The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-20
tended for four years with four times

ttnutu ior TOUR years WI" 'O' ~
tL,r number. Wrestling victory from
them ON more than one hundred helus'
yielding only when starvation and dis-
ease had thinned thoir ranks TO such an
extent that less than 500 surrendered 10
120.OOO and these I'm line of battle. ready
TO die at their leaders word. Whose was
the glory?'
Bishop Mallaliou is reported as saying
aftorward that he had consigned the
package TO the fire and hoped the matter
would rest there: he minated that II II
did not. he would have something 10 say
ABOUT the agitators."
The explanation OF this inciden; Is
found in an utterance attributed TO Bi5h-
op Mallalieu In sermon delivered ~
him n Baltimore Il week or ten DAYS as"'
In describing the power OF Christianity
he was quoted ass saying that II was IL
Wendell Phillips nor Garrison nor Ar
ham Lincoln who freed the slaves oul re
tears and appeals Of the black bondsnen
and bondswomen.
lie was reported as adding
"Nor was IL the millions OF heroic inTn'
the bravest who ever fought VINO Cav
up their lives lighting against the us
graceful, abOm.uable and infamous Tax
that floated over the C0nfederacy.
As far as we are informed the Bishop
has not lenicd using this expression
and if the dispatch from Roanoke quoted
above is correct. be intimdtcs that nc
may have something further TO say Oh
the same subject.
It IS most earnestly to be hoped that he
will do nothing Of the sort. This free
country, where people have the risht
and are i'm the habit of criticisins anybody
and everybody who may be in need Oh
criticism.
American "aei.ators" cannot be sup
pressed. even hy a bishop and aa the
latter has had his sly the asi--lora
will have theirs. NO matter who may oD-
jcct
1t is characteristic Of human nature to
"sass" back, and the Bishop having be-
gun the "sassing" Dire must make up ms
mind TO bear as grac. fully as possible the
tongue-lashing hc Is getting In return.
No man has right to provoke a ight
and then grow indignant because the per-
son he has attacked strikes back. 10
threaten those who disagree with MS
with the thunders Of our wrath and 10
denounce them as 'agi'atOrs because
they choose TO oxerc' Sc the right or free
speech IS simply ridiculous in this coun-
Try.
In Russia the Car might do that sort
OF thing and make people tremDle' IN
The United States au, one who talks ih thls
way only makes them lan-n.
The fact is. the Whole affair Is greatly
10 be regretted. and we dare say max
in time the Bishop himself VIII realize
the mistake that he las made. Neither
national harmony nor the cause OF relis-
ion IS strengthened lv violent utterances
from the pulpit Lincoln. who issued
the emancipation proclamation. also Is
sued tho proclamation charity 90 ALL
malice 10 none
Grant echoed a sublime sentiment TT
Christianity when he said. Let US nave
peace" and preached In eloquent eihlo"
on macnanlmity and forgiveness I'D hi'
conduct toward DTS southern adyefsdries
We cannot conceive ~ neither of these
men describing tho confederate nag as
n "dlsgracofui. ab0mifabie. and infamous
rag"
They were too great in intellect ani
heart 10 entertain or 20 express any idea
so offensive and so far from the truth.
We are glad to 500 that the Methodist
Tpiscopal ministers of Baltimore az their
weekly session yesterday took OCCASION 10
show that they were not 900 sympathy win
the Bishops language. IheN owed lhl-
10 their great church. which IS an earnest
Intelligent. progressive and magnificent
religious body. one which embraces aH
sorts and conditions Of men. and whose
motto is onward ami upward 10 DETER
and higher thincs-to harmony. peace and
lo,o-uot backward 20 strife md hate
A better sentiment FOR sermon than
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