The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-04-29
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n patxssSIsPh, sSilpped from the Ans.
derson Iistellfgemcer, calling attention
to the erenanrks Of the Sumter Yatch
man on an editorial of tho Celumbia
Picnic, concerning ''thc mission az
the Roy. VT. Capers in the North,
for the purpose OF soliciting, ,aid for
rebuilding the Washington Street
Church Of this city.
Newspapers sometimes make mis-
takes, and all that appears in their
columns is not ecactIy correct. Per
NIT me to explain: At the request
OF the trustees Of the burnt CHURCH,
l. left Columbia to appeal to the
! Christian generosity of more fortu-
nate communities. to aid ns in our
effort to construct n place of worship
for our hnnocless. impoverished con
greSation. | hoped to collect funds
from our friends OF Baltimore. When
I met the prominent members of my
denomination there. whose svmpa-
thies We're Southern. 7 learned that
legion of clerical beggaIs had been
before me that the appeals from Vir-
ginia. North Carolina. Georgia, and
other States Of the South. had been
so frequent and urgent, and the col
/ lectlons had been so numerous. that
the good people who loved us had
nothing left to give the home de-
mands calling for all that they could
then raise. The people generally
were then doing What they could scr
the success Of the Southcr:. Relief
Fair SO | was disappointed i'm Bal
! tlmorc. although must not fail to ac-
knowledge the receipt Of $l72 from
. friends who had repeatedly. and some
OF them largely, contributed to the
relief of our suffering soldiers and
turner's
introduced TO u uoble-heartcd Ma
rTlandHr, residing at Newark, y. j.,
Rev. Il. l.. Dashiell. pastor Of st.
Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church.
gentleman Of liberal views, gener-
Gus impulses and catholic spirit, I ac-
cepted his Invitation to visit Newark, a
city enriched by Southern trade, and
containing strong conservative ele-
ment: declined to preach to his
! people until the pastors request was
seconded by the leading members of
the church, from whom | received n
cordial greeting and every assurance
OF Christian love. Accompanying
Nr. Dashicll to meeting Of minis
ters In the Central Church, was
recognized rs Il brother and welcomed
rs worthy associate. Called on to
address them, after most touching
prayer from Il reverend doctor of the
conference, | expressed my pleasure
ut meeting them on the broad plat
form of Christian charity; hoped the
time would soon come when the
churches would be one in the spirit
OF the blessed Saviour, who, among
his last words on earth, prayed the
Father. i'll behalf Of his people:
: ''Fhat they all may be one-that the
world may believe that thou hast sent
me-; declared my conviction that the
only way to secure harmony and
promote fellowship was to take the
Bible for our guide. meet ut the Cross
of our adorable Redeemcr and get
olr inspiration there. When I
preached to the congregation of st.
Paul's, and when | addressed the
meeting of the ministers, did not
utter a single word of 'fawning" sig
niiicancc, ,so,' dfH IrSA /r,. Il cent for
ny N'u'ch ia CuiunlIiu And let me
add, | till nat ask II Sinyle iutliraluL
N"3M (f H'dAMp,'c Ia help ,.cbuihl on.
|HN''*|i. Mr. Dashicll volunteered
his services to collect something from
those who feel kindly towards us, and
send it after me. Invent to the North
to find friends, and approached
friends only.
With the editor of the Sumter
E,achmfn, your correspondent would
rather worship under u tree, or in Il
temple OF nnpceIed pine poles, than
'kncel amidst crimson, and purple,
and stately architecture, obtained by
flwnlnS on the charity of those who
dcsplse, persecute and abuse us, and
who would utterly degrade and de-
stroy us. WIN. r. CAPERS.
COLUMBIA, $. c.. April 2S, 1866.
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