The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-03-31

more shocked when the 400 cheered
him. II seems that they were not
surprised, for Cadman had been for
some time delivering himself on this
same line, and had made many cou-
verts among them. "Our belief must
conform to human renson," said he,
and yet the idiot can't tell how his
will raises his hand, nor how he winks
his eye, nor how the leaves of the tree
expand and grow and all conform to
the same shape and size, nor how the
rose takes on its beautiful colors
All nature is O miracle and gives
evidence Of the existence of Supreme
Being, and it is only the fool who
saith in his heart there is no God, or
that there is no truth in the Old Tes-
lament. So far as / am concerned, I
feel as If was nothing, and less than
nothing in the scale of existence, for
do not know whence came nor where
am going, nor by what power think,
nor what makes my heart to beat while
I am sleeping. If did not put my
trust in great and good Creator in
whom I live and move and have my
being would be most miserable. He
made me and He will take care of me.%
The Bible has stood as the bulwark
and foundation of the Christians faith
for nineteen centuries and now the
Rev. Cadman aud these 400 propose to
strike down and annihilate the Old
Testament. Moses and the prophets
and the ten commandments must go,
for they cannot strike out the miracles
and leave the rest to stand. AS yet,
We have seen no reply to or explana-
tion of this astounding departure from
the faith of the fathers. Are the times
out of joint in the closing of this
century? Are wars to continue? Are
mobs to administer the law? Are me-
gro soldiers to tramp through this
goodly land and outrage the people
and make them desperate?
This reminds me of letter that
Bishop Turner wrote to us in kind re-
membrance of our late wedding.
have known this eminent negro
preacher for thirty five years and
never knew anything but good of him.
In 1865 he was Mt Rome and used his
talents and eloquence in pleading for
peace between the races and in giving
his people good counsel. remember
his public address there on one occa-
sion, during reconstruction times.
when lie and Albert Berrien both
threw themselves within the breach,
and how they counseled the insolent
Spanish captain and provost marshal,
De La Mesa, to stop arresting the
white people on every trivial COM
plant of the negroes. Thev had good
influence over that conceited and re-
vengeful officer and alarmed him into
milder treatment of the rebel traitors,
as he called us. There is something
very touching and pathetic in this
long g-continued devotion of Bishop
Turner to his people. He has lived
to see them all free and many of them
to prosper, but his encouragement
has at times almost driven him to de-
spair.
He sees the alienation between the
races Is growing wider and deeper and
that it has aris en- more from political fac
to n lforpolitical purposes than from
race, color or condition. He sees not
less than 1000 of them in the chain
gangs of Georgia and a like proportion
in the other southern states, when
there was not one in slavery days, and
all this i'll the fnce OF degree of edu-
cation that the African never had be-
fore, for it is fact OF record that Is
per cent of these convicts can read and
but few of them are old enough to
have known what slavery was before
the war. He has lived to read of n
thousand outrages and thousand
lynchings when there was not one in
slavery days. No wonder he is beg
ging and pleading with his people to
go to Africa.
Here is part of his letter to u.
BILL ARP, Eso.-DEAR DocToR: Please
permit Il member of the junior race, or as
you are pleased to call 1t, the inferior race,
to tender you and your distinguished con-
sort his sincere and unfeigned congratula-
tions upon reaching your golden wedding
and being able, through the providence OF
God to celebrate your lftieth marriage ami
vcrsary. The privilege Of spending fifty
! years with devoted companion is sn ex-
altcd honor and should call for n reconse-
| Grafton OF time and talents to the service OF
/ God and the betterment Of mankind Once
/ in n while you have hurled some heavy
blows at the degraded portion Of my race.
but you have eyer been charitable and
always conceded the fact that there are
some good honest and Christian negroes.
pray God that the remainder OF your dnvS
/ and the days of your loving companion may
, be pleasant and feIicitOus, and finally ter
inmate amid the smiles and sunshine of our
common Father Your wide rcnding, your
bright intellect, your wit and humor and
wisdom, and your ccascless industry will
rank you among the great and notable men
OF Georgia. Again / tender you my CON
gratulations. Next July / will celebrate the
fftieth anniversary OF my connection with