The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-08
REV. TIBERIUs GRAccHrs Ionps .c.

| iibEhIU5 GRACIOUS JONES AGAIN.
| LESS mnssh'. EDITOR The Rev. Tiberius Grscch NJ
na,ch ~ Io'eooing himself, 10 letter 10 the Dis-
ps.eo OF t1s 18th ult, against the censures CAT
upon MN for not being al bis post of du,v IN NJ.
.o'A, while the pestience III rsaipg there. s.ys
among other thinas: '.e'o' 'sJs'
tolt tur,ss me preyaencs of the cholera In Nor.
.b' ssveraI years since, remained through n ali
uoasn one prom Int pastor feeble health, ,(vhon
no one, believe, for a moment censured) ief, m,
cry "a, ano H rspaired to the mountains"
NOW, messrs Editor, what impressaon 4. the
foregoing words calculated to prodncs nnon ~
minds OF the readers Certainly none o,her ,nan
tnls namely, that the prominent pastor In fsahIs
health, left the ciiy and repaired to the mou.-
CHOLERA. Now do the facts In the case ius,ify sncb
~ NnpIessionf The clergyman to whom he eyi-
osntiy reiers-then rector St. Paul's-remained .,
~. visiting the sick and bu yiue the dead of the
disease or what was treated as the ai.... 'ne
prossrated that he was for weeks whoIIv nnshia :,
perform either pulpit or pastoral duty This nros.
ramon, sopeIvening upon health already sha,ter
eo continued so long as 10 induce him 10 belisye
tnat he might never again be able to resume ,bs
duties OF bis place, and, acting upon this con VIC
lion, resigned It. The vessry of his CHURCH de.
clueo accepting his resignation. and, with gen..
erosity which that "prominent pastor" can never
forget, urged him, instead of resignng, 10 take
years recreation, while they would Continue bis
salary Yet fearing that be would NOT be- able,
even ct the end of twelve moutbs' recrestion to
resume the duties of the place. and feelior there.
lore that he would be doing wrong to keep them
| another day In q position where they could NO,
call to their church a clergyman who could per
form aii the services they needed and required he
Immediately wrote another letter to the yssfrv
wherein he resigned bis ch arge irreyocabv Ana
having thus resigned, he "et the CITY and repajred
to the mountains-nOt as the words of Mr. seem
20 tne MINDS OF many to Indicate, a. fugitive from
the Pesf'ience, to return again when 1t had dsap.
peared, but az one wholly disab led to labor apy.
where, and leaving place whose duties he could
not perform to be filled by one who could perform
inem. II ne mad been able still to labor, "prom-
1nent pastor would scarcely bave LEFT the city.
when he did, but would have remained and con.
sidered It privilege TO have even died 10 serving
The nobls church and congregation of which he
was the rector.
his own case and that of the clera YIN an TO whom he
refers, II must bs acknowledged that his powers of
discovery are very great. That "prominent
pastor" did not dread the cholera then raging 10
Norfolk 10 bis congregation, Ia not sfnrmed; but
that be "left the city and repaired to the noun.
tatns TO escape becoming Its victim Ia Indignantly
denied. He does not deny to Mr.. Jones the riQht
to choose bis own line of conduct, either to remain
~ the post OF duty, or TO desert IL In the hour of
danger; but he does deny to him the right of 90
stating the actions of others to make an utterly
false and erroneous impression. The reverend
gentleman understands the use and force of Ian.
guage too we'll, not to perceive that his wordA
zone prominent pastor, in feeble health, lef. the
city and repaired to the mountains" taken In oon.
nection with his subject, susceptible OF an In.
depreciation In utter coDA;ct with the facts of the
case. Whether or not he designed to make the
impression which his words haze made uponiths
minds of some who are aos cognizan OF the truth,
and the whole truth of the matter, can be knows
only to himself and his God. We do not charge
him with an Intention to mislead. Mos, persons
however, will be able to distinguish between q
soldier who wss borne from the field of connics,
wounded and disabled, aud one whom some vsgy
uncharitable persons represent as having from
1t. ... JusrIcH
Salt Sulphur Sprigs, Monroe CO., Sept /, '55
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