Arkansas State press., 1946-06-21
Editorials


The STATE PRESS a victim of near boycott last
week. concocted by the and perverted minds OF
few Baptist minister's urged and lead by Dr. R. c. Woods,
pastor of Ronoake Baptist Church. Hot Springs and T. o.
McJunkns, pastor of First Baptist Church. Ell Dorado
The decency displayed by Dr. j. F. Clark, president of
the Consolidated Convention and Attorney j. A. Hb
bier prominent barrister of Little Rock, in keeping the
resolution boycong the from coming before the
assembly should forever live in the and perverted
minds Woods and McJunkns, if it is possible for them
to any trait of decency for it served two distinct
purposes kept the public from knowing the channels in
which their minds travel and showed that decency and
progress among the ministry is not entirely extinct despite
the action of some.
DR. Woods the man-if honor him SUCH it will be
with apologies others passed the of maturity
travelled the g" pa shouting praises to the gods
he when the pubner and editor were cited for con-
tempt court He heard to say, the day they
taken by the officers: II looking right at them
when they locked up"
Just how could the good apostle see the publisher and
editor locked when they arrested since they were
not locked up?
Dr. Woods accuses the PRESS of being Methodist
paper because permitted writer to attack the Bapst
ministry and refused the ministry space to defend Itself
What the apostle really meant that the writer ex-
posed the tactics the ministry and the paper refused space
for the ministry to up.
Even at that there would be truth in his assertion
The STATE PRESS is non-sectaran 1t is owned by men
of different denominations both Baptist and Methodist Its
writers free to write subject they choose relating
to the pubcs interest Its columns always open to any
person who has something say The limitation on articles
is right the paper reserves, and is for the writer
benefit for stands better chance for publication when in
the 600 hundred word range and less chance for the waste
basket
Just who do Woods and McJunkns think they are any
way when they take the liberty to tell people IN America
what they must read and what they must not read!
Our Interpretation is ministers servants OF the peo-
pie selected teach gospel of Christ and authorized
to administer If Woods and McJunklns are
agents Christ have abored many years under msap
prehension.
The good disciples render far better service IN
their respective communities it possible to improve
their and perverted minds to the teaching OF CHRIS
tiany rather than attempting to choose literature Tor their
flock read If they would walk the path OF righteousness
and the precedent intended by the Holy Spirit they would
have any fear about the people learning the truth
What the good disciples do not know is this since they
unsuccessful in getting their resolution boycong the
PRESS before the assembly in their recent congress- ana
they forceul enough make such boycott effective
among their flock which very doubtful there would
still be people reading the STATE PRESS weekly
than there would be listening to them rant yearly
Mote: Reports have just arrived from WOODS ana NC
Junkns home towns asking for increases in papers this week.
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