Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-04-09
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/ the signature Ol II. upon The sutJec' o
the Clock. The writer is evidently un
informed as 10 the facts about which he on
der,skes to enligh,en The citizens of SheP
herds,own. PERM, me to correct bI:
mistakes, and in doing so shall state
only VIVA, know myself. There car
be no person better informed than an
in relation TO il, for il was 10 me that Mr.
X. ID. Shepherd addressed lis letter in
forming me that he had ordered the Bel
and Clock, and | had as much to do with
having it pu, up as any other person.
He had promised that when the Church
was enlarged, if we added Steeple, he
woald furnish Bell; accordingly | wrote
10 apprise him when the Sleeple was
built; and in answer TO that letter he sta
ted he had ordered Clock and Bell and
had stipulated for its being put up in the
Steeple-snd he did send boih Clock
and Bell, with workman to put
them up. Upon The Bell are these words
"Presented by r. d. Shepherd to Christ
Church Shepherlslown." find precise
iy The same Dords are engraved on The
Clock. They were put up in The Stee.
pie of The Episcopal Church, in Shep-
herdsiown, the same in which believe
MIR. Shepherd and his family were bap-
used, and where his most estimable pa
rents worshiPped 10 the end Of their long
and well spen! lives. And although he
mislook the name of the Church in CAL
ling it Christ instead of "'rrinily"
Church. Ye, no one doubts what Church
was intended as the recipient Of his mu-
nfcence. He has lately shown his lib
crafty TO he Church o. his ancestors by
his large subscription TO the erection Of
the new building. will add in relation
to the mistake in the name, that al once
apprlsed him of his error. The delay
which occurred in putting up The Clock,
was not because the "vestry of the
Church refused 10 have any thing TO DO
with The Clock" But from The neces-
sily OF preparing platforms, boxes &C.,
for it. They never didrgect it,I kno10,
it would have been unreasonable and
rude. and am sure there was not a man
in The veslry that would have consented
10 DO so useless and rude thing. ]
was then member Of the Vestry and so
was my venerable friend Mr.. Isaac Chap
lin with whom have conversed since
reading the communication Of II. Meth
er Of US ever heard of any proposition 10
"refuse to have anything 10 co with the
Clock" There was no reason why II
should be refused-and could not have
permitted SO great an outrage upon the
feelings of the Jonor. 1t is impossible
the thing could have been done without
my knowledge. have no copy Of my
answer to Mr.. Shepherds letter TO me.
hut am satisfied that if ii can be found II
contains. instead of rejection of his
present, our thanks for the donation.
Again as to the expense of putting up HE
Clock, differ from your correspondent
who cannot have any personal knowledge
about it. Mr. X. ID. Shepherd aud not
Mr.. Henry Shepherd betrayed the ex-
pense of The Clock maker, land The Church
the other incidental expenscs-my i'm,
preston as TO this, is corrobOrated by an,
examination of my book in which was
kept the account of The expenditures up
on the Church-Mr. Henry Shepherd
may and probably did pay something as
member of the Congregation, but not
more than myself and others except so
far as he may have paid as his Brothers
agent, There is another though not i'm
portaat error, in the communication, only
as il shows the want Of accurate informa-
uon; the Clock | find upon reference to
one OF Mr.. Shepherds letters TO me, did
no; reach here until the Spring Of 1912,
no. ls4l.
Blu. your correspondent says that al
Ter The supposed rejection of the Clock
by the Veslry Mr.. Henry Shepherd be-
ing agent for Mr.. R. ID. Shepherd then
offered the Clock TO the Common Coun-
Gil of the Town who accepted ii and kept
ii in running order ever since, &c. In
the frs, place | have TO say, that if Mr..
Henry Shepherd had assumed any such
authority, it would have been with
ou, the sanction o: the Vestry and would
not in any way have bound them. IL
they had either rejected the Clock or au-
,horised the offering Of it to the Common
Council lis minutes would show il; which
they do not, and if the Council had &C.
copied the unauthorized surrender Of the
Clock to them, their records would show
it, which | have examined and found on
ly an agreement to employ Mr.. Posey 10
keep il in order. I feel confident Mr..
Henry Shepherd never could have under
taken 10 DO any such thing. | certainly
never heard of it before, otherwise as The
Church Warden ! should have then OBJ