Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
"GINGER" IN THE PULPIT.

have been in progress at the Chris
tlan church in this city during the
past three weeks have been and
are continuing to be decidedly on
the strenuous order, and the differ
ent denominations have become
somewhat aroused on account of
some Of tine doctrines advanced by
Evangelist Atwood. This is par
ticularly true Of the Methodist
Episcopal church whose members
feel that they have been treated un-
fairly by the evangelist. On Satur-
day Rev. w. H. Moore, their pastor,
advertised that on the following
Sunday morning he would answer
Elder Atwood, and, of course, there
was a large congregation out to
hear him. From the Methodist
point of view he met and com
pletely answered every charge pre-
ferred by his brother pastor, but
from the Christian point of view
he did not. Two stenographers,
Miss Rhoades and Mrs. Scott, were
engaged to report the sermon and
their notes have been since tran
scribed and are in the hands of the
ministers respective friends. On
Sunday night Evangelist Atwood
made some extemporaneous and
casual replies to theories advanced
by Rev. Moore, but he has since
stated that he will not honor Rev.
Moore's sermon with reply unless
he or his friends will agree to a
public discussion. Mr.. Atwood
says his idea in making this propo-
sition is to get an opportunity to
present his side of the question
to those who are too prejudiced
to come to his meeting. He says
he makes this offer kindly and is
not inspired by selfish motives in
the least. In his discourses, how
ever, he does not spare the "denom-
nations, as he calls them, and
they receive many blows from his
cutting irony and sarcasm.
Evangelist Atwood has made a
standing offer of 500 to any per-
son who will meet him anywhere
and discuss the subject, he to take
the side of the Church of Christ
against any other faith. Rev. Moore
refuses to dignity the challenge, he
says, not because he is afraid, but
because he considers it out of place
| for d minister. Mr.. Atwood says
his challenge is open to everybody,
but an M. E. presiding elder is pre-
ferred.
| 1t is a condition like this that
makes doubling Thomases of so
many people of the world. The
outsider who hears both sides Of
these religious discussions, if he is
honest with himself, must feel mvs-
tilted. Rev. Moore and Elder At
wood are both very brilliant men
and we think they are both honest
and sincere in what they believe
and preach. Neither has an ad-
vantage of the other in point oil
ability and manhood. But like
other people, newspaper men for
instance, when they are engaged
in controversy they will some.
I times use little strong and harsh
language and We imagine they ta-
bic the principle of brotherly love
for the movement.
! Butdifferences in religious creeds,
like differences in political creeds
will endure while time lasts and
: every good citizen will hear then
discussed without becoming anger
ed. Don't become enraged because
your neighbor believes differently
e than you do.
Il After all the community is bet
, ter for the churches.
]. E. Woodward always pays th
D highest market price for butter
j eggs and poultry.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Landreth O