The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1871-06-21

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bat Isaac's brother, who has been bringing
these charges against zoe during all this sue.
cession of years.
But friendship is professed. "N. R., or
Edwin Cater" processes {" the most cordial
friendship" towards every one in Columbia
against whom he had spoken these things.
"Those beloved men, y he calls them Don't
you see what sweet friendship is conveyed
in that language? "Beloved men who seem
so anxiously willing to 'toat' everything p
How can these beloved brethren be so un-
reasonable as not to reciprocate this "most
cordial friendship?" Oh, Moderator, if it
should ever be your lot, or the lot of any of
those fathers and brethren before me, to
need friend, pray God that you may be
preserved from such friendship as Edwin
Cater has shown towards those whom he so
much loves!
Let me turn now to the charges or state
ments-for l may not call them charges
made by DR.. Hill. happen by accident to
have in my pocket-not by accident to have
in this city-certain documents which beg
leave to read. AS Treasurer, l am charged
with delay in the transmission of funds to
our brethren in China. There had been q
long continued correspondence as to the best
mode of transmitting these funds. The re-
suit of this correspondence was that our de-
ceased brother Inslee wished that l should
deposite money in New York subject to his
draft. l did so, and informed him of it. |
could not of course both send the money to
China and keep it in New York on deposite
subject to his order. But it happened-not
from my ignorance of business, (for I am not
ignorant of that kind of business, if I am q
minister of the gospel; 1 profess to know
how to transmit funds wherever they are to
be sent but from some misapprehenson, |
know not how it arose-that our deceased
brother informed me, after a time, that he
was not able to draw without further ar
rangements which had not been consumma-
ted; and there was period of distress IN
that mission, in consequence Of the non
transmission of funds. We have heard that
it was stated before the Synod of Kentucky
and elsewhere that such periods of distress
had often occurred; that this had been going
on for long time. Now, let me read let
ter, in the first place, from
DR.. j. Leighton WSlsOn-Allow me to in
terrupt brother Woodrow. 1t seems to mt
that this matter into which he has been pro
voked to 60 by DR.. Hill, really does not re
late to the subject in hand. If there ar
charges brought against us in relation to ou
foreign missionary work, l shall insist tina
this Assembly appoint committee to inves
tigate the whole matter. We are just a
ready to 60 into an investigation, and hav
our character scrutinized in this as in any
thing else. Although DR.. Woodrow has
perfect right to reply to irrelevant charges
it seems to me that it is best not to 60 int
them here.
THE Moderator-The Chair would stat
that by his silence, and by the silence Of tn
whole house, which thus expressed consent
DR.. Hill was allowed to make statements a
far as he pleased concerning this matter
The Chair feels bound to give the same lii
erty to DR.. Woodrow. DR.. W. may person
ally give as much weight as he thinks prope
to the suggestion of DR.. Wilson; but he ha
the floor and the right to be heard.
DR.. WoodrOw-I would simply say, ther
in reply to the suggestion of DR.. Wilson