The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-30
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Join the ranks OF progress anu Sc Ia 80
swim just as quick as possible. We nave
a few friends who have stuck to US on
this OLD fcgy line. and they have trieo
mighty hard to persuade US 10 sdCA
where We have been: but We can't sticA'
for our present need OF preStlge Is too
great; nor can We wait-we are TOO Oao
10 wait. We must get in line "Aln
progress. No two such men as We con-
slider ourselves can afford to be CIaSseo
along with the heathen Chinee. Wo
hope that our friends everywhere Wiil heAV
us get this in circulation Tell IL that W.
have Joined the reformers and are V0t
anxious to plunge right into the s"in.
Brown has gene into training 1or tne oe
velOpment OF lung power. and what ns
can't make heard against the ChlnaInan ~
not worth hearing. But one thing DoLhefs
us at this time. We hear that the chinese
drink no liquor-that not a single distlieTJ
Is run IN their country. This bother5 us .
little at the start. but We will get up
plenty of something else: but BROWN
swears 1t will be mighty hard for US 10
get up any reputation without we can get
them to drinking. Brown is just sucn u
fool as to believe that we reformers Will
have a slow trip TO renOwn without some
whisky can De worked into the thing. Inc
idea OF a feathen not handling nor touch-
ing nor testing whisky is something my
old friend can't understand. But We Will
Join all the movements. and hope never
again to be classed as old fogieS or stano-
ing for old-time ways
What pity is IL that me ana 6roWn
had not joined the ranks OF progress long
years ago. Thirty years ago We Kne"
just where the trend was going 10 iailo
the country, but We would stick TO the oio
ways, and have eked out a miserable eA-
istence along with the small crowd. Wheh
we could have plunged in and have been
nv time We mOUrO6u
over reforms when We should have nt
in and made our jack. As 1t Is, We haVe
made nothing and have now come TO DO
classed right along with the "boxers OF
China, If We don't look out. But we WILL
look out. From now on il any man can
tell more about the evil effects Oh "hisAI
than we can we would like to see MN
If any man can take more interest in tho
societies than US we would like to see MN
If any man can advertise any OF tno
things he may do in the matters or cnali'g
to q louder extent than we ourselves VIC
would be glad to have look at hiIn. "o
are not going into this TO be beat-ii We
must be hypocrites. We VIII strive 10 Dc
good ones. -
We wish that we could carry all our old
friends along with us. especially our
Hardsheu friends: but we can't L thinh
we would have got several from aIouhu
old Hardeman church. but Brown TAXED
too much. He told them so much about
our missionaries that / had to call him
off or he would have made boxers OUT
of every Hardshell on the ground. 1 haVa
not done much missionary work yet, out
from what 1 have seen I am convinced
that such folks as Brown will do moro
harm than good If you don't look out
am satisfied that Brown ought to SUCK
to the reforming needed here at nome; Du'
these folks at home know him too well
h. al nfc Of confidence are lacking III
his hearers. For instance. yesterday L
set him on an old neighbOr or ours anu
pressed the importance of having this olo
neighbor raise his standard OF lie. brown
bungled in some way to Sucn an eA'e
that II would have been better to have
let the old fellow remain where he was
Brown lit right on TO him for eating coon
meat. when it has not been more than q
week since Brown himself was a great
devourer of coon. II the old fellow was
anything but a Hardshell. we hibn-
pacify him and raise HIM ntt.e' Oue
these Hardshells are curious 1hey a
too select in who shall reform them,
think: at least 1 am satisfied that Brown
will never do much among them may.
But. to come down to more sincerity.
and 10 answer some very kind letters rs
ceiVed l am not bitter against preach
ers," nor 1 am not bitter against Goos 3
workers" No. sir; good preachers nave
greatest reverence anu L nav 6-SS@~
respect for those people who conscleh-
tiously work TO help the Christian religion.
The trouble is that good preachers need
protection against a ciaSs VINO are bring
ing the Office into disreDute- As for ths
workers." l think thai great many
who feel that they are performing a gooo
service for the churches are mistaken
some of these workers" are so hypocrit-
ical-not the good ones-that they do moro
harm a thousand times than they do good
There IS no use in striving 10 deceive the
great mass OF people upon this religious
question nor there is no use in the really
good preachers and workers" deceivinS
themselves. You have never departed q
step from the correct way but what Il has
hurt the cause. 1 know that one ladies'
man. of a preacher can shine away ahead
of a sober. conscientious gentleman who
sticks TO the Bible and breaches the word.
but never do you mind. that Shine" Will
pass away or viii lead the unwary into
paths that will open their eyes. or else
others, looking on. sill detect the infamy
in the thing and in Time Will bring things
right The trouble has been that the good
people got ratified. The great fuss and
feathers" of the sensationalist scared the
really good and got them TO have small
oDinion of themselves. One of the flip
pants" would come along and so over
shadow the regular old preacher by the
way he managed the societies and won
the brethren and sisters to his loud pa
rade, that the good old regular would
feel like going off and dying. The crooked
ways of the sensationalist forced an un-
healthy er ergy in church effort. The
sense of a dependence on God passed
away, all the nicer sensibilities suffered.
till at last the preachers have come 10
enter the pulpit more in the spirit of the
belted knight boasting in his own powers
and seeking the plaudits Of the world
II il were proper for me to name a few
things that the Christian church should
do just at this time. 1 should write:
Trust IN God.
Down the "adjuncts."
Suppress the sensationalist.
Here is only three things mentioned. and
perhaps they would find opposition euff-
cient to defeat the suggestion. I could
mention many other things, but 1 deem IT
all sufficient to start with these In
trusting in Cod We could relax some
what in the killing strain To raise funds.
and this would make the disposing o. the
"adjuncts' easy. Without the "adjuncrs"
the lady members of the church could re-
solve themselves into keepers of the
house. With this having transpired
the ladies man preacher would have to
come down TO a life of substance and
there would be no question about where
the good and modest preacher would
stand. nor there would be no question as
to where the good and noble women who