The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-24
Every intelligent reader Of the SITTER
knows that this is preached and right

here among us, The writer ha
heard 1t from the pulpit at least hal
Il dozen times within the last fv,
years, Notwithstanding Senex think,
he has not heard an orthodox sermon
for twenty-five years. This shows
how easily one may be mistaken even
II great. Amen not only listens tC
orthodox sermons but is a subscriber
to and regular reader of two Evan.
gelical publications and is probably
as well posted in regard to modern
orthodoxy as is his supreme highness,
the "self-constituted' assailer OF
liberal" Christianity"
1t is noticeable that Senex knows
when to stop. When he gets through
knocking down his men of straw that
he fixes up by false quotations and
disingenuous differences, he goes no
further. He doesn't tell the reader
whether or no evil is always to exist !;
neither does he give his opinion of
the human father who would shut up
his ten year.old daughter in dark
closet, for some disobedience, and
keep her there, on bread and watar.
for week. Why not Why did
these not deserve an answer Ii
would have been Of deep interest to
every reader had he given his opinion
and told why the heavenly father
could do what would not be justified
in the earthly father. Guess this
must have been "garbage." Senex
knows that the gist of this whole
matter turns upon this point. He
knows that Mills was driving at the
doctrine of endless punishment; he
knows that Amen was trying to
wiring from him an admission or de-
NAL of this doctrine. Why, then did
he not face it like valiant soldier OF
the cross ? Why did he use all the
ingenuity that he was possessed OF
in avoiding a frank, manly declara
ton ? Simply because he was
ashamed to do SO. He and his Evan,
gelical churches, so called, are get.
ting ashamed of the doctrine of eter-
nal punishment and they only preach
It, nowadays, upon revival occasions
When something must be done to
fri9hten the weak minded into line
brother Senex, you and your or
hodoxy are on the run, and you run
u til You get out of breath then you
stop long enough to call names aud
shout back "you can't play in my
yald."
The fact is, good brother, you biz
otf more than you could chew. When
you constituted yourself an assailanl
The assalled WAS in Boston. This
fact made it look to you as compare.
lively safe. You could show YOU
proves" by firing your old fint
ock at long range, from behind YOU
u ty mparts, but when you meet Il.
'foeman worthy OF your steel, al |
most at home you get mad, call names
md say 81 won't play any more
'hame ! Another thing, my brother,
'ou have given your discontinue
much wider publicity than you desire
Amen breaches this week to more
'eople than your minister will, who
'ver he may be, for the next dozen
sundays. Finally brother Senex,
Amen invites you to "play in his
ard and "holler down his rain bar
ell whenever you are mind to. And
lso he will ever pray that the Lord
WI bless you and give you a new
cart with no thumb screws nor fag.
Us in it, and that y, may be led to
acknowledge Him as the universal
'ather and all mankind as bis
hildren for whom He will ever care
I'D treat as a loving father should.
AMEN