The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-03
THE PUBLIC FORUM
Editor Vinita Chleftaln:

which he will readily get when lie de
serves it.
II there is any question up for dis
cussion, it is whether the Bible is, OF
IL not, the most read book in civilized
or Christian countries.
II the DIR. will take time to re-read
his first article, and each one of his
articles up to April %, he will not
find much else but viliflcation of every
character mentioned in the Bible from
God to the humbest Christian.
His every argument, If argument
they may be called, has proven the
necessity of divine inspiration and a
plan of salvation from Adam down
to DIR. Observer All the murders,
and crimes from the beginning to the
present has shown man a wicked be-
ing, and no other proposition is more
plainly stated in the Bible. From all
istory sacred and protane man start
ed out on very low intellectual plain,
but with passions and impulses that
lead him to commit all crimes known.
But that is just the reason the Bible,
the old and the new has been given TO
us. But from the first God communi-
Gated with man, and the Bible tells
us all that is necessary to do TO get
right But il is needless to refer to
any of these issues as they are not
in this contention.
Now when man sees an effect he
looks for the cause. And many read
ers of the Chieftain are reading Or.
Observers lines and between the lines
to learn if possible what's the matter
with him. Judging from his writing
he is out of line some way. No lam
guage Is too severe for him to use to
show his Ill will for preachers, lay
members or Christians generally. One
reason of this may be that Christian
people have not discovered the medi-
cal ability that the DR.. seems to think
he has And just here | want to quote
Mr.. Alex Sweet who stated that the
best Greek and Latin scholar he ever
knew could only earn SOC per day pick
ing cotton, while Guinea negro could
earn $3.50. Some one asked why he
didn't try medicine or law to which
Mr.. Sweet replied that this great
Greek and Latin scholar could earn
more in the cotton fields. | simply
drop this in with the Drs wonderful
Ark law yarn, II YOU have had no
better success in the professional
world than you have had in winning
people to infidelity 1t is not strange
YOU have more time than practice;
Now let me assure you DR.. that you
are mistaken when you think | am
mad, have nothing to be mad about
You have stated that am an old man
in my dotage and capable of using only
a few simple monosylabes and yet it
is requiring you the use of some thou
sands of words daily to answer me,
and so far you have not stuck to the
proposition in every one of your Will
fications. If you could diagnose case
of hook worm and treat it as success
fully as you have demonstrated Your
desire to stir UP trouble in vinita You
would not have 20 be travelling round
in your old days hunting practice ia
the medical field
If you will so to the different
churches in Vinita few times you
will learn that the best of feeling ex-
lists among and between them The
Catholics, Methodists Baptists. Pres
byterians and all the denominations in
Vinita are doing their best to advance
the cause of Christ and to make Vinita
better place to live Not one of them
have any apologies to make, nor any
inclination to be turned aside from
their Christian duties. No Christian
is responsible for YOU or any of your
short comings And all hands are re-
ioicing that they are possibly thou.
sand years in advance of where YOU
seem to think them to be
don't doubt that you think you
know what the Christians experience
is, but that is one of the points tha.
YOU can know from your present stated
point when you can hold yourself of
of the ground by your own boo. straps
was just thinking what would be-
come of you if YOU could get some of
these Vinita ministers hooked up in
your line. 1t has taken you two days
to my one and twice as much space
for you to discuss the question with
me, and YOU admit that you thought
from the licks | was handing you that
at least one and possibly two preach.
ers were aiding me, and if an old man
in his dotage, who has only the use Of
a few words of one syllable has been
able to knock the wind out of you /
consider you in luck that you have