Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-01
REV. c. c. CLINE'S ANSWER

Reply to MT. Jasin's open letter and his review of sermon delivered m the Firs. Christian Church on the night of November. IF, by the pastor on .Ac quest on: Shall the Anti Christian Element of our Populace be Permitted to Destroy the Last Trace of Christianity in our Public Schon.s?"
 TO THE FAIR MINDED PEOPLE OF
 PINE BLUFF:
 Through he courtesy of the editor of this paper 1 am perm tied to speak for myself to the jury, "The Fair-minded People of P ne Bluff, before which l stand arraigned by MT. Jasin, the Jewish minister of this city for having del vered sermon in my pulpit on the subject: Shall the Anti-Christlan Element of our Population be Permitted to Destroy Every Trace of Christianity in our Publ c Schcols?' Like Paul before AgripJa, a, q think myself happy, Oh, fa.r-minded people of Pine Bluff, that ' am permitted to make my de- fense touching all the things whereof 1 am accused by Dr. Joseph Jasin.
 Please to note first that my accuseI says, "The people of this city have been treated to most unedify ne spectacle of b gotry and intolerance on tie part of one or two men who stand before the community as SD ritual leaders and teachers of the gospel of brotherly love-" Then he proceeds to report his visit to my church on tEe night of the 17th. By actua. count on that night there were present of the people of the city" 132, and as many more no doubt heard the other preacher referred to Botn of these audiences were T their accustomed meeting places ls,ened to their pastors and as fal as I know hear tly endorsed every portion of each discourse. Now by what shicw O. fairness can he cal these two audiences thus met in thei1 houses of worship, ''the people of tn $ city, It will nos be difficult for Oul "fa r-mindea' jury to see not onl, his ,aagnifying propensity i'll tii' effCrt but also m serable preteX1 for getting inc public print. The fair-minded people of P,ne Bluff ha6 net siven his few months residence in the city suffic ent attention, there. fore a thrill of patriotism, awakened by "?ross m representations of Olt Testament Judaism, New Testament Christianity, American sm and the American Constituti ion,' he rushe! into public print to defend his ract and country.
 He appeals to ia r-minded peo DIG, -6t IlIc ld -ulAlluCo PCOplC w mana from him any justification whatever for denouncing the pulpi uttowances Of any minister of the gospel i'll the public print, and es' pecislly without dar ng to quote : single utterance of the denounced preacher. This is the second time al officious minister has dared to dc the un-American thing of attacking
 Il the secular paper my sermon with out c,ther giving or knowing what I said. There c3n be no adequate expl anation of such unwarranted at tacks outside of the hypothesis thai the man who does i. is hoping tt ride into publ favor on the suppos ed prejudice existing ;n the public mind against the minister attacked on .he people he represents. The fair minded d scriminating public will know where to- lodge full mea sure of contempt for such treat ment.
 This public will know in the next place that MT. Jasin failed uttely to state the subject of my d scourse. sThe opposition to every trace of Christ anity ill the public schools. Was this fairness either to me or to the jury before which he has taken