Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-06-23
Official Paper Of Union County
REV. HUPP AND HIS OLD SCHOOL AT
TACK ON THE EDITOR.

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We want no controversy with the
Rev. Hump. We found him teaching
substantial error, confusing liberality
and looseness and identifying Christ
and old school theology, and In calm
and dignified way we pointed out the
error 90 scriptural basis. He replies
by reilerating the errors and then
launches out into bitter and personal
attack on the editor. He intimates,
what he dares not put In the form OF a
direct charge, something about "a di-
rect slap or insult" makes invidious
comparisons between the COURIER and
its local contemporary and expresses
his pleasure over the fact that the edi-
tor left the ministry, leaving no room
to doubt that his happiness would be
greatly increased II all 'liberal" min
listers should do the same thing.
One or Two OF these personal filings,
coming from the source they do. we
cannot allow to go unchallenged. Mr..
Hupp makes the direct charge that the
COURIER was not as willing as the Ar
gus Leader TO print his reply to the lat
ter's structures on his paper at Armour
and for The reason that it did not agree
with our theology. He makes 1t appear
that for three weeks our reluctance
and narrowness continued and then as
last resort he took it to this office
and asked as to publish it. Mr.. Hupp
knows that two of these three weeks
the editor was out OF the slate and did
not know OF the existence OF any reply
He also knows, as he was told this by
an employee Of the Office when he re-
quested that his reply be mlblisheds
that the edit r enquired soon after his
return II any such reply had been pub
lished aud stated that the COURIER
must also in all fairness publish the re-
ply. Aud yet Rev. Hupp, knowing all
this, persists in assuming our narrow
ness and rushes into a rival print with
Il personal attack. Such a course In
politics would be called deception; In
old school theology we suppose IL Is
simply giving the devil his due.
When Rev. Hupp attempted To use
our columns TO EN- mphasize his denomi
national speciaities. we plead guilty te
having eliminated them. II Father
Redmond should contribute TO our col
umns an obituary or an article OF pub
lie interest containing the scripiura
injunction, do penance and be baptiz
ed.n q form OF the injunction which
the Donay version authorizes him v
make, we believe, we should prob
ably do the same thing. We hav'
faith enough in Father Redmond, how
ever, to believe that he would mol en-
deayor 10 do such a thing. We plea
guilty 10 The charge Of being the edi
tor Of the UNION COUNTY CoURlEH
And, it grieves Us TO say, y has pee
necessary to edit the copy Rev. Hup
has contributed more than all osne
contributors combined.
IL comes with i'll grace from ise'
Hupp 10 complain Of lhe treatmenh .
corded him By the COURIER. Our sec
umns have contained In the last two !
three years, as all our readers can Y
,ify. more matter regarding him g
the church he represents than all Y
other churches ia the city. we ma
printed puffs and hatterlng calls =
fnnumerabie personal items, exacsiy
they have come from his hana +
never uttered d nurmur. 4 mlgns
come necessary or best TO repupl'sl
few of them 10 refresh our memori
or We might even dig up some q
sld cony IL Rev. Hupp's handwriti'
We expect Rev. Hupp will herea'
hayeess the COURIER completely
sbus letting out these oiiice seer
81 possibly lie public have goste'
lltale inkling of this % hat Y y
so much of 4 secret as the party g
interested may suppose.
The editor il mol ashamed @ ms
ora i preacher, notwithstanding
elurs rev. Hupp may cast upon Z.
mleha be- well for him n iind ooI y
thipr about ii before plnning hln
sua sister church % getting ri'