| Show wit land and ju justice in miss HIss ourt oniT below edlow wa wid publish ad nii article that appeared inthe in the tho richmond conservator during th the ewar war and in it tw thie thre ia IS still food for reflection 11 I 1 it ia Is well known that thal sonye sonie of the judges in missouri we reluctant to enforce ce the law against min aisters orthe of the gospel for exercising their profession without havi bavi having ng taken the jest teat oath and avail themselves of every pretense to discharge those who are aa accused used we tell the following tale as stis itis told to us vouching for nothing three ministers charged with the crime of preaching g the glorious gospel of bf the son of godmere God were arraigned before a judge trev trey they were regularly indicted and aud etwas it was understood that the proof against them wasi wa very clear mear J I 1 1 itaro aro are you a pread preacher her eald bard S I 1 sald said the judge to one of bf them 1 yeb 1 yes ain aln sira 11 rb replied plied piled the culprit r I 1 teto to what den denomination do 0 you belong bir sib sir str 1 I am a christian sira wh dignity A christian I 1 what do I 1 you mean by that ia are re hot bot all oil jafe ers christians 2 1 I belong to ubo tho seek beet common commonly ay iy c called hed ned hut but wrongly called camp cat bel bei lites dotso not so in much uch dignity Y ahi ahl ah abi then you are in favor of baptizing people in id order that they may be bb born again do yb youl ull 1 I do bir sir dennan defiantly aly mr Sh sheriff erT discharge he ia Is an innocent mani he is indicted for preaching ching the gospel gosp eland an d there is not a word of gospel in the stuff he prea chesl its only knib some bome of alexander Campbell Camp beiva belVa ls luon juon inse sense discharge that man exit greatly r rejoicing J are ar you said his its honor bonor addressing abb abd the next crimin al ili 1 I anisi am an isi sir bir said baid the miscreant 91 af of what denomination are xe you r 1 11 I am a Breth methodist odist sir aire uis his hip looks showed it A do yoa yda believe in falling from nhom grace 1 I WU hout houe hesitation do you believe in people instead of baptizing them J that people can be baptized by sprinkling aj much offended fen ded do in baptizing ba bies it atia Is ni my opinion airy bir sir that infants ought to be baptized much offended j c not a ii word of scripture for mar far anything of the shouted the judge mr sheriff turn that man loose I 1 hels he Is no preacher of the goshell gospel I 1 the gospel fathe lathe trot hand there lanot is not one word of truth in what that man teaches I 1 turn him mm loose it is ridiculous to tc on buch such frivolous pre pretences pretenses fencee I 1 turn him loose methodist disappears not nob at all hurt in india his feelings by the judicial abuse abue he hatt bad received what are you bli iryl lill demanded the judge of the third felon some people call me 1 a preacher her I 1 sir meekly youl you i denomination atlon 1 I am a baptist sir air if i hedd head up his blia honoris countenance fell feil mad wAd be he looked sober and sad after r a pause he said do yoi yol believe belleve id salvAti bal eal onby by J 11 grace sli eh f 1 I do millay firmly we f I 1 do you idt inie immersion isidori only billy la 14 baptism ot that that is an my deot doctrine T ine lne tein v earnestly y and whid yeu you bl aptly rio none ne b but t those who believe e wile ille vj e jn in jesu jesus I 1 L I 1 I 1 christ that is 16 my wi faith falth th and nd practice with emphasis my friend IF I 1 fear go hard with you J J see ee you indicted for preaching the gospel and it appears to me that by y out put confession you we are guilty baptist looked pretty blue alay it please your honor sald said tho the cou counsel ned springing 0 16 hia hla feet that man has never preached the gospel I 1 havo have heald heard him say bay a hundred times tha he q only tried I 1 have heard beard him try myself mi sherle discharge thaman I 1 hes not indicted for trying theres nothing said about the mere effort let him go bir turn him loose se bend iid lid him mai about hig his busine fisl lan Yan iani jani fast last astonished that the state stale Atto attorney rites should annoot annoy the be court with frivolous exit baptist determined toi tol boltry try again court coult adjourned dod save the state otate and this bo honorable cotrit exclaimed tilt the sheriff the tutee preach fre jre acir erb ere I 1 I 1 and after afler all ali silla I 1 say we as ridiculous aa aa the etory may peem it has a moral I 1 th estate hasl has a right to 0 prohibit the pra preach irig of jot the tho gospel it bag bas a opt oot to d decide what the gospel 1 ie and when this 1 id done we have a bat national ional church and the adulterous connection nn between twe n churan and state eom dom complete plem v |
