Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-10-20
"AsOsv SPEAKS TO 'rlAOrHEUS.'
A Severe NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dane
ing and Games

A Severe ArraigRment-A&alnst Dane
ing and Games
Ia the Oct. 9th Issue OF this invalu-
able journal, Is an article over the
signature "Timotheus, IN which not /
wfthstanding the Specification Of
Timotheus Is, .'honorsng, fearing |
God. be violates the Ninth Com |
mandment of GOO by charging
Amos" with that which he Is not
guilty. Timotheus says: please al |
l0w me to correct an error Ia the
statement made ia your paper in an
article which appeared in ths issue OF
September 10, 1894, over the name
OF Amos He ststee that an arti
Gle appearing In the Virginia Bap-
tist'' in it's Issue Of Sbh and 18th
were read before the Yirgicia Bap
fist State Sabbath School Conven
ton and endorsed ~ the said Con-
vention did not state any such
thing.
I seated that, "Many young men,
gnaaQ Eouler and others do not at
I g ~ s-Sahocls or csuroh, be-.
teachers or preachers pisIy-
uennis. jarkstraws, chess,
Cheebers,- OF which were by
Sunday Convention com
posed Of teachers, preachers and des-
cons Endorsed, and published In .
Baptist paper" Sometimes the
types misrepresent me, but this time
they printed me right, as everv one
who unbiaeedly read my article OF
said date can see. 'sTimotheus' says
his ssarticle Is not written as mat
ter of controversy Truth does
not shun controversy, for without
controversy great is the mystery oil
godlEness.
If you do not wish to provoke con-
troversy, do not run fOul OF the
Ninth Commandment, but speak and
write the words Of truth and sober
ness / did not give the name oil
the Baptist paper. Does Timotheus
tmagine that the Virginia Baptist
Is the only Baptist paper Us exis
tence T? With due respect to thu
s'VIrgInia BaptieS. 4" there are IN the
81. 8, over one hundred Baptist pa
pers, little and lar~e. With due re
spect to Virginia Baptist State Sab
bath School Convention, 1t Is not th,
OILY - - &QANGuAtOU III CAtooSJCr
There are many district, county anC
State Sunday School Conventions.
IL Ttmotheus will put on his eye
classes, and prayeTfuliy read my ar
ticle again, he will find did not Civ
the name of the Baptist paper. no
the geographical locality of the con
vention, but simply qualified them.
gave the denomination OF the paper
bat not such of the Convention.
do not take back an iota OF wha
said. A matter, q subject, cues
ti0n, q paper, an address, can b
endorsed without q pro or con vot,
II S. an Old Virginia adage, t'S
lence gives consent" il an address
pepper, ETC.. is not rejected, disag
proved of. or dissented from, bu
passes unchallenged. unquestiones
this currency is given to 1t, 1t ce
tainly is endorsed, sanctioned. d
that Is not against me, Is for me.
In regards TO the address, a papC
that ssI'imotheus" refers to, ne say
"No vote was taken pro or con @
4he paper, so / cannot see no
Amos" claims that 1t was endorse
by the Convention" Daniel
the issue of this paper Oct. Is, refe
ring to seid address, In reply
HTtmotheus" says 81 want VIC
and the public to underetaI
that whether you call IL endorsemel
or not the Convention IN meeting a
eembled voted without dissentGI
voice to have that address publishi
In the Virginia Baptist"
Some ones veracity for the tru
In the matter is at stake There is
vast amount OF Inconsistency In {
arena of intelligence, IS we'll as In {
arena of ignorance. Chri. tians mi
just as well gamble and dance. as
take part In theatrical entertai
ments. A theatre actor, In the pc
lor, or on the stage. has always be
considered to be true figure o.
hypoerite. A hypocrite Is a stem
In the nostYils OF Jehovah. Dan
charges Timotheus with blund
Timotbeus charges Amos With an
ror. Well that Is the nature of 10
to go laundering and eTring throu
this world, vet Timotheus has I
shown wherein "Amos" erred.
Over 1900 years ago there wa
young man named Timotheus
Timothy, who from child knew
Holy Scriptures. II TimotheHs
ssaasa*O~day SO knows the scriptures,
forgotten the Ninth Comma
The ancient Fimotheus y
ted to use, not drink, q III
~ his stomach Z. SAKE AMI
sIke1 iDtlrmities. 1 Cp.ne that
PxAEET's sIimotheus" win have
use something stronger than u
for his stomach's sake and hts
inas=mities. Use repentance not
be repented of.
Sunday-eehooI teachers have
more right to dance than preach
Who Is willing TO support a dane
preacher A Sunday -sehool teaC
teaches from the Bible, 1t ls bis &
book; the preacher breaches fl
the Bible, 1t is his textbook.
preacher to be influential Ia &C
ness, to be an example TO the pc,
IN righteousness, must be grave
her. tamDereta DOss5sS good bel