Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-29
Mr. Longs Answer.

SoNERvILLE, TENN, April "a, 1852.
To the Committee appointed by Presbytery to con
slider the Memorial presented by Messrs. Rosa
mond, Lapsley, Daniel, Richardson, Rose, ct al.
DEAR Recommendation me to respectfully gay
.has II my % mas been ~ ebs
Church it was without any intention upon my
part and sincerely deplore It, l beg leave, how.
grievance or detriment to the cause, but only to
some individuals The charge that have ceased
to preach with any view to building up the Pres
byterian Church is simply assertion which time
alone can rectify. The second charge made in the
memorial is not true in point of fact There was
already an organization in existence. 1t was SIM
ply reorganization with new members. At that
ton to act as Chairman. This did, which /, or
any man, had right TO DO if requested by the
congregation. 1t is well Unknown principle OF con:
gregationalism, that every church organizes itself
either with or without q minister, as con-
no reorganization but revival Of active existence
which had bean discontinued for three years.
this organization regularly without consent Of the
presbytery," and proceed to give my reasons
july s had been called by the Park Avenue Pres
byterian church to preach only on Sabbath morn
ings The balance Of my !, time was b my own nd
wherever the opportunity was offered. When,
therefore, this church was opened to me, / not
of what seemed to be not only a wide field for
doing good but also pTovidential opening: l
bytery, because did not consider it matter
properly coming under its authority, for the sim
that portion of my time which my own church did
not require, and which had an indisputable
ever had the privilege of doing it. In December
the demand for my service became so urgent in
strained to lay the matter before the Park
Avenue church. AT conversational meeting
discontinue my Iabors theie frem the LIST of Janu-
AIRY. Since that time have been preaching both
and # e e To se
consent of the presbytery to my carrying on the
work, and have not done SO, because there has
was fully aware Of the fact that II a special
meeting should be called for the purpose it would
be composed almost entirely of gentlemen who
had presented this memorial, and whom knew
to be unfriendly TO my work. and from whom i
this reason did not ask a called meeting. had
no intention desire to set at naught defy the
OF this lay before this committee formal request
from the Strangers church that the presbyery grant
1 have indeed a high ambition that the work that
1 am doing there viii be permanent In its results,
and It is my daily prayer that It shall be: would
Lord Jesus Christ if could wish the work do on
earth to be confined In its results within the mar.
my conduct in connection with the Strangers
church or otherwise has been as detrimental to
the unity peace and prosperity of the Presbyterian
Church in Memphis as has been the conduct of
these brethren who have presented this memorial,
mitted to the intelligent people of Memphis the
vote would be in my favor by an Overwhelming
my course 1 most sincerely regret it.
have never sought conflict, but only peace.
L also deny that anything that have done has
been "subversive of the law and order of the
Presbyterian Church at large" The Southern
General Assembly, at its meeting in Charleston,
s. c. in 1880, decided by overwhelming msjor-
ity If not unanimously that there was nothing in
he nature and constitution of the Presbyterian
Church to forbid a Presbyterian preaching to or
the pastor of an independent church it,
I'M the Judgment of the presbytery, the cause of
Christ would be advanced thereby; and further,
hat no presbytery should remove one of its mem
bers from an Independent church that undoubv
sdIy demanded it, In our Southern church there
ire numerous independent churches supplied by
minister's In the Northern States Ii
s exceedingly common for Presbyterian ministers
% take charge of such churches. Therefore deny
hat my conduct has been subversive of either
az or order. With great respect,
n. NJ LONG.
A DELICIOUS medicine is DR.. Leslie's Qui- |
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