Daily Republican., 1881-01-21
NOT REQUEsTED TO RESIGN.
Another Letter from Harry Em.
mons, EsQ.

Another Lester from Harry EN-
mons, Esq.
| MEssRs. RDIroEs:-I have no desire to
prolong the controversy in which |
have become involved with the pastor
Of Delaware Avenue Baptist church. |
lam compelled, however, to ask the in
IduIgsroe or To, Sghlic while | make
this final statement,
The haste with which Mr.. Haldeman
has induced certain members Of my
Bible class to enter public protest
against my doing what 1t had never besn
my intention to do is only characters
tic of the man, and shows TO wha: ex-
lsremities he was driven and what steps
he was compelled to take to suppress
the truth.
The following Is q copy Of the paper
which was signed by all but two of my
class who had any personal knowledge
Of the fact and which seems toe have
caused such genuine scare in the Hal.
deman camp:
We, the undersigned members Of the
Bible class recently taught by Mr..
Harry Rmmons at the Delaware Avenue
Baptist Bible school, make the follow
ing statement in Justice to Mr.. Emmons
to correct any erroneous impressions
which may have been produced by his
leaving the class.
Mr.. Bmmons was never requested by
the class TO resign his position as its
teacher. The conversation In which
this matter was discussed with the class
was of the most friendly and social
character on both sides. Every me n
Der present expressed the utmost faith
in MIR. Rmmons' character as q gentle
man and christian. They all believed
be had been actuated by pure motives
In all that he had done in relation 10
The recent trouble in the church. One
1f the members Of the class speaking |
or two others who were present,
hought it would be better for Mr.. X. q
o resign and the only reason they a
ave (aDd they said they had no othsr) q
vas, that he had been in opposition to r.
he pastor, and in their judgment had D
hereby hurt his power for usefulness o
n the class. They also expressed the o
Iesirs that the harmony OF their per- IT
oDal relations with Mr.. Rmmons h
night not be disturbed. No action a
Tas taken by the class and the confer I!
nee ended with the understanding o
hat In case Mr.. Rnmons did resign, Sc
tatsmept in writing should be given b
im, which would protect him from "
ny improper reflections which might III
. cast upon him in relation 10 his o1
eparation from the class" n
MRS. A. RIPPERGER, st
MRS HARRIET A. ArHERroN II
MAGGIE CURLRTT. b
We endorse ell Of the above state th
ents, except the last clause. Our b'
,collection is not clear as to what was 90
lid about giving Mr.. Emmons a state
snt in writing.
JoHN W. GArLBY,
CoRNELIA +. ROBINSON. IN
l wish to say in regard to the above Ii
atement that each person in signing IN
acted with the utmost deliberation, I'D
Id was in every instance cautioned
1t to sign If there was anything in 1t
hich they could not indorse. The 80
idence OF this deliberRtion is showp
: the two who could not endorse the
tier clause bat were satisfied as to all
9 rest.
Nor was 1t until after the pastor had
'ard OF this paper that any Of the Jol
sss objected to 1t but they were not .
az in making up their minds after he Ha
d persuaded them that they had Sci
pe something very wrong. They
led on me in a body aud said they
d come at the request Of the pastor COZ
have their names taken off the paper. lar
t 1t did not seem to me from my wsy ant
looking at things, they had been the
der the right kind Of influences, 50 | Mo
itely declined to comply with their Aw
shes. One Of the number said they
re no. willing "to make their pastor
q liar" and on that account thew
re very anxious to have their namesl J
en- from the paper. They had plsc. I h,
their pastor in very ugly position, pop
ieh was the natural result Of his own will
duct, sonse quently their call upon med
amounted to nothing. 1t had never eve,
n my purpose to have thus publicly of Il
d the above statement, but, under BON
feel that In justice to ben,
self am now compelled to do 30.
n conclusion, one word about the
test. Four Of those who have put
Ir signatures to 1t, to wit, Mrs. w.
lker, Lizzie Peoples, Kate Pickett. tt
Mollie L. Watson were not present Hiel
the only meeting Of the class at Pr
oh anything was said about my vi
gnation nor did any of them ever CT
TX with me on the subject Prior tv TT
leaving the class. And still furth- r.
he following three, to wit !: Lizzie N,
,les, Kate Pickett and Mollie l.. Co
son have not b. en- eyarded as mem He
u the class for six months past, ST.
} of them having been present dur
hat time except Miss Peoples who TW
met with us only onos during that collis
VI. sengt
I'd yet these are the ones who are WrdI
3 to speak with authority about vente
ers of which they eould have no ling a
Vladpe and ara mada IN aav tbuu .-a,.,