Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-05

preach the gospel. God used me to his
glory while was there, and to the sal
vation of two precious souls that were
saved by my earnest work and labor of
love while in prison, more than Mr..
Brockett has done in his thirty years
ministry, il his word is worth anything
in the publication of his public and pri-
vate life. These two saved souls sent
communications to the East Mt. Olive
Baptist Association August 1908 or H)4
while in session at Murphysboro Hi
nois. ] spoke to over two thousand
people in the new cell house at the
prison 1903 on Thanksgiving day of
that year, prisoners, officers, visitors
as well, fell at the stroke of The gos-
pei scythe, as it were being welded by
the Holy Spirit, using prisoner Wash
ington as its agent. On that day,
when ended my gospel message, there
were ten months' time hanging over
my head, but the Deputy Warden, Mr..
7. Morris, who lives in Mt. Vernon,
ILL.,, rose up, and said to that multitude
Washington is man to say the least
no man that has the influence as has, "
over such men as is confined in this
prison, and over the officers as WELL
can be guilty of felony, and the peni-
tentiary was not built for him, and said
he Washington, | will see it that you
go home. One week from that date |
came home. My success has been very
great since that time, but to the Lord
my Saviour, be all the glory. Yes |
served one year under parole, and was
called to the three churches while un-
der parole, viz. New Hope Baptist
church, and st. Paul Baptist church,
Brookport, I'll. and the Hopewell Bap-
tist church, Carbondale, III. Since
that time | have served five consecu-
years as president of the Ministers and
Deacons' and Members Institute of the
East Mt. Olive Baptist Association. |
am now serving my third annual term
as moderator of the East Mt Olive
Baptist Association. | alao have the
honor of being the corresponding (quill
pusher) secretary of our General Mis-
sionary State Association of Illinois.
Mr.. Brockett, these kinds cf honors
come to the dog that keeps himself
and tail together, you know the dogs
tail will follow him, don't you? Nov
Mr.. Brockett, if You can stay with St.
Paul and play lawn tennis and make
and make good, and explain away your
past conduct, by pointing out the de-
fects in the ministers of Southern Ill
nois, and keep the people of Duquoin
in the dark, we will be content to keep
you cornered in Duquoin, you shall not
come out until you come right, unless
you go back to Atlanta, Ca, Helena,
Ark, or some other Seaport. The
fight is on, load up and shoot is your
powder is not wet,
There are few questions you put to
me that | have not answered, | shall
answer them here, and now. My cell
I
number, ! have forgotten, my register
number was 1893 Now as to the num-
ber of living wives have. have on
ly one living wife. My first wife and
/, lived together 20 years and some
months, raised family Of eight chill
dren, after which time she left me and
for over a year, begged and persuad-
ed her to return, and she failed to do
SO. remained single for FIVE years
and four months, afterwhch time,
got my divorce by due process Of law,
and married another woman, after my
former wife han married. Now, your
lantern at noon tide, | fail to UNDER
stand you, unless you mean that your
deeds are sc black that they becloud
your way, so that you need lantern
to light your footsteps, if your lantern
is for the purpose of letting the public
know that you are blind with sin. such
vice, immortality, deception and theft,
just come right on, will pray for you
that the thoughts of thine heart may
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be forgiven thee, and if you mean the
reverse, then you remind me of lamb
feeding on a rich green meadow, and
skunk was skulking along on the
fence and said to the lamb, IL would
come over and play with you, but your
breath is too offensive. Mr.. Broockett
please read the first four verses of the
thirteenth chapter of Romans, and
give your closet comment on the fourth
verse. | am minister of God to thee
for good, but if thou Brockett, do that
which is evil, be afraid, for beareth
not the sword in vain. Now the sword
that you have is dangerous to yourself
and like Saul of old, you shall fall to
your death on your own sword. Since
l have learned your stamping ground
since you were ordained in 1885 down to
the present time. from your language
and through the Christian Advocate
without date; as corresponding secre.