Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-02-19

Mr.. Editor of The Metropolis Weekly
Gazette, Dear Sir, not looking for no.
toriety. especially from a journalistic
standpoint, but If shall. or. even
can. become noticeable, promise you
here and now, that it shall come to me,
or to my credit, by my work first. and
second. 1t shall come to me, or, my
credit, by my success, mean the sue
cess that God gives in spite of such OBJ
structors, or would be, obstructors as
Mr.. Brockett of Duquoin Illinois,
through your paper, in the issue of
January 29th 1915.
Mr.. Brockett, do not claim, and
have not attained, to that Sainted posi-
tion that you claim TO occupy, in the
moral-religious, nor the Educational
world. Morally. have tried to keep
the confidence of them whom was al
lowed to associate with, that was bet
ter than was, that | might be made
better, by their association. See? Re-
Iigiously, have tried TO retain a copy
that our Fathers. Christ and His Dis
ciples Life left me, in James the lst
and the 9th verse Educationally, fif-
teen months will cover every minute
that ! ever was In a seLool-house un-
der the instruction Of any teacher, and
yet, when an article is properly puctu-
in any newspaper, | can tell whether
the article is the product of the writer,
or whether the writer Is quoting some
one else, this, Mr.. Brockett cannot do,
or he surely would not have charged
me with the publication of the thefts
which the Christian Advocate publish
ed on him, and farther. told the people
Of Duquoin, and of the State of Illinois
rs we'll where to write for information
concerning the truth Of its Christians
Advocate's) statement. The Editor of
, the Illinois Anchor reproduced the arti-
Gle. as clipped: from the Christian Ad-
vocate. Brother Washington. repro
duced the article. as clipped from the
Illinois Anchor. In Mr.. Brockett's
open letter TO Rev. w. p. Washington,
he tBrockett) charges brother Wash
ington, or rather infers that Wash
ington am the originator of the con-
tents Of the charges brought against
him. in the Christian Advocate, and al
so. the Illinois Anchor, Thus, Mfr.
Brockett's Bul-warks of defence falls
to the ground. Mr. Brockett asks,
that give the story of my public, and
private life. as he has done in his arti-
Gle. In answering you Mr.. Brockett,
will say. cannot publish the story of
my life. both, public and private, with
out publishing some thugs. that have
done. and II publish the story of my
public and private life. as you did
yours. could not say anything about
the bad things have done. for thetlit-
tie angel (Brockett) having passed the
64th mile-post, having published, both,
his public and private life, never done
wrong. nor. made mistake in bis life,
II his statement is worth anything.
which | don't think II Is. In answer to
your request, my public life, is an open
book to the people of KY. and Illinois.
II berr witness of myself. My wit
ness Is not true. st. John 5:3l But :if
the people to whom my public life, and
has been an open book, they are my
my witnesses. I have tried to preach
every since was Is years old, and
was 4s years old the 18th of Jan. 1916
passed. and have been settled pas
tor. for rs years. and only one year of
that time, was | over one hundred
miles from where was born and rear
ed. was born in Ballard Co., Ky. II
no. % miles from Paducah, KY, and
! am now just about just about 80
miles from my birth place, submit
the case Of my public life in the hands
of these my witnesses. Now, my pri-
vate life, If had wanted my private
life to be public / would have ANNEXED
1t on to my public life, that have
called the public for my witnesses
This 10 not a dodge, but strict
ly, spirit of honesty. Mr.. Brockett
claims that he has written a story of
his public and private life. which is
wholly False. this was for the purpose
of asking me to tell the public of my
private life, and II / refuse to do So it
was his purpose to magnify the refusal
by the side of his false statement, of
of giving you his private life, and If /
write. giving him and the public. my
private life. then. he proposes to mag
nifty his statement, that fools rush in,
where angels fear TO tread. See? The
reason. among many others. that make
me believe. that the bible 10 Divinel y