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Che Newark Journal
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OSCAR F. CRAKi. Editor.
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FRIDAY, MARCH ‘24. 1905.
REV. BROWN’S APOLOGY.
With the exception of one or
two thing's Rev. Brown’s ‘’reply,
published in this issue of The Jour
nal, is about the completed buck
down und apology we ever read.
We desire, however, to notice a
few of his glaring inconsistences,
and to make the matter plain, we
reproduce below the verses of his
first “reply" which called forth
our denial that we were a profli
gate and immoral creature:
This editor you know is good i
He always does t lie things he should! ?)
In evil he takes no delight (?)
His conscience is so pure and bright i ?
A man like this, without convictions.
Who deals \* it h facts like they vv, re
tict ions.
Xuch a vacillating creature
May curse or praise most any preacher
Now, how can our friend Brown
make anything out of this but an
insinuation that the editor of this
paper is bail, and never does what
he should: that he takes a delight
in doing evil, is possessed of a
black and impure conscience and
is a liar'
How can he, a teacher of the
gospel of truth, make such state
nietits as these, and then deny
them* The next thing wo know
ho will deny that he is the same
Brown who took part in the do
bate, or will probably claim that
it was not dim Brown at all, but
.John Smith, or somebody else.
It seems to us that Brother
Brown lias gotten entirely otl the
track. If we remember correctly
he told us, in talking of the matter
personally, that he would prove
that our criticism of the “religious
debate'" was unscriptural. Has
he proven it? He says we must
“turn loose our habit of abuse,
but he has totally ignored the mat
ter under discussion and has de
voted his entire “reply” to person
alities. Not even once does he
put forth an argument in his “re
ply” this week in favor of the de
bate. A careful re-reading of all
the arguments on both sides of the
question will show that Brother
Brown has used as much or more
abusive language than we have,
and we are willing to leave this to
any three disinterested men and
let Rev. Brown select the men.
Will he do it, or will he “craw
fish” like he did before?
Notwithstanding the fact that
Brother Brown has completely ig
nored the debate, The Journal de
sires to refer to two passages of
Scripture which we consider very
good arguments in support of our
I contention that there is no religion
in these so-called religious debates.
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The first is found in the 29th to
|;52nd verses of the first chapter of
Romans, and is as follows: Be
ing filled with all unrighteousness,
i fornication, wickedness, covetous
ness, maliciousness; full of envy,
: murder, dkhatk, deceit, malignity;
i whisperers, backbiters, haters of
j ( iod, despiteful, proud. 1 masters,
inventors of evil things, disobe
j dient to parents, without under
! standing, covenant breakers, with
out natural affection, implacable,
■unmerciful; who, knowing the
'judgement of (iod, that they which
commit such things are worthy of
death, not only do the same, but
have pleasure in them that do
them."
1 The next will be found in the
•>Utli verse of the 12th chapter of
Paul's second epistle to the Corin
thians, and is as follows: lor I
fear, lest, whee 1 come, 1 shall
not find you such as 1 would, and
that I be found unto you such as
ye would not: lest there be i*k
eatks, envyings, wraths, strifes,
backbitings, whisperings, swell
ings, tumults.'1
The Journal does not want, to be
understood as lighting either
Brother Brown, the Baptist Church
or Christianity. <)n the contrary,
we believe in religion — practical,
every-day-in-the-week relgion
but we don't believe there is any
religion in one of these so-called
religious debates, and we don t be
lieve; any preacher of the Gospel
who has the genuine love of Cod
firmly implanted deep down in his
heart, and who is earnestly, and
prayerfully engaged in trying to
! carry out the Divine command to
! teach the Gospel of salvation, and
J set an example of Godliness be
I fore the multitudes, will quit his
work iind go off anti take part in
one of those so-called "religious
debates.
Rev. Brown says it is only the
hit dog that howls. If that is true
Brother Brown must have been
hit pretty hard, for we notice that
he began howling just as soon as
he read The Journal's comment on
the debate, and he has been howl
ing ever since. Now if we have
hit him again, and he wants to
howl some moie, there will be j
plenty of room in The Journal,
next week, or the week after, or
any old time he gets ready to
howl. __________
REBEKAh LODGE INSTITUTED.
(hand Secretary Mrs. M. A.
1 Read and President Mrs. Belle
Donahoo of the I. (). O. I". Re
bekah Lodge spent Monday and
! Monday night in town and insti
tuted a Lodge of Kebekahs with
•j‘> members.
The following officers wen* elect
ed: Mrs. J. T. Miller. N. (h;
Mrs. (). F. Craig, V. <>.: Mis
Lucy Lawton, secretary, and Mrs.
J. W. Kinman, treasurer.
Several members of the newly
i instituted Lodge at Sulphur Rock
came down to assist in the work .
among tin* number being Messrs,
and Mesdames M. B. Owens, S.
j (J. Knight. B. B Owens and Mr s.
(I. A. Ashley.
The meeting was a most pleas
,; ant. and harmonious one, from the
i first blow of the gavel to the ben
( t'diction, and the spirit oi frater
nalism was much in evidence
\ throughout the entire evening.
’ Tin* next regular meeting wil
be held Monday night, the seconc
► and fourth Monday nights havinj
* been designated as regular meetinj
► night-.
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legislative proceedings.
[roXTINl'Kl) FKOM I’A<IK 1 |
of the >ah* of commercial fertiliz
ers and signed the malitia bill ajj
propriating $25,000 and the Oil
; giving State Digester Kirby Si,
500 additional and $106.07 to Kx
aminer Mansfield.
A bill was introduced by lieprt
sentative DeRossitt to give count
boards of health authority to e;
tablish quarantines and to do*
schools during epidemics,
i The senate passed a bill inerea
ing the salaries of the state officer
The governors salary is increase
from $3,000 to $4,000 a year ar
nearly all the others increase
*5ihi each.
'Flip house passed the I)eaf Mute
Institute appropriation hill.
I he house passed a hill requir
ing noirresident horse swappers
and peddlers of stoves, pianos,
chairs, etc., to pay a license.
The Adams lull providing for
the submission to the voters at the
next general election of the license
question in the state at large was
laid on the table.
in the house, senate hill No.
•215 (Kilgore), to require long-dis
tance companies to permit physi
cal connection with local exchang
es, was defeated by a vote *of 57
noes to dl ayes.
(ieneral Fitziiugh L“e address
ed the general assembly in joint
session Tuesday afternoon in the
interest of the Ter-(’entenial Ex
position at Jamestown. \ a.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR M A YOU.
i We ure authorized tu announce J.
II. Holeerby as a candidate for re-elec
tion as mayor, subject to the city
election to be held April 4. 19o‘».
FOR MARSHAL.
We are authorized tt> announce .1. T.
I Barksdale as a candidate for City
l Marshal, subject the town election to
be held Aprii 4.
We are aut horized to announce T. J,
Moore is a candidate for cit y marshal,
subject to the city election to be held
April t. HKf..
Warning Order.
I ndepcndcnce < ’haneery Court. May
term.. 1!H>5.
Mary Jane Fry, Plaint ill'
vs.
L. I). Fry. Defemlant
The defendant. I.. 1>. Fry, is warned
1 to appear in this court within thirty
I days and answer the complaint of the
^ plaint ill'. Mary Jane Fry.
;• Dated this 28th day of Feb. P)<>•">.
t ( cl. L. Pkauce, Clerk.
S. A. Moore, attorney for plaiutitT.
S. M. Casey, attorney ad litem for
non- resident defendant.
LOCAL MARKET REPORT.
Carefully corrected every Thurs
day afternoon.
Apples, dried, per pound.
Beans, dried, per bushel.
.04
2.25
Butter, per pound.15
.10
.60
.oo£
Eggs, per dozen.
Corn, per bushel..
Cotton, lint, per pound.. ..
Cotton seed, per ton... S.00
Molasses,‘sorghum, per gal. .45
Potatoes, Irish, per bushel.. .0')
Potatoes, sweet, per bushel. 1.00
Turnips, per bushel.50
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Highway
RobbcQ'
"What is tlu* charge against
the prisoner, officer'
‘■Petty larceny, your honor.
He has bet'n stealing tin1 leather
from under the tips of the shoes
lit' sol Is."
“That- not nettv larceny,
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officer. Prefer a charge <>f
hail for the grand jury. A
highway robbery against the prisoner and let bun
mini who would do that would steal sheep.
be held
without
A QUESTION Of HONESTY.
Too many business men consider anything honest in busi
ness which is not against the law, and will do a great many rep
rehensible things if they think they will not be found out. I hey
will make shoes and sell shoes in which every skimping trick has
been resorted to-they actually take the leather from under the
toe caps and put in a piece of rough canvas to keep you from dis
covering that the leather has been abstracted.
FULL VAMPS MEANS H0NE5TY IN SHOE MAKING, j
Now, that you know the difference, are you stiii willing j
to buy dishonest shoes? ;
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FARMING TIME WILL SDOii BE HERE
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