The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1861-02-06
For the GRIND Haven Nsus

piioh' AZ your lhsI issue Dul
one you gave notice that Ministerial AS.
ISOLATION were in session in this village
that day, for the purpose of having a
thorough and impartial investigation
of the alleged improper conduct of the
Rev. Joseph Anderson, and promised 70
give in your next the result. You have
given in your last issue TO the public
the preamble and resolutions passed by
that body, introducing them by what is
apparently your editorial preface, contain
ing sketch of the testimony. We have
not the least idea that you dictated that
preface. AS Deacon Of Mr.. Anderson's
church we consider the charity that in
ducedyou to present it editorially. For the
purposes to be reached by such preface
1t Is admirably conceived and presented |;
out as the most sacred rights of persons
have been outraged we demand of you
place IN your paper to enter this our
protest against the seeming endorsement
by you of the special pleadings contained
In that preface, so carefully shielding its
author from a just reproach, also to make
such remarks as we have to make
upon tho whole transaction.
We, as citizens of Grand Haven, have
expressed our disapprobation of resort to
mob law to redress grievances with other
law abiding men through the public press,
and shall have nothing on that subject to
say. We can not, nor will we, be silent
when, ms in your last issue, such willful
perversion of facts and deliberate charges
OF lntamy are paraded before n greedy
public against worthy woman, even 10
shield and ptotect Reverend from dis
grace. When Ministerial Association
are met for the avowed purpose of inves-
tigating charges against one of their num-
Der, of so serious nature as to call them
from their pastorates, in the dead of win
ter, for such purpose, are men to be
hoodwinked and gagged into silence and
submission to them by determined, en-
parte examination and report set of res
olutlons, because, forsooth, a reverend
brother is the accused, and the accuser
merely woman attendant upon his min |
lstryg There is no show of afairnessn |
between pulpit and pew in this case-for
without an opportunity of word of ac-
cusation, from that woman, this Associa-
ton for the culture Of virtue, resolved "that
the allegations put forth to justify the as
Sauit" (by loving husband, to redress
an insult to the mother of his children.
from her pastor,) "was an after thought
totally unworthy of credit, and amount
ing to nothing, if true"
amounting to nothing, if hue!il
Christian men leave their homes TO hum
bug if possible, infdel and christian, by
listening with open ears to an interested
defence, while to an equally interested ac-
cusatlon they aCW not hear! And then
resolved that the conduct for which a
brother minister is horsewhipped, amounts
TO nothing, # true! Your preface says,
"Three ministers, Rev's st. Clair, Strong
and Greeley, and three laymen, Messrs.
Hinsdalc, Wood and Weller, were ap-
pointed a committee of investigation, 10
report to the whole body"
The letter, Of which The following is
copy, does not give the name of the
Rev. S. S. N. Greeley. Your preface
eads well for fairness, wherever Mr.. Gree
ey is known-and to know him is to
aspect him.
uRAND HAVEN, Jan'v %, 1861.
Mrs. EDWARD PARKS: The under
lgned, committee of the Grand River |
Association, to investigate the facts res !
ecting difficulty between you and the
lev. Joseph Anderson, will sit to hear I
ne accounts Of parties at the house of $
Deacon John w. Barns, in this place, at
0 o'clock this A. NJ, and hereby request u
GU to appear before them and state the >
lets in the case. .
A. ST.. CLAIR, .
Signed. John q N e; WOOD =
N. N. HINsDALE." $,
Two of the committee called on Mrs. p
arks, on the morning of the 23d, and, ~
ter raodino .ba lot,o. :. - II, =, l.