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Editorial
November 15, 1844
Southern Christian Advocate
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
The editors of the Southern Christian Advocate respond appreciatively yet defensively to Brother Glenn's letter criticizing their editorial practices, acknowledging his good counsel while noting the irony of his own critical tone toward the General Conference, Senior Editor, and abolitionists.
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GOOD COUNSEL.--Our sincerely loved and honoured brother Glenn furnishes the readers of the S. C. Advocate, this week, with an interesting letter, giving an encouraging view of the spread of the work of God on his district.
He undertakes the somewhat apocryphal but loving labour of reminding us of our editorial delinquencies, for which we give him thanks. "Let the righteous smite." It belongs to the office of an editor to incur censure. and who are we, to dream of escaping it.
Brother Glenn would probably have done much better, had he been in our place. Nevertheless, cool and well-balanced, and full of good counsel as is our Mentor, we fear 'the North,' and 'Dr. Bond' will not think him vastly better than the average run of writers whose communications have appeared in the Southern Christian Advocate.
What have we said, in all our badinage, more bitter and reproachful than the sardonic cut of brother Glenn at the General Conference, and the Senior Editor. As for the abolitionists, the highest insult is to quote their own language.
Our honoured brother's collects, read us most excellent precepts, to the authority of which we bow with profound submission : his example, however, is but another illustration of the every-day-fact, that it is vastly easier to give advice to others, than to adopt and practise upon it ourselves. We know he will take this in as good temper as his strictures have been received by us.
He undertakes the somewhat apocryphal but loving labour of reminding us of our editorial delinquencies, for which we give him thanks. "Let the righteous smite." It belongs to the office of an editor to incur censure. and who are we, to dream of escaping it.
Brother Glenn would probably have done much better, had he been in our place. Nevertheless, cool and well-balanced, and full of good counsel as is our Mentor, we fear 'the North,' and 'Dr. Bond' will not think him vastly better than the average run of writers whose communications have appeared in the Southern Christian Advocate.
What have we said, in all our badinage, more bitter and reproachful than the sardonic cut of brother Glenn at the General Conference, and the Senior Editor. As for the abolitionists, the highest insult is to quote their own language.
Our honoured brother's collects, read us most excellent precepts, to the authority of which we bow with profound submission : his example, however, is but another illustration of the every-day-fact, that it is vastly easier to give advice to others, than to adopt and practise upon it ourselves. We know he will take this in as good temper as his strictures have been received by us.
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Editorial Criticism
Brother Glenn
Southern Christian Advocate
Abolitionists
General Conference
Good Counsel
What entities or persons were involved?
Brother Glenn
S C Advocate
Dr Bond
Senior Editor
General Conference
Abolitionists
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Response To Brother Glenn's Editorial Criticism
Stance / Tone
Good Tempered Defense And Counter Criticism
Key Figures
Brother Glenn
S C Advocate
Dr Bond
Senior Editor
General Conference
Abolitionists
Key Arguments
Editors Incur Censure As Part Of Their Office
Thanks Brother Glenn For Reminding Of Editorial Delinquencies
His Counsel Is Cool Well Balanced And Full Of Good Precepts
His Example Illustrates Easier To Give Advice Than Practice It
His Criticism Of General Conference And Senior Editor Is As Bitter As Ours
Quoting Abolitionists Is The Highest Insult