Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-06
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TIE UPPERVIuLE SCANDAL-aN EN-.
PHATiC ViNDICATION
UppahNnLE. VA. o.. 8 lSSl

temp has zen Eado ny oaftalo ulprln2plad !
characters 10 sod about Up2etViile. aud else .
Whtr,, TO connec: my name pre udIciaily With |
the 80 clllsd ministeil scandal in the Second
Baptist Church in this vlllsga, and inasmuch
as | HAYS been thrcs severaly. successfully aud
thoroughly txonoratcd and vindics!ed 10 oon-
necion thereWith; AID as these Sid persoss
| hsvs boon trying uosctupuouslS aud surteptr
ti0uSly 10 DerVert tho truth aud tho facts, and
p:rpsiua'y suppress and pEe7ens the truthful
knowledge of my viudioation and inntc!1c2 in
uDprejudioad motive, and 10 lie iatCr,ss ii
justice, p1iDc pc aad the truth. mska caic IS
stateuest If tie Iaots and the truth, end hav3
it published 10 tina Gszste.
| About the year 1877. and afirrssrd. tacie
was s,me unpleasant gossip sbCu: tho pastor Il
the said church, 0Wifg to lis irtquent, open aII
public attention 70 fpinalo 1:m5or Of ssd
church. knew TIE ssid p,s:cr well, sEd WAS
as i1tina!e 80 brother vi Tin, AID had
we'll known 70, seversl years tee sti3 lady. As
| a gsntl;man. aad &c rncmbar OF sid chrFca
| felt Christian rc5e.d !e:. aud ipteres. 10 tee
welfare of caoh, and in thsirru:ity CT coarao!,r
| had entire coDGlccca. Uadcr Ties, circum.
STAGE | tesri base gossip hb3u! said pssto!,
| By I'D through c9rala msl9 mdmb:Cs OF SAID
church. who said more t;ian tn: ere R,lli2g 10
adnit, bGs III, proof is egaias. them. IS .le7-
ing That tho lady AID The pas CT were in entire
ienoraucs CT ;hi4 gossip, Itli. 60 tiie5d,
burden OF rcspo, soitv to rest upon DE 10 pro
tee. them. Wills c,ns;d,iing the mater, tho
Church cl1tss, Wul. McGs. approached ms, SID
his ;eslm,o5 requested ne to SEQ aad ts'k
With said pastor, It him ofrep2.t5 and riqles.
thar MS c5ldact be changed SO Otherwise 1t
T4ul4 b:iux Eoptoaoh upon the church. lie
| E,st E,.lf b,J SD LADY, "a n,l1
upoa aod deliver similar message to tho lady
iavolvcd, Gnt Eu Gisspprvvad Of the oo0du,S OF
ssd rgaicr ~ eviietos oin show. Knowing
!aervtctc tfst ullimatel7 SUCH gossip if con!in.
uad would rjdrs tie lady, the pastor sni The
cauo ci Christ SID His Church, decided TO
pruGeutIy acd privately approach the pastor 10
purd friendship aud i0foTn him OF bis si'ua-
tor Wai:iag q most favOrsblj oppoisuaiy-
even whils 10 VA c1sdemcin2 similar ,ncuo.
as his oSa ia aro.her ninister,-l Informed
Kim. lIo then Commended me- for .c.iny toe
p,r: OF q t1us friend. With this iutiheS ia-
tlEmeu him thst had PERFORM G>3 iulI du}:
tLa! my responsibility had then o.ssec; that |
in DO 1io wished to have ao3t. i1g moro 20 DO
with tho matter, atd horod no ono wtu'd
mc ntiUu il 10 me sgin, IS d'd DOT Wish 10 hear
Euything said az: iost that lsdy or any other
, LADY lilo replied that my responsibility had
not ceased, ba: was touud as CHURCH
msnb,r. and MS true frlond to tiu, to keep
HIM iolormed of Anything | might hear 10
!uuia. protested, BAT upon his earnest
request. and alter bis iull assursto % that be
Would regard such bc:s on ny psrs ia tho lisht
Of puYo end trus friendship. aid a'so un3n his
suro rrnm'so that | should in Do wise be in
VOWED 10 The matter, or b. csus' ID sry trouble
thereby. "a promise which hu sfteIwlr3 bssei y
Virlatcd) | reluctantly consented to So inform
bin. | acttd. therefore. not only from tho
. purts! nnd highest Of mo,iv;s. and with q
Christina seuse of personal Guy. but upon The
r,qccst Of tho church clerk, md tn, direct and
p:rs,na request of The pastor himself |!
seems, too, lns pastor had kuoRltdgo of the
f,c!s boIcfo | kiniiy Informed Kim; for
a0Cui this time learned that anothor bio
p,isop had, several months prcvi:u3 even to
, my kDoSlcd2o OF atty gossip, idtcrmed said
p.scr Of such gossip ADD urged him 10 dsc)n.
ticuc his public attentions, as tho LADY Gil not
wish su9h gossip about her. A fo~ times
sltawird | ioiofmGd s0ih pastor (upon his
ouestl Of what | hosri, uulil Vim. Noes
s.a,ed 70 ne of which | aso ioiormed said
pastor that gossip had then rosohcd lhst point
wheu something must bo done. | tried ny
utmost 10 prevent any public or church sciior
10 az earnest endeavor to prottC @. tho lsd7, The
pastor. aud tho church. believing that the TO-
lei oats of al o>uld be otherwise bes. sab1er7ed
sUd promoted. A private and secret meeting
w,s then secratly arranged by few nslc NOM
htrs to meet O1tobar 5. 1878. aod was asked
TO be present. refused aud objected 10 any
arrsngtmtnt s that would 10 tho lees: e3oile
suspicuD; but, upon being led 10 believe that
the purpose was 10 quash J0rHcr oil oontem.
plated public ac!ion sssi1st said pastor and
Sileso, tho matter. attended. When met On
said dsy it Was found with grca. surprise that
tho church clerk had without auy authority or
warys9, stltc:cd std ,nmnooed f5v Other
members. with Al evident dasiGu 10 pack AID
try to make s church moctiGg. and ttui fore,
std max, the matter pulls. ITO hidden
purpose vas 10 completely ignore tho cauEch,
nod dsost thu c1ds Ct purity AID justice. and |
plainly sa p 5,tS9i!ae5 Of some sJft had b,su
plauued. | then stated itst this WAS simply G
lrl1,te, intorrsl uaaulhGtisilve moaIioe,
1he1 tEo Of Item ignCrast!y proposed to make
il q CHURCH McesiDs by vote; but that Ct c,u:se.
could cot Go done. and msiNity OF these
rrts.ut reus;d to vote on such silly prcposl.
tiot; thu1 showing there coutd not DC, snG
1cGS not auY church meeting. | then positively
refused tc utter word 10 aCy y ngairss said
pastor, when, TO my C!ter sufprISc, the ssd
ps5:cr rose 10 TIC Erst thoe and said 10 sub
staacI that | bad previously oaa.E4d bin Of
c'rlan c,cdiot tiectlog bic ohsrao:er. and gave
81. tloss rs bis Titress-ihCs tiyipS 10 ssulk
bahiud TOT repu alton. replied that Whist he
said wos "a e,' AID tha such charge as
he iclimated sga2s: !iEiSei Fever csuio from
mc 10 a,y vie, cg=n ~ ia.i;Ha;;oa, aud
furnished such S.Eoug proof, that ny s.se-
mc5t csu'd 60: be couroTc7:ed-beh himself al
m,!irs NY s,a.eneu: to b. tru,. Vim. Noes
ther presented, il accordance with their
pep, what purported TO BE- two Synonymous
letters addressed to said pats,os, sud a baso aud
ncl;c Gus eff3r Tss made to try sud CONNECT
me Sitb them. but this proved plsio. eigo,l
and admitted failure, tIcir olrn admission. Ger.
timing my innocence. 10 show moro fully my
position. It is only recssssry 70 s.ste thas when
some Of the Iritc pei leaders w;rs 10 Ibis meet.
leg Iau2h!oS SD glggliug o7et the NO ter. 10
poia.ed l,rgusee reptoved them sharply for
eigsliue over such serious matter whereio tie
rSp1:suou OF sdy WIS i0voivsd. The cbsir
uso iotorscd s'l said, ED condemned beu
| Tor i, Mor, than Ibis, Tsa pitsans FIR the