The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-19
Mercury SANDERS Rebuked.

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to incite opposition to Christianity
when they saw that their idolatry and
heif:crafthood was in danger.
The same kind of cry came up
from the editor of the Mercury last
week because, as he says, he was
taken at disadvantage and COM
PEELED to listen to some wholesome
truths-against his will-in a certain
assault upon his politics. He has not
merely criticised said report, but de-
scended to personal abuse of the trus-
tee who read it. He has given the
public the idea tnat he and trustee are
very bad friends. Trustee harbors
no such thought. He charges that
Trustee is imbued with sense of his
own Importance. Trustee accepts this
as a beftting compliment uncon-
sciously bestowed and in accord with
the old adage of the wise man, who
says: 'Know thyself," and "Stand
up for the right, even in the face OF
maudlin sentiment or popular preju-
dice" Can it be that the Mercury
man alone should possess the con-
seriousness of his own Importance, and
do that which he denies to trustee,
namely, receive the courtesy Of the
church and do all the talking, while
the audience listens and gets tired?
But the report, he says, was out of
time and place. There may be
glimpse of reason in this to those who
We're hungry and interested only in
the festal part Of the program. 1t is
presumed that an annual church meet
ing is the proper time and place 10
transact church business, to make re-
reports and suggestions for church
work, and not under the midnight lam
tern in secret -conclave. His ridicn-
lous comparison with Champ Clark's
silver speech in court loses it's force
and ceases to be funny when remem-
bered that he chose Il fitting subject and
sought to improve the wasting time
while sentence was pending against
the prisoners. The true significance
of politics is that pot.cy which con-
tributes most to the protective inter-
ests of mankind in their governing re-
lations of state and nation. :; Such a
thought, withlit ennobling claim, can
not be separated from true -Christian--
ity. Hence there may be politics in
religion and religion i'm politics, but
the spirit-of pneiud lice lis, ever s,irviv-
ipsthis thought and contributing to
HAT species of politics that feasts and
gluts on human misfortune and human
blood; whose patriotism is dollars,
spOils and conquest and the trampling
under foot of the safeguards of Amer
lean liberty, and which panders to the
lowest dress of human depravity for
its support. The church should be
mOulder of healthful public sentiment,
and it is to counteract this kind of
politics that Trustee thought fit, in
Christian spirit, from a Christian
standpoint, to suggest the need of a
deeper interest in the cultivation of
certain Christian virtues. among which
was temperance, patriotism and 10y
atty, and which the Mercury charac-
terizes as a populist stump speech.
Sileut contempt has been Trustees
answer to the Mercury's past assaults,
but the public has an interest in those
questions to which exception is made,
and that they may know and judge of
the enormity of Trustee 5 crime, and
see that its only political aspect is 20.
show the different analogy between
10y atty and disloy atty. 1t is hereby re-
quested that the Objecti enable part of
the subjoined report be published.
This is written in kindness, with the
wish that Neighbor Smith will be
fair and publish the same, and dis
abuse the minds of his readers. Trus-
tee also wishes it known that he is no
longer an officer in the church, and
hopes for the sake of peace and har-
mOny in the church that no blame will
attach to the church for the utterance,
of its humble co-worker.
E. NJ. S.
The following is the portion of the
report referred to:
s'It should also be the earnest hope
and wish of the church that there
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