The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-10-25
Nemo's Reply To DR.. Scarbor-
ough.

Hurrahl ar tne splittcra, who have
lifted earth
From ls Old barbaric place,
Who nave N.naied The lightso 81 Religion
and Faith
Through all nor realms OF space
May their banners on high be wide un-
furled
Till Religion and Freedom shall conquer
the world.
Mr.. Editor: had concluded
not to notice the article by DR..
Scarbor0u ~ in reference to the
splitters. us it was SO far away
from the reai question we were
considering, and was also such Il
tumble OF discordant clements,
and personalities. that | did not
deem an answer necessary. Sew
eral friends we'll acquainted with
all the strange ineongruities that
he has woven into his article
have insietcd upon a reply.
| would here say that no disre-
spect was paid or felt towards Ell
ther OF the three candidatal min
isters. ! ouly referred to them,
TO blanket the assertion made by
Bro. Schilling ) statement, "that
he knew 40 minister Of note who
was not working constantly for
the uplifting OF Zion. - To ward
off this blow in reply Memo re-
ferred to the candidatal ministers,
which was done with no reference
to names. | would here say,
never thought it y as sinful for a
minister to run for, or huld office.
! voted for the one who ran in
Pike county, and would do 50
again. and had | been a voter in
Lincoln would have voted for DR..
5. and would thus have voted
similarly had | been a citizen Of
Amice. In alludtng 70 them in a
body without name ! simply used
tho item as ropelanE 70 the
stono that came from Bro. Schii-
ling 9 sling.
THE sPLITTERS.
by splitters we understand 4
power, or people that divides
something, and by that division
inaugGrates a new theism, doc !.
trine or government. Our God +,
when he split the Red Sea asun
der and left an open passage in
the chasm of ocean waters. thua
saving whole nation pent up
between the mountains and the
sea has TO be acknowledged as a
great splitter. Again. when the
Priests, those sacred bearers OF
the Ark, stepped into the Jordan
from the plains Of Moab, became
again great splitters of the waters
Of that sacred river, and the host
passed through the piled up ele-
ment in safety and thus found a
new home in an unknown land.
Elijah also split the jordan
with q stroke Of his mantle, when
he passed over to meet transla
ton; and his follower Elisha did
the same on his return from that
wonderful scene. At the death
of our blessed SAVIOR all the
rocks were rent, and even the old
vail OF the Temple was split ia
twain on that momentous occa-
sion. Coming on down to the 18th
century when Martin Luther saw
the iniquities of the church of
Rome, he, aided by all the
princes of Germany, cried out
against the evils of the church,
and although Pope Leo and his
nuncios and subaIterns, raised
the hue and cry against the split
in doctrine, yet the great Protes.
tant Split was accomplished, in
spite Of the terrors Of all the
anti -splitters. Later on the great
Wesleyan Split came on in the
church of England, and Metho-
dism was born Of that convulsioE
and it still lives and survives ana
dispenses blessings. Later on,
or 60 years ago the Wesleyan
host in the U. S. split wide open
north and south, over local is-
sues, and that split yet remains.
Then Presbyterian split off into
Cumberland Presbyterians, and
Baptists into Campbellism Six
Principle Baptists, Seventh Day
Baptists, Anti Mission Baptists,
and Free VIII Baptists. Catholics
split into Roman Catholics and
Greek Church Catholics, all Of
whom worship the Savior as they
say in spirit and in truth, though
each hold different articles Of faith
end doctrine, all Of whom may be
regarded as splitters from the old
Mosaic doctrine which itself was
abroQated when Jesus spIit nm