Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-11-05
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sentations, Peryersions of truth, (wheth
erpnrposely or through mistake I can
not say) and has the undoubted ap-
pearance of having been written by q
second party. "a. b. must have
furnished the material and some one
else reared the fabric which, Is say the
least, has done him no good. either as
regards his fairness in controversy or
christian charity. One thing, to my
mind, and to Others, is apparent: The
writer of the first article cannot be the
author of the second. because the style
is very different, and ga. b." could
not possibly have made the mistakes
which are found in this latter cemmu-
nication. "A.B." does not pretend to
be a Latinand Greek cholar, and yet
has managed some way 10 get some
Latin into his recent production! IF
GA. B" is the author of the document
bearing his name, he reminds me most
awfully> ola certain divine who arose
once TO follow minister of considera-
bic attainment in classical lore and
began by saying "I wish you to under
stand that I never rubbed my head
against a college walln-and then
labored, with all he might, to make
his audience believe him to be pro-.
found scholar. ~ d
"a. B." pronounces all "allusions to
the Rev. Mr. Hartley, and the Antioch
church us false in toto, alb initio, ad
finem,' and brands it 'as wilful false
hood" He speaks ofme rs having
lost my temper and using epithets Of
an improper character, and as casting
dirt at my enemies. Pray tel me. in
whose communication do you find the
most angry and temrestuous epithets?
He makes an admission which, thanks
to Gou, [ cannot make, viz:-He says
l discharged"d dirt ut my enemies" thus
confessing that he and his Baptist
friends arc really my enemies. Is this
a specimen of Baptist religion2 / say
once for all, I am not "A. BIS enemy
nor am 1 nm enemy to any Of the bap-
tist people. l feel just what I said,
i'll the conclusion Of my sermon on
Baptism, which discourse has brought
down upon ME the anger of"A. b."
and his friends, and which, according
to his own statement, has made them
my enemies, .I love my baptist brett,
rem, and give you my christian greet
ings.. Nothing of this nature present
ell itself in tile reply tomy sermon.
"Do you understand {"
1fmy statements, in regard to the
Rev. Mr.. Hartley, are untrue why
were the facts not given? The wife of
baptist brother said that Mr. Hartley
was sent for; certificates to this effect
can be produced, if necessary. If it
be false then the falsehood is not mine.
Call not your friend liar when COM
mon fact won't establish MS truthful
your assertions. In the same connec.
tion we find these words: "That Barn
well Union communion; that slip of
the tongue" Far better for "a. b."
and his church, had he never made
this remark. for will now give the
facts Of the case. and the PRooF:-On
the 10th of August 1871, preached
sermon on the Evils of the Tongue"
at Trinity Lutheran church, after
which | gave an account of very in-
teresting meeting which I had attend
ed in Barnwell county, S. G., and said,
that the different churches were living
and laboring harmoniously together,
and communing together as christians
should. That day 1 dined at Captain
HIS, as did also revered gentleman
of the Baptist church, and, during the
course of the evening, he asked me
some questions in reference to the ex-
preston: "Communing together" /
then told him that had been informed
that the Rev. j. G. Williams of his
church was administering the Lords
Supper to the Lutherans ard Metho-
dists. Not long after this, it reached
my ears that the reverend gentleman
was telling it around that, had said