The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-11-29
SCARBOROUGH CLOSES.

thought one of my best sermons,
! turned the service over to the
pastor, Bro. Stephens, expecting,
of course, to receive something
in the way of a little compliment,
which he gave me as follows
"Brethrings and Sisterings, pre-
haps you may spect me to say
something in retaliation of what
the white brother have said, utI
| will exist for the time being, for
/ thinks you'v all been worried
long enuff. - So | am quite sure
the readers Of the Gazette, who
have so patiently borne with Bro.
Memo S and my weakness, have
been worried long enough,
and | do here and now take the
following pledge, that |, j. A.
Scarborough, of Bogue Chitto,
Miss, do solemnly promise to
6 ID and all the people who dwell
in that section Of country lying
between Maine and California,
and between those two great
bodies of water known as the
the rolling Atlantic and peaceful
Pacific, that | here and now lay
down my pen, and the discussion
is closed between Bro. Memo and
myself as far as | am concerned.
And want to say to you. Bro.
Memo, that do this in good faith,
without the least shadow of mall
ice or i'll feeling in my heart to-
ward you. III, in an unguarded
moment, ! have written anything
that has wounded the feelings OF
you or your friends, here and
now ask pardon, and beseech
you to bear with the shoftcom
lings Of your weak brother in
Christ. | am quite sure we both
have better natures than have
cropped out in this discussion.
1t mas ever been a part Of my ma :
ture to have a little innocent fun.
| When a small boy, it was my de-
light, on hog killing day, to put
few pebbles in a Bladder. blow
it up and tie it to the tail Of oul
old Thomas cat and see him burr
the winl. And in this and q
thousand other ways, / caused
great anxiety on the part of my
sainled mother, who now makes
, her home with me.
To the Gazette readers / wisl
to say that | thank you for thu
interest you have manifested il
the discussion, and If | have
, during the controversy, said any,
; thing not in good taste, pleas,
throw the mantle Of charity owe
] it, "for charity covereth mnl
) titude Of sins.
To Bro. Huff and his printers
: | owe a debt Of gratitude for tn,
accuracy with which they hav,
: printed my articles. Very few
: of them were written at home
g Most of them were written on tn
: wing, and frequently at place
: where there was not much facili
: ties for writing. Some of ther
e were sent in without time to re
4 read them, much less to re- writ
;. them. My good better half neve
reads my manuscript. She say
q she can read my writing so muc
: better after it is printed.
i And now my good Bro. Memo
. | bid you an affectionate fare
4 well. As to whether you hav
n written anything wrong or not
4 is a matter that rests alone be
4 tween you and your God. T
i your own Master you stand {
!. fall. If your
IF "Hope is built on nothing less,
n Than Jesus blood and righteousness,
If you are almost in hearing of th
d triumphant songs of the redeem
e ed hosts that have crossed I'll
dark river before you. May yoI
sun, which is so soon to set, sti
4 cast its radiant beams back upo
e world wandering in sin an
q wickedness.
le And now Bro. Memo,
70 To my work / must 20,
= For the Master will soon come to s
p Why stopped to discuss,
lie And raise such fuss
Of About the work He's committed to r
nj And now as go,
NV dear brother Memo,
y ! extend to you my Ra5
" May You Of God be blest,
And given a long, sweet rest
In that sweeter, brighter, heaven
land.
j. A. ScARBoRoUol
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