The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-05-03
NY MISSION.

MEssRs. Ep1roRs i have just read paragraph
clipped from the Anderson Ipteltigeneer, calling at
| tention to the remarks of the Sumter Watchman on
an editorial of the Columbia Plonix. concerning
"the mission. of the Rev. ". T. Capers in the
North, for the purpose of soliciting aid for rebuild
ing the Washington Street Church" of this city.
Newspapers sometimes make mistakes, and oil
that appears their columns is not Exactly correct
Permit me to explain: at the request Of the
trustees of the burnt Church, left Columbia to
appealt the Christian generosity of more fortu-
nate communities, to aid us in our effort to con-
struct place of worship for our houseless, i'm
poverished congregation. hoped to collect funds
from our friends of Baltimore. When met the
prominent members of my denomination there,
whose sympathies were Southern, I learned that
legion of clerical beggars had been before me-
that the appeals from Virginia, North Carolina,
Georgia, and other States of the South, had been
SO frequent and urgent, and the collections had
been so numerous, that the good people who loved
US had nothing left to give-the home demands
calling for all that they could then raise. The
people generally were then doing what they could
for the success of the Southern Relief Fair So
was disappointed in Baltimore, although 1 must
not fail to acknowledge the receipt of S172 from
friends who had repeatedly, and some of them
largely, contributed to the relief of our suffering
soldiers and farmers.
Introduced to noble-hearted Marylander, re-
siding at Newark, N. j., Rev. R. L. Dashitl
pastor of st. Paul's Methodist Episcopaii Chur:h
gentleman of liberal views, generous impulses
and catholic spirit, accepted his invitation to
visit Newark, city enriched by Southern trade
and containing strong conservative element. l
declined to preach to his people until the pastors
request was seconded by the leading members of
the church, from whom received q cordial greet
ing and every assurance Of Christian love. Ac-
companying Mr. Dashiell to meeting of ministers
in the Central Church, was recognized as q
brother and welcomed as a worthy associate
Called on to address them, after most touching
prayer from o reverend doctor of The conference,
expressed my pleasure Of meeting them on the
broad platform 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, prayedthe Father,
in behalf of his people: ''That they all may be
one-that the world may believe that thou hast
sent me;p declared my conviction that the only
way to secure harmony and promote fellowship
was to take the Bible for our guide, meet at the
Cross of our adorable Redeemer and get our in
spiration there. When preached to the congre-
CATION of st. Paul's, and when | addressed the
meeting of the ministers. / did not utter single
word of ''fawning" signifance nor did TASK for a
cent for my Church in Columbia. And let me add, I
did not ask single indiridai North Of Baltimore to
help rebuild our Church. Mr.. Dashiell volunteered
his Services to collect something from those who
feel kindly towards US, and send it after me. I
went to the North to find friends, aud approached
friends only.
With the editor of the Sumter Watchman your
correspondent would rather worship under tree,
or in temple of unpeeled pine poles, than 'knccl
amidst crimson, and purple, and stately architec-
ture, obtained by fawning on the charity of those
who depise, persecute and abuse us, and who
would utterly degrade and destroy u.s."
wM. T. CAPERs.
COLUMBIA s. c.. April %, 1866.