The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-07-07

ID,
1880, embracing the above proposal, will be pre-
pared TO meet you at any time within three months.
All testimony brought forward by you, unqualified,
will be rejected. Now, sir If the above is not com
piled with, shall be under the painful necessity
ofshowing 10 the public Though the press the
wrongs that have been inflicted on me by you and
your ministers for two years past, and ais show
ing in all probability that your statements are
incorrect.
Respectfully yours,
JoHN SwAsY,
Marshfeld, Dec 81, 1899.
Lyndon, March lG, 1910.
To The Editor Of the Caledonian, ., e ..
DEAR SIR If you will have the goodness to
publish in Your paper short letter from Rev. John
Swasy to me and the remarks npon tins sheet i'm
mediateiy following, you will very much oblige
and many of the readers Of the Caledonian. 1
sorry to trouble yon the public with any
thing of this character, but it be necessary
in order that there need not DO a wrong impression
left upon the minds of those who have seen or
heard Of the above letter. have personal con-
troversy with Mr.. Swasy and should not write if 1t
not necessary to inform many, of tho facts in
the case who are unacquainted.-Mr Swasy says,
that reported at one of my Quarterly Meetings
holden at Cabot about the 12ih of May, 1899, that
he was recommended to our Annual Conference
which held its session in Portsmouth N. H., in Ju-
Iy 1885, and was rejected, also that he was recon-
mended in 1896 and Withdrew his recommenda-
ton and also in 1887 he made another attempt and
did not succeed. a u OF which | probably stated
Tor 1 Intended to do il. The reason why I did it
was not on the account Of any PERSONAL difficulty
between himself and me. but because there had
been some con ,radiction between him and some 9TH
ers in reference to his recommendation 1885 and
Fvas requested TO make the statements publicly
that they might be understood. | then supposed
that knew what said and am now convinced be
yond doubt that my statements were correct.
J he recommend atoms Of 1896 the reader will
observe Mr.. Swasy acknowledges, and does not
pos,lively deny the one Of 1885 nor his attempt in
1887 The denial however is nationally inferred. lilo
wants that should prove the last two, which
now propose lie do by giving ru" copy of several
certificates Of persons whose character stands fair
III Tho circle Of their every acquaintance, whose
word wo uld be received in any Court Of ciVil JUS
lice among us. ist then, propose tn Provo that
Mr.. Swasy recommended to our Annual Con-
ference by the Quarterly Meeting Con feronco on
Derby Circuit in 1885, and .bat he was rejected
by the said Annual Conference.
LIST Certificate This certifes to all whom it
may concern that we were present when john
Swasy was recommended by the Quarterly Meet
ing on Derby Circuit i'm June 1885 10 the New
Hampshire Annual Conference, of which we wore
personal witnesses.
WIN. RANKIN. 81
ROSWELL DAVIS.
Derby, March ID, 1910. w s5..t t
2d.-To whom it may concern, This ccrtihes
shat John Swasy and myself were both recommen
ded to our Annual Conference in 1895 ut a Quar-
terly Messing Conference at Derby Circuit in June
49, PEREZ MASON.
Walden Nov. 81. 1888. .f.~
Tho following is from the Rev. Ezra sprague
who was the Preacher in charge on Derby Circuit
ut the time Mr.. Swasy recommended. .,..
3d. do hereby testify and affirm that at Derby
year that had charge Of Derby Circuit New
Hampshire Conference-John Swasy was recon-
mended by said Quarterly Conference TO the New
Hampshire Annual Conference TO be admitted TO
the Travelling Communion.
Given under my hand this 18th day Of Nov. 1889,
~ " EZRA sPRAGUE.
The above certificates show that Nj Swasy was
recommended by the Quarterly Meeting Confer
ence on Derby Circuit in 1886 to our Annual Con
ference and the following certificate is designed to
show that this recommendation did come up to our
Annual Conference in the Same year and was reJec
ed by said Conference, gstAtf a'11s,n
This certlies that it appears from the Journals OF
tho New Hampshire Conference that was holden
at Portsmouth, July 2oth 1885, that John Swasy
person to be received trial in the travelling
Connexo and soas not received. Ii also appears
from tho same journals that Perez Mason was rec
ommonded from Derby Circuit for admission on
trial N said Conference and was 9sl sd mt
..- .r .tig,.'I5 J. PERKINS, Sec. OF Con.
Sandwich, July 9, 1892 49, - 81.
The reader will please compare tho last clause