Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-08-08
Rev. J. T. Millikin, in Tennessee Meth

odist.
DR.. j. d. Smith, in your is
sue of June 20, dclugcs us with
words and wind. In reply will
say
1t is unimportant as to whether
| " stuck to my text. | said
what | intended to say. 1t seems
that something stuck to the doe
tor, from the amount it drew
from him in reply. No, doctor,
| made no objection to your quot
ing conference dcliveranccs from
the lowest to the highest. | did
not question your right to do so,
and | did not write a single SEN
tencc from which you could le-
ultimately draw such an infer
encc.
| am glad he has relieved my
mind on one point, viz: that his
intention is to create an ideal
church above partisan politics. !
am glad this thought was in bis
mind, but sorry he did not make
the point clear in his articles. He
would have saved himself from
misapprchension at this point.
The phrase "Christian voters,
in the proposition under discus
sion links the church with poll
ties. The term s'polities, means
party politics. Christian voters
constitute the controlling element
in the church. DR.. Smith ideal
church must control politics un-
der the new alignment: therefore
the church must enter politics.
Take which horn of the dilemma
YOU will and the same conclusion
results. Christian voters cannot
rise POLITICALLY above the party
with which they are aligned.
He denies the charge | made OF
advocating Il political church, and
yet admits that new "align-
ment'' politically would naturally
result. What can this mean but
political party affiliation on tn,
part of the church ! This means
not "mixing religion with one's
politics, but ''mixing politics
with ones religion. My infer
ence is proved by the doctor's 5 owl
words.
Yes, doctor, there are .'othel
questions than the liquor traffic
which divide the country, anC
they are of equal Importance. TC
treat one evil to the exclusion OF
others is extremely partisan.
would gladly give my vote to ;
party advocating prohibition o1
the liquor traffic in connection
with the other evils that divide us
No political party will ever unite
the advocates of prohibition unit
it embraces tho other necessary
demands of the people.
If the doctor does not choose
to accept the good will | enter
tain for him and also for tho cause
he espouses, l am not disposed t(
beg him to do so. If he can SEE
no difference between myself ant
the ultra Champion, | shall moi
attempt to enlighten him, but
shall simply look upon it as
matter of his taste and Judgment
If he prefers the liquor Champion
to myself, l shall not complain
A man is measured by the com
pany he keeps, therefore he has ;
right to choose his own company,
He says the Champion argues,
but that | deal "exclusively in as
sertion. How strange that {
few bold assertions should draw
from him an article three and ;
half columns long
If his statements were trtN
one-fourth of a column would
have been sufficient notice, and
much printers ink would have
been saved. But the doctor only
asserts that | assert and this is the
sum of his logic "Tweedledum
and tweedledee."
am glad he has learned to
make allowances for those who
possess no individuality. He in
Inmates that my faith is pinned
to the sleeve of bishops and 9th
ers. l worship no man; | admire
great many, and some of these
hnlJ o,>;nianc that I uaither AL.