Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-31
THE RITuAsIsTIU WAR.
Reply to Churchman and Lady
Member of 81. Lazarus.

MEMPHIS. TENN Oct. q, 1888.
Rev. James w. Rogers;
10 reply to your questions I beg leave
to say that / was present when the let
ter OF the Rev. DR.. Wheat to the Rev.
Mr.. Brooks was shown to you.
o made no promise whatever that
you would not use the information con-
veyed therein, when you deemed 4,
necessary to do so, and with this under
standing the contents Of the letter were
made known to you.
RICHARD HINES.
The Rev. DR.. White, Rector of
Calvary, also said In my presence, that
the above 10 " every Word true,u for that
he was also present, and that no other
persons but themselves were present
when this letter was shown Mr.. Rogers.
and yet q Islander, reiterated in your
lady's communication this morning, has
been going the rounds to the following
effect that Rev. Mr.. Rogers vas guilty
OF q breach OF confidence, in referring to
this letter 10 the APPEAL, having made
a promise, II was alleged, never to speak
Of it, if the clergy would show it to him.
Thus, you zee, Mr.. r. and his friend
answer by facts all the ISLANDERS gotten
up TO break down bis services.
Yesterday, when attacked, be referred
to Messrs. ThOs. II. Allen, VIM. s Pick
EFT, Duncan McRae, Samuel P. Walker,
Jr., P. I. Scruggs and myself, for the
facts, both OF his serving at Lazarus so
long, without compensation, instead Of
making, as you insInuate, 8 great specu
Lation, and also for the fair and honor
able sale he made Of lands to the
Southern Asylum"-the above attorneys
drawing the contracts. You dared not
attack him again or these points,
with such witnesses confronting you,
but /" lady " employs inuendo, the mean
est of weapons, thus: a know in what
manner Dr.. Rogers became possessed OF
the knoWledge that such q letter had
been sent" I trust you are answered
by the above certificate. Again,
"Cburchman says: eff Mr.. Rogers
would tell the truth, he would ackn0wl-
edge that he never was Rector Of 50.
LdzGrus." The Vestry answer his reek-
less impertinence thus
MEMPHIS, October 60, 1888.
Rev. j. W. Rogers:
Dear Sir: Ia answer to your note of
yesterday, [ have to say, that on exam
ination of the minute book of 81.
Lazarus Church, 1 find, on the 14th of
May, 1855, when the parish was fully
and regularly organized, you were unan-
imOusly elected Rector OF the parish.
On the Sth Of January, 1857, L hnd by
the " minutes that the VssIry met to
consider a letter from you, ~resigning the
RsetOrship, and q committee was ap-
pointed to urge you to withdraw iE. Tais
was not effected, however, and the par
ish for a time was without q Rector.
Anafn on thu OOH IF ATaroh 1927 81
VesIry held a m~eetiDg-the object an
1onnced 1.-THE propriety Of calling
him (you) again to his(your old charge,n
and a committee was appointed to open
q correspondence with you on the sub-
jeot-the CAUSES which led to your pre-
vious resignation having materially
changed in the meantime. The result
Of this correspondence was your re-
and acceptance of the Rector
Of the Church,
Very especially, W. 8. PICKETT.
Secretary OF the Parish OF ST. Lazarus.
Again. one Of you, who assaulted him
a soldier yesterday, now, since be sp.
pealed to the soldiers of Memphis, whine
out, Il did not say he acted an UaDednly
part but that he was not the man OF
GOd.'n Perhaps not, after your style. I
q of your dsrlings, wrapped in
from head to foot, in the retreat
from Franklin, when a poor frostbitten
was warming what toes he had
left by a fire. Your "man OF God &C.
costed him thus "Strsggler, what COM
msnd do you belong to O. Soldier
u Sixth tennessee to what COM
mand do you belong, stranger ?p
his eyes up to Heaven, your
preacher exclaimed, ITO the command
IF the Lord of Hosts" Well" ejaeu-
the soldier, "You are a long ways
rom he~adqudrters.n Mr.. Rogers never
rolls his eyes up, nor puts IN specially to
seem what you call the man Of God
put L know, and everybody here knows
hat he encountered the most appalling
hangers during the var as Chaplain in
he army, and preached faithfully in
ais command. But you could ne more
him to snswer you every day,
through the columns of q public journal,
han . lion to stop in his proud march
md combat every little pismire that
up and tickled his legs.
HENRY A. ROGERS,