Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-06-16
THAT "IGNORAMUS" con-
FESSES.
THAT

In your issue of May 26th see an
other article from my dear brother,
'Alethou Huperaspistes i will leave
you to pronounce it), and he claims
that challenged him for a debate.
Now, MIR. Editor, make the humble
confession that did not intend it as a
challenge. In your issue of April 2sth
in closing his mastery effort on mo
hellism On Obliteration, he says;
However, am not on the retractlng
list when gentleman in every way
worthy seeks joint debate with me.
If the dear brother had ever been
challenged by anybody for a debate l
am not aware of the fact and l con-
fess that l am such an ''ignoramus
that / really understood it that be
meant to throw down the gauntlet
thinking that nobody would ever dare
to take it up. l am so very Ignorant
that will defend what l conscien-
tiously believe the teachings of the BIZ
BILE. when l see the truth assailed and
my view basely misrepresented. MY
brother says / am an ignoramus "ac-
cording to Webster's definition of the
term" Well now let us see l hap
pen to have Webster's Unabridged in
my library and quote from that as
follows LIST, In law, 'Not a true
bilp', or mot found. End. AN ig-
norant person, land confess, Mr..
Editor, that describes me, but listen
to Webster further on this second den
milton. "a vain pretender to knowl-
edge Now will my dear brother
confess that this last clause describes
him? If so, then according to Web
ster's definition" we are both "lgnor-
amuses'' have read several OF my
brothers. articles in which have care
fully noted the symptoms which have
enabled me to diagnose his disease.
He is terribly afflicted with the worst
case ever knewof chronic egotism and
self esteem. There is only one hopeful
point in it, and that is that it seldom
proves fatal.
want to tell you, Mr.. Editor, and
your readers as we'll, that if the writ
er of those articles is christian, he Is
nv brother, and, thank the Lord ne
cannot help it, He may be ashamed
of his ignorant little brother at Stew
enson, Ala, but thank the Lord that
does not diminish the kinship. l am
inst as much his brother as should be
If he was elated at the thought. And
love him, and, thank the Lord he
cannot prevent my doing so. And as
| ignorant as I may be, hope can
teach him very important lesson,
Notwithstanding his self Importance,
and his exalted reputation for wisdom
which he fears might be injured, If he
should attempt to defend what he be-
lieves, at close range. The lesson that
would impress upon his gigantic
mind is this: It is not honorable
when opposing an error to abuse its ad-
vocates, who may be as honest as his
wonderful self. Abuse is not argu-
ment. If / cannot .down" an error
kindly and lovingly by the use OF the
Bible, assure you will never abuse
those who believe the error. And l
will tell you another thing: If should
ever "fall from grace" and lose the
sweet and loving spirit of Jesus SO far
that should stoop to abuse those who
oppose my views, and then have an
opportunity to defend what have SO
boastfully proclaimed, that will new
or hide behind my exalted(r) reputa-
ton and plead the ignorance of my OPP
ponent to get rid of it.
But he does not surprise me at all.
expected him to do that very thing,
for he has such wonderful ''calibre.
debated with DR.. Anderson in Texas,
and he was a Hebrew and Greek schol-
ar. In Roslyn, Ills, discussed with
Rev. J. B. Turney, who could speak
ten different languages, $50 he claim
ed) both Methodists. But they were
not half so smart as my dear brother,
Huperaspistes, for they did not know
any better than to defend what they
believed. They were not smart enough
to stand off at long range and abuse
and vilIify my views and the advocates
of them. Mr.. Editor, please allow me
to suggest text for my dear brother
to preach from. 1t is Rom. 1910,
"Be kindly affectionate, one to anoth-
er with brotherly love; in honor pre-
ferring one another" And when be
gets filed with it, invite him to come
to Stevenson the first Sunday in next
October and help me in protracted
effort to persuade people to be saved.
It would look much better, and he
would feel better than when he IL
abusing us.
Mr.. Editor, you may ask Bro. Dol.
Hopkins. of Sequatchie, about me.
am keeping copy of our correspond
ence, and think l shall put it into
pamphlet form, and give my deal
brother, "Huperaspistes'' a copy te
leave with his descendants. Please al
low me to subjoin the following Ger
J tificate written by an attorney who is
Methodist