The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-29
Was It Following In His
Steps for the Preachers to
Revlle Tillman?
MR. w. a. JAMES, JR, THINKS
NOT


will have been held when this is
published, but beg that you allow
it to appear in your columns
In these days Of perplexity I am
in doubt as to how much injury a
Christian should stand before the
point of active resentment is reached
I for one leave the Old Testament
out, tho | believe everything chron-
icled therein, and that the morals it
points are high and ennobliug, aud
that the Jewish historians we're
truthful and impartial. and from their
writings we learn the character Of
God and the divinity OF Jesus Christ
Our salvation begins with toe new
dispensatiop. We are reformers Oh
the old school Peter abhorred the
idea of returning 70 the law, sad
from it we are now free
Returning to the question : Jesus
rebuked HIS disciples for asking Hin
to call down vengeance upon tie
dwellers Of certain village And
again. when He entered Jerusalem
riding the colt of an ass lis adher
ents were sufficiently numerous to
clear the city of His enemies Even
while dying He begged forgiveness
for those who brought about His
death
If we consider the fact that he
had the power to overwhe:m His
enemies we may faiotly discern the
stupendous self control exerted and
sacrifice made in order to set Us an
example Aud Stephen following
that example prayed thus, clay not
this sin to their CHARGE - Papi also
Uttered many things and multi,udes
others were destroyed by the
wbelming food of Satan's rage, and
yet not one has been recorded as
having hesped curses upon their
prosecutors. And why !? Because
God so loved the world uot the
church that He gave His only
begotten Son, &c, and they being
His initiated Him.
We're the crusaders right in trying
to redeem the tomb of Jesus from
pollution !? 1 think not, for we all
pity the error and smile at the fanat
icism of their efforts
We say we are more learned now.
and | ask. are we read ten rea-
sons why we should vote so and 80
in the primary, published editorially
in denomiuational paper, and Sena
tor Tillman in one way or another
was mentioned in nine of them.
Have we the authority to avenge
our wrongs ? Vengeance is mine
saith the Lord -
If one induces man to lay aside
evil, evil is crushed and q man is
saved now on the other hand. if it
takes too much time and effort to
accomplish along that liue shall we
appeal to Ceasar and ,troy the man
along WIFI tue 6Vll
1t has been written that the mis-
s!onaries advised the TaziDg of Pekln.
| could not then believe it shall |
now
read Of a bishop denouociog the
uttecances of statesman as lies aud be
s!auderous liar. Is that bishop led
and controlled by the harmless and
helpful spiri. OF God I? If he is there are
two effects produced by the game spirit
He has never affected me that way
Jesus said God woaid send angels
to defend Him if he so requested
His every wish would have been graft
iei whe:ner working good OF evil on
man.
We credit Paul with good miracles,
Why DOT then also with the power FOR
aoy kind Of miracle Shall we cay
that God ouly gave dim power 10 DO
good That would be unreasonable fer
Jesus was able 70 do harm to men as
we'll as good aud Paul most assuredig
had His power, yet be never expressed
the faintest desire to use it for aveug-
log injuries to himself or other Chris
tians
Jesus Christ did cali Herod fox
But the Rev Gardner called Tillmau
thousand foxes.
Wheo Jesus vas cerided and soorned
did H. sarcastically advise his tormen
tors to SET up doctrine of the:r own ?
He did DOT. but Rev Thomas esvises
Tlllman to establish thevlogica semi
nary of his owo thereby holdias up
| that class of schools to contempt we'll
koow the seop:stion to expand when
We have the power, and how We love to
bring to naugbt those who dare. but is
it Christ like? Should the preachers