Washington telegraph., 1851-10-15
BY REQUEST
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From the Memphis and Ark Christian Aduocate.
Truth aud Not FictiOn--Rev. Allen M.
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From the Memphis and Ark Christian Aduocote
Truth aud MOI FictiOn--Rev. Allen M.
Scott, Sc.
Ma. EDIroR:-In the Tennessee Baptist of July
nth, my attention was attracted by article
setting forth The reasons why Allen M. Scott be-
came a Baptist,
mr. Scott doubtless thought it matter Of public
Importance that his religious wherea bouts should
be known, and did we'll thus publicly to define his
position. THIS was the more necessary in his
case, as versatility and change had marked his
course up TO the time he took Uater aud subrlitted
tc leordinaiion by the Missionary Baptists. Its
now lair TO suppose that his religious vascia ion
will come to close, since he has found such SIN
guar "'calmness and serenity of mind" so wonder
iul is cold water a sedative Il troubled mind!
Through modesty, or perhaps Discrimination to
speak Of himself, MIR. Scott has not seen proper
to give his religious pedigree in full, and will allow
AN old friend to supplement the brief, but very in
te'rsting notice he gives of himself.
Your correspondent first became acquainted
with Mr. Scott at camp-meetng in Williamson
county, Tenn, in the latter part of the summer
Of 1929, and not 1890, as Mr.. S. alleges, where
Mr.. 5. proessed reI yon and joined the ChurcI, as
proDationer tie says that in Tess tha, n year
after his connection with the M +. Church, he
,oas licensed to predch, and transferred to Arkan-
sas iDithout has consent. This story smacks a
little of vanity, and like the feet and toes of the
image that Daniel saw, that were ''part iron and
part OF potters clay, is part and part false.
1t was two yeats, instead of less than one, belore
he was admtted and transferred &c, and after
having been once rejected, the vote was recon-
Sidered and he was admitted having first Pro-
POSED hmselt for Missouri, with several other
young men VINO wished to go to that Conference.
SO you see how he was transferred without his
CONSENT But he says-"Being removed from my
father, and somewhat disposed to think for myself,
4 t,a of
Church, &c, and became dissatisfied" Wonder
what thing he expected TO find in Methodist
economy after having read aud studied the Metho.
dist Discip!ine school book until he had ac-
tualy learned great portion Of i. by heart.!!-
Who ever heard of the Discipline being used as
school book beforel Mr. Scot, was not only DIS
satisfied but LEFT the Church. This is some
what amusing. He left it, tits true. but after he
same fashion that criminal leaves the world,
when he could stay longer in it. Mr. Scott
knows who II was that forfeited his place both in
the NJ. b. Church and the confidence Of those
ministers who accompanied him. and for what
offence. Hr also knows who it was that ordered
large amount of books from Wright L. Swarm
sledt, book agents at Cincinnati, and afterwards
refused to pay Tor them, alleging tha, he had
travelled several years in frontier circuits that had
not paid hI'" has salary, and that he sought this
method to obtain hls pay whereas he never
travelled but d part OF one year. Ii his memory
Is bad, have no doubt :he book agents could re-
fresh II on this subject. Nj Scott tells us that
IN lo4O he joined the Protestant Methodlsts, &c
But what has he to say of himself during the nine
years that elapsed after he left The NJ E. Church
and joined the Protestants? Where he, aud
what was he all this time? His first plunge from
Episcopal Mrthodsm to UniperSaliSm; his
next was to heartless Deism, and in the character
o d hacks'ldden DeIst he again came 10 tennessee
and settled in Brownsville, and once more at ID
camp meeting, that your correspondent in COM
pany with many other ministers was holding, Mr..
Scott professed 10 be reclaimed But bird of
passage he Was soon gone, aud the next L heard
OF him Was said he had joined the EpiSc0patians.
But he has now found peace and comfort by TAX
ing the exharatlng plunge. Would not Mr.
GrdUeS do well To rejoice over Mr.. Scott with
trembling! lest like Paddy's bug the next time he
puts ms !,ano upon hun, ,nsured now that he very
bad ~ reference 10 his having espoused UaUerSaL-
lSm and DeiSm your humble correspondent knows
these Things to he so, having from time to time
seen the long aud iabored episles he sent to his
venerable father, treghed with these s-utimens,
winch fact is still within the perfect recoect,o
of other surviving members of the same family.
In conclusion, Mr.. Editor, should Allen VI. Scott
from this time forth prove to be steady uniform
follower Of the cruclfied Savior of sinners, |
well MIR. Graues will rejoice over him. aud
will always remember It, to the praise of cold
walter.
G. w. D. HARRIS.