Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-07-19
communicated.

MR.. EDTTOR:-In your issue Of June 18th
Is an article which merits a notice and cor
rectIon; and il you viii be 50 kind as 70
allow me little space / will endeayor 10
make the corrections necessary. l refer 70
the account Of the minister's stampede
from Pinson.
There was no stampede at all. Of forty
five or more members nine left on the 1850
train Saturday night-siX laymen and
three ministers-one Of whom was Local
preacher. How does that tally with ys
locals account? OF those who left but
like unto cholera, and they did not come 10
the cars with either pants or coats on
Having finished up what we went to per-
form. for one and to the same ehect an
other expressed himsalf, } thought il best 10
20 where my services were necessary and
where some good might he done 50
thought one, II no more Of the laymen.
As 10 the ministers whom ye local thinks
can "plcture the sublime courage OF the
true Christian and then "flee like yCrlta-
bic sinners at the first approach Of danger"
l have this 10 say: Had he been al PiRS0H
to count noses he would have found As ma
ny Of .pzrson's7 faces prOpOruOnately as
any auditors the Bishop had
/ think, Mr.. Editor, II would be more
graceful for an editor 20 know what he
publishes is strictly true, or else be less
prOfuse in his rIdicule.
respectfully, your humble servant,
J. 5. RENSIIAW.
Jackson Circuit, July 10. 1875.
When we wrote the ssParsonian" STAN
pede referred to IN the above communities
tisuI we we're prompted only by q spirit OF
pleasantly and were far frUTu any inten-
ton to reflect seriously on any one. We
regret, therefore, that Rev. Mr.. Benshaw
has seen proper 10 make a serious matter
Of il, for il forces US in sclf-dcfence TO state
facts suppressed before out Of pure kind
ness for the parsons. Those who informed
US OF the stampede are gentlemen Of the
highest standing and yeracity, nor did we
embellish their story as related to US. In
addition to what we published before, it is
fact that the parsons at a meeting the
day before the night Of the stampede
agreed to remain, we presume in a
body, to hear the Bishop next day. That
night one of the visiting brothers was taken
with cholera mOrbus Just before the arrival
of the 1850 train, and several parsons were
suddenly inspired with a moving sense Of
ministerial duty at home-that the afflicted
man was a companion, feIloW-townsmaI
and parishoner Of one Of the stampeding
parsons, the one who was especially solicit
Gus that all should stay and hear the Bish-
ep. Now, the Rev. Mr.. Renshaw may MOI
have known anything about the eholeri
scare. We are perfectly willing to accept
his statements as far as his own case is con
| cerned, but we insist that there was, a
we published, cholera scare, promptin!
| several who had determined TO remain anC
hear the Bishop preach, to hasty Aight
among them some parsons, we don't know
nor did we state how many.
As far as his personal knowledge is con
cerned Mr.. RenshGw may be right anC
there may have been others who left, actu
ated solely as he was; but still we insis
| that we published the truth as furnishes
US by gentlemen as worthy Of credence a
the reverend gentleman himself. w
wrote in the first place out Of pleasantly
in this instance with regret, and we hop
that we will not be forced into a more elab
crate defence Of our statements.