Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-08-27
COMMUNICATIONS.

you to publish the following letter from George c.
Chandler to Mr. Owen, Editor of the Christian Mes
senger. Also, letter written to Mr.. Owen for pub
LEGATION IN answer to Mr.. Chandler's-with some
Resolutions passed by the above named Church And
also Note of Mr.. Owen, declining the publication.
That the reader may correctly appreheld the cir
cumstances under which this request is made il may
be proper to state, that the letter of Mr.. CHANDLER
anlmadvertlng upon the Church at Pleasant Run, was
published in the a. Christian Messenger" of Dec 25
lS4o reply was prepared by MIR. Sinner, under
the sanction Of the Church, which was forwarded to
the Messenger This reply rejected by the editor
of the Messenger, Mr.. Owen in the following brief
and cool style, to wit:
The article of E. ~ Sinner is declined"
The Church being thus refused hearing through
the Organ of their denomination arc reduced to the
necessity of making their defence through the COL
umns of n secular paper.
Yours. &c. E. N. SINNER.
FaANKLIS Dec 8, 1S45.
BRo 0wkS 81 addressed you from indianapolis, say
ing few things in reference my abors in Marion
~, and wish to say two things On the
ground Of 800 Baptist members have obtained pledges
Ia small amount colected) to the amount of Ss2 20.
consider it good-at least should be willing to take IL
for so much of my salary. Some more think will be
obtained with but little effort. There Of
peculiar interest The church Pleasant Run has long
been divided the subject of benevolent effort Two
three years ago. those IN favor decidedly the majority
but for the sake of peace they neither talked acted
church Of more than hundred members has done
nothing, and only two individuals have ventured to
do little privately. Last winter the ofposers having
become the majority excluded the minority and had things
in their way. The minority, however, still recog
mixed as the Pleasant Run Baptist Church. The
ority call themselves by what they please
have light to dictate The church numbers
~. They united heart and hand and have on the
best of in that church $40 one who includ
ed has just paid dollars and told the church last Sat
udsy that Franklin College should not flag for the want
Of $40 from him this winter. In reference to this
have things TO say Frst-hose who believe in labor
should gIoy God and strive improve man, separating
themselves from opposers Secondly few united
do much more than many divided.
Yours, &c, GEO. C. CHANDLER.
The Baptist Church of Christ on Pleasant Run,)
Marion County, Ind, February Ia, 1916.
Dear Brother Queen Justice to Brother Chandler,
Justice the church Pleasant Run, Marion county,
Indiana, and to the cause of Christ calls on me to
notice letter dated Franklin, December 8, 1915,
signed George C.. Chandler, and published in the
Christian Messenger Of the 25th of December last.
The known character of brother Chandler for piety,
truth and every quality that constitutes the christian
and gentleman, seems to demand t-knowlng as do,
that many of the statements made in that letter have
been authorized by Others himself never at any time
beinr an eve witness to any thing that transpired
that church, and should his letter be left uncorrected
will not only do him injustice but will subject an
innocent Church unmerited censure before the rel
gious community.
| hope sir that under these considerations, | will
be pardoned, well by brother Chandler our breh
rem in general for the notice may take of the letter
In question.
The first thing shall notice in the letter reads
follows, to wit: !" There was one case of peculiar
interest. The church at Pleasant Run has long been
divided on the subject of benevolent effort
This is a question will say the Church has never
had directly before it. Such question was not called
for it being an understanding among all the members
and adopted by common consent, that each member
should be governed by his convictions OF duty to
God and his fellow in contributing his money TO
any object of benevoence he seemed to be inclined to-
No member was debarred from contributing, neither
were they complained of for not doing so; but we
considered it of place to agitate the peace Of the
church with question of the kind. Permit me here
to prove this by the following facts, to wit:
When brother Lewis Morgan was travelling agent
for the franklin Institute, he visited this Church and
spent several days with u.s. In which time he openly
and frankly made his business known in the Church
and out of it, and in public manner exhibited his
subscription to all the church Chat present.
Those who wished to do So subscribed then or at any
other time they chose-myself among those who sub
scrIbed.
Again. When brethren Hill and Reece were tray
cling agents for the General Association, they also
visited this Church. preached for u.s. and each openly
took up contributions both in the church and else
where Brother Reece no doubt recollects my loaning
one of my neighbOa as'6llar to give him for that
purpose.
Again. Brother Joel Blackledge who was long a
member with US. was known by all the members Il
believed 20 be member of the General Association.
Yet he lived with US il full fellowship, and when he
left the country. <sh gave him letter in full
again Inc Church up to 1912 was member Of
the indianapolis Association, and it was well known
that several of the churches of her body were mis-
sionarv chaschssu vet whilst they did not attempt
-wexercise lid rot belong to them we
made no OBJ above never, to my
knowledge. any dissatisfaction among the
members of thu .5nrch. Thus it will be seen that
the church ha Grated the principle of benevolence
to its fullest liable extent And also that num-
Der of the members have been doing something, and
that publicly, as brother Chandler would have it.
"One or two, and that privately" But in July, 1912
the following was thrown into the church, by the
indianapolis Association, passed by that body at hel
meeting in 1S41, to wit
Resolved, That this association recommend to the
churches composing her body, to instruct their dele
gates at our next annual session whether this assoc
ciaton shall become auxiliary to the General Associa
ton or not.
This was considered by the church as attempt tt
introduce organized and induce compulsory benevo
Ience among us, and the church true to her former
liberal principles of benevoIence rejected the proere
auxiliary connection by the votes of nearly all thu
members present on that occasion, and also withdrew
her membership from the association by large ma
iority. This was about three years ago. when brohe
Chandlers letter informs that those in favor
largely the majority.
The above recited resolution implanted in mids
the seeds of discord, which effected its unhallowe
purposes by producing jealous chickering's, and back
btngs until last winter when badly advised zeal lie
our brethren who were at that time excluded to
disregard and violation of all order and decorun