The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-01-21


spansib,ty a8t ethet-,,ur,t, tam ~ my
please to 8sb IL the aa..et 10 e iaid IA It shsfl
ne,. Al thls hnsrter wa. lus labuui rs Alf
NnNIn would hear taHuf frrfrs
such ate a Il" al the circumstances thu lei
TO- uuA Intended the unhappy division Nhich
iooA yi,se IA tie Bap,si soci,ty'lu tbi. loan 50
f,r a. relates IL this singular deed and h,.iuir
an culiuhttntd eemmool, tow wulds anls
az nrtrssary b, wy Of eommcut
The deed ls the htst thWa that cltins attrn
tinn4 lbIs instrument creates uditers IA Il
Baptist Church. winch Isl rcpnhlic IN lis pnlssi
form. who ptelesst Il he independent OF the bods
Who created them. aud Who anc removable At
their own pleasure on, and thi, is untall. II
provides ton succession nt trustees. no hndy
knows how uaus. Whit mas bee their tehataa.
or in what pau 81 til aohc thcy NAV dwell
Bat bad NJ tbs insnnmrn, Is in usalL is pfoYis=
ION, have been nbusfd. \ trustee. Is every ha-
dy know Is nue WHO'S commissioned - 80.
cute the pleasure 81 hun Abu tru a. him how fat
the Trustees of the Eapust Church bayr adhefed
10 mi, princinle the reader Is ten 10 determine
from the above statement, aud other instances
Ia the same purpose might Ice mentioned u II
were necessary,
Smriy thert = neilane m t!A deed toNa.faet
such Il sinister construction much less do II
vest the ptr,nralive in the TRUSTEES 10 decide
who ought "a lac druum4ultrd ilI" baptist 80.
rietv Of L,ucbhm much 'c.s still toes II an
+ tho,lgr an individual ,eho Is At tine time under
rrn>urr. 40 announce bis Intention % deprive fhe
Church of their aeea>iunsd privileges. sRen
/ them by public lhriHliit aud aprtoptiue them
10 the use 81 himself and iva othrr II
dlyidualsas the Baptlsl saclrN OF lynohbms
person., who had refused 60 submit Ia tn dee 8.
10 - Of the highest trtbmal known IA the Baptist
chucb
Nj Nowlm ~ his comn0nt' ton 10 the pub
! ltc makes avery nnhind N. uatlou With reemd
10 the ,apfitfg Ihai hive led TO the great deal
that has been I'D rsialisr to thr drrd. We ar
NOT disposed 10 heeomr responsible to' all ibnt
Ina, hrrn sand On tn, sohfrnt hut 50 Ia rs Ne
are concerned " believe that checks will
never be- sud,eed With blush on account Of
our anxiety - transfer 10 "ur poSie'hy the Pc.
lticai aud religious msitut 1nS with which Ne
/ are concerned unslhcl,lrd bv any exclusive OF
hereditary pIetenuons whatever ne very
theory fthis deed IS startling. but mere theory
would nctrr have Disturbed as uorlod rs 10 disturb
the tranquility Of the church, butthr experience
we have had ol the practice prot,ndcdly Pled
Gated on the sanctions of this deed has made Il
derD and lasting IMPRESSION on our minds We
have now, however, no further concern with lhis
subject than Is implied N the prnprIcY of ealn-
ine improvement from past experience, and II
would have hcenR somce OF peculiar gfatlhca
ton 10 us ii Mr. NJ Win had seen fit to permit
this affair to sleep forever.
MI Nowiin's conduct ~ this whole transaf
action presents itself IN very singular pont
oflight lie. IN the frst place, had ndc"d nude
IN his own special direction, such a one II Il b.
G,ycd As was never seen by Baptist church
heinrc He p,aeticcd he saws agrecaby 10 tIn
doctrine OF his deed nnd then he appeals Ia
MS deed a. n voucher ot the correctness Of III
copduct II /, hard Ia detcrnin" whether the
laws of logic, 81 the rules of modesty. ale Set
most nj defiance by such ii course.
NJ, Nowln is entirely welcome To any ad
vantage he can derive from the use of II technr
cal law phrase for no one 50 mr rs We know,
has ever pretended that the trustees had lien
on the property. III thu common occupation 81
that term. MOI Tor That simply. oueht tn, 10 he
blamed itthry had but # Mr.. NoNhn has not
Intended 20 nsr the exclusive proprrtr. Of The
deed n the place al such an INSTRUMENT, thefe
Is no definite meaning u language.
! Finally, until II ean be proved that delegate
! Is independent ofhm who Delegates hln, a re
+ prc,,ntatlee independent ct bIni whom he repre-
SCENTS or nr,ustrc iadcpendeutoi him who trust
hnnihe aligaIdlfits 81 ibis decd VIII remain aud
+ mul Mr. NuNlin cau prove that three iudy idn-
ais under Crusute or suspension, are he WY
ch,uch from VIII eh tbey have brCu susptn ded.
OF hv wh.. they haFr been Cousurd, ii
I lie difficult iot btm IL make ont his assertion,
that he ' never has he'd any claim " eve wish
/ he had added nor pretended TO auy) on he
property, further than is given him by the
decd, rs trustee for the Baptist society
MANY conflicting feelings have occupied oui
mind, sine, NJ. Na~lns communication APP
pcar,d in prmt. Compassion lor an infatuated
individual; an nn"llIiosocss to disturb the
feelings of Gpse, whom So have every
reason 10 believe, wish 10 ID, At pcacei a belief
that the facts that Nj NoWun 'rcted 10 denY.
were so notorious thai his dcnEif o., hem would
have no effect aud finally an uu,,tum, .,.ets To
appear before the public on i subject u I'M
nature especially ihr period of the contro-
yrr,y had pissed loug by had for a trne
determined II, Ia taxi no noricc Of II. But theie
are other considerations which nave 6uallY lie
| tprmmrd Ms TO adopt "A contrary course. They
| are these lst Nh NowlIn's communication l. So
/ framed "a, that ~haicger advantage it may gam
him ~ IN be obtained It our c&pcnce. I'D. \
conviction thai the pubic as contributors 10 the
building Of tn B1ptls nreirug house "a entitled
] to- fair opposition 81 fbr unnae culrnt Of tbe
! trustees, especially ss II has been challenged
by Mr.. Nowlu himself Indy, IL - duty
Ne owe 10 the church Win ~ inch u. are cob
urCtrd, under the peculiar ci,cutn, tances Of the
! case; thai no err nnrgus impression should he
made on the public Innd, MY 4 SIMPLE STATE
meud Of facts W could prevent II. ln concln-
sion, may W. not ask, WY should the shafts of
cDIuInuy be directed Al Us now We have rriired
aud area peace Snf1g We have BEEN the
srcaicsr sufferers by Int rtrul, OF III. unhappy
division that has lasta place, EOS We have nlade
j the greatest sacrifice. " have lrtt meeting
| house which cbst SOM afns much toll aud all
oi as As well is on fnend,, proportion OF con
| trbuuon, and we thinN / nothing but tairness
tiih "e ADD oui nlcads mould be permitted 10