Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-18
IooMMuSIcATIoS.1
The Difficulty Between the Chapel
Church of Mimintown and the
Lost Greek Congregation.
TooMMUSIcATIoS.1

Church OF M.f1lnt0wn and the
Lost Greek Congregation.
Editor Sentine! and Repuhlieaa-I am ex-
ceedingiy sorrowful that the Chapel church
have behaved so strangely of Late. It seems
10 me 1t is great crime on Their part 10 leave
the Brick church under the preten,s that
the Lost Greek congregation have not acted
in an upright, manly, and Christian manner.
am sorry for the Chapel church rather
than tor the Lost Creek church Imust say
that the Lost Greek church has acted from
uunication of l.. c. C. in your paper OF the
llih January is fair and truthful. and Its
tru,hfulness can be established by legal doc
uments. To deny the facts set forth ia his
article would Be to stultitS ones self, and TO
place ones self in the position of denying
the written evidence of the original docu-
ments. Men should either be homes. and
truthful, or cease to lay claim to the Chris
tian character. write plainly; mean it,
II is the greatest of follies TO array ones
self against demonstrable truth.
viii enlarge upon two points referred to
by L. c. C. The paper referred to by l..
c. c., as sigued BY the two committees Of
the two separate churches, which met the
committee of Presb, terry on the 18th of
May, 1881, is not the proposition of the
church of Lost Creek. This paper of the
committee of Presbytery aud the Commit
tee of each of the churches, and signed
only BY the committees of the churches,
was TO be of no avail, unless ratified and
confirmed by the churches themselves. This
church of Lost Greek met in congrega-
tional capacity on the Both OF My, to take
action on the report of their committee.
This committee reported that they had
offered to take eight hundred dollars,
saying that the offer was in these
words: " Eight hundred or nothing The
words .suilhout interest," seemed 10 be in-
terpolated alter signed by or read TO the
committee. think il was interlined. But
this has nothing especial to do with the
church, and they were in no way bound BY
il. They agreed 20 the terms reported b.
the committee, with this exception: the
price they were to receive WAS To b. $50,
trith interest, If moi paid do,rn. This action
OF the congregation was reported 10 The
MifI.in church and also To the PresbyIeria
committee, and this comniittee of Pres.
bytery ieported 70 the PresbyteIy at il,
meeting in June, stating that the Church
of Lost Greek had agreed 10 the condition,
recommended BY them, but that Miiiiintowl
had not, and offered resolution that they
DO allowed to have worship in the Brics
church. Action on this resolution was de-
ferred until the fall meeting of Presbytery
by majority Of one. At the fall meeting
doubt have passed and the old church q
MI.ilintown and Lost Creek" would NJ
doubt have had preaching in the bricR
building in Miifiintown, had not the Chspe
church asked a revisit OF the committee o
Pre>bytery.
l.. C. c. gives the results of that scconc
visit of the Presbyterial committee. At thi
meeting the congregation of Lost Creek re
affirmed their former act with regard to th'
$500. giving all concerned to understand
that this was their ultimatum.
To saw that the Lost Greek church hav'
rcceded from their proposition is not true
let il come from whst source II may. Tn
requirements of Christianity is, that we b
..tirst pure. then peaceable, easy TO be en-
treated" Lost Greek has pursued potl
purity aud peace. Eve have Coveted NJ
mans silver and goId." While We have
endeavored ..to keep the unity of The Spiri
in the bonds of peace" We are not wiiiini
10 be misrepresented, or to have the sins %
others laid on our shoulders.
The other reason for leaving the Brici
church-that the Lost Greek church de
manded security for payment of the $500
is very damaging to the Chapel church.
cannot see why honest men, who intend tc
do what they say they will, should have an!
objection to bind themselves TO do so, an'
10 giving all the security they can that the.
will do SO. There can be no objection t
giving security for the performance OF OF
monetary obligations, unless we want t
twist out of it, or take some advantage.
JACOB.