Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-02-23
FOR THE AspxvILlE ssrs.,

KEv. w. L. FaRRow--Dear Brother In
your foroenrnnee l>hops you will allow me to
say that your" Answering my questions doea
not" fully satisfy me. Possibly through mia.
conception, others with myself are partially in
the dark. If Deedful be patient towards 10
We desire nothing more than a more perfect
knowledge OF the real and full features of the
" American Sunday School Union" 20 per.
ceive the agreement between profession and
reality.
Your answer to.the lat question is explicit
and satisfactory; it covers the ground iuvolv.
ed IN the question. The other three answers
seem 70 me to fail in correspondence to the
questions.
Your answer TO The I'd question covers only
part OF the ground included in the question
You inform us that the "A. 8. S. Union" is
not allied in any way to any Church more than
10 another; so far, SO good. That part of the
question however, which reads: "Is it (the
Union } equally related to several churches :
IT So which are theyi" fails to find a place in
the answer. AS this may have escaped your
attention, respectfully repeat it.
The Sd question reads: "Wbat is the CON-
Parative Representation Of the several churches
concerned in the Board [of Managersl of the
'Unionf'"
Your answer is. ain electing members of the
Doard' reference is had to proper proportion
from the various Evangelical denominations.
Ih's ia tho bneis of the Union. This Board of
Managers consists Of thirty.aix men, all law
men,"
Asyou failed under the I'd que stion to tell
US what churches are represented in the "Un.
'o"' here you fail to tell US how many repre-.
sentatives each church concerned has. in the
Board Of Managers.
Now if you had just here told us how manv
nnPus's. how many Presbyterians, how many
Methodiste. de-, were in the Board, then this
point may have been passed by as having suf.
hc'ent light. Will you please inform US. Or
II you might not be able to do go, then let Us
know what is the basis of that "proper pro
portion " to which reference Is had /" in elect,
ing members of the Board Is it tho wealth
numbers. or age of "the various Evanpe]ic.,
denominations" The answer tells US that the
Board Of Managers consists of thirty.six Law.
men, and that reference is had in electipp mem.
osrs to "Proper proportion" It really secms
to me that this answer hardly touches the CUES.
tion.
ihe 9th question reada: "What ia the COM
Paraiive representation of the several churches,
concerned in the Committee of Publication
which determines what books shall be publi,bed
and what shall be the doc,rinal features of the
books pYblishedi"
You answer that this committee =" "coI55S No.
twelve members, and that no more tia tbreS
can belong to the Same church," We visb to
know, as ] think the question plainly indicates
ho,o many from each church are Il, this Board.
Bear with US in our eearch for light, and give
it to us and We shall feel better. shall not de
ny that the members of the Publishing Com.
mittee are " scholars" and that they are mem.
b.rs Of the Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian,
Episcopalian. Lutheran, &c." churehes.-
What the question calls for is, hoo many from
each Of thcre and other churches, concerned
are in the Board.
As it is no: we'll. though easy aud very com.
mon. and sometimes unintentioDaL to leave the
original question and get on side Issues, and
even irrelevant topics. l shall not attempt
any present criticism OH your remarks as TO the
plan Of organization, the loyalty Of meu-
bers of the Board of Managers" to their
own churches, no paragraph or sentence OBJ :
jectionablo to any member Of Committee of
Publication being published. DC. These all
may be worthy of attention. bat ars not at all
necessary. in my humble Judgment 70 give
tclearness and iexplicitne.s to tho answers un.
der consideration. a, -
r ] shall be glad to receive "a Brief Review .
and other similar works fn lly setting forth !"
the character Of the "a. 8 8. Union" In the
mean time with their aid you will abridgs 10.
bor' save time and Benefit many others be-.
sides myself by giving light on tie points in.
voissd is he original q4sstions.
In approval and prayers for the success of
every good word and work. I am youl follow
lsborsr ia the Kingdom Of Christ.
sIDI H. BROWNE.
CoxEsBuny, 8. O., Feb. 30. 1866. s't,,.S,
FAMINE APpnEHENDxp.--Ths Augusta CON-
sfts.fiondliat fears that tho high price for cot
ton will cause the planters to neglect other