Sharp County record., 1880-04-01
MORE CONFERENCE.

THE HELENA PASTOR REVIEWS THE DISCUS
SION, DISPLAYS A KIND AND CHRISTIAN
FEELING, and MAKES FAIR PROPOSITIONS.
EDITOR RECORD: "Bear Greek" COM
mences his last article 'How firm found
alton" l use the same, standing where
| did in my December letter, believing,
as far al that letter IS concerned, ! meant
nothing harmful to Evening Shade, Or
boastffai ssS (. 4 ,;...--Ss s.silrQl - and in
that letter or since, where have wronged
any one. I know it was not my inten-
ton. As | have before said, "B. G."
placed his own Interpretation upon that
letter, which ] said was a misconstruc-
ton, and this has been the cause of future
articles from both pens. If he had ac-
cepted of my own declared statement that
meant no wrong-'if / have wronged
any one, beg their pardon"-then l
would have said no more; but not allow
ing me to place my own Interpretation
(explain my own motive on my own
language, / asserted. and others agreed
with me, that it looked as if he did it to
create resentment against me. lie says
that assertion meant that he IS llar'
No sir, never from my lips Or pen. If he
says this was not his motive, | accept his
exclamation, and do not so charge him;
and only ask, why not "B. G." allow us,
in former letter, TO interpret cur own
words? Why charge me with what 4 dis
claim, and be the interpreter OF your own,
-. ,,o11 90 ,au lonnuapp2
am charged as being "no longer in
battle array have not been, in any Of
this correspondence, neither do | expect
to be. commenced, in December, an
article which | have several times re-read,
and cannot see where | have therein
wronged any one or any place; and l ROW
plainly state what [ have before written
in substance: "B. c." may choose three
disinterested Christian men, and, with
our articles before them, if they say this
writer has done wrong, either in letters
or action, then | am ready to say will,
after their statement is sent to me, pub
lish the same, with my own retractlon
and my regrets for it, and ask pardon
from the ones injured. This | will do,
most cheerfully, for do not now see my
error, but do feel, as do others, that am
the injured party; but since l have asoer-
tanned who "B. c." is, esteeming hin to
be a Christian gentleman, from whom l
have had marked evidences OF klndness,)
| believe his heart is as my heart, honest
and sincere, even though we differ and If
so, all wrong, or supposed wrong, can be
righted.
/ should mention here "B. C.'s'' refer.
ence to a private letter, in which said l
would or had turned this matter over to
nv friends. | meant that my friends had
interpreted the articles of "B. Co. espe-
cially his Especial note," as being out Of
temper. One of our mutual friends wrote
me that he was astonished at the spirit
manifested by 'B. c." and advised me
not to show the same bad spirit, and to
discontinue the correspondence, and |
have done as above, as they thought, and
as think a Christian man should; and
to prove the true motive of my heart, from
first to last, and 10 show that friends may
honestly differ, both in action and in the
Interpretation of language, | now send
"B. G." private letter Of my own heart
expressions, VITA quotations from private
letters, giving their authors, only asking
him to use them, as | believe he will, in
accordance with the sentiment blessed
are the peace makers" &c.
Having ascerained who "B. CO is, |
appreciate his reference to former friend