Smyrna times., 1860-11-29
COR ESPONDENCE.
Written for the Smyrna Times"
4Ae Tract Depository Controversy.
Rejoinder Of "0ld Friend"

~i"~C depository controversy
Rejoinder of sold Friend"
have no desire "to continue this con,r,
VeTsy'' did not originate, and have no caus
70 regret It, did, it is true, inuoccntly ure
sent bait, but supposed that but few of III
Scaiy breed would be silly enough 10 ventur
n!0bie. In this have not been djsaDnointof
~"u as we nave our hook IN the jan " of on
700 small Tor fry, we shall enjoy the pleasure
OF seeing him futter. He may writho unde
the sharpness of the point and strength of IN,
oeard' but he should know that it is his nm,
JG"'t' not ours; besides, such diversions er,
allowable O in "boyS." He protests that we
"'sh " 10 drtre him Of By offensive PERSONAL.
u'S' ana attempt "tO Irighten him 6y siKo
tAre@t We assure him that we have no in
ZION TO hurt or even scare him, and seriousIv
regret that we are likely to 90 so, but promise
HIM this that, the alore quiet he remains mo
less he will suffer.
we snail not deem It necessary to tho truth.
however, 10 return ''raiting for rajY;Dr."-
we have no ambition to VIC in " personal
thFusts.' We wish TO win no laurcls IN ,be
welding OF such words as :. discourtuous
ungentlemanly,' and such like. We sh ~
era" no aitention to his errors in sDellior
syAtax aud etymology," as this has lite 10 DO
with tue arr U7""at. Conniing in the strength
Ot our cause, our weakness shall NAT no ax.
posed 0y bitterness and irritation.
Ot "irht"eS" " it is so;d that when but 8
yonth he was sent by TLeiis, his mother, dis.
guIshed as ! girl, to the court of Lyconcdes
Ulysses, IN order to detect him amoDq tbr
Scyilar maideus of the court, assumed tho
curse OF pack-pedler, obtained admittance,
and exposed for sale both ornaments ard veao.
ons OF war. All chose suitable to their Soy
while the disguised hero Immediately seized
sword and shield. Whit w. II. B. is, NAV
be seen by the eapone he prefers.
We shall not be diverted by apv side issres
iFom the suhject proper ia controversy. We
stll Inss, therefore, vital L. tue question he.
ioFe u.s. !Aal gust as mrch" means sotne.hinr.
90 We'll Is private; and Whcl he shall demon
slTate his original prOpos itIon, that the Pbd,do-
phiA Conference Tract Depository ." is in fact |
ahu elect Just as AnucL a private ENTERPRISE asp
PerklnPne y Higgins we VIII be ready to die. |
cuss the distinctions and definitions of The
dictionaries. This point, the only one pro-
perry IN question from the beginning. he has
stuGiousiy and scrupuously left rniouched." .
butr says w. I'll. b. with chars cterstic rhetorical
symphony, Your Old q Friend asserted that
Ihis was - denOmlnalIonal Book Store but
mas Iailed TO prove 1t TO be any more so than
the others rrfered to-that is, not at -
lHen these others, Perklnpine g. Higgins in.
elusive, are not deaOm!national Book Stores
--dt dH-what are we 10 understand then yban
We see the captivating miSnOner of " METH.
oDlST BOOK STORE Haunting before our
eyes, and printed upon our books! Any pro-
leSs.onal gentleman Of the Church might as
consistently write upon his door, Methodist
Lawyer Office or Methodist Doctors Office.
! MS Is evidently the only sense in which w.
II Is. declares these are no, denomiuational
bo7< Stores cat GA." AS Mrs. Parting,on
mas SAID, Every time he opens his mouth he
puts his foot in it," THIS has Characterised
w. II. B IN every step Of this Controversy
Nothing" says La Fentaine, is more dan.
serous than friend without dscretlon-even
prudent enemy Is preferable"
I1at the DePoSitGry Is dcnomindiionaI we
ave shown III our first article Here we siatel
what has not been denled--that it was Origj-
'ated, Is now controlled and hpid by a Board
Il Managers, originally constituted by the
'h'Iadelphla Annual Conference. Ifthis does c
'Ot constitute II deRomindtt0naL we are unable l.
o conceive what could. Add to this the ,osll. :
nony OF Dr. Bond, already alluded to. that !, t
: the property OF tie Church," and ought to .
e cared Tor. Add 10 this still the annual en- d
orscment Of the Conference. and who so cred q
Ious as to believe it is not denomnational-
at GH" We claim for this Depository no q
with the Church or Conference ex q
opt as ga Part Of The Conference Tract ope-
dttons." Why then submit provisions Of u
harter, article of constitution, resolution of =
or documentary evidence" ?"
All this, or "any thing else" 10 the mind y
II Is, would not have the "slIghtest II
weight as proof" How true that maxim of '
he lieathen F." Whom the gods would destroy
hey first make mad" r.
As part of the Conference tract operations II
lie Depository cannot but be connected with r
he Conference. But w. II. b. denies every .
hing,-another instance, certainly, of the "
eclipse OF faith" lie not only denies that u
his depository is connected with the Phila.
elphia Conference Tract Society, but even
eHlos that the Society itself is connected with
he Conference. This he attempts 10 prove i
u the ground--frst, Of its charter and con- j.
ututloa and second, Of its wastefulness and P
xtravsgance. BY this hypothesis, the Mis-. a
ionary Society, we insist, may be shown to be d
guslly independent and beyond the control ]
I the Conference. AS to charter and cORSti- II
GtIon-the Missionary Society has both.
As to the matter of working expenses" Il
We submit the following: The amount receiv. C
q by Missionary Treasurer, for 1859, was q
,sU26l2 vi amount received by Assistant II
Treasurer, $69.6I7.3s. Whole amount re. r
.elyed by Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer. a
S270.6 500; working expenses of the Society as fl
Der Treasurer, $3.50, 0,4l926; as per Assistant 4
Treasurer, 1893, ,53l ,23 total working expenses C
4 the Society, $685.. 3.950.49; the expenses ex. C
;esdiug The receipts, .Sl3f290.20. What per p