The Free Man's Press. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 24, 1868 Page: 4 of 4
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THE WEEKLY FREE MA2TS
colored man, and seemed anxious tt. do ; STANDING FlitK.
something for the good of their soula; 8™!
but alas! how few such are t it re eft, j e^]y kneeled down to pray in n,* !!!!!
now that the pecuniary interests ot them- ; 0f his comrades. This act »aj
selves and friends in the ex-slave is i signal for a storm. Hisses, shout*'.
whistling tilled the room with hi<i^'J"
noise. Belts were thrown * -1 *
. , , ... ! ing soldier. One
sion, 44Go ye therefore and teach ali •
FRIENDS AND HOME.
REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION.
Editor tYee M*»'» Pret* :
Agreeable to instructions, I send you a
copy of the resolutions passed at the last
regular meeting of the Republican Asso-
eS S«II*« II w-iui" »II • - - ; " "»«• "" x.-.. M|||||[S . I
ciation of Galveston, 011 the evening of whistling tilled the room with hid,
October 21st, ISO*. with a request • 1K>W aboul that coiumis- ?oise1J»2,ts^_epeih.r"Tn knerf.
vou publish the same.
Yours respectfully,
Geo. W. Honey .
See. Hep. Association of Oal vesten.
I tower to make each j
i, there's a
hour
As sweet as Heaven desinged it;
Ntr need we roam to bring it home.
Though few there be that find it!
We see too high for things close by.
And lose what nature fonnd us;
Yqt life hath here no charms so dear
As home and friends around us.
lJESOIATTIOSS.
Whebeas, In the death of the Hou.
G. W. Smith, of Marion county, a Repub-
i lican member of the constitutional con-
vention, who was brutally murdered on the
night of the 4th instant, together w^ith
three colored citizens, in the town ot .Jef-
ferson, by an armed rebel mob, known as
" _*L. 1 _ A-1. U14 w^ll'
11 » r i
preacnes ro mgger». nciucunn.. -t ' ":\"*y 11«"*ii<I n«»t iiiiicf^
language of inspiration is, "The servant i however. The third evening he k,„,
^ ® i y down and prayed, regardless of tlwi.
three coKKeu e...«-.», «. — - - j i» not above lus master," &c, and again, l.<)ntillll<Kl nMPcUinK „„is(. , h|*»
ferson, by an armed rebel mob, known as j <;jn c|uo time ye shall reap it ye taint fourth evening the noise was Us>. (>,,
t the Ku Klux, we have another bloody ev- | not * the fifth it was still less, uml on t|f#
idence. of the fiendish spirit of jH1*1™ ! ^Ve appea| to Christian ministers j sixth one of the soldiers exclaimed: "11*
" Ki — 1 stands fire! he* stands lire; lie's genuine,"
\fter that, no one disturbed him. H%
. Jiad overcome opposition—lie had
_ Wiikhkas, in these outrages, now j rience. They need instruction. Natu-
Whilst flowers as sw»K*t bloom at our ;
lw ia ill^ ^9A^ * —
intolerance of lawlessness and crime that i »»
Letnat^s the HM.iila.v of a large portion ' in lielialf of this people. They are out ^
•e oft destroy the present jo> , JrfTexas: and v ! upon the sea of life without any expe-j ha<1
For future hopes—ami praise them, j ^jikkkas, in these outrages, now j rience. They need instruction. Natu-1 respect.—Evangelical Messenger
rwers as swtH-t bloom at our j alani)in^ fluent, perpetrated on and j ral]y they lo^k to the ministry of God
feet, . ! toward Union citizens and Republicans, that instruction, and vou, for some; . .
If we'd but stop to raise them : ,»»«»*» fnn iMv reminded ot the need / _ J A JMIORT 1 ltAVKK.—At tin
K*»r things afar still sweeter are
When youth's, bright spell
bound us;
H«it soon we're taught that
naught, _ . xst. That aware of our great responsi-
bilities of our position as the only untram-
meled body of Republicans in Texas who
can advocate freedom and justice, and
counsel the enforcement of law without
we*
UOU^uVf
lake Home and Friends around us!
'Plie friends that speed in time of need.
When Hope's last reed is shaken,
To show na still, that come what will, danger or notation, we dodeclam our
We were not quite forsaken;
Though all was night, if but the light
From Erieudship's altar crowns us?
-Twonld prove the bliss of earth was
this;
Our Home and Friends around us!
The African Motliodist Con-
ference, now in session at tlie
•hurcli ot* Kcv. H. Reedy, ^ lias
about twenty ministers from
this State and Louisiana. We
will give the minutes, of this
Conference, in our next paper.
Popery.
Kev. Hiram Mattison, 1). D-, ot Jer-
sey city, has recently published an ex-
pose of the abduction of a young girl
named Mary Ann Smith, and her im
jrisonment in a nunnery for becoming
u Protestant.
The girl's father is a Roman Catholic^
and claims solo protection and right
«Ter her religious actions, she being a
minor, and by deception and actual false-
tfiey have obtained possession of her per-
son, and incarcerated her in the convent of
the Good Shepherd.
There is little new about this matter
for similarjt-ases are constantly transpiring;
but there is a world of warning to Prot-
estants, and it clearly demonstrates the
feet that Catholicism is gaining ground
rapidly in America.
There is but little doubt that, in some
localities, justice to Protestants is already
•nt of the question, and the power is
wholly in the hands of Roin&nists.
In Kurojie the power is waning, and
from actual statistical information, we
learti that church property is being sold at
great sacrifices and the proceeds sent to
America, for the establishment of the
Pope's kingdom on this hemisphere and
5£ie prosperity of the sect in this countu>,
and its money agencies brought into requi-
sition for its propagation, call for decisive,
earnest and consistent opposition.
It claims to be a system of the Chris-
Man religion while it subverts its doctrines,
kolds in contempt the Saviour of men by
exalting the Pope above all that is called
#od, invents strange doctrines, such as
confession before priests, purgatory, celib-
mvj 0f their priests, transubstantiation,
Idolatry, denying the Holy Spirit, and
Iprbidding the use ot the Bible among the
laity, all of which is simply the highest
Irpe of hypoerasy, and strongly savors
y»*»flreaof heM. ... „ _
heartfelt sorrow and sympathy tor the
Republicans of Northern Texas, and the
relatives and friends of the Hon. G. W.
Smith and his fellow-martyrs in their
great loss and bereavement.
Resolved 2d. That in the death of the
Hon. G. W. Smith, the Republican party
of Texas have lost an earnest advocate, a
faithful co-laborer, and a worthy citizen.
Resolved 3d. We do now express an
earnest wish for and cordial approbation ^
of any and every measure that shall tend ;
to the restoration of order and the main-
tenancc of law in all the despenuhvridden
counties of this State.
Resolved 4th. That we do now, in meet- i
people
education. But, my brother, does the
fact of their being liberated relieve you
of YOUR obligation f "We think not. If
their souls were precious in your esti-
mation before their status was changed,
and it was then your duty to exert an
influence to save them, is it less so in
the sight of Heaven to to-day? Nay,
verily.
7 * - , """" "• 1
grace, and seek it; to know tliy will,
and to do it: to find our place and ke<ji
it. Amen." The language and senti-
ment of this short prayer were decidedly
appropriate, and no one could haw
grown weary while listening to it. Bui
this could not in truth be said of loiiu
prayers which we sometimes hear.—A<f
vent Review.
mj. The following beautiful pa>sa*r<* i*
Then up like men and enter anew in , from Henry's Commentary on the Bible:
, ♦ ii...j. ii A <lam urau tiivt tlwMl V.YP
this glorious work; remembering, that
" Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one
of these my little ones, ye have done
it unto 1110.**
A Histake.
ing assembled, request the attention of the ( men is,
entire country to the condition of 1 exas, | them,
the sufferings and wrongs of Unionists, It ha
. « m <■ .1 •«.<% T\4 kT IT n\Tl I
lliC ^ . It has been God's business to look af-
and especially of Congress do we petition us a|| our ]iVcs. He watches over us;
for immediate action in^behalf o.. their j we J^i. ed. He has
reassembling; and to this end, v
Resolved 5th. That in view of the ut-
ter recklessness of the desperado element
in this State, its contempt for all FEEBLE
authority, civil and military, we do ear-
nestly petitition Congress and that power
of the Government entrusted with the ad-
ministration of the military aflairs m the
unreconstructed States to re-establish in
our midst such a military government as
shall possess at least a measure of the
capacity, firmness and vigor of the lamen-
ted Maj. Gen. Charles Griffin, in the ap-
preciation of the deplorable condition o
affairs in Texas.
Resolved 6th. That copies of these
resolutions be sent to the following pa-
pers, with a request that they publish the
SS1IK16 •
Flake's Bulletin, Freeman Press. Hous-
ton Union, National Index, New Orleans
Republican, New York Tribune, New
York Independent, Washington Chroni-
cle Chicago Tribune and Staats Zeitung,
St.' I»uis Democrat and San Francisco
Flag.
" Adam Was first forme*!, then Eve,
and she was made of the man and fur
tlie man, all of which are urged as rea
sons for humility, modesty, silence ami
siibmissiveiiess of that sex in general,
and particularly the subjection an«l rev
ereuces which wives owe to their hus-
bands. Yet man In-ing made last of tlm
1 creation, as the Iwst and most excelVuv
One of the most common mistakes of | of all, Eve's lieing made wn:t: Adam.
to siinuosc that God does not see j and OUT of him, puts an honor upon tlh.
t sex, as the glory ot the man. It man i«
the head, she is the crown; a crown te
her liusdaiid, the crown ol tlie visible
creation. The man was dust redneiu
but the woman was dust doubly reliii^l,
one further remove from the earth.
Woman was maim: of a im" orr of
the sidk of Adam: not n le out<«t
his head, to top him; nor out of his feet,
to be trample<l upon by him; hut out ol
his side, to be equal with him: under
his arm, to be protected: and near hi«
heart to Ih^ belovetl.''
The singing of God's praise, with
spirit and tin- understanding, always-
with the Divine blessing—leaves a
cious influence upon those who hear ii.
furnishetl us with every thing necessary
to our existence. Ever since we have
lived and breathed, He gave us the air
that fills the lungs, the water that we
drink, and the food we eat. O, we may
be sure that if this is his care, He does
not forget us. He is watching OAer us
at all times, and in all places. How ini-
iindortant for us to act as if we realised
it. And when we come to die, He will
stijl continue to wateh over us, and then
we can realise. We shall see him as
He is.
Mb. Spugkox recently rebuked <•<:
tain of his followers who declined to in
j terfere in politics on the ground tlia.
During the month of November, 1843, "w'ere not of this world.* I his, la
. _ a t in fine *
The Atheist and the Irish Woman.
a clergyman and an Atheist were in one
of the night trains between Albany and
Utica. The night being cold, the pass-
engers gathered as closely as possible
.. I>T ttait vv ' around the stove.
President, j The Atheist was very loquacious, and
G. W. Honey, Secretary. | soon engaged in a conversation with t e
minister. In answer to a question of the
argued, was mere metaphor.
might as well, he said, "being sheepf
the Lord, decline to eat a mutton chop,
on the plea that it would be caiimw
ism."
The true man will—aye must—have
opposition from the weak and the wick]
latter, as to what would be a man's
condition after death, the Atheist replied:
to aid the low*; | -•< Man-is like^ pig 7 when he dies that
will lay himself liable to the charge— j is the end of him."
"He eateth with publicans and sinners."
Before the war, men calling them-
selves 44servants of God" were occasion-
ally employed to proclaim Christ to the
"He that hath no friend and no ene-
my is one of the vulgar, and hath nei-
ther talents, power, nor energy."—I*A-
VATEB.
Most men labor under the false im-
pression that they are to avoid making
eroip'w. even at the sacrifice of princi-
As the minister was about to reply, a
red-faced Irish woman at the end of tha
car sprang up, and addressing the clegry-
man in a loud and humorous brogue,
exclaimed:
" Aarrah, now will ye not let the
baste alone ? Has he not said ha was a
pigf and the more you pull his tail, of
course the more he will squeal.
The effect was electric; the Atheist
was mate during the remainder of the
ourney.
The rebel Democracy ol New Oricju»«
are said to be well anned and thorong
ly drilled, and, it is added, that t ej
intend to carry Louisiana for Se>no^
and Blair, to use their own lan^ua^-
"if they have to kill every Miigger 01
the " soil." Gen. Hays, of riot iiotoiv
is their leader.
We are never so happy or unl"^ul,ftt
as we think ourselves-
To make others work is often
than to do the work ourselves.
Our Northern friends ^
wish to subscribe, for this p
can do so by sending tvo
to Dr. M. O. Keith.
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