Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-01-18
For the Herald.)
DEFENSE 2.

DEFENSk z'
Rev. Z. L. S. Tessel, in his letter G
suspension. declares: L am prepared t
NEE. YOU any where to prove m,
charges From these words of Rev
Tessel. it would seem that he is willin!
TO give US lair, impartial triil. Blu
he refused 10 meet US at our home
CABIN Hill, Va. h. also refused TO lei
us have silent witness III the person
of Rev Kuegle, Corners Store, Waite
meet hial, by invitation, al Mr. IA. IL
Coiimau's CABIN Hill. When a man
prefers charges against another, at
Rev. T. has done against us, and then
ialslfies bis OVID word as Rev. Tessel
here shows himself 20 nave done, what
are NC To uink ni iiIu! Tie truth OF
the above We prove b. Rev. TcssePs
oAH Sritteu iesroG dcDce. Is II mol
clear To auy Que :rolu ihis, that Rev.
II. had. after the close oi the last meet
ing of Coucoidia District Synod, con
spited with Messrs. Hollar, Fadely,
Hammau aud Rinkel! Rev. Tessel
sought 10 have US meet hin and Ills
cons pirators without a witness, 20 that
after the Trial he and his four conspira-
tors could. regardless Of us and the
truth, establish his erroneous charges,
or could at least cause the people TO
nelieve his charges TO be true. We re-
gard this as very unjust IN Rev. Tessel.
On the 9th oflast November we went
to Mt. Calvary, church, Va. there we
met the cong,eg CATION and Rev. Tessel.
All we asked was fair trial. Rev.
Tessel: The congregation need not hear
Rev. Seneker's defense as he has with
dawn from SyuO5 aud has resigned his
Office Cfpastor OF tie cOngteg alton. -
But b, the consent Of HE congregation
we did MAKE brief oral d. fensc. Rev.
Te,sel Was indeed present OF this &C.
casiOn, tut ne did not prove. he oul
asserted his charges, aIlegin = that they
were true.
MIR. HolIar, onr OF the spirators
was present also, but te did not testify
he remained si,eEl. We faced Mr. IL.
aud said TO him: You know he
thugs written by Ry. I. on the pip.r
you have been showing, alleging that
Seueker had made certain promises, Is
false, all false" Mr. HOilar there
upOu arose from bis seat and lett the
church 10 silence. we called upon ut.
Calvary congregation TO testify a.. 10
whether We had acted in a dishonest,
undermining aud dlsorderly manner III
eslrangiag The congregations iro II
synod. Not word oil Complaint. no!
a single word IF ch.r2e was mace
against IA. R.v. Tessel has nOt prov
ed single Charge against Us Ii ne
had acted like good, worldly business
man, to say nothing OF christian, he
@orld have said that himself aud
S-ueker differ Oh the doctrine Of predes-
.iaatlUn.
Rev. Tess is q fox in cunning; but
he is poor reasoner; to US he has
shown himself unable TO defend his
action abokt predesllnation. when be
found that lie could not -i0rte Us to 60
with him, and could not show FROM
Gods word aud the confessions The
of bis notion, he then like Il
fox resorted to low Gun ming. The
truth is, that we and Rev. Tessel have
differed. and 90 differ on the deep,
mysterious doctrin. Of predestinat ion;
bat that is no reason why ne should
make charges which ne cannJt sustain
as he has done against US aud that
pers oually. Not single proof has
been advanced IN support OF any charge
lie has made against US.
Hume Ia caveto."
j. L. 5ENEKER.
Shenandoah Valley and Virginian
please CnpY.