Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-13
InCIPAL MEANESS.
Mr.. Baten AssalIs the
Hosts Of Sin.
|IOMITS ARE PRODUCED
|s.,t,in His Allegations in a
Former Sermon.
h Restraints MANY MEN,
Asserts, from Telling What
They Know.
i, loueaIsd 10 10 Rise and Put a
!, Raoioipal Meannass A Ser
mon That Was Listened to
bya 0enseY Packed
House.

bya OenseD TaSAOu
House.
evenine the much advertised
n Rev. A. f.. Batcn on The Re
# the Preacher to Municipal
~ was preached at the broadway
!, church to as large an audience
church would hold. Promptly at
Al services Of the evening began
AN that hour the church was
M people occupying every seat,
H. Of the pulpit, and with standing
most Of the aisles we're sror dcd.
r,re standing in the preachers
sd the Hobbies and The windows
aled By those unable TO get in,
sores were turned away
!, came expecting something very
sosal and there was the rnmnr OF
po as the preacher, after the
nary exercise of singing, praying,
nae for the real business of Che
Il The murmur died into n hush
distinct voice, with n de
even slow uttcrance. Mr.. Baten
"A the following sermon. his re-
often exciting what might be
Ina as appreciation, and some
hits laughter
4 sermon was delivered as follows:
I n beginning the sermon proper
II 10 tell you of a little racket a
llyidnais tried to work on me.
M remember that. ON last Sunday
n / stated that ! could prove some
M affidavit and announced that
hect would be continued the fol
Sunday night, that Us, tonight
me- weck / was asked by an
Filter in our daily papers to bring
~. publicly. my proofs. ! had al,
n agreed 10 do this very thing and
was glad to see this public de-
4 On Thursday the police commit
socms. learned that / had collect
Ne proofs. | suppose they were
b that wonld read them publicly.
n hea dawned upon them that it
never do for me TO grant the may
rQnest. They wanted to get m
son of the facts to be brought out
~ afhdayits / had collected, aud
made one of the checklist PROPOSE
70 me you over heard of, They
Y ne By hand the following letter
read you their letter and my re-
n follows:
N Worth, Tex. March o, 1893.
a. h. Baten, City:
+ ~ Sir--Thprc will be n meeting OF
0Ice committees nc city marshal $
iom0rrOw, 10th inst, at II O'Clock,
iQr the purpose of hearing amy eyl-
you may have, touching the
made by you regarding the po'
ommItiee, police force, aldermen
g officials generally IL your wit
are not convenient, give the
Of the same TO bearer, and he VIII
% them for you. If this hour
suitable, please indicate WhaI
pll be convenient and your conye-
shah be ours. Very respectfully
-JN0 4. MONTGOMERY,
Chairman
1is letter he received this reply:
| g1 Worth, Tex, March ,, 1875.
E Jpo. II, Montgomery, CITY;
af Sir Thanks for your favor ol
Replying would say / mad'
N statements in my sermon last sun
qght TO which i suppose you re
Alch | said could be proven by aul
4" ! have been asked 10 make TIM
tat good. This request will b'
% Proof win be produced mex
n night upon the same platform
H which the statements We're made
lg less than this would be just
10Y will be present. Respectfully
"a. u. BArEN.'
would il not have been rXty~m
y me TO have obeyed this allrGcI
Nlsf The idea, | made thcs
-Fnls publicly Would It not bay
) Singular course of procedure d
g before a private committee an
b W thesc things after sucn Il miIl
9Anlttee's proposition reminds ~
Two lawyers are on opp0ilt
. ease, One of them goes {
sla gets up his evidence IN
W learning this, writes hin
Y fellows. Dear sir, | save s,
w OF tomorrow TO nave you com
Mae anu give away your cas-
" your witnesses along aud
70, accessible TO YOU 4 will san
Vpponent respectfully decline
syIs angry and pitches like
lhis supposed case ig eXactl
syn 70 the scheme of which
M intended victim. Ge1Jlrmcl
~ you take me forf Uuc o. ~
s. nave been true, either 50
was Q lunRtic or Won wei
run the risk Of being cai!e
III sv1ftelyes IN either nsc 80
Il !, rev your cause a despera
o,,sIiu uont be careful h'e publ
'iule That you felt y0uTselvl
'oInered. If ! Were sou, So
would feel ashamed II ID
rhs- know you must have ID
n "A ~ scheme exploded. ] dcI
10y you pitched. 70
l.f,ea.Ai read q lesson for yo,ir 50
rom Nehemiah, vi, j. 4
Btisb Aule 20 pass, When Sandal
ana Goshen thc Arabia
u br1l OF our enemies. heard Ga
IA l ,,aeu he wall. and chat the
anss '9agh left thcreia: nhongh
"a had not set up the doc
s9nballat and Geshem Sc
ing come, let us meet
y az ne ono Of the villages IL I
bH they thought 70 DO !
IN sent messengers unto tlc
MI NV'hs @ great work. 81 ih
Ita.a ~ Gown. why should I
"a, Ails' / leave it. aui 90.
As - @nl unto me four tim
atror.n ''-'''i
dear audience for ii
~ saa win proceed at OF
q" N INC sermon Text, EzI
si5 lie Waterman See he sws
sogt 49, not the trumpet, q
ae' warned; If the swl