Smyrna times., 1893-07-12
"A MAINLAND JUDAS.

of the best, most peace-lOving and law.
abiding citizens of Millington. Mr..
Price was working in his barn, which
is half a mile from the home of the in
fOrmant, and more than a fourth of a
mile from any house.
1.-THE infOrmer is a member of the
Methodist Episcopal church and had
heretofore been the recipient of many
favors from the man he betrayed.
Judas like he came to the home of Mr..
Price as a friend, sat at his table, par
took of his hospitality, and then ac-
cording to his own statement, had him
arrested to satisfy his church. At the
magistrates office he said he did not
want Mr.. Price arrested, but, said the
infOrmer, the church has done it, 1t
was clear to all present at the trial
that it was case Of religious persecu-
ton, and that the Methodist EpiscO-
pal Church has simply used the in
former to do its dirty work of persecu-
tion. Sunday work is a common thing
in this town, and that by the very
ones who have undertaken to perse-
cute Mr.. Price. Fishing is carried on
all day Sundays, and at the present
time goods can be bought in tho store
of one of the most violent OppOsers of
Mr.. Price and his faith; all this goes
unnOticed. But when a man acknOwl-
edged to be good citizen and a Chris
tian, in the exercise of his GOd-given
right, goes quietly about his work on
Sunday, after observing the day before
according the plain letter of Gods
word, he is arrested, fined and impris-
oned like the worst criminal, and that
by sO-cGHed Christians"
The following from the Centreville
Record is to the point:
News reached here to- day that
Mr.. Edgar Price, of Millington, who
has accepted the Adyentists' faith,
was arrested on Monday for attending
to his duties on Sunday. The infOrmer,
like Judas, ate Mr.. Prices bread and
butter at supper aud went away and
betrayed him. The informer is a mem
ber of the Methodist Church. We
find that some of the professed Chris.
tians are displaying a spirit, but not
the spirit that you find in the Word of
God. His word does not teach that
one Christian should have another per-
secuted because he does not believe
like himself.
Sunday laws of any kind are un-
godly relics of barbarism, and as long
as they remain in force, will be used
by religious bigOts to enforce their
opinions on those who religiously diff.
fer with them. A dark cloud is hang
ing over this fair land, which will
soon burst in all its fury on those
who obey Gods word in the Observ-
ance of the seventh day.
THE church that uses the civil
power to enforce its doctrine or OBJ
servances is destitute of Godliness and
III open rebellion against the govern
ment of God. f. V. FRANKIE"
And l think the general public will
agree with me that if such be Seventh
Day Adventlsm, the less we have of it
the better. Mr.. FRANKIE is their leader
and the spirit he manifests and the
statements he makes, ranks him
among the chief apostles of auarchism.
Mr.. Price was breaking our Sunday
law and doing it Intentionally, as he
said, and yet he is a law-abiding citi-
zen. How can Mr.. FRANKIE make that
out? And further, twas exercising
his GOd-given right" in breaking this
law. Where is that taught in the
word of God
But Mr.. FRANKIE knows that his in.
formant has not "been the recipient of
many favors from the man he be.
trayed." The informant was not the
gentleman who saw Mr.. Price at
work on Sunday; but when the COM
plant was made the gentleman who
witnessed the Sunday desecration was
compelled to meet the case before the
magistrate. Nor did this gentleman
say at the trial that he did not want to
have Mr.. Price arrested" but that the
Church had done it. Nor did the
Methodist Church have anything to dc
with the matter.
And Mr.. FRANKIE writes down o
falsehood when he says, Sunday
work is a common thing in this town, ,
and that "at the present time goods
can be bought in the store of one of the
most violent opposers of Mr.. Price and
his faith"
And when he says the Centrevill,
Record says thus and so, why didn'
he say certain Seventh-day Advent
ist from Winchester said thus and SC
in batch oflOcals, and that he himsel
reported the Price case to said party
His words in reference to our Sun
day laws are the words of an Anarch
ist. There is a general assault on ou
, American Sabbath at this time, ant
these Seventh-day Adventists are tax
ing a hand in the assault. Relies o
, barbarism," to be used by religion
| bigots to enforce their opinions OF
t those who religiously differ with them.
J No one need be surprised that such
/ teaching disrupts the home, tn,
! church and the community. AS on
4 has said, it is question which wOul,
do the greater harm in community
} an open saloon or Seventh-day Ad
! ventism. 1t may be as a Seventh-da,
D Adventist preacher said in our town
}. few days ago: FRANKIE talks to
< much" But is it not true also tina
t Mr.. FRANKIE has the courage of hi
r conviction and says openly just wha
: the others seek to accomplish clan
Q destinelyP 1t is treason against Law
> and should not be tolerated. Not tina
= these self.constituted preachers shaI
: be driven out of community by
y mob, but they should not be permitte
g to enter. The time has come whei
Anarchists must be made to respe,
the laws they are trampling in tn
dust, whether they do so under tn
guise of religion. or in any other wa,
# The only difference some people ca
: see between anarchy of the Herr Mos
= school and anarchy of the E. f. Frank
i school is, that the one is working /
t. override law as bold, bad OUTLAY
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