The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-30

A Bitter Ministerial Quarrel.

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Tho Rev. EDWARD BRIGHT. d. D., and the
Rev. =. FRANKLIN JONES are both ministers
of the Baptist denomination. DIR. BRIGHT
is the editor of the most largely circulated
Baptist newspaper in the country. Brother
JONES il the pastor of the First Baptist
Church Of Catekill, and is preacher who
according to his own account, has had
tcmpcstuous career ever since lac entered
the ministry n quarter Of century ago.
lie alleges that he has been persistcntly
misunderstood, misreprcsented, mallgned,
aud INSTRUCTED in his Gospel efforts, and
that DR.. BEGHT has been one of his bitter |
est and vilcst prosecutors.
Brother JONES makes the astonishing |
charge against DR. BRIGHT that he is a liar |
and perJurcr. and he has published pam
phlct which gives alleged facts in support |
Of the accusation. These facts he accom-
panics with explanatory statements which |
display an absolute hatred for his brother
minister. Ii they are true, DR. BRGHr
ought at once to stop down and out; while
a. Tor Brother joss, his spirit Is 50 mani
| testify unit christian that unless he suhdu"-
| it, becomes converted, and forgiVcs his on
envy he ought not to continue to preach the
Gospel of love and peace
We cannot 80 through this pamphlet in
detail. but must merely say that tn" sub
stance If the allegation l. that BRiGHr
bore false testimony in case brought in
the Marine Court 10y JONES against the Roy.
JAY S. BAcKrs, u. D.. another Baptist
preacher, who j. charged with having con-
-pirod to mjurc the reputation of JONEs,
and prevent his getting a pastoral charge
JuNIs says that in November, 1861, BRIGHT
x,sftl III.
other Baptist minister's signed recon-
mcndation of him, and That ait"rward
MlcuT mveigod him into his Office. struck
his own name off the document, and pasted
"a piece Of paper over BAcKUs's; that when
he testified in court BRIGHT exhibited pre-
tended lack Of memory Of the affair which,
in Mr. JoNEs's view proved him liar and a
poriurcr.
Having quoted from the record Of the
testimony to establish his point, which we
are bound To- say is not established, JoNLs
thus proceeds TO mathematics BRIGHT:
~rwcntyn,e year. Of wrong doing AMI injustice on the
rnrt 10 cha. man. bis cocou-l ani ba Nrr- with
all nlNnuiaec amt hc has mot ecd'd IN ,ru.hn. one
poor Josi. He ha. DISTURBED dyilcd and destroyed
churches lie ha, compelled me 10 accept such salary
a. am afflicted people could pay He has kept no huN
tunes. months r.cther nom obtaining s'r. nent'
H. has sub ,ci,d m self and family % sutcrinls would
not detail lie has 10 urcd m' reputation but not my
characters that ha. been IN the keeping Ut one greater
t Ipw ARD Bm.nr lie ha, succeeded in but one thing
uati. worth the m,uuonns lie has succeeded In sinking
- honor Ia, integrity hs prctension to Christianity,
ANA stamped himself with inchablc disgrace that VIII
cAus 10 IN. name anu character rs long Us MS h"'he i
| rcncmucud'
These are very serious charges. Brother
JoNEs could with difficulty have called a
= man harder names. DR.. BRIGHT is past
seventy the editor of a religious newspaper,
e the member Of II Baptist church at ionkcrs,
and one of the leading lights in that denomi-
1 nation Brother JoNEs thinks he should hc
i excluded from the church and turned adrift
e from the ministry but he has little hope
u that lac will thus be dealt with. hecaus,
J. his power ms an editor makes the dcnomina
l. ton afraid of him. II that Is the case, thu
g. Baptsts are very timid people and false I,
l. the religion they profess. liar and per
- juror a malignant prosecutor Of brother
minister and n man who has forever dis
,' graced the Christian name ought not to he
- permitted to remain in any decent church
- whether he is an editor or person 81 no III
lucncc whatever.
30 On the other hand, it is not in accordance
10, with the doctrines of Christianity for on'
.n brother to feel 50 savagely toward anothc
as Brother JONES does toward Brothc
'' BMGHI. II Brother JONEs was bcnighte'
-u hoathen he could not display more bitter
at unforgving temper than he does in thl
" pamphlet lie regards himself as ma
To who has been very badly used, and he is de
~ tclmiuod to have his revenge on the ind
c7 Vidual whom he holds 10 be his traducor
OF he ha- been made 10 suffer, he means tina
'l Brother BRIGHT, too, shall learn how it feel
IL 10 be castigatcd This is not the spirit {
Sc. Christianity, which teaches US TO love on
Of enemies and do good to those who DESPITE
IL fully use us
lc, Dr. BRIGHT in hls testimony, said he ha
he no i'll feeling for Brother JONES, but Will
lac drew hi. name from the rrcommendatio
Ne simply because he had violated his rule as
Baptist editor in giving it, This avermci
gu Brother JoNrs laughs to scoln, and porhnI
the religious editor did not give all his m
mo ti,r- when he so testified. lie scratched h
~" name of the paper, ii Is moro reasonable
g. suppose, because he didn't wish to be +
Nh 4Iuushc for Brother JONES who seems
,,o be n very eccentric, not to say quarrcson
,nn man. But Il he had properly considered Il
~ matter at first, he would never have put
50 on; and very likely he wishes now he hi
'@' not done 40, for he has discovered how pc
cry sistent II foe he has stirred up.
i'm Alter carefully examining the case. we a