Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-08-31

home and called meeting before
sabbath and ycrokcd the action of
the Church which was made sn vegu-
lar conference. Ii he had stsid away.
1t would have been settled. His COM
ing prevented justice.
The committee giso saw the Den-
cons and Sears. They said they had
no Jurisdiction III the case. The
Clarksville Church, slyronFh the in
fluence of her pastor, pissed an act
that IL sho1,ld ncvcr come into The
Church again.
Being cut Off in trcr1y 0tscpgir, and
having shown the Clarksyille church
every courtesy consistant with Bap-
tist customs, and being confronted by
the act that had now been passed by
the Clarksville church, that II shoglI
nercr enter their church again. Fear
ing to do wrong, she then called o
counsel of ministers to advise her
what to do, Elders Gardner, Bagly.
Crutcher, Holland, Flnsters, Fogy,
Massey, Greer and others, were ins
vited; only Elders Massey and Greer
attended. Greer, In the meantime,
had been called as her pastor, were
all that We're present. Strange that
no more were present! Was there
no coLLusIoH? Had there been no
between them? Did
not one Of the invited counsel advise
Others not to be presently, Why
Had not Spring Greek kindly Invited
them? Ought they not to have been
present and advised Spring Creek no,
TO rcociro me, II had been .5asfiv
expelled Would not their love
for truth and Justice, induced their
presence?
Why should there be an effort then
to prevent their meeting? Where,
o, where, is the answer to all these
questions? Thus, some of the cuun.
sci not only staid away themselves,
but advised others do 30, when by
their coming they might have pre-.
vented any error, and pointed cut any
was made Moderator. Elder Massey
being the only other one present, de-
clined to act. The church then went
into conference. The cause was care.
fully and impartially examined by
the church. The vote being taken,
l was received into fellowship, with
i've votes against. -Four Of the five,
stating their objection was not on ac.
count Of the a0dnt OF any evidence
showing my expulsion to have been
unjust, (for the Church unanimously
ordered certificate to that effect be-
granted me- nor for any scunt Of tCl-
to,cship Tor me, but because they
doubted whether church had tho
right to receive q member though
u1ustiy expelled. They ertended
me The hand OF Church Jeiio,cship,
having nothing against me.
Being received, ! applied for %
letter to join the New prov.dpnce
church, a church Of which had been
u member Of for ten years, and from
which i had taken my letter Ia
Clarksville, only two miles distant.
When l applied to Spring Creek
church for justice, Elder 3, was pas
tor ut New Providence, but for this
would have applied there. When l
got letter from Spring Greek to Join
there, he WAS not pastor, but after
Joined, he Immediately again become
pastor, by the church permitting tho
people OF the world to vote with
them. BY motion and second Of S's
friends, and the vote standing thir-
teen opposed 20 him, and nineteen for
him. These minutes has been chang
cd, by order OF Sears, to % large or
overwhelming majority, as l have
been told. Thus. he il again pastor
of my church. Why?
Before 1 close, would say, that
Mr.. Kleeman has publicly withdrawn
a certificate he gave me, showing my
expulsion to have been q personut
matter between Elder s, and myself,
without telling phat 10 iVas Elder B.,
told him, which he "misapprehcnd-
ed" for the statement OF the certiti.
cate, ii says;
:" do hereby certify that A. d..
Sears told me, that Il. n. Herring
was expelled from the Baptist church
at this place. for accusing w. J. Ely
[who made the motion TO expell mel
Of being drunk, aud he (Sears) giving
him whisky" WIN. KLHENAN.
This looks very difficult to mlsap-
prehend tins brief fact. Itwas given
me .under no pressure. May not u
pressure have caused its withdrawal
for Sears Such is the impression,
since no motive induced him 20 give
1t, except the truth. Might not u
ntotirc have induced him 60 with.
draw 1t. Position, influence and
power, make motives In some men.
Thus, have given q full and fair
history Of my expulsion and recep,
ton in another church. If any part
be incorrect, let IL be pointed out full
ly What aud where, not simply by u
sipeepinJ charge OF denial. Until
this Is done, will remain,
Yours, with much respect,
"a ~ HruurNu