Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-07-13
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and persons | represent, demand such reply.
The churc represent in this c community IS
the Methodist Episcopal Church, rbOul ainx
or sutix IL has Undergone no cha ID lTep-
resented the same church here so me ~ years
aso. before suppose Mr. Coe ever gszrd upon
40 acre Of ymglnia territory. am not co"-
scious Of anv change. | teach the same doc
trims did tnsn. The terms used TO de grade me
and to excite the prejudiees uf The CO immunity
affect me Only 10 excite my pity for those who
can descend 10 such subterfuges 10 promOte their
cause.
A fair construction Of the Deed can give the
property 10 none other than the VI. r.. ChuIch,
and the writer is greatly mistaken II Me PecC-
lisrity Of expression ''noDe other as ionhd III
the Deed, was not aimed al The NJ. l. Chuich
South. know the sniuius vi The people mere
shortly after The original separation. Ihty
stood by The old church heartily, aid They only
feared the incursious OF the Church South
There was not a man, with perhaps one eAcei-
ton, that had any sympathy with their mo' e.
ment. When the church property was puT-
chased and bdlt, hazard nothing IN saying
that 500 could not have been collected 10 Ou!Id
Church South. The money was gwen DIS
tlnctly for the NJ. l.. Church. IL Is due 10 truIh
to say that neither the seeding nor aJherlng
portion paid 1.-THE Of the money contributed
ior the purchasing and building Of the proper
ty. That venerable servant OF GCd, jacob
hess, beque aihed two thousand dollars for the
building Of parsonage and the Improvement
Of the church. The wrIler of this article was
his pastor al the time of his decease and per.
formed his funeral services. 50 that the parson-
age now occupy was pad for. aud more than
paid for, when | was pastor here before. | as
4 tE.af NJ. u nj gTt
bis nephew and administrator, carried out The
wishes of his venerable relative. IL IS we'll
known 10 the writer that he had no sympathy
with the Church South, nor with the institution
slavery on which the organization was based
lie mauumitted his slaves. Our fathers IN The
church were all antl-slayery men. Their sons
VINO defend the institution give poor evidence
OF their origin. II will be remembered that tie
old parsonage sold and the funds LOOK The
same direction, aud the people generally gave
IN their sympathy for the loss sustained by the
burning oil the Old church Other iOcaligIes con-
trlUuled literally. ] he Rev MIR. Drehl, VINO
was then stationed here, MAS the efficient M
struIaenlahi, N the worL ol rebuilding. lie
VISITED accent towus aud cIlIes ~ taNoT o! the
enterprise. II may be proper to say that be
MAS then, aud Is now. minister OF the NJ h.
Church. Il viii be seen therefore that Tho
claim Of giving Is entirely gTatuItous
Mr.. Coe says that the relation Of the member
,hip i, :, 2al ~ IL. Il will he remembered
that their own witness testified that there was
only 81 members belonging 10 Sherherd>to"n
| no PROPER pruning OF these SO would leave
boua tide membership of number less. we
have q white membership OF a. least two-thirds
Of this mum Der aud O cOloIed membership al al
lea ST twice their number. J say here that more
b.r IN continued tusir AL
cgance 10 the old church Than joined The
church south, mud viii say also that IN The
bounds Of tie old Shepherdstumn Cncut we
have al least membership equal 10 The church
south. Win THIS state VI facts what becomes
Of the membership claimed
la reference 10 cnnere CATION he does MS in
Justice, lie did not say th's lac last sabbath 10
ne Church was RAINY sabbath. IL = possible
that all the counting was done Oh RAINY Sab
baths. In the II ST article he gives 30, IA Tue
second he gives Us 65 suggest now hat The
next lime he numbers that some bright and
pleasant Sabbath be selected and possibly h.
may double AGAIN. | suspect that wEus lie
numbers ours he gueSses al his own consre6a
ton. HIS first article made his cong sauon
from 500 to $50. II IS well known that you
could not seat comfortably 400 persons. a
gentleman who was curious enough 10 count his
made $50. The PRESBYTERIAN Church. where
he had Tie GOO, hulds comfortably on the lower
floor, about 32J If lie lower floor, galleries,
and aisles were pretty well packed, lie might
have 600 have no disposition To contro'eIt
the fact that he has The sympathles Of The great
number. enquire why Is IT SO' When was
here befuIe, was treated with great kindness
and respect, AID my years here were among The
pleasant years OF my Iunerani llei but all IS
changed. my old frIcnds treat me wlth regect
auI contempt. There IS change! MIR COe
said IA his testimony that there was no differ
ence III doctrine. After all this there IS but
one conclusion to which can arrive, and ihat
Is that my sin that has brought such spprobrium
Is thai am the representative OF Church that
las oJeyed the bchests Of our county, ard
maiutaued its unity, aud always bore our tes-
imony against slavery. His Nlrtue that brings
SO much popularity, Is that no Is The represen-
tatwe OF Church the foundation stone OF which
is human slavery, and The history Of which for
the last few years has been tireless effort TO
break 10 pieces one of.the best governments
the world has ever seen. Thus rebellion and
slavery are her leading characteristics, aud
doubt whs Their in that large congregation, there
are ~ hearts that beat responsive 10 love of
country, or that believes that great foundation
truth on which our fathers reared this wonder
full governmental superstructure, THAT Gil men
are created equal, that they are endowed By
their Creator with certain inaliensble rights;
that among these are life liberty, and tie pur.
suit OF happiness God Is working out these
great sentiments. In the progression Of a chris
,iau civilization, will mol lchabod be written
upon temples the only cause Of their being rear
ed, is disIoyalty 10 government and in the inter-
est of human slavery.
10 reference 10 contributions, I hazard not
mnch in saying that this comm unity contributed
as much for the ministry Of the NJ f. Church
as for lie ministry of the Nj. L. Church South.
A word in reference to taking possess ion of
the Church property. The universal declara.
ton OF SherIfs and Trustees, is that they treat
ed Mrs. Coe courteously and their consent was
unanim rus 10 her having time to move out Of
the property. He might have informed his re1-
ders, as an abatement Of The cruelty Of these
men, that instead OF going out in day or two,
they lived weeks IN the parsonage. lie might