The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-10-20
FROM THE FIELD,


A friend told me of book he had
been reading which purports to ex-
pose the clergy of a certain church.
There can be but three objects
in such a production, one to pander
to our taste for the sensational, one
to bring the Christian religion into
bad repute and one to reap the pecu-
mary benefits to be derived there
from. have not read this book and
had |, would not know whether IL
was true or false. The most chart
table view to be taken of it would
be that it is only an appeal to the
sectarian prejudice OF those who
are aligned with organization OF
other faiths and orders. 1t may be
all facts or it may be a base libel
and there is one good reason for be-
lieving the latter to be the case AS
am informed the author makes af-
fidavit to portion OF his charges
and usually when a fellow volunteers
to swear to anything where the law
does not require it and consequently
is not liable to prosecution for false
swearing his statement is about as
apt to be false as true. However,
the truthfulness or falsity of the
book does not add to or detract from
its viciousness. The penitentiary has
a good many of the clergy as guests
and probably IL 1t had more of them
society would be benefited and when
a prosecuting attorney, court and
jury act on one OF their cases no
questions are asked concerning his
particular brand or creed. The treas
on OF Benedict Arnold did not shake
the faith of single patriot of the
revolutionary period. neither did the
treason of Judas detract one iota
from the Incompatible, beautiful
moral sentiment. Whatsoever We
would that men should do unto ye do
We even so unto them" o. words 10
that effect
\ fl lend foi me = fnw days
ago of a wiAow who was sick
and suffering for the necessaries of
life. He and another big-hearted fell
low relieved the immediate wants
and finding she was a member of a
church having sick relief commit
tee told one OF them about her case.
His reply was he could do nothing
alone but would have to consult the
other members of the committee.
The fact that this case was reported
on Monday and the committee did
not visit the woman till Thursday,
probably they were busy organizing
an indignation meeting does not az
feet the statement, Pure and unde-
filed religion before God and the
Father is this, to visit the fatherless
n hn nif3 In hni OF lot }<>n a
and to keep himself unspotted from
the word"
All the churches | believe teach
the two texts above referred to. Ell
min ale the sentin.nt Expressed in
them from the bible and you have
.alher a cold. como tirss ,.arrment
He, ce the CO j, ''.a'', the man who
can make no better defense of his
own position nor more successfully
attack the doctrine of some one else
than to expose the personal character
some men have of rival sects would
do much more decent religious act
to take up q collection, dismiss the
and 60 home. This lee
ture is only intended for the church
es. ! suppose all politi-
ctduS are i1dIS duu past fcucup-
ton. But / would like SO much to
get my friends in the church to
study the golden rule and Jas. 1927.
would as readily read the old Kan
sas City Sunday Sun as the book
have mentioned and no self-respect-
ng person ought ever to have read
The Sun or Hearst's speeches.
There is store in Waxahachie
usually two ladies as
Jerks that has furnished two brides
his year. refrain from naming the
store for fear they can get no more
lelp.
Monday l met C. w. Shoffner.
principal OF the Forreston school.
Who had returned from Lincoln
Tenn, where he had spent
no summer with his parents. Geo.
I. johnson. a prominent citizen on
Alma No. /, was attending court |
donday and ordered the Enterprise.
{. r. Faulkner Of Sterrett, finding
lis time out, renewed, Out on Waxa-
lachie No. II. ]. Baker was haul
ne hay but got down and went after
dollar. F. M. Mitchell on Maypearl
was busy picking cotton. J. B. Hig-
Inns OF Maypearl was up town with |
dollar and l went off with It. J.
}. Owens on Maypeal was grab
ing cotton. B. G.. Walker on May |