The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-06

e,sr, DA"Sp sCoUNDREL. ilho iaas
concerned nth The Contractor al fofi SCOT, BY
.eItel he iast nontg aue shich us the c"'se OF
his G.scnck's) ibsi,iny 10 him aud iha' bf
GOD He ecu Jnolgoa, vault cut the StOON-
DRIl = Jsrook 81 eats nG. Du the neri day,
SUNDAY 18th February. the erh'ial attended
| ~ a. 1 nj The q a,isn lhnrch. and dincd nth
np4rf. IL gentlemen n. Ars - sdsHs boand-
ipe heass. .i4noref street. where ! pfa,d hiin
REPEAT the came. or giniiim hrtdfF oil VIZ
lrnce against the porson OF Mr.. Lanock. ~
thai dinner party there werr rfesen' JOHN =.
POOR. NJ. ANDREW HALL. aud my broth.
., jeremiah sailifaa. since deceased, tbs CT
Nv amt Mr. MAY III MPHREis now Of
Philadelphia. aud several Others whose, names
IL, ,iei rsoallect.-lhe gentleman, hrst named.
n well ~ the last, are nov living and can also
bear stiffness 10 the truth of have here stated.
was not At The pablic dinner given TO thr Genef-
Al on Aonday, Isl of March, aud therefore,
can say noihing ofmy own kno~l'dR" OH
savings and duings ibere. although understood
al the time that lie repeated the same threats
JNO. SULLIVAN.
Baltimore. sept i7th, 1928.
| MR. ADAMS AND HIS RELIGIOUS ACTS
| lis with the utmost reluctance that we adj
matt ialo our columns any thing touching the re
| gion coudnct OF cnuiidaics for public office
/ We do not think ourselves thai such consider
atoms bciong 10 the question. Our adV"tsaries
however and perhaps some Of oili. friends, think
dlfertst ', Add. after what has been charged
against Mr.. ADAMS. it would be ai.it gard,ug the
dictate OF truth moi To copy the following, which
carries With il the force Of riefutable aud ire
si.tihle evidence rs well Of his liheralily, A. 81
hi zeal tot the interests Of religion generally /:
From the Crawford pa. Messenger.
Ertroei Of n letter 10 a gentleman Mts place,
dahd
Harrington City. Ing. 81. 1929.
| Your letter of the 9TH INST. came duly TO
hand. ~ answer TO your inquiries, III relation
| 10 what Christian denomination President A.
dams belongs enclose lior your information on
| that suheci) - statement eertilied by James IL.
Handy, late Treasurer, now Secretary of the
- piesbyirt,n church ~ the city of Washing
Inn winch expect will he sufficiently satisinc-
tory 10 you that Mr. Adams ht longs to the Pres
byterlnn Older of Christians.
d" Nj. Adams rented pew in the Oh Presby-
terian church, IN Washington CITY, the Isl Oct
1922, nj the raic of 500 pr aunun, aud conin-
nrd ~ that rate uniil til III ~ April, la2b, when
be pnfchRsad tho pew tor $22o subject 10 The
annual rent OF $50 aud The pew is now his pro
pcity IN tee simple
On ihe 9th Of May. 1899. he was elected
BY the congregation, one Of the trustees, in which
capacity he setyed until Mnv. la15 bcing two
years during which time he ~ls one of tho
most attentive members Of the board. Daring
the period Mr.. adams was n t,ns,er. the church
was involved IN debt. and irrqnen, meetings of
he board were necessary Ia devise ways aud
means 10 relieve II. On lho occasIon when The
rcasmcr stated to the board thai the carpenter
he compelled TO sue the building committee,
Nj Adams said. 4" gentlemen, VIII loan 5000,
ii the other members ot the b1nrd will loan an
equal sun, to make Sl2oO, the amount due
10 the carpenter on The contract: The othcI
members required time 10 consider (their means
being limled.) MIR adams said " ifthe trca-
nircr viii call on me he shall ut ONCE bavc the
5000. The pastor ofthe church feeling lively
interest ~ the concerns OF the church, called
himself on Nh. Adams fur the money who ask
ed where the other G6oo was 10 come from. aud
on thc reply of the pastor " that he did not
know Nj. Adams Immediately drew n check
fnr the fun amount, %l2oh. This sum has been
reduced ftom time 10 tune by the payment a.
Nj. Adams OF small sums. The Treasurer has
several in,es expressed 10 Mr. Adams that the
Board Of trustees feared he would think unfa
yorabIe of them lor their delay in payment, bu
Mr ADAMS has always sad, grnileme,., ,,nlS
yourselves easy--pay me when you can The
last time ihIs subject was mentioned 10 HIM he
told the treasurer In " pay the other debts first.
On the LIST ofJuy. 1890 he made a do
nation 10 the Church. of $4,000
And. ON the 2lst OF April 1923, another
donation 10 the Chnleh, of 90 on
On the LIST oil December. 1879, he sub
tcr,hcd, lor himself aud Tor Mrs. A.
dams. u, the monthly contributions
10 the Church Of = per muntll--
which, from Isl December 1929,
10 The LIST of August. 1873, is b6
mouths, So GO
Few rent from the list oi.Oct. lS2', to LIST
of July, 1923 225 90
Cash paid for purchase ofpcw, go 90
Amount paii for The support ofthe
cond Presbyterian Church from
the Is al July 1920. 10 the lstoiJu
l,.1s23. 600 GO
Add amount loa lcdto the Church, 1900 Oo
tlakng he nmounnt Of Mr Adams
munihcence 10 the Church, SlSO6 ON
The amount of Mr.. Adams contributions To
the Church, in addition 10 the regular collections
taken up on the Sabbath for the contingent oN-
prnces. charitable and PRESBYTERIAN purposes,
canaot he ascprtainfd bnt from his known H.
brrahiy to such objects, there can be no doubt
but thai they were considerable.
" Il may be observed. that Mr. Adams was n
mongsi our most attentive hearers unt'l or late
pastor lclt us--no weather kept hIm from
Church on Sabbath afternoon. On Monday 9Th
judy, current, an election took place in the
Church lor Pastor 10 supply the vacancy occa
stoned 10y the resignation OF the Rev MI Baker
Mr.. Adams was present, aud gave his vote IN
person. and, attcr having expressed deep mite
rest in the matter, remained until the votes
we're counted, when 1t appeared the ReVc-
renl Luther Halsey was unanimously elected,
a certify thai the foregoing is correct
statement of facts, most of which are recor-
ded on the books OF the Church.
JAMES II. HANDY.
Late Treasurer, no,O Secretary, Of The Cd
Presbyterian Church, Washington Ciy.
August 10th ISIS"
Goo
REFRESHMENTS"