Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-02-02
CORRESPONDENTS.
A Sinslc-Taxer Wants Livcsey to j

A Singlc-TaNer Wants Livcsey to Join.
SYKEsvILLE, Mn, Jan. 2s 1895.
To the MINING JOURNAL.
The anti SingleTax articles from
my pen in the JOURNAL of Dec. aud
Jan II and 10, have drawn forth re-
ply from Mr.. T. Benjamin Douglass,
of l7l7N n. llth ST.. Philadelphia The
following dialogue will give and reply
to his chief points:
Douglass-As | have been taught
christianity rests on the broad founda-
ton of Glove thy neig hbor as thyself,'
and the abuse of those who disagree
with we Single is not consonant
with the teachings of the New Te. ia
ment. Nowhere can | find an example
set by the founder of christianity of
abuse or anger. and even to those who
crucitied Him He made no Gliding, but
said, Father, forgive them, for they
know not what they do"
Licesey-Brother, whoever taught
you christianity gave you Il very one
sided view of it. In the words of Sol
ONION, there is time .for all things
a time to lore and time to hate.
Christ was like a lamb dumb before
his shearers at one time. and bold
AS a lion in His defense of the
truth at another. To call men gen
Grafton of vipers" and to ask them ho,c
they can escape tile d0mnation Of hell, and
to deliberately scourge them with
physical proves out of the temple, in
just Indignation, are only but few of
the samples of Christ's- zeal for the
truth and hatred and exposure of the
shams and hypocrites of His day.
Upon proper occasions show my love
to my enemies-the Single TaXers-
and upon other occasions have to give
them piece of my mind. AS an in
stance of my ''love." you can get
copy of the Sunday Providence Journal,
of Jan. ID. and you will there see
under the heading of "a Single-Tax,
er in Serious Trouble that 1 have
started dollar subscription for his
benefit. The Journal did its part and |
did my part, but | have not met with
any dollar responses from Single
Takers as yet. Are you willing to sub
scribe a dollar for your brother in
trouble
DIS it not reasonable to suppose
the Prince of Darkness Is highly graf
flied with the hypocrisy of some Of the
followers of the Prince of Light.
L.-Very.
d. do not join with Mr. w. T.
Atkinson, Single Tax General Secre-
tary, of LOG Fulton ST, N. Y, in say
ing you are "malcious = but do say
you lack the humility expected to be
found in Il profes>ed christian. peace
on earth, goodwill to all men'-ls a
motto which is not consistent in call
ing some men fakirs. ignoramuses and
oilers. The cloak of christian charity
Qove) should be thrown around what
to us is the weakness of some, as true
christian belief teaches all men are
children of the One Father. "Our
Father who art in heaven" does not
mean that our Father has step chill
dren, but Father of us all.
IL have no cause to be malicious
ly disposed personally toward Mr..
George, As he has nothing whatever
that | want or envy him the possession
Of either in mind. body or estate
but my best judgment compels me to
compare his methods with those of the
'fakir,' and, for brevity, to brand
him "the fakir reformer," my lack of
humility in Single-Taxers' eyes to the
contrary notwithstanding. Whenever
''the weakness of some' Takers is
acknowledged and signs of repentance
shown, | will throw around them "the
cloak of christian charity :" but, in the
meanwhile, | cannot allow them to go
on exposing Ike evils, AS they call
them, of all other people and stand
idly by without returning some ex-
posture of themselves. | have no
donbt they would consider it very nice
and sweet in me to desist bnt will
forego their careSscs and welcome their
maledictlons.
D.-'Thy will be done on earth"
does not mean a mere tumble of words
something to be recited as quickly
as possible with our minds thinking of
something else but it does mean, to a
Single TaXer, true, burning ques-
TINT ,oW come, and COL In His oun time
and acay will bring His kingdom-His
will on earth AS it is in heaven.
IL am not pretending to be any.
thing of a preacher, but merely
writer whose ken takes in the sacred
and profane. and in the former capacity
| have perceived that the New Tesla
ment bases the coming of any heaven
ly kingdom on earth, not upon Single
Tax, as that term is unknown to if,
but upon the regeneration of the hui
man heart, and that to that work
many are called, but few are chosen
for allowing it TO be ACCOMPLISHED