed cuss was called down
A few blocks up the street, preaching to
4 denomination of the same creed.
1t is peculiarly and passing strange
the churches OF the town, as we are
low officially notified, lend their houses
or exercises (which might do very well
or a public hall on week day
When the RIGHT REVEREND, Holy,
SANITY, COP INSPIRED
md CHRIST GIVEN SAMUEL JONES, LII. :
and E, S. Q~,-boasting that he had 9
.ome from the brothel and the dram :
hop, struck the town and sung psalms
nd slung slang, told smutty and dirty
tories in the pulpit-with open arms
nd eager tongue he was carried around :
his town like a transformed and purified
amt from the Throne on High. His e