The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-29
Another Mhaok at nauid.

Having enjoyed the discussion be
tween the ministers and others of your
city, ! can refrain no longer from ex
tending my thanks TO the editor foI
his kindness in giving both sides fair
square deal. All editors have not got
the nerve that the Chieftain man has
displayed in giving the public the full
benefit of the doubter's side as well as
the popular side of theology.
The public has been benefited
both sides have been aired to queens
taste.
People of Craig county viii think as
never before. They will look facts in
the face as they have never done in
the past
BY reading closely, have learned a
few things that did not know: Viz:
That the ministers of the gospel claim
that the Bible account of Creation is
in accordance with the teachings of
Science.
Second: l have learned that Matt
hew, Mark. Luke and John, all give
different accounts of the Birth of
Christ.
Matthew says that Herod died while
Christ was an infant in Egypt. Matt
hew II, 19.
Observer tells us that this is not so,
because -erod kills John the Baptist
after Christ was grown. Mark VI, %.
Christ must have been grown because
he was only six months younger than
John the Baptist. See Luke |, &c.
l can't figure out this combination
of Herod's death and Johns death at
Herod's hands while Christ is an in
fant in Egypt, and John baptizing after
Christ was grown.
I admire Rev. Williams, the colored
pastor who seems to be the missing
link between the two extremes. / can
not account for Observers hatred of
poor old King David, unless King David
was OF different political faith and
swiped up some of Observers kin
folks in the campaign.
can not understand why he would
so mercilessly fay the pooD old king
in his deplorable condition as David
was in when the Shunamite Maiden
was called to administer to his sup
posed needs. See l Kings, !, l, 4. 1t
seems TO me that Observer should ex-
tend the forgiving hand to the Kings
Honorable Paul Norton.
alias Ell Nathan. and say let by-gones
go by.
One thing | do admire in King
David's character, he died as he lived;
and never for once did he show the
white feather.
After the severest test known to his
most intimate friends, was used to
bring life back to the shattered body
Of the Shepherd King, and it was found
to be without avail, he realized the
Handwriting on the Wall" and calling
Solomon the new-made King to his
bedside and after admonishing him
to live a Cody life, he charged Solo
mon that he had certain enemies that
be wanted murdered
While giving these instructions for
his feeble mind reverts back
to Shemi, an old servant whom he had
to save. and he said to Solo
mon: Bring HIS hoary head down
% the grave in blood" First Kings.
Il. /, 10.
Thus David died and slept with his
fathers. his last kissing request was a
command to murder; He died as he
4ed; He never recanted; He was
sowardly and vindictive to the last
breath.
His dying moments shows beyond
my question of doubt, that he died as
le lived: no repentance; no Baby
Baptism; no pourner's bench, no
mercy. nothing but dying fathers
request to his living son and successor
% bring down the hoary heads of his
enemies to the grave in blood.
How we'll these instructions were
carried out by his successor, it is only
lecessary to read Solomons acts in
he next few days, which the historian
records in the First Book of
Kings. BENEFITED READER.
8oundlessness of Eeternity.