Sharp County record., 1880-03-11
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Ed. RECORD: I have read and consid-
cred Bro. Boswell's declaration that
the conference accepted the generous In
yitation to come to Evening Shade, with
Difference and due respect, but without
the slightest degree OF conviction of the
correctness Of his conclusion. Had this
been the ease, in aayE opinion, Helena
would have been defeated and Evening
Shade elected to that honor. Here is
candid and honest difference of opinion,
about which there can be no controversy.
I read his letters with pleasure and inter-
est, They are brief in form, but contain
much in substance. | think, as clear,
logical deduction to be drawn theretrom,
it is manifest that, at the election OF a
nIace for the next conference, brother
Garrison's position was such he could not
abandon Helena without dishonor, nor
disregard the invitation from Evening
Shade, without sacrifice. One or the other
was as inevitable as the Divine injunction
eve cannot serve two masters" He re-
NAMED faithful to Helena, and did right
in so doing. That is my position exactly,
and, hence, I gave him my compliments
and applause. Notwithstanding this,
considered the December letter Of the
Helena pastor, in expression and tone, an
error in high degree to a community
whose invitation had been rejected by the
conference, without acknowledgment, and
treated. by some at least, most ungener-
ously, if not with contempt and insult
error to o people who value their honor,
intelligence and independence, much more
than they do proffered aid to future prefer
ment and promotion. This is the spirit
of the case, and of my article This spirit
was happily exhibited by our devoted
pastor, when the Bishop, perhaps con
scious that wrong had been committed,
approached him and wished to know, lin
the event the epidemic should exist at
Helena at the conference season, would
Evening Shade accept tie conference y
To this, our pastor responded, with cour'
teous frmness, "No, sir! If we cannot
vet the conference right, we will not have
it at all" The Bishop replied, "Why
YOU people up there have some spirit"
Well | would think So Umsted's mu-
sic was the kind which charms greatness,
wins honor from defeat, and whips the
victory.
But brother Boswell does not allude to
the vital issues, rendered by me, and the
sole occasion and only purpose, OF my
communication. / expressly declared
there was no complaint against brother
Garrison, or against the conference In the
exercise of its supposed wisdom; but l
did complain of the manner and means
bv which the invitation TO Evening Shade
was rejected. | endeayored to show that
the alleged incapacity of our town and
vicinity, to entertain and accommodate
the conference, was ungenerous and In
correct. and that the objection ofinconven
ience was not true; but if SO, such argu,
ngut Or rgasUrr was in in direct conflict with
a policy of the church which has con-
trjbuted so much to make Methodism a
power and blessing to the world. Nor
does your pleasant correspondent, NJ A.
NJ, present anything upon those all I'm
portant and paramount questions. They
are the issues rendered. They remain
unanswered, end are, in my opinion, IN
auswerable, just as the merits of this ar,
ticle will be, when completed ana planted
in your columns. Your fFeemed cor
respondent depricates my lusion to the
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