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EDITOR RESIGNSSome
Criticisms of tbe Alleged A- R
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Contributed.
We note that Rev. G. G. Purkinson has
resigned his position as editon of the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian.
Regardless of his ability, considering
ttiat Mr. Parkinson is Secretary of tin
Board of Foreign Missions, pastor of the
Bethlehem Congregation, professor in
Erskine Theological Seminary, Secretary
of the Board of Trustees of Erskine Oil
lege, aud editor of the Associate Re formed
Presbyterian, it is well, In the interest ol
the church, aud that others may not be entirely
shut out from interest in church
affairs, that Mr. Parkinson resign some
one of his offices.
The resignation of at least one of the
five positions which Mr. F&rkinkson held
was in accord with the reasonable and the
first demands of a high conception of duty
to himseir and to the church to which he
Is so loyal and in whose welfare he is sn
much interested. Among other things
Mr. Parkinson says:
"It (the editorship) is Riven up only because
there its not a Iife to give to it, but
only a small piece of a life whose chief
service hus been requied elsewhere. It is
given up in the hope that, some time, a
whole life may be devoted to the work,
and better service rendered the church.
Truthful and wise words these. The
paper needs a whole life?a life that is not
handicapped by conflicting interests. .No
man under the sun can properly discharge
his duty to the people and fill the position
of editor when compelled to divide his
time, or by expediency, be governed or
luicuujf ouu&ui \ luiiuy wj ukwb nigner up,
or when compelled to obey the behests
of bosses. The editor of au honest and
useful church paper should be respectful
and Independent in the expression of an
intelligent opinion, having an eye, of
course, at all times to the good of the
whole church. It should not magnify one
interest to the dwarfing of another.
In all things pertaining to the church
the people should be taken into the confidence
of the editor, and he may rest
assured when concealments are attempted
he will not only fail in hoodwinking the
people, but by such a course he will lessen
his own influence and injure the church.
The people may be fooled for a time, and
only for a time. When the people are not
taken into the confidence of the editor it
must necessarily come from the feai
on liis part that his course cannot beai
the light of reason or undergo the scrunity
of common sense.
During Mr. Parkinson's editorship oi
the Presbyterian he has had a most delicate
position to 1111. The paper being private
property, which is published
for private gain, while being per
sistenuy puirnea on on mo peepio us a
church paper, it must often have been a
difficult thing for the editor t<> steer clear
of error or mistake. This being especially
true of an editor who was totally inexperienced
in the business, even if lie had
had a proper conception of the duties
devolving upon him. It is a mistake to
suppose that any man who can write half
column of grammatical matter is suited for
the position of editor, even under favorable
conditions.
The great complaint which we would
make against the hierarchy as a rule, is
the seeming ever existing conviction on
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their part that a portion of tho truth, must
be kept from the people. Although we
are taxed most heavily, we charge that
no man has shown full or explicit statement
of the disbursements in Mexico.
If a man gives fifty cents to foreign
. missions tho lact, with his name, has been
. published. But great sums of our money
are paid out with the least possible deflnite.
ness. And when the Mexicans pay any,
thing to the church, is not the amount
, often named in such a way as to mislead
, our people? Mexican dollars are worth
only fifty cents of our dollars. And is it
not a clear case of misrepresentation to
give Mexican figures in the same accoun.
ting with American dollars. Does not
Mr. Dale, in his book resort to their reprehensible
method when stating "native
, contributions," while placing the appropriations
of the American money?
And while on this subject we would like
to ask the Board of Foreign Missions how
, it can justify its act in paying Mr. Dale's
large salary as a Missionary when he
, takes up his time in writing a book? And
, we would like to know if tho Foreign
Board thinks it is faithfully discharging
its duty in allowing him to trampoose over
this couutry abusing Catholics and trying
, to sell books? We would also like to ask
the Board of Foreign Missions why It does
not require an accounting from Mr. Dale
as to his actings and doines In Mexico?
He asks for enlarged appropriations for
Mexico. He quotes the Bible for almost,
any purpose. Then may we not ask what
he has done with the talents which wore
entrusted to him years ago? Did he bury
them? or did he squander them? or has
ho them still on hand?
The criticism which we would mako of
the editorial conduct of the paper in the
I past, is:
First?Lack of interest in the welfare of
the whole church and the thrusting forward
of too much self.
' | Second?The almost total neglect of the
homo mission churches. If that paper
i ever manifested any friendship for any
home mission congregation the fact has
escaped our notice or is forgotten.
Third?The magnifying of the importance
of foreign missions to the ignoring
! of the home mission congregations, except
i for taxation purposes.
i Fourth?That in its anxiety to support
' foreign missionaries in luxury it has never
' spoken a word of mercy in behalf of the
;! heavily taxed home mission churches.
I Fifth?That in the face of the burdens
imposed on the home mission ohureheS'
; that paper never once demanded economij
cal or wise expenditure of monev in Mexico
or elsewhere.
Sixth?That while the life is being
crushed out of homo mission churches to
support all sorts of wild cat schemes in
j Mexico, it has never demanded that the
I recipients of our bounty for thirty years
,' should contribute one cent for church or
, Synodical purposes.
j ncvenui?inuc paper nay never once
protested at tlie gross wroiiK which has
| been and is now being perpetrated on our
' people in the support of orphanages, hospitals
and schools for Mexicans while not
one cent is being paid by Synod for any
such purposes in this country,
i Eighth?That paper has never protested
at the con fiscal ion of the expelled student's
I unearned tuition in Erskine College?a
college of which the editor is trustee and
; must have known of the gross wrong which
jwas perpetrated ngainst the weakest of
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! trustee could r.ot of course repudiate the
act of himself as trustee in taking money
from a student and afterward refusing the
service while keeping the money.
Ninth?That paper's assailing character,
and then refusing the assailed person
space for a word in! defense. An excessive
amount of religion, however, might be an
excuse for an act that would have placed
, even a respectable secular paper outside
the pale of honorable journalism.
Tenth?The system of nagging some
men in tho local column, which nagging
was supplemented by ignoring other persons
for whom the editor may have folt a
, grudge. Some of these aggrieved persons
to say the least, would have beer, more useful
as friends than as something: else.
Eleventh- The nagging, or the ignoring
of the friends of the college, who didn't
have the personal good will of tlie owners
and editors of the Presbyterian, has done
more injury to tho college than all the
enemies it ever had.
Twelfth?The injury which has resulted
to the college from the unfriendly course
of the Presbyterian furnishes the best of
reasons why the church should not longer
be subservient to or dependent upon a
private corporation for its newspaper
which sends poisoned arrows to gratify personal
pique regardless of the injury which
may bo done to the church or to the church
institutions.
Thirteenth?Because the files of the
Presbyterian furnish little evidence that
it has been working more for the church
than for its own private interests or to
gratify private pique. Such course being
to prostitute an alleged church paper to
private spite, regardless of cost to the
church.
Fourteenth?Because that paper gives
more space to foreign missions than to
all other church interests.
1 Fifteenth?From fear of public disap
proval of the scheme, or for other reasons,
that paiH:r has never sought to give the
people an open, honest and explicit accounttngof
how our money has been spent
in Mexico.
Sixteenth?The hermetically sealing of
its columns to the discussion of matters of
which the people should be informed?or,
in other words to keeping the people in
ignorance of how their money is spent.
If we may remark: We would say that
we hope that a good salary?f1,500 01
$2,000 may be provided for Mr. Parkinson's
successor. The money can bo had easily
enough by stopping some of the foolish or
cruel waste of our money abroad. Is not
, the church now paying more than a $1,00(1
for one correspondent of the paper.
We are not now, and may never be, In
position to name, or to suggest, a proper
man as Mr. Parkinson's successor. But
he should be a high man, with some
knowledge or with some of the instincts
<19 t<> a proper discharge ol his duties as
, editor?and lie should not bo allowed to
hold any other oflice. lie should be
subservient to no faction. He should rep,
resent the whole church, and all of its
interests. The church should be allowed
to claim the paper as its own. He should
truckle to no boss, clique, clan or hierarchy.
;j While we have no idea that a hierarchy
, would elect any such man as Ave suggest,
yet we would mention J. T. Bigham, and
W. D. Grist iis good printers and able
; editors.
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Donalds-, S. C., Nov. 29.
To the Press and Banner:
Though not unexpected the news that
,; Mr. S. Starke Martin was dead cast a
' J gloom of sorrow over his many friends.
11 Mr. Martin died after a protracted illness,
. i having suffered a stroke of paralysis sev,
| eral month's since. Ho was taken to the
: homo of his daughter, Mrs. J. H. Shaw,
>! and everything that skilled physicians
and loving hands could do failed to ward
I off the Grim Reaper, and on the 22(1 instant
| he breathed his last. So peaceful was the
, end that those in the room scarcely real.
ized it until he was dead. His long illness
1 was borne by that philosophic resignation
i and cheerfulness that was his strongest
! characteristic, and fofr which he wis noted.
I During his life of 66 years no calamity or
i business reverses could becloud his sunny
nature. Among his numerous acquaint- i
ances not an enemy could be found. His ;
generosity was proverbial; he would di- ,
> vide his last morsel with the needy. He
was devoted to his family, loyal to his i
J friends and true to his country.
During the civil war Mr. Martin joined
.! Co. G, 1st S. C. Cavalry, and remainod with
I it until the surrender. After the war he
' married Mrs. Julia A. Cunningham,
i Mr. Martin is survived by two daughters
i Miss Louise Martin and Mrs. Jas. H. Shaw,
one sister Mrs. T. C. Gower, and three
brothers L. L. and another brother of
i Texas, and J. C. Martin of Donalds.
Mr. Martin's remains were interred in
the cemetery at Broadmouth church amid
a large concourse of friends, and many
beautiful floral tributes from a distance at- ,
test the high esteem in which he was held
by absent friends, and while his body
sleeps beneath a mound of flowers, the ,
great, generous and noble soul has plumed
ifo f a f Kn r*??Auf iir l?r>/\urn T7rlfln/1
The Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels.
Currying a complete scenic environment ;
the Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels uses ab- :
solutely nothing of the theatre scenery excepting
the drop curtain. The opening
spectacle entitled "Minstrelsy in all Ages j
of the World" is truly one of grandeur and ]
one which is entirely different from any :
previous offering. This spectacle is in three j
scenes and a tableau: First, "David at the ,
' Court of Saul," singing the songs which
> charmed Saul and his cohorts. This scene ]
laid in the very early ages of the world is j
appropriately costumed; the music is sacred
and descriptive of the scenes in the
life of Saul, David and Jonathan, and the
atmosphere is one generally of the days of
the patriarchs surrounding the most im
pressive scene. An instantaneous change
of scene carries the spectator to an arbor of
' beautiful llowem, tropical and domestic, .
siiruuuur} aim un muiiLb tiiuu ucuuui^ ijuturo;
thousands of flowers indigenous of ull
climes and countries; garlands of roses;
! flowers festooned on trellises; truly a tropical
transition. In this floral bower the
sweet ballads, choruses and glees of this
big musical concert is given with all the
great company participant)# supplemented
with a special orchestra. Another instantaneous
transformation carries the admiring
audience to the interior of "The Palace
of Monius"; Tho Cafe El ComeUie; herein
the big smoke of modern minstrelsy turns
loose a cyclone of humor of the dusky denizens
of the Southland and hilarity knows
no bounds. The comedians, dancers and
singers all help the laughter along. The
operetta, "The Song of the Dice," "The Old
Army Game." "Craps," and a hundred min-j
strel novelties never before dreamed of]
jumbled together to please, divert, a in use
I and entertain. The wonderful scenic spec-'
tacle entitled ' The Bottom of the Sea";'
the "Cant-J-Cheer" burlesque on Chanti-!
"Kill t,I III.,I Sillil.tftt" I'l W> V..T-S.I
view," ami Knapp mill Listctte, all tojt
make this a most tittinpr celebration of the! j
twenty-lifth year of the Al. G. Field Min- ,
strels, which will be at the Opera House, f
Tuesday, December (Jth.
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The Press and Banner.
Abbeville, S. C., Nov. 30,1910
Coming Back at the Editor
Bridge It To You.
Editor of Press and Banner:
Your very readable article, on the bridge
in AVkHouilla nnnnoafinnohl\r Ha
serves much of the praise that men of the
2ity have bestowed on it, but the one sided
injustice of it deserves as weil, a word
Df comment from the affected patients. Of
course you are not serious in the charge
that any mother neglects her children or
sven her household duties in the few
hours recreation that she occasionally
takes at bridge. Perhaps, if a strict inventory
of the time of the men of the city
was taken, for each day, many hours
might be spared from the record of each,
to bridge or any other pastime, less objectionable
than loafing. But it is not
my purpose to make invidious comparisons
between the recreation of women
and the recreation of men. Perhaps your
sense of justice will suggest which is usual
ly attended by least objectionable features
One would think from the light vein in
which you speak of womans domestic duties,
that you were writing of present conditions
in India and China, where the
mother Is little more than the slave of the
family. If you have not awakened to the
fact, it is nevertheless a fact, that widows
no longer burn themselves on their husband's
funeral pyre. Women have come
to think that they are fit for something
better than mere fuel, or even the slaves of
lordly husbands.
You will grant that two hours recreation
a week is not bad for the mother who nevr>r
spends an iille moment in the house.
Does it make any kind of difference whether
these two hours are spent in sewing societies,
ladies aid societies or mere gossiping
parties?
You, who must know something or tne i
grinding details of housekeoping, can not
be unmindful of the taxing strain that
they impose on every mother. The finest
spring must ultimately snap if constantly
keyed to its highest tension. Relaxation
is essential to mortal existence. Does
your wife question your right of relaxation
exercised in hunting, fishing, traveling,
talking politics nor mere idling? Then
by what right do you shut off or select her
mode of relaxation, so long as she in the
exercise of it, deports herself as a lady
should?
Most wives, embracing even those affected
with bridge mania, love their husbands,
and are fond of their society, and
yet even some of theseafter being deprived
their husdand's company for the entire
Jay will see them only through the hnr- 1
lied evening meal' after which, they go
3ut for cards or such amusement as fancy
suggests. Can you diagnose this malady
>r fun vim snirirpRt, a remodv? Perhnns a I
tvife may some time bridge tier troubles,
not in retaliation, but in mere forgetfuluess.
And you object to the hats. Now, candi1ly,
what makes tlio difference between a
:iat as seen on a sweetheart and the hat as
seen on ones wife? It tan not be the j
nere difference of who foots the bills. And ,
^ et, tlie hat that made a perfect angel of
me's sweetheart ill becomes the same
.voman as his wife- Perhaps if man knew i
letter the true woman's heart, and real- .
ml that she would preserve appearances ;
a means of holding the some time too
ickle affections of her better half, he j
,vould more readily excuse what to him t
>eems but extravagance. Explain it as ,
,*ou will, no woman ever dresses extrava,'antle
in a man's eye, except his wife, and
f she clings to homely conventionalities, <
ie will bo the first to criticise her appear- ,
nice, deep down in his heart. You say
hat "Diagnosticians have traced the 1
ause of this disease (bridge) to Jack of 1
vholesome work". And pray who are the t
liagnosticiaus? If the former editor of
,he Press and Banner had spoken so in- s
lucent I y of woman's work, Jiis lack of t
iructical knowledge would have saved him (j
rom woman's censure. But what of the .
)rcsent editors, each of whom has clul
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3ver offered ii
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dren sufficient to tax to the limit the work- bi
ing capacity of a pack horse, to say noth- w
ing of ordinary household demands. Could ,
"all the perfumes of Arabia" wash away n<
the guilt of such wilful open-eyed slander hi
against womankind.
After all Mr. Editor, we are not going
to take you too seriously. I confess with *
you, that bridge like; any other Innocent b(
amusement may be abused; and if the af
resuls of your article is to limit the meetings
beyond reasonable criticism, I shall
gracefully accept the result, and will try v?
to condone the means used. In
Very Respectfully to
Bridge Player.
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Cook or Companion?Which? 8fc
The last Issue of the Press and Banner
contained an editorial on the new disease ^
among the women, which it calls "Bridge."
The editorial has created much merriment
in town and those not afflicted with this
disease have taken a fiendish delight in
flaunting the Press and Banner in the face
of the sick and ailing. They seem to think
that we will "see ourselves as others see
up" for once in our lives. (
The whole editorial is wrong, written a ]
from the view point of a mere man, of on
course it is wrong.
The editorial says that "those women
who ars thoroughly conversant with the
kitchen and active in the nusery 6eem to
be immune." This is wrong, of course,
for it is an undue familiarity with pot a
and kettle and a prolonged struggle in the
nusery that brings on a hard spasm of
"Bridge."
In the medical world, we believe, it is
said that one disease follows another and ^
many cases of Bridge are preceded by ca
hard cases of "Duplicate" and chrouic ou
cases of "stay-away-from-home." Intermittent
cases of "Lodge fever" will bring afc
on Bridge. "Get-the-mail" after the post lei
oflice is closed, a little "offlco work" until w<
eleven o'clock at night, all diseases pecu- w<
liar to men, will often produce two spasms n*
of Bridge a day in the female members of a 1
the family. In the Bible we are advised ^
to take a little wine for our stomachs sake,
that we may forget our poverty, and this R<
advice is strictly adhered to by many men, ^
so why should there be a kick raised when de
a spasm of Bridge will bring about com- it
plete forgetfulness of lonliness in a worn- w<
an* an
There are many things to be said in fa- jnj
vor of "Bridge." "Not even the husband br
uf a wife who is in this State suffices to P?
distract her mind from the clutches of
"Bridge." We will leave it to the women bu
is this not to the glory of the game? th
1 ho Press and Banner says the "hopeless
cases come from among those women
who rise late and are delicate about house- wi
work." Here again Bridge serves a good
purpose, for these days women who rise
ate and get a chance to be delicate about 1
lousework are those who have been b?,
'operated on" and even to a mere man the Jj1^
ntellectuai question of "Partner' shall I yo
play to hearts" and the aristocratic reply, W<
Tray do," would be preferable to the
^rewsoiue details of "when I was operated ou]
m" and u naming of which part had been fox
takon and which had been lelt.
The conversation of Bridge victims will *
compare favorably with that of men on
he streets and during their leisure hours j
,he women talk about the styles, which is ma
ight and proper as men love stylish wo- ?
nen. Their household duties and the best D.
uid quickest method of getting through ^
he daily routine is as sensible as the Bo(
lucstion "hows cotton? A discussion of y
low to feed the baby is as elevating as the fon
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ho was the biggest victim In the last j
Drse trade. This sometimes calls for a i
ilr splitting scale of justice.
The keynote of the Press and Banner's
iitorial seems to hinge around the word
)usework. In our opinion most women
flicted with bridge are pretty good
msekeepers and cooks, therefore the
sry excellent editorial loses. Its point.
l this day and time when it is impossible
hire cooks, is it possible that men are
arrying for cooks? It was ever the
ief end of man to take good care of his
omach. y'
Will the Press and Banner make it
Jlubs" in the next issne or will It have the
lal word with.
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ore people only knew what a thoroughly
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