The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-08-04

suade all Others to do so too. 1t is not easy TO
say, whether the Indian rule is harder on tne
doctors, or yours on the preachers; decidedly
| consider theirs the more reasonable OF the TWO
since it is far logical to conclude that phy-
SIC which does one man good may not hurt aho-
Their; than to infer that man is fit to preach,
therefore another il fit to physic-yea, the fittest
81 all. just establish your rules as general
tfuth-and there is end Of the pastoral rela-
ton on earth.
But, SIR, let us be somewhat more precise
| You say, 'Ethe next charge of DIR. b. is, that |
left his church by his kind advice, because his
f0Blity toOittd not employ me as Their physician"
Is truth so offensive to you that you cannot copy
it from printed page? This is what said:-
sYhen the traverser settled in this city, as pas
! ter of the Second Presbyterian church, DIR, An
nan was ruins elder in it; but taking offence
that his pastors family had not engaged him as
| their physician (as he avowed)-he allowed the
matter so decidedly to affect his feelings and be-
hSyiour, that to Sare him from difficulty and
bring unpleasant matter to close the pastor
kindly advised him either to giCe up his 1tlhdp-
pv luminosity, if he could not, t. seek some
| other church connexIon where his happiness and
usefulness would probably be greater lie pre-
| ferred the latter course.o-(Sec Magazine for
June, D. 253, note) Are you not ashamed to
pervert the simplest statements In so gross way!
| The original sentences on which all this part OF
the matter rests are such as these: esIt is very
| manifest LDdL WIFI your pItSCuI lCClAhFS coN"HNo
me, you can hardly expect to be proftted by my
poor ministrations; while with your present tenn
! per and conduct it would be folly in me, to ex-
| pect any advantage to result to us, from your
| continued connexion with our congregation
But, is separation from the church, on repent
arce and return to the exercise Of long neglect
| ed duties, the proper remedy Z" Against am
not able to perceive how your connexion with
our session can be of the least advantage to you
or to us, so long as you neglect every duty incl
dent to that connection. "-Netter to DIR. Amman,
of July 10, 1889 Now, can any thing be plain
er than that you have mis-represented, both the
original facts of 1888, and my statement OF them
in 1910
But let us suppose that was in the wrong not
to force my family (for the original offence was
mine, only by imputation,) to employ you as our
physician. This whole matter was distictly ex-
planned to you seven years ago, and intentional
offence disavowed in writing; for | said to you
as far back as my letter of July Is, 1888, that
eethe employment by my family, Of another MEM
Der of my congregation to be their family Physi-
cian'' was done ssunder providential cir,:umstan-
ces ;r-and again, in my letter of the 18th of the
same month, thus: f'I regret that DIR. Amman
should have taken offence originally, and still
more the tenacity with which he perseveres in
it and not less than either, the conduct to which
it prompts him, and the temper which induces
himsto Justify it. As to the ground of that Of
fence, will only say, that if any disinterested
person in the whole world, who is acquainted
with the facts, can be found who will say that
there was the least possible just occasion for Of
fence | will make whatever atonement that per-
son shall directn What more could have
done'
And still farther the records of the Session OF
the Second PRESBYTERIAN church show that you
were satisfied seven years ago, not only on that,
by.+ g.. he ether point of complaint now AGAIN
renewed against me, and of which more present
ly; for the whole correspondence between
laid before the session, and the result was, that
you a0itltdreto your letters, and remained
for eight months, after all difficulties scere
setHed-not only member, but an elder of that
church If seven years will not bar a matter of
complaint like this, fully investigated and final
ly settled, there must surely exist passionate
desire to do damage to me, service to your
new allies.
But still farther, you assign directly contradic
tory reasons for your own conduct. In lS40, you
say in print, that when came to the city you
supposed would employ you, and proceed thus:
tsThis expected as mark of confidence and
friendship. did not anticipate any pecstliGyy
conlpe nsatton, because it is not custom to
charge the pastors of congregations" sc. Again:
Tie did not employ me. course J. felt hstFt that
HAD so little QfhiS confidence and fiieadship'
&C. Now hear some of the reasons of 1888: "It
is true l did feel myself agrieved in relation to
the circumstances to which you refer, and that
it aecs impossible after what considered in
jury in, to me, Uitai point as regards the
things of this toorlS, 0iS: my subsistence, that
could have the cordiality of feeling towards
the e1tthor ofthe injury ,ohetter intentional or
mott Again: 81 considered myself Ue1y Sc
riously injured IN my Professionalism An
| mans letter of July II, 1889 declare, Sir,
consider these passages nearly as much alike as
| black and white.
| You say expressly, in 1910, that you dill not
leave the church on account of the matters sta
| - II 4ba,,, t1nl lf,os,
tineed mcmber for eighteen months after he
took charge of the congregation; and is it proba-
! Bile that if l had been SO grievously offended
would have remained for such length of time
On the contrary, had not the least intention of
leaving the church, until received what I regar
ded as public insult from the pulpit, the sab
| bath day. One of the gentlemen who usually
went round with the bag, on the days of the
monthly collection, sat opposite to me, and on a
| certain occasion he nodded to me, and whispered
that should take his place. declined, because
| Ibid not wish to interfere with the performan e
of his duty. Some delay occurred in consequence.
DIR. B. observed it, jumped up, and In his most
peremptory manner, spoke as follows
81 have always thought it was the duty OF the
elders to take up the collection. If have been
mistaken, will take care for the time to come to
have persons employed to attend to it, so that
1t may be performed without delay, and that all
things may be done decently and in order in the
house ei Godo slf the offence had been ten times
greater than it was, the pulpit was not the slace
to give utterance to such reprimand. wrote |
him note the next morning, stating that l
would not submit to such an idignity, and that |
would prefer quitting the church. He inform
cd me in his answer, that could not leave his
church without his permission, and that of the |
session. | sent him another note, in which /
said would leave his church whenever pleas
ed Shortly afterwards he sent two of the cid
ers as committee of the sessios, to effect an ad
Justine and getme to rem,.n. d clinet, gns
ing as my reason, that found nothing out the
most abject submission to his dictation would en-
able me to avoid quarrels. This could not sub
NIT to, and it was therefore better, quietly to re-
move out of his way. In short time paid my
pew rent and abdicated.~
In my course through life have been Obliged to
examining and expose, not a few extraXae e ant and