The Southern Women and Rev. Mr. Cave

The Planet admonishes the The Historical Society of Southern Women and Rev. Mr. Cave for their pro-confederate sentiments.

It is now being discussed as to which of the two deserve the most consure, the Rev. Mr. Cave or the Board that invited him to deliver that address at the unveiling of the monument to the Soldiers and Sailors of the late Confederacy.
If has been ascertained that this Reverend hypocrite does not believe either in the Divinity of Christ, nor the inspiration of the scriptures and Bully declared that he would accept a Buddhist into his church as quick as he would anybody else.
Thus not only has the North been insulted by his selection but the Christian sentiment of the South shocked.
Rev. Dr. J. Wm. Jones who wrote the work on Gen. Robert E Lee entitled “ Christ in Camp” would do well to change the style of the next edition if he agrees with this demagogue.
It was a good day for Richmond when he left her conflues, and a bad day for St Louis when he entered her borders.
Northern Republicans are certainly having political Capital furnished for their exclusive benefit.
Read what ridiculous assertion followed in the train of Rev. Cave’s surprising remarks:

“At a meeting last evening of the Southern Women's Historical Society, of this city, the origin of Dr. Cave, at the unveiling of the monument to the memory of Confederate Soldiers & Sailors, at Richmond, VA, was read, and warmly applauded. The committee presented the following resolution and preamble, which were unanimously adopted:
Whereas for many years the southern people have borne misrepresentations, How many Slanders, abuse, sneers, and jeers, hoping that time would soften the animosity of their conquerors;
Whereas the policy of Silence has not proven a shining success...

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