The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-19
Mr.. THOMPSON'S
FAMOUS REMARK
,,,o the Church" Being on the
Side of Human Slavery--And
Not Of Human Freedom.
ug DOES NOT RECEDE.

inner. some Very Interesting Matter
~, Those who Seek to Islander Him.
-. 4. Sot Eager for Controversy--But
.m Present Facts IL Requested.
I'm the 10Th day of August, in brief
.osecb at cary, / made some remarks
lYS;cb though well-received at the time
W.T. without unfavorable or unkind
nmment by those who heard me, have
S, iarp been the subject Of considerable
n,.itici,m. 50 far as have seen in the
anblic prints, my critics constitute, il
NAV use "A term that constantly
isnpIes from the pen Of the reverend
'dit0rof the Wilmington Wessenger--the
NON who felt calico to preach i'm time
A. war and called to quit i'm time of
0sacp-thr same "gang" that expressed
}" great solicitude for the welfare of
rho Alliance when, in the face of their
,,ocodile tears, it "went into politics
and ruined itself'--refused, i'm other
cord, to be the tool of the machine of
democracy in North Carolina.
Prodigal with vile epithets upon me,
,hpy ,n,ria seem s0ijcitOus for the
WELFARE OF THE ORDER
under my presidency. Having toll
Grated without protest, If they have not
mtiyeIy upheld, most outrageous frauds
upon the ballot, they without the least
conjunction ride forth as the
CHAMPIONS OF THE CHURCH.
Lacking honesty of purpose, they
have neither appreciated nor desired to
appreciate the spirit and temper in
which uttered the subject-matter of
their harsh amimadversiOns. 1t was
sufficient for them if | had said some
thing that they might wrest from its
appropriate setting and use against me
70 the injury of the Alliance.
The first Of my aCcusers was the
Nors and Obserrer. The Gibeonites, who
had deceived Joshua that they might
remain in the promised land, were con-
tent afterward to be made hewers Of
wood and drawers of water if only they
we're permitted to live. Certain jour
nalists who have deceived the people of
North Carolina would not be content
to occupy So clean a position as that :
they naturally seek II lower plane, pre-
ferring always to drop below the COM
mon level where they can find mud.
have
No APOLOGY TO OFFER
on account of the speech l made at
Cary. | said nothing unadvisedly.
The same speech | would make again
tomorrow before any audience. My
Judgment of the attitude of the church
Is either correct or incorrect. / believ-
ed then, as l believe now, that my esti-
mate is true. 1t was, therefore, what l
ought to have spoken. Ifitl Is true, in
deed, il is what any man should have
said, and did, in that case, absolutely
right in declaring it. Am to be GEN.
.lred for right-doing? One good pas
tor says "But, my brother, will it not
hurt the church for you to say it?" Ev-
identity he knew the import of the
French saying, "Toute vente nest pas
bonnie dire" 1t can hurt the church
ONLY IF II BE TRUE.
And if the truth hurts the church
the church ought to be hurt. If it is
untrue, on the contrary, nothing would
so much help the church as the demon
dration of its untruthfulness. For this
at least is true, that in the church and
out of the church, among Alliancemen
and on-Alliancemen. POpulists, Pro-
hibitionists, Republicans and Demo-
Gratis, deep in the heart of the tOiling
mass of mankind who struggle con-
sciously or unconsciOusly toward the
divine image and cry with bitter long
ing, "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be
done in earth as it is in Heaven" you
will find that the thought for utterance
(which am censured and abused has
found wide lodgment and grows
SURPRISINGLY INTO CONVICTION.
That the public may know the spirit
and temper Of my utterances wherein
am said to have ATTACKED" ISLANDER.
ed" and "blasphemed" the church OF
Christ, | desire to summarize here what
said on that occasion without special
PREPARATION. | spoke my every day
thoughts. | am an Allianceman be.
cause | desire to be and trust L am 8
Christian. | believe with Milton, that
There are no songs to be compared will
The songs of Zion, no OratiOns equal t(
those of the prophets, and no pOlitics
equal to those the Scriptures can teacf
U.s." | spoke of the work of the ALI
ance as political educator. There
would be no excuse for its existence es
pecially in republic. where the citi.
zen is theoretically sovereign, If it at
tempted to educate and did not extent
It's teaching along political lines. Il
attempts to educate sin a
STRICTLY NON-PARTIsAN SPIRIT
The only spirit i'm which man Cal
ever arrive at the truth. "Ye shal
Know the truth, and the truth shall
make you free"--a truth applicable
alike in politics and in religion. Th'
PARTISAN, whether in politics or in re
hglon, believing that he has found th'
Tuth already, doubts no text, learn
10 more of truth, but proceeds only t
enforce his belief upon others. If W
nave been free people, we recogniz
'he constant
TENDENCY To LOSS OF IHBERTY.
Eternal vigilance is its price. Lib
erty, like the mamma that fell from
heaven, because it is perishable mus
oe contended for every day. Peaceabl,
nmay be regained or preserved Onl,
W The wise use of the ballot. Hence al
patriotic men ought to hold up tn
mahds of the Alliance and encOurag
rtswork.
spoke of the spirit of the order a
oelhg peace on earth, good will tow
Mu men," Not for ourselves alone, bu
"a behalf of every legitimat" calling
contend against the common enc
%les OF liberty and individual develop
ueht. The Alliance seeks to
uSBuRDEN AND LIFT UP HUMANITY,
make the conditions of life NOR
S%erable and Gods goodness more evi
Sent to the humblest man for whOI
Hharlst died. The genius of the Orde
Sonereiore, is Christianity, manifest M
tvniy IN feeling good, but in doing goo
HIS creatures here. Therefore,
ssuought, the Alliance challenged tt
aIuve countenance and support of I'll
vhurch and its membership. In tt
ste pace OF 1t, however, while the membe
CIh,P OF this order consists of sterlin
iristlan men and women, 1t had r.
tnSed teSed little encouragement and pos
"'e opposition
AT THE HANDS OF THE CHURCH
~ the prosecution of it's work. Sure
itS ie cnurch does not yet cOmpreheI
d mission among men. IL stands
oSy y ~here has alpdys stOOd-on the si
"omdn stdrery, and not ON the side
"oHtdH treedOu When its mission