Anti-Christian Prejudice.
By Editor
IN the “dark ages” the worst iniquities and the most relentless persecutions were carried on in the name of Christianity. It is a pity that people will not profit by history, and that Protestants will not avoid the rocks on which the Romanists wrecked the brightest hopes. Eld. Ray, editor of a Baptist paper in St. Louis, was recently sent for to oppose Bro. Wood in Windsor, Mo. His statement in his paper is thus refuted by citizens who heard it all:— The undersigned have read an article under the above heading in the American Baptist Flag of Oct. 8, 1879, edited by Eld. D. B. Ray, in which Eld. Wood is represented as an “oily-tongued hypocrite and deceiver.” Again, as we understand Eld. Wood, he is misrepresented in some points of doctrine. Eld. Wood is charged with a “cowardly back-down.” A number of persons were present, and heard what passed between Elds. Ray and Wood at the Baptist church, and those of us who heard it do not consider that Eld. Wood “backed down” from a single proposition of his faith; but, on the contrary, in a Christian-like spirit, and with more meekness than most men possess, he proposed to discuss the points in dispute,—each to affirm the doctrine he teaches, and he (Wood) would bear half the expense of a reporter; and the discussion should be published in their respective denominational papers; these propositions Eld. Ray would not accept. And further, both in words and actions he treated Eld. Wood with indignities that we conceive to be unbecoming in one who professes to be a follower of the meek and lowly Saviour. Eld. Wood has been preaching at this place some seven weeks, and his Christian deportment has been such as to command the respect of the good citizens who have attended his meetings. J. C. BEEDY, President of Bank.
Jas. P. ALLEN, Atty. at Law.
GEO. J. SHELTON, Lumberman, and Bank Director.
J. R. CHAPPEL, Bank Director.