Blue-grass blade., 1894-05-20
Long Questions and Short
Answers.

few questions, not that pride myself
on my intellect or learning. You say
you believe Jesus was good man and
also that you are friend to woman.
1. Why should you believe Jesus was a
good man; did he misrepresent himself
in claiming to be the son of God! In
what respect are you friend to woman.
2. Would you take the faith in God
from them and place them back in heath
enism? You say you would give woman
the ballot 1 would vote if 1 could by
voting stop the saloon drunkenness and
and corruption; that's all. There are
enough men to make the laws and gov
ern the country if drunkenness and cor
ruption were suppressed.
;. What does woman want with the
ballot if the grace of God is taken from
her? You call yourself woman's friend
and would take the greatest comfort
woman has on earth. You say you are
not trying to change any ones belief, then
for Gods sake and for the sake of prohi-
bition and the people, desist in writing
infidelism and such terrible things about
the Bible and edit prohibition paper or
quit.
a. You do not believe there is God
and know there is God and if he had
not been true friend to me would
have filled suicides grave. have had
excruciating bitter terrible sorrows, it
was impossible to bear alone, and there
was no human being to help me.
turned in prayer to the great, good, all
powerful God for help. He lifted great
weight from my heart and soul, then
could smile and even feel happy. You
may say that am just a weak credulous
woman is why believe such things, and
not self sufficient and self sustaining like
big strong clear headed man as you
are. thank the Lord that am weak
and credulous If it makes me believe in
the Lord Jesus Christ. am thankful
there are a great many men as large clear
headed and intilectual and you feel your
self to be (who has studied theology and
believe as do)
| S. What would woman or man be
without the christian religion?
E. What would you be?
7. Would you like to have an infdel
wife and children? You were raised by
christian parents, but they made very
great mistake in having you study
theology to prepare yourself for preach.
ing when you never had been converted
and fell so far short of religion.
s. Were you acting the hypocrite when
preaching and baptfzing? Supposine
there was no God and it was all hallucin
alton of the mind that caused people tc
believe such thing, what good would il
do you or the world to destroy that be
lief which has done more to christianizt
and civilize the world than any other be
lief? And if right or wrong you will mo-
have to answer for what others persis
in believeing. AS you say it is fire,
country and every one has the right t.
their own belief, and so they have, an(
do not suppose any one will try to com
pei you to go to church or believe differ
ent from what you do, but would be de
lighted to know you did.
9. think you have lost good man,
true friends by the course you hav'
taken. A great many right minded peo
pie were delighted when you first com
menced your paper as a prohibition
sheet, and thought it was prohibition
paper, and thought you right in rebukin,
hypOcrites severely, and striving, witt
the help of the people, to put dow
drunkenness and corruption.
10. Are you trying to do it?
IL. Is your paper prohibition paper
What are you editing your paper for!
IL. Do you expect to accomplish an,
good? You say that for high qualities
of head and heart and for personal pop
ularity, among people of all kinds, ther'
is not family of the size of yours in Fay
cite county that equils yours, and ordi
narily it would be unbecoming in you t.
say this, but such vicious and defamator,
articles are almost daily printed abou
you that you are driven to this in sci
defence.
49, Now why is this?
IA. Do you write anything hurtful t.
other peoples feelings?
IS. Are you doing toward other as yo,
would like to be done by?
I6. And are you printing anythin,
wrong? Perhaps you do not think
wrong, and probably those who are writ
ing about you do not think it wrong.
II. This is free country and peopl
have right to think what they please
but when they think very disagreeabl
thoughts which are very hirtful to reli
gious principles and other peoples feel
ings, it is time to keep their thoughts t.
, themselves and do unto other as the
would like to be done by.
A WOMAN.