Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-12-11

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is issued at Columbus, Ohio, with
a notice, that "all letters ON bu-
|siness or otherwise, should be
addressed, and all subscriptions
or other money, sent by Post
Office order or draft, to CHRISTIAN
WITNESS, Columbus, Ohio" and
a request "that all ministers in
the Christian Union send u.s.
(who is usD 'Etheir Post-ofiice
address that we" (who is we?)
smay send them a a copy of the
paper. We win be glad to have
a short letter from each one for
the paper, giving briefly such
facts in connection with their
work as will be of general inter
est to our" (who is our ? "read-
ersp
But the thing Of most surprise
is the following communication,
in this aforesaid pretended W.T.
NESS, to-wit - f.. s
"Triends OF the witness.
"DEAR BRErHREN-About the ist day of
June, 1870, the Christian Union Printing and
"Publishing Association commenced the publi-
"cation Of the Witness, Cling out the unexpired
"subscriptions, costing about $500, and paying
"a6ctt $3.50 Of debt; the Association continued
ITO issue the paper for two years without miss
ling q number, although the subscription list
decreased. The paper would have been con-
tinued by the Association on whatever sub
"scriptions came In, had not an article been
inserted In, q May number urging friends to
"collect and hold subscriptions until after Gem
,sral ,s Council, when new arrangements would
De made The officers then felt that they could
mot do their duty to the Association and issue
"the paper longer, and have patiently waited
Ine aetion OF the General Council and the
"State Council. Nearly six months have passed
since the meeting of the General Council, and
a'oyey two months since the State Council, and
"stll we are not advised" (who is this zoe that
lacks knowledge9 "that anything has been
snow advised that few old time friends OF the
" witness and the cause Of Christian Union have
come Forward and arranged for Its permanent
Issue and that they have arranged with Mrs.
Matte Given Pitcher, the devout, intellectual
"and cultivated daughter Of the founder Of the
paper, the dear Rev. James T. Given, to take
editorial control of the paper-an arrangement
THAT we have p0 uonDt Will rejoice the hearts
every ry r1Snd of the Christian Union Who
formation and who so nnocently has had
nothing odo with the "new arrangement" " but
TO receive information Of ii, and whose heart
ls ls SO much reioiced over itY) ave are further
informed that It Is the purpose to send the
paper regularly to all persons whose names
appear on the old lists until the first day OF
January, 1873, and have all subscriptions to
commence, with the first Wednesday in Janu-
"'ary, and the first Wednesday Of July in each
year, As those brethren who now come for
ward and bear the burden of issuing the paper,
40 SO solely for the good Of the cause' very
generous !l-"which must have an organ or be
'lost--and are making sacrifices for this pur-
pose, we hope no brother or sister will hesitate
ITO forward, by the first of January, two dol
lars to continue their subscriptions lAs a
matter OF course, no brother or sister will do so,
Tor Il the said Association, which undertook to
publish the paper, Yeis8oyt bond apdsecurity,
dollars, more or less, failed to publish it, there
Is little assurance that the said old-time friends
VIII continue their generosity very long, cs-
pecially when II comes to filling out the unex
| pired subscriptionsD ave have with pleasure
turned over the books and papers to the new
ARRANGEMENT, All our Official 6annection with
'est in itP (that Is very consofing to the Chris
tian Union for the sad plight to which you have
brought the Witness,) "and will each subscribe
"and pay for two or three copies' (that is very
generously "for ourselves and friends. May
"God prosper the paper and'all its readers.
aG. U.P,&P. AaaoorArIoN:
'@By p. RosR, Treas. and Pres. pro TOM"
The above communication has
been copied in full, that the i'm
pudence and audacity of the
thing might be the more appar-
ent, II is in utter contempt Of
the State Council of Ohio, and
the action of the Council at it's
last session, set forth above. 1t
is very manifest from whence all
this proceeds, and that it is an
effort to stop the publication of
the paper by Brother Bowen
but it will not succeed. This
movement is witbom authority and
@tho& responsibility, and de-
serves the seyerest censure and
condemnation, and doubtless will
receive it. The above communi-
cation is in utter contempt, also,
of the action of the State Coun-
Gil of Ohio, at its session, at Sa-
lem Church, Franklin county,
Ohio, October 20, 1859, above
referred to. The CHRISTIAN WIT
NESS, with all its books and pa
lpers, is the property Of the Chris
tian Union, and not Of said AS
sociation. Said Association was
authorized under the action Of
said State Council to publish,
for the Christian Union, all its
books, papers, &C., charging no
more than the customary price
for such publications. The State
Council of Ohio was to appoint
the editor, and he Ias TO haze The
sole charge of the Church paper,
and all other of our publications,
and over the matter Of the paper,
and said other publications; and
said company was to have no
control over said editor, who was
to be amenable to, and remova-
|ble by, the State Council Of
Ohio, until such time as the
State Council of Ohio might see