Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-03-06
THE PEEvISH PARSON.
A TOuchy Teacher Of Theology
Objects.

peared In this paper IN effect that
Rev. Graham, of Virginia, was hav-
ing trouble with his congregation,
owing to certain remarks of his
about the city of Virginia being an
unit place for ladies, there being no
ladies in Virginia with whom he
would allow his family to associate.
This was not done through any
feeling of unkindness towards the
reverend gentleman; on the contrary.
it was intended to give him a lift
financially. Fully believing from
the information received, that lie
would presently depart in search of
new fields of labor, aud remember
ing the success achieved by others
of bis cloth no more talented than
himself, who have received the time
ly boost of newspaper gossip; the
TIMES inserted the item for the char
liable purpose of giving him a good
send off. Let him remember the
career of Kalloch, Beecher, ParsOn
Lane of Kensico and others whose
idiosyncrasies though much more
notable and exhibiting them
selves in other directions, have, in a
worldly sense, brought their owner
to the topmost round of the ladder.
The above named gentlemen are ex-
ponents of the principle that clergy
men need only do something CEN
surable to assure their rise in life.
Mr.. Graham has published the
following letter in the Chronicle:
EDITOR CHRoNIcLE-SIR: | am
much obliged for your correction Of
the error into which the editor of
the LYON COUNTY TIMES was led by
somebody evidently not friend of
the Presbyterian Church. AS you
have admitted, however, statement
of the error. | think it is due to the
church that you now admit some
facts as an antidote. You will then
please publish the following:
At our last communion February
y we received thirteen new members
into the church-some of the best
people in the city. Nearly every
COMMUNICATE in the church, number
ing 1875, was present, aud a large
number Of spectators. At the Sun
day school on the sunday following
we had 19l scholars and teachers
present-the largest number ever
present, / think.
The average regular attendance at
the services has, l am told, never
been so large for years, and there
never has occurred one solitary in.
stance of wran9ling or quarreling
in the church since ! came. Every
question either arising from past
troubles Some of them very difficult
to handle, can assure YOU or pres
ent exigency has been arranged with
the utmost harmony and good will !;
and as to my residence here, l have
inst got possession OF the house that
| have been looking for and expect
ing for months.
With the foregoing as the facts of
my situation, and with an ample
salary regularly paid for my support,
If am Mt, at least ought to he,
one of the happiest clergymen in
this State.
would just say, in conclusion,
that if there are any persons in this
community who have predicted, or
who desire to see "row" in the
Presbyterian Church, they are likely,
from present appearances, to be dis
appointed for long time TO come.
Very respectfully yours,
Il. GRAHAM, Pastor.
This, with a denial in the Chroni-
Gle, makes it necessary to justify the
statement.
The name OF a lady has been
given US whom he advised to leave
Virginia, as not being suitable place
on account of the society, for any
respectable woman to live in. He
also told the same lady that he had
written to his family not to come to
Virginia for like reason.
A number of witnesses will remind
Mr.. Graham of an alteration in the
office of the International Hotel,
which threatened to become tisti-
cuff; all arising from his having said
there was no respectable woman in
the house, except certain lady of
whom Mr.. Sutro was an intimate
friend.
He intimates in his letter that his
congregation is as a unit satisfied
with him. There are several mem
beers of his congregation who tell a
l,Nr,,ont etarv Our In fornanfa on.