Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-07-27

Ny friends compliant shout counting
his congregation on rsinv Sundays. Is
somewhat pueri.e. and reminds one Of ,he
boy who, on showing specimens Of pen.
manship, ucvsr did his best On dat
very rainy Sabbah-u hen no rain fell
from 9 A. VI, to or p Nj rode TO
country church. and al the very hour OF
which the Or. preached to has 67, preach
ed TO q congregation filing the church,
aooye and below, with 3 goodIy number
outside Unat!a, for he crowd, 20 Obtain =
RI &C inside
He admits that the sympa,h,es Of tie
people are with our church, sud against
his. This, however, he charges. comes
Of he fact lhal the people IN common
with myself Do not believe thg, "a,l men
are created equal" their hearts snd mrnr
DO "Doi beat aIrespoaslve to love OF coun.
try; and rebellion and slavery are the
leading characteristic" Of our church.
All, Sir, The people Of this county have
too good eyes to be color blind, and too
much sense not 10 understand social dis,
tinclion-; and too much admiration FOR
Gods works to find fault with Jehovah
for not creating oil men equal, IN the
sense IN which Northern NJ eIhoLIsm as
principal, and DR. Gree as scent, desire
them to accept equality.
1t IS simply graluIlous Tor the Dr.. 10
be crying rebels, aglln,tuS. Is the
Dr.'s own conference reu,ilous, JisIoyal'
Yet did not some Of hIs brother preach
ets, FepeoIediy-(o the modification OF
their Southern congregations publicly
sing the dOXology, amid Ihe socmnilIcs
Of worship, in gratitude for Southrrn
achievements BW, suppose, they
hare rpeniei! Wen, Dr., can your
charity oi least give us The benefit of
like gracious privilege. Bnt hcy hare
come back 10 the W. +. cLwch An.
well, we have nol-lhere's tie rub. We
cannot be loyal To tie State, while We
coniumaclously stay away from the com
muuion of that blessed organization As
TO rebellion and slavery being the leading
characteristics OF my church, | could
charilabIy desire to think this declaration
was made ignorsnIly. Its eveTyway
slanderous. As a church We have moth.
rng to DO with either The one or the 9th.
or.
What does tho Dr. mean by saying thst
this community contributed as much for
the ministry of the NJ L. church. as (or
that Of the VI T.. church South don't
understand it-c0niribW6d when :
Before The church South had ministry
here II so, there il manifest truth, II
not gravity, in h;s announcement. II lie
means 10 say that this CaS!muniiy now
supports his ministry as much as II Gc"s
ours, | can leave the subject TO The smiles
Of this people, with the expression, that !
could scarcely wish the Dr. greater
gHnWiag Of pain, than TO desire that the
source OF his bread end meat were rcmov.
ed from the New York Missionary Treas.
ury to the voluntary contributions Of Ibis
community.
an willing for Dr.. Green's statement
about the service Of the writ Of possession
to go 10 this people alongside Of mine on
the same question, for this people knows
the whole facts involved. Let him not
venture to take any credit TO himself or
claim any for his Trustees, for the short
ume-lezacHy one calendar month";
th'' myself and 'amIy occupied the back
part OF 'he parsonage Judge Halls or
Der Kept the DR.. and hIs party compare
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anu '"e Pos!Ioh ol me sun 10 me Ap'
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