The Arkansas banner., 1849-09-25
Rsr. ?. ?. yeely, ia bis Own psrts,,.

het' r. r. AeeIys Ia BIS bWH Defence. 1 Having published two articles ia relation the above gsatIsman and the Rev. ] C. Holland, u ua.ier tis caption Of"Reversad RascaIisy," we feel called upon to nsert the following dsfeace over the svaa ture of one of the gedtesnsn implicated published in the Nashville Christian AdYOcate:- ED BANNER.
 To my Friends and Eaemies. desire to say few words ia relation to the an fortunate difacuIiy In which have lately become invgtyed
 You have no doubt heard many reports The "card" put forth by the committee exenpts us frOal the charge Of "gross immOraiity.' and says that "nS tesiirffsay addaeesto demenstrste ,. any intention in conduct of u criminal or ti. eeniioss character have been much com iorted ty assurances from the committee. that in view of sli the evidence h the case, they were not convinced that ihere was any such evil purpose on our part Without this, my cup wonid indeed be fall.
 Oar object was simply to stroll aleng the part of the city where the degraded and iewd live and by observation and conversaffsa laarn for oueseIvss something of depravity. fu that chapter of the book of human nature, so thai we might the more truthfnily and etfectually exhibit G iH oar efforts to do good, as ministers of Christ. To avoid recognition, n the event of which we knew the cause of God would suffer much injury, we put on eur usual traveiing dress, and nothing more. We wenti into DO house during thewhole evening. Tlse nearest we came to 1t was being ia q rear piazza where we had retreated for security on the occur renee of fight in the street, passed along and which we Jeff ia five minutes from the time we entered it. We went 10 the most abandoned sinks, and to great many. showing that our object was to learn, and uot te do evil We were arrested solely on the ground that refused to give aur names during the walk, which nduoed some to suppose that our intention was to break open houses &c.- robbery o6 that kiad having been co,RrniIted the night before. of which we were entirely gDorrnt, by persons of whom we're supposed to be accoui- Piiees--on which supposition were reported to the police as MiscAtcroas peTssns. We were taken 10 the City Hail, {not to the claboose, has been reported) and released immediately on the arrival Of our landlord.
 These the facts, and they concur with the testimony. will not enlarge ihesn here. Upon these facts the committee suSpeD Dded They did right We had done what 1 am how convinced Christians and ministers ouSf Roi do; and there fore our conduct was unchristian and unminste- riai.'' as set forth in the bill of changes We had iniiictea--not designedy. still it aone--a wound upon the church.; aud il was right that the church maintain her purity by clearly expressed disap- proval of our conduct. This the cominittee have done, by suspendiug us uBth conference. They could do nothing else, unless Ii 10 acquit of the charge, which would have beea wrong, iu view of the injury the church had received by our con duet. Had they possessed the power of graduating inc punishment, (which they did not,) then they could have determined upon the kiad and amount due us; but not having punitive power. they acted properly, think, in suspendiug until the tribu nals to which Ge are ameuabie meet, and finally aetermine the wEoe matter. dwell this be- cause of misappreheason, by some, of the real character Of a suspension by committee
 To this church action bow submissiyey did wrong in going where did. and shali bear meekly the great evil resulting from il. Many of my dear friends will be deeply wounded that should have acted SO indiscreetly. If regrets could ndo what has been done, would efface H. yet these are un- ayailing. cannot recall tt now. No, no; would 10 God could. Oh. that the imsnense evil which has resulted, had passed before then, in the probable sense in which now view it. You who haye not suffered hg hazards take warning by this example, and always occupy the s0ie ground
 In ali did, I iRtendea RO harm. IL is 10 me now precious remembrance, l intended no harm. Do you believe mel If you do, shiel1me in my absenees if you do pot, God does; and when meet you at His tribunal, you trM toe. 1 have su iferei and must suffer siiii-how much God only knows; yet will marinur not. have brought il on myself innocently, it is true, nevertheless I did if; and sustained by Divine grace, l will endure, without the voice of complaint.
 - drink the bitter cup.
 drink; for He whom angels did sustain
 In the dread hour when mortal affHa aish met him,
 When friends forgot, and deadly foes besef him,
 Stands 10 sOothe my pain"
 l have no doubt but my brethren of the Alabama Conference will do justly in their decision; aud shall calmly and trustfuliy await it.
 One word to those for whose salvation have iabored, and who have latteriy been brought into the fold of Csrisi, under my ministry SutfeF not yourselves 10 be moved by this heavy calamity. Let prudence mark your course. Many of you love me, even as your own brother. Yoa have gwen me many proofs of this. When my enemies for who is without cnemiesl) and the haters of C cd and religion, assail many of them will speak kindly to them, and be not angeFed. For your peace-sake, 1 urge this 1T you want to serve me, pray for ms; for 1 havSreed of your prayers. unite with me in thus resolution, that by the help of Sod, from this day forward my life shall be more cireun,spect, and my religious eonsecra- ton shall be more entire than It is written, " All things shail work together for good 10 them that love God" kRotc thaf l !ose hiIa. and-AAXe, this moment, as strong confidence in the truth of that declaration. and In its designed fgIfiinent in my case, I have ia the being of God. This trust is worth more than all the VI wOrld 10 me now have never known what was to trust, ill now. think can say from heart rTseyieaee, what have tried 70 preach to of you theoretically, "I gtory iH trsbaiations." Since they have come, l lind 1t ia my heart to reIniee in them.
 It is hard to close this. the last conversation I shall have with some of you. say the ast; for death will prevent some of ns from meeting more, In this world l have passed with you at soma of your homes, aud around yoar hresides, among the most pleasant hours 0f my life In bidding you adisu now, perlaps forever lei He again assure you that iafs sasd nothing lcyoag tchat did. Pray for your afflicted brother. PHfIIr P. NEELY.
 Nashville, August, ss49.
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