Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-19
INQUIRY FROM A METHODIST.

Mr. EDITOR: A few weeks ago
ON reDorted in the CHRONICLE q
Sneech made by Rev. <. +. Wiley, u.
rs of Emory and Henry college,
against the passage OF a resolution
hooking to differentiation Win tue
HOIston Conference III. T.. Churchi IN |
which he is reported as saying that
member of that conferences had sLoleh
81 GOO of a Government claim riSotly
b.Iongiug TO the Trustees OF tue M
Il Church South in this city (hno1-
vtiIrl. aud that he wouldn't snake
bau1s fratsTna!iy with that man.
That is a very grave charge, ana IL Ut
X.I-y IL correct as TO the fact stated
hs, was certainly correct IN us con-
cIusious have waited with some
degree uf Impotence Tor an e4PIshH-
finu OF this matter, aud having seen
nons | venture 10 ask you for lntoT-
nation. and for the purpose oil get
ir,, n. hermit me 10 ask you
S1.t. To whom did DR.. Wiley refer
when he made the charge that mem
her 81 the Northern Conference
had stolen g 600?
r9I Did DIR. Wiley represent that
ssid minister stole s., 600 for MS own
uss or for some other party
Tne remarks OF DR.. Wiley having
appsared IN your paper, * ls ouL yus'
f's the NJ. r Church aud its member
st,in that All explanation be given so
that the thief may be brought 10
justice. A MEIhoOiSA'
RguARKs.-The inquiry from ga
Methodist is reasonable and peril
nent and we will answer him as far
~ nossible. DR.. Wiley called
no names, but we have understood
that he referred to Rev. DR.. Spence
President of the East Tennessee
Wesleyan University, located al
Athens, Tenn.
Dr.. Wiley, according to our re
port of his remarks, didn't STATE
whether the $500 stolen was ap'
propriated to the personal bench
of the alleged thief, or whethe'
it Injured to the benefit of tn
church of which he Is
member. For the information o
"a Methodist" and any other
who may be interested in this mat
ter. we have inquired as to the fact
upon which DIR. Wiley based his i'll
patured remarks and give them a
follows:
In 1865, the Trustees of the NJ
F Church in Knoxville, who "
are informed were VIM. Homer, /
D. Jourolmon, Henry Ault, I. |
Pearne, J. S. Van Glider, E. !
Parham and w. G. Brownlow, ma
out a claim against the Governme
for damages done to the old NJ.
Church in this city. The claim "
specially endorsed by Hon. W.
Brownlow, then Governor of Te'
nessee. Rev. J. F. Spence, "
delegated to 90 to Washington
person and present the claim to
authorities there. AS result, t
Ouartermaster General ordered
examination made by experts W
reported in favor of allowing da
ages to the amount of $4,000.
this report, the payment of tt
sum was ordered, on the usl
proof of the loyalty of
Board of Trustees. I
affidavit of Mr.. Spence was tax
as to this, and the money was Pi
10 the Trustees. Six hundred d
lars was used in repairing the
church for temporary use, and
balance applied in payment OF
purchase money for the lot u
which the CInch Street NJ.
Church now stands. Some t
afterwards the Trustees of the
E. Church, South, commences
suit against the Trustees OF the
E Church for the recovery OF
old church property, together '
rents, etc. This suit was afterW'
compromised, and in the COM
mise all claims of the former aga