Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-12-06

ls~Allow me to make brief refutstion of
statement which appeared in the Gazette of the
18th ultlmo under the appelation OF "Beulsh
Church, cclored," The statement in question
originally appeared in q very insignificant paper
(known to some Of the inhabitants of Culpeper,
Va, as the Sumner Tribune" 1t is obvious
that the author of the statement WAS deslrous of
giving some publicity to his false, scurrous
ana malicious statement otherwise he would not
have transferred it to your widely circulated
paper Now | wish TO say in WAY of rcfuiing
the false, scurrllous and malicious statement that
was resident OF your city St netting more
than twelve years prior to my removal to the
city OF Washington, and that during that period
OF years, while resident of your city | had
business transactions and general intercourse
with some Of your most Influential, intelligent
ana atfl uent citizens, who would speak, if ne.
cessary, and would brand tho writ,r OF the state
ment III question as q wicked, malicious libelicr
And when he implied that the pastor encuur-
aged thlei and communicated good meu1-
bers of the church for demonstrating against
him for keeping tho thief he knew at the time
of writing such statement. he was guilty of
malicious fslsehood And when he said that
the efforts of tho pastor were made to "break
down and to destroy the church." he knew he
was guilty of the most h.graht and malicious
f.lsehood ] have had for several years some of
your most influential and Intelligent merchants
rs fellow laburers in the Sabbath school work
connected with tho church of which am pastor
and OF which this malicious libeller speaks.
These Christian fellow la Horers are men of in
telligence and enlightened Christian y ETY., aud
have had some acquaintance with my mode OF
instruction. And am free to SAY, without the
least fear IF successful contradiction that at no
period of my lite, since | became pastor Of the
said Beulsh Baptist church, have l encouraged
Any member connected with my church to steal
or piter goods belong lng TO another. The state
ment, therefore, Is ma.lcously false and the
character Of the author who makes the charge, if
examined impartialiy, will not be comniendsble
The individuals who called and designated our
compassionate and benign Redeemer as "Bec-
zebub'' were themselves iikened unto whited
sepulchres full Of dead mems bones, and ''of all
uucleanIess That part of the statement which
council has Il little semi ance Of truth in it and
it would not be inconsistent If | should SAY that
the author oil the statement knew that he WAS
guilty OF witul, deliberate and malicious false
hood when he Was writing it. The whole scur-
rous, false, asgrant and malicious Statement, is
characteristic of the individual himse f. AMI AM
Impressed That he is closely allied with the muir
derous hand which SO dastardly hid III the dark
ness Of the night and aimed to sssasslnate me
with stone. l would sdmoaish him to heed
the Divine Injunction, $40 myself no HARM
properly lodged before trying to fly or ere you
are aware your fate may b. like the silly tor.
tose IN the fable of the eagle. Honesty S the
best policy" When it becomes necessary l
shall speak of the action OF the eccleslast ca!
council mentioned in the statement, and VIII
show 10 the Christian public the untcnabe posi-
ton occupied by said council. Respectfully, &c,
q. ROBINSON,
II Pastor Beulah Baptist Church.