The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-25
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LOGIC WITH VENGEANCE
Mrs. Kettell contnued-Mr. smith says we have
standing, aud that We are disreputabe
people. Now. n wo are what no would
often, and continue MS visits after he
had been told BY my brother ana myself not 10 come
If no thought such fallen creaiuress Why did
he wrile those letters - me Il ! was such
bes And, by tue way, waen he took mo 10
his house 10 sew he told ne not TO talk much with
member or the Bible class long before he
came 10 the Bethel, ana when lett the PRESBYTERIAN
Church. on the occasion OF my marriage, received
my icttor OF recommendation to any church as mem-
Der IN good stancing ana IA faithful follower o.
Sullivan county he was on his summer vacation, and
they wcro written IN accordance with promise he
had made TO me before leaving. The "compact' he
alludcs 10 in the letter dated August IS made in
July OF last year, when he said "he hoped
his tongue would cleave to the roof or his
II he broke the compact he was then about 10 make.
This was, he called on tho angels IN heaven 70 wiz,
his heart that he would never leave me. but would
desert his father, mother, wife and children, and
the country. He then asked me II would so with
him and l said that | never could take such
r,ea s1p rh Sas nc took MY u hands u ooss
his and said, .sriy, God witness to those vows
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met YOU" My "sorrows," to which no alludes
In one OF the letters no had caused me through hrs
own act on Decoration Day. had told ham thst
should leave Bethel ano he asked me not 10 co So
The mother Of MRS KeticIi. who eat hear by, weep
ing at the recital OF her daughters narrative said
ale 10 bad man. About tue LIST OF September his
infant child died, ana his return from Monticello
was commencing 10 consols him ON shs death Of bis
child when ne said, Well, am glad y 10 gone,
have moro than can take care OF ! was sur
prsed 10 hear sucn language from minister 10 re-
gard 10 his dead child"
SATISFIED or HIS INNOCENCE
Mr.. Isanc N. Signor, Superintendent OF the Bethel
Mission said TO the writer yesterday $50 far as any
thing those people may say or do the charge against
satisfied MS 10 his Innocence and win take no
further notice OF hcn Tho statements as originally
COMMITTEES and tho Examining Committee, and
both decided that there was nothing In them
TO investigate, and refused TO entertain them.
so informed Lcvins, and he subseque ntly made the
more charge. IL was not until had told him
that the committee refused 10 entertain these charges
tnrt ne preferred tho serious one. There is no
question that sir. Smith wi: remain where he
10, AS we perfectly satisfied AZ to his Innocence,
aud he mas the full sympathy and confidence OF all
The workers con nee ted the mission, well
with Plymouth Church. Mr.. Signor also furnished
tho following card Tor pubhcation-
In view OF the slanderous statements made concerning
the character Of the Rev Frank L. smith the OF
Plymouth Bethel desire to that At ,he request Of
Mr. smith, parties making these charges given
opportunity appear before the officers and of
the oldest gentlemen connected with the
and their statements M fully ns they desired;
u they shown every consideration
and treated with tine utmost fairness.
present arrived NJ their conclusion partly
from and inconsistent statements OF the
parties and partly from other evidence gvcn
ny parties of the highest respectabily and most I'M
Fashionable Integrity. These parties liked times and
places in their statements and shown concusveiy
IL impossible Tor Mr. smith to have been AT the
places the days specified.
~ named clearly designated that there
for mistake TO be made by the
ties In their Every gentleman present. wnen these
statements were made, expressed his individual
opinion that the charges were utterly disproved and
without foundation. and advised that the parties making
CHARGES be required 10 withdraw from the Bethel
Where MIR. Smith and the parties thoroughly known
the charges need no refutation. l. s. slGNOk.
superintendent Bethel of Plymouth Church.