Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-29
TAKEN TO TASK,
, SINCERE CRITICISM OF THt IN
JElllGENCtR"
1, n, courss Toward he,hodsm !" I'M
J,I Doctrines Denounced and Some
Good Advice rendered by a
s,sIwah Republican
SUPERSEDED BY the "RtGis'tN'
AMONG EVEN REPUBLICANS

correspondence III u's Register
The writer ol these iines Ia Me'h'''
IL, aud a Republican. In fulfilling nus
Ln,,es to his employers he has travelled
ali over the State Of WoN Virginia Wis,
ming almos, every country town M"
49,, II IA, more considerable villages
! ann nol accus,omed to travel with my
,y,. shu, aud my ears closed. Fidelity
IA ,hoae who employ me rrlu''eS o""'
shall hc keonly 0bservani "' m'"
and things, aud especially ol tho currents
ol ,nLlir opiuion. | desire through tho
columun of tho RsaIsrK1, Ia call the NJ
,ontion ol tho owners and "l''o's ~ 'h'
Wheeling htrlhDc"cn I" the 'a'' 'n"'
their paper In intensely nnl"Pu"'
.mnnu tho Molhodists aud Ropnh'""hS
| -, W,u \iryiuia, and that iha m
nnrunrily Is rapidly increasing ~ every
ror,ion ri the State. | sincerely believe
! u, Ala, u,iuriplos nj the Rcpuhl''
can party, aud regard thclf su''oHs w
| Wcsl Virginia ~ necessary '" ''S n'Hn'n'
welfare aud happiness " " '" wv,
! lhurrlurc, a matter al auluc uh"'Neh' '''n'
the only daily Rapuhllcan paper pun
! hzh,d IA Tho State should hc lnHing w
! nuru,r among the host class at kopuh'''
r,n u,nnlc IA the state. Not daring \"
ann,o,,h MI Camphcll directly on 'h~
auRirrt. venture Ia state some Ia''S
| v,rIhy at hiH immediate A'''h'"''
| through the columns nj tho RbdH'eh'
There h great complaint among lh'
! N,thnliat pIuarhvIH aud Rymrn nl lhn
LLH,p,uc,Ns dtalikr 81 hostility I" lho
| NJ +. Church The anlmue at lhr pa
ms, toward Mclhodism T. revealed ~
many wayH. burning the recent session
! ol tho lionrral Conference nl tue Mo'h"
! Ji.I Church ~ lhC city ul Nlh,''hh'''
| the hiilhJu,1 did not wilt"''allN WV
nm, half aa much sparr To- lhc dnlngH "'
/ that la,uc aud influential booty ~ hd iho
E.,I.tIU II R only occasionally lhn'
/ nnr Huds ~ that lHI'rt ANY '"nI'h'' \"
/ tho numerous church WoullIAS "'
/ thr Mrthndlsls ,ampmcctuhg', 'iin
nti ,nuirIcnvra, drhCailuns, sunday
/ .,hnnl ,r.ncujiuna, Ar, ltc unllulhN
/ sl,phIod ~ ignored ~ The columns "l
| tluL mrrI The Mclhudth churches "l
/ Ihr civ al Wheeling have I" pay 'h'
/ hnrl cash iur ANY unllrcH at lh''t H'lN-
| rus IA tho columns ul the ii' ~" o.
| Tho Mrthnllh preachers her" Justly
| complain ~ The Cnulr ul that paper '"'
Nard thrm aud thcu W",k, and ~ Il"
! lhr MrIhohlN preachers ~ tho whole
/ state MI. tamuhcll IA mor" than ~
! I,tlrrcnt ln the N T. thulrh Ito
nmI,s ~ opportunity I" ln"h'H'' NAV
/ A lSn pulilicnl organiSalinn, 'o'Nlhg 'h'
puIIt,rnl adN au,cuoui al w. own Invln
/. h,,g. Iltg IiIugs at the hHyr i'shnp liza
ven ~ hs lilriimC, aud liN nhhihu W'''
.,,,u-ttr rrluIuu,ur ~ iIwlup SimlH"n,
n.n nautical luIco, already reveal 'h'
/ hu iilr attitude 81 hia MUD aud lhle' \"
v,,I McthudlW lulcrs The general
dIiIi ol the paper iEuuitc uulrlcniN I"
/ Evangelical religion, hut the unlIlondll
nr.a /, csprrialy directed against ia,
Methodist Church, Tho natural roe'lll'
at such a vuuIs, WC every ha( '""h'uf
muIrappnIrui More Moihnd'Hl rtonh
r,s. Republicans though they ho, at
taking the nAIh Rt"iSrhU than m'
taking the MtVJ,mc,, and IN many
Methodist hmllIrn throughout the Nlh"
lhr WErLIN RluidKW hW nlNaNH HnI
ulauirl The weekly hdSihr"ru. The"
E,nullIcnu MoIhudlsls should 'unHlliui,
the naiutal constituency 81 the i"''W
Jfnr.,. but that pnl'CrH treatment 90
/ ihrl, ,hmrh n not lu hu iuugCl endured
cgrurmly when CunirnStcd Win the h,g'
moral tome III the l,K,IarCW asnt pioHu'
conducted Ihru are moro than Wi~'
ucuhc,a al tho Norlhorn Mcihod's
Churrh ~ West Virginia to-day ahd ~
daily Rrpuhllvan paper oan l"nn ''""i
,sh without them confidence hhd sup
purI. Tho paper that Sights lho'' clergy
! tha ,uunrrH their religious meetings
thn gurrrs AT ihcll lIEhupS, that dc
au,Era their Garment ,ollgiuuS Hpiiii, Tia
constantly in ,tnuatuH that their arden
rnttioliam tx thin disgulSc io
| Irunmiualinual hvuIlilsm, such
manor IN sure AT last IT, ho w
nurud hy the wvlllosrc'linR M'lh"
dtsg al Wvd Virginia The Niiicl
dous not hesitate Ia inform his lrlnhdS -
the EiriiJ.u,,, office HAT II all Mulho
dtHt .uharrlh,Ig Wrlc takon l'om thai
lint, II would hc udlrulouSly snall, an,
that unless that paprr attitude toward
tho MrthodlslS N speedily changed
very lev Methodist names viii 10 ihnn'
Among THEN suhsrrlhuls, VI anothn
Rrpuhliran daily, containing the ASsn
r,nicd Press dispatches, should over u,
put upun the West Virginia market, th,
hi,N,EEr1 would not survive thru,
months \ lew weeks since, ~ ioNi
not thousand mIlCs tom Wheeling,
met a Methodist preacher returning
from the pust office with i'NlI'
Rsa,srgu In his hands What ~ said
"do you take the Rp"lsrKGV Yes
plr, hr replied, "and ! mean I" kooi
on iak,np II until Archie tamphrl
treats our Church drcoully. Thu
ptcachcI h a slalWart Republican, but
Democratic daily Ia hts house Tor tso q
three wears may lose him Ia the part
that saved thc nation AM
created West Virginia, KNOW
an old Methodist class leader, Who los
two Hnns Ia the Cuiun army, aud VIII
heretofore haR always hUuu ~ arden
Republican, Who began Ia take ih'
WgEEIN Rk"IsTtR within the past yea
! lUhl hNaNso ul us h'AbN'lh hihh w
rrrncu a. the Methodist Church w.
at the auc time discontinued hW Ia
ioiiiq,bo,r Al this rate, What will he
como ri Republican voters IN stat
where No nood ulgh, OF ten lhousan'
more IN orler a. control lis adslrs'
The above IL nni written Ia bitter
ness. have no personal lrudgr Il
uAlliy Mr. Campbell has never beet
IN NV roah, nor have ever been ~ hts
! recognise aud admire his ability, la
honesty, HE Rrnncss, his devotion Il
Republican principles ~ Virginia ShoI
Il cost something ,o lie Ropuhli'au
but | cannot disau,-. from mNSoli th
paiont Tact that ho ~ injuring lho he
publican party oi Wrst Virginia to'da'
iy his attitude toward lhu religious pot
ton II the community | beg hln
Ia dcsist tits easy lof hun Ia he a lead
81. II lac Win. lie must lead, ho~eyo'
hy generosity, by magnetism, by - rec
IGNITION oi merit Ia Others, 10y Irsprc
az tho religious conyicuons aud meth
o,ls II the nos. powerful religions boi'
in Tie state. The naTr 'wnoss, the spite
iulnuss, the envy The ~lashness, th
,,,s,,,,,t b,6d.i,a oi the E,isliigenosr vii