The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-16
THE STATE AND FEATHERSTONE.
EaptiSt association OF -iGbe1ille C0un-
ty Says The State is Unfair and
The State Replies.

adopted by the Abbeville Baptist as
socia1ion, in session in Greenwood,
and sent out by the secretary:
"Disapproves OF the unfair fight OF the
Columbia State on G. c. Feather
stone and its advocacy of drinking.
The following resolutions offered
by H. A. Graham we're unanimously
adopted by the Abbeville Baptist as
sociation in it's session in the First
Baptist church of Greenwood, on last
Wednesday, just after the report on
Temperance had been adopted. This
body is composed of twenty-five
churches in Greenwood and Abbeville
counties.
'Resolved, /. That We as an asso-
citation put ourselves on record as
disapproving of the unfair and unjust
fight made on C. c. Featherstone, pro-
hibition candidate for governor, by the
Columbia State, and especially do we
condemn the editorials in that news
paper. advocating the use of intoXl-
cants. and pretending to prove, from
Coos Word, that the Holy Bible ap-
proves of drinking and that our Bless
ed Savior indorsed it.
"Resolved, 2 That these resolutions
be sent to the following newspapers,
by the clerk of the body, with the re-
quest that they publish them: The
Columbia State, the Charleston News
and Courier, the Baptist Courier, the
Columbia Evening Record, the Green
wood Journal, the Greenwood Index.
and that We request all papers in the
State that stand for fairness, justice,
and temperance to reproduce them"
The Columbia State, in it's issue of
August II, said editorially:
Eve present these proceedings OF
the Abbeville Baptist Association, in
viting especial attention to the head
lines and the charges in the body of
the circular:
"To the Editor of the State: The en-
closed circular explains itself. I am
sending you this as instructed by the
Baptist association of Abbeville coun-
ty.
"B. B. Cheatham, Clerk.
"Donalds, S. c., Augucst II, 1910"
(Here appear in the States editor
ial the resolutions as set out above)
"Attempts have been made upon
various occasions to intimidate the
State-the earliest We recall was by
lynchers in mass meeting assembled;
the latest v: consequence p 'ecedilg
this year, by dispensary grafters.
eve have no objection to this de
nunciation of the State being placed
in the homes of every Christian in
South Carolina if that which is de.
nounced goes along with it. The
State courts the light of truth
<SThis resolution assumes to defend
the Holy Bible and our Blessed Say
iour yet breaks one of the Ten Com
mandments in the heading of the cir
cular. The statement that the Stat,
appears in advocacy OF drinking" is
false.
None OF these men supporting
this resolution has pointed out where
in the State is unjust to Featherstone
or attempted to meet the State on
common ground.
''None of them assuming to stand for
fairness, justice, temperance" truth,
and religion, has appealed to the Bible
to disprove the States quotations from
the Bible
They attempt not only to muzzle
the press, but to muzzle the Word of
God itself. They, decreeing the tenn
:perate use of wine immoral would
pillory the State for supporting its
conviction to the contrary by quoting
,Jesus!e
'"The State was challenged to prove
by the Bible that the temperate use
Of intoXicants was legitimate in the
history of the Bible. There was moth !
ing about "approves" or Endorse" as
those resolutions alleged, but the !
proof of legitimacy stands. 1t can not
be met.
THAT which can not be answered.
they condemn. It is an easy but cow
ardly manner of settling" the ques-
ton.
1T will be d sad time for South
Carolina when honest men may not
express their convictions and when