It is so easy to belittle a man
whom you can’t answer, and that is
what the convention papers are try
ing to do with Tom Watson and his
exposure of Foreign Mission meth
ods. The Recorder may think that
Mr. Watson is the only man who
takes him seriously, but he hasn’t
had his ear to the ground if he thinks
so. There are thousands on thou
sands who are satisfied that Mr. Wat
son is telling the truth and the
strongest proof of it is the conduct
of the Baptist papers in maligning
him and then refusing to let him be
heard. Why don’t they refute or
deny what Mr. Watson says of their
conduct of Fuveign Missions? Be
cause they know tliaChe is telling
the truth, and that there is not a
hint in God’s Book for such methods
as theirs. No doubt Mr. Watson will
feel very small when he reads the
opinion of the editor of the Recorder
of himself. Mr. Watson has forgot
ten more than the Recorder man will
ever know and besides he has what
the Recorder man does not carry in
stock, and that is open fairness to
ward every question affecting the
weal or woe of mankind. Oh for a
thousand Watsons to battle against
the wrongs in Church and State. —
Arkansas Baptist.
