The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-08-22

pelng the Minister, al which I attended I; and
some time previous TO the administration Of tho
Communion, member OF the Session came TO
me and told me tlyst they wanted me 10 attend in
The lille house. ] did so aud after stepped in,
Mr.. Caldwell told the that they had been consid
ering my case, ami that they had proposition TO
make TO me, ana they wanted 10 know whether
would accede TO 1t or not. told him when
| heard Il | could tell whether or not. The prom.
osition was for me TO come back into the Presby.
ran church and be subject to the government of
the church. | told them that never had refus
cd 10 be subject 10 the government Of tho church
as contained in the Book Of discipline, nor was
! now unwilling. On this ground was adult
ted without any acknow Iedsement Of the crime
for which was suspended. What moved lie scs.
SION to do 50 after so long a suspension I know
| not, nor am | careful to know. | mentioned the
BOOK OF Discipline as above, on purpose 10 ex.
clude those unconstitutional terms Of communion
sometimes nhde by Sessions and Presbyteries
'&c.--uncoHstitutiona say because the Gene
raj Assembly has tie right, and tho only consG-
Iuiianal night, to fix terms Of communion.
Now, must add lille by way Of self defence
We who co;nmuned with Mr.. w C. Davis are
accounted schismaticll, because we received the
Sacrament Of the Lords Supper at tie hands of
man (say thoy) who had been constitulionally
our opinion that Mr.. Davis was stripped Of his
ministerial authority, Notwithstanding the sen
ience OF deposition had been passed against him
~ the Concord Presbytery because he had in
due time and IN regular form, Withdrawn from
the Presbyterian church. Read the records OF
pro re R0td Presbytery Wish sat at I:npeweli
church, on the 9.h Of October 1910, which was
. called for the express purpose to make out char
ges against W. e. Davis. and to issue citation
Tor ms appearance at the sitting OF The ne2 Pres.
bytery and you will find th4t there and then
his Declaration OF Independence was tabled. be
i, fore bny citation was served uloa him Then
read the Records ofihe Synod which nj at Fourth
Creek in October, 1911, ana there you will find
that Nh, Davis was Opposed ono whole year after
he had Withdrawn. Another reason shy we did
not th;nk that Mr.. Davis was stripped of lbs
Ministerial authority (and tie most decisive one)
was, that very extensive revival of religion had
ken place under his ministry after lie had with.
drasn aud was in progress al the time we atten-
ueu MS 0e."r A~~.,"g From these considsra.
I IONS we dad moi conceive il 10 be any harm 10
fellowship with Mr.. Davis II a man has the
sea- OF Heaven put upon his apos,leship, he need
No' caro- who says he shall not preach. Yea uore,
woe is he II aa docs not preach!
J IL IS thonght tha." Mr.. Jenkins reposed undue
confidence IN bis chronicle of the churches e,so
no would not have introduced i..o- ms ,oomoi,
&c. soberly think, that it is well iie~meo,h,rs
4 huvc not been caught in tho same snare
. The above statements have mode simply TO
cast tho necessary light on those communications
made BY me, which the two brothers have intro.
duced into tleir vndication $50 caled) wish
10 stand ut the farthest distance from detracton
! No man can have higher regard for the moral
worth of Samuel c. Caldwell than have. lie
was good man he was an honest man: no dis
simplat!on about him what he was he was: If
/ he did not like you, you would know IT, He was
preacher of the Gospel not a selGmade one,
but chosen of God and called TO the work his
success proved it: his sole aim was TO save those
who heard him. | received my first religious
Impressions under his preaching when lad, and
lie bu; YOUTH when he came first 10 IIopewell
When he preached in those days he made the
people feel he was LAS he himself hunorousy
oppressed IL like brush heap sci on FIRE when
he was in the pulpit II all our pulpi,s were now
occupied BY such brush.hcaps, our world would
exhibit a different moral character than what it
docs. Children Of Samuel c. Caldwell, do YOU
wish 10 honor tho memory of your father If
YOU do, walk 10 his footsteps and If you want
10 find the understanding friends of your father
coaie amongst US old Presbyterian. Methodists.
ANDREW MOORE