West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-09-19
COUNTY NEWS.
CEDARVILLF

The following gentlemen have been Sc
lected to represent Fairfield Township il
the Republican County Convention: :-Davit
Claypoole, G. Howard Bateman, Nathanie
Diament, John Lanning, Chas. Stathems
Robert F. Sheppard, Mordecai Pierce.
Mr.. c. H. Bateman, Collector of Taxes
in Fairfield Township, will soon be ready tt
receive taxes of the current year.
vINELAND.
The Greenback Congressional Convention
met at Vineland on Thursday last. There
was good attendance of persons from va
rious portions of the district. G. G. Gross
cup was nominated for Congress by large
vote, B. F. McAllister of Gloucester county
being the next highest candidate. Mr.
Grosscup was introduced to the Convention,
and accepted the nomination.
The Republicans of the Centre Precinct
| of Vineland, have selected the following
gentlemen to represent them in the County
Convention:-Henry T. Manly, E. NJ. Tur.
ner, A. E. Prince, John P. Ashworth, W.
H. Loppy, W. G. White, George Pearson,
J. L. Welch, Jas. Chance.
DIVIDING CREEK.
An Ecclesiastical Council convened in the
Dividing Creek Baptist Church, on the 7th
inst, to decide the question of the refusal
by that Church, of a regular letter of dis
missal to its late pastor, Rev. Mr.. Raybold.
Rev. E. B. Palmer, of Bridgeton, was elect
ed Moderator, and Rev. Mr.. Reeder. of
Pittsgrove, Clerk of the Council The trial
began at 1.30 p. M, and continued till 80
the next morning. Mr. Perry, one of the
deacons of the Church, acted as prosecutor
in behalf of the Church Mr.. Raybold was
his own counsel. The case was heard in all
its details, and the Council decided that the
former pastor was guilty of serious fault,
which he acknowledged in so becoming a
manner that the Church was directed to
give him letter. The present pastor, Rev.
G. P. DeCamp, it was found, had suffered
serious damage from the conduct of his pre-
decessor, and during his pastorate, has had
from this source. Rev. Mr.. Conway, of
Vineland, speaking on this matter, said
"The allegations circulated, affecting the
character and standing of Mr.. DeCamp, are
found, upon investigation, to not have even
a shadow to stand upon; but, on the con-
trary, it is found that Mr.. DeCamp, in the
Methodist Church, when member of that
body, stood well, and came to us without a
stain: and since his entry upon the Baptist
ministry, his life has been such as to win
the esteem and confidence of us ALL" Con-
tinuing, Mr.. Conway said: "Itis no trifling
matter to weaken the influence of a minis
ter with the Church he serves, and in the
town in which he lives. tits great wrong
in addition to this, to blacken his reputa
tion and destroy his good name. In thi 6
instance, hope, as one result of this coun
Gil, that this Church and the people of tn is
place, will esteem this good man more than
ever, for I think 1 express the opinion of
the Council in saying that he deserves to be
esteemed and loved.'''
Mr.. Raybold, the former pastor, who was
the accused party, arose to his feet when
Mr.. Conway finished, and in a spirit of
great earnestness, expressed himself as
greatly mortified that he should have in
jured the present pastor. The effect of
this acknowledgement was decidedly to the
advantage of Mr.. Raybold, as without it he
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sion from the Council.