The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-02-20
Or. Unah Clark Corrects Rev. X. TIA.
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EDITOR OF THE REGISTER Through
the politeness of Rev. A. F. Bailey, /
received the following paragraph found
in late issue of your paper.
"CoRREcTIoN. Mr.. Editor, find the
following in your late issue, "Dr. Uriah
Clark, formerly Univorsalst minister and
Spiritualist lecturer, gave his experience
as an Evangelical Convert, at the Metho-
dist church, Nergennes on Sunday last"
Now although long connected with the
Order, l have never heard the above
name, nor seen it in our year book, as an
accredited Universalist minister If he
has credentials to that effect he can pro-
duce them. What he may have said
about Universalism and Spiritualism,
does not materially concern the writer
nor his denomination. Will the YER
monter please copy. X. HAVEN.
| received my letter of fellowship as a
Universalist minister in Clinton, n. Y,
in 1871. | was ordained by Rev. s. r.
Smith in Lockport, n. Y, 1914 preach
ed in Lockport, n. Y, two years; Can
andaigua, n. Y, about one year; Chic
opee, Massachusetts, two years pastor of
the Second church, Providence, r. l.,
two years; and pastor of the First
church, Lowell, Mass, three and half
years. My name appeared regularly in
the Universalist Register and Compan-
ion from 1912 to 1852, and will be found
as contributor to the Univcrsalist
Quarterly, Trumpet, and other papers,
as well as preacher Of the occasional SER
mon before the Massachusetts Convention
in 1S4S or 1910, and author of bio
graphy Of my brother, published by Abel
Tompkins, Boston.
l am sorry that the memory Of the
venerable Rev. X. Haven, fails with his
increasing aye. Should he seek the bet
ter faith in tho Cross | have found, he
may find a reward Of life and memory.
If what | say is Of no concern" to him
or his denomination, why does he concern
himself so far as to take pains to rirtual-
ly brand me as an impos;or, and the
Evangelical church as dupes do not
judge Mr.. Ravens motives. Yet if |
mistake not, he was so eager to make
capital against evangclicals; and 80 con.
6dent that might not be able to face
his SANDER with facts, he took no pains
to make inquiries or hunt up the records.
This is fair Tor rather an unfair)
sample of reports circulated, concerning
my antecedents by. Universalists and Spir.
itualists. When | withdrew from the
Universalist sect, eighteen years ago, |
was followed with all sorts of detracting
sermons, as the Rev. Mr., Hepworth Is
now followed and piqucd packed,
one-sided little clique, in any absence,
went through the farce of mock, ex-
parte trial, and expelled me, after had
expelled the rest. And now that have
entered the public Evangelical field,
Universalists and Spiritualists strike
hands in dealing in all manner of detrac-
tons. But, sinner though | have been,
as all men are sinners in state unregen-
Grated through the atonement of Divine
Mediator, | am fully prepared to show
good moral record in the past despite all
calumnies to the contrary What ru-
mors will come next, | am not prepared
to anticipate with any degree of certain
ty, but l will venture to sum up all what
has been said, and all that may bo said
i. Uriah Clark never amounted to any
thing, while among Universalists and
Spiritualists. 2. He was summarily
ousted by Universalists and Spiritualists.
3. He never belonged to either Univer-
salists or Spiritualists 4. No such per-
son ever existed. "Will tho Vcrmoater
please copy"
llRIAm CLARK.
Chelsea, Mass.