Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-02
THE CHURCH TROUBLES.
The Pastor and Members of West Cuivre
Church Refute the Charges Made
Against Them.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, Mo-, January 3O.-We
feel panied to be called upon to vim
dictate ourselves against the vile as
sertions published in your issue OF
the 26th inst, over the signature Of
one who arrogates to himself the
honor Of being IA Samaritan" He
draws a vivid picture of ''shipwrecked
sailors clinging to fragments Of the
mast, or to pieces of timbers, and
floating upon the waters of the broad
and endless ocean for days without
a morsel of food," and says similar
was the dolorous condition OF lone
Mr.. Mob. an active member and for
mer sexton of the Baptist Church,
located 6 miles southeast Of our town
(Laddonia), who on last Thursday
appealed to US for assistance" and
be continues by making slanderous
statements both Of NJ. Mob. and of
the church to which he belongs.
We wish to lay before your readers
the facts in the case:
About three years ago Bro. Mob.
came into our community. Not long
afterwards be and his wife became
members of the West Cuivre Baptist
Church. He was poor, without
money and without a home. One of
our members went his security, and
thereby enabled him to buy a small
farm. He let him have the use of
two COWS for IN year, and then sold
three to him to be paid for in Sep
tember without interest. The Church.
to assist him, employed him as sex
ton, and satisfied him fully for his
services. BY honest industry and
economy, he Don gathered about
him considerable stock, but the last
years drouth, and sickness in hi.
family, involved him. as it did also
many of our members, and he had to
sell his stock to meet his liabilities !;
but he was not destitute and starving,
as your correspondent stated. He
said to his pastor, just before leaving
us, BRO. Robnett, | regard my farm
worth eight hundred dollars, and while
| want to sell it, l will not take less.
l Lave paid all that l owe but four
dollars, and | expect TO pay that be-
fore | leave. l have bought 4 house
and lot in Mexico for five hundred
dollars, and expect to try to get into
business that will suit my health bet
ter than farming Is this starvation:
Is this ''similar'' to shipwrecked sal
lors floating on pieces OF timber for
days in mid ocean without a morsel
of food: We think the figure over
drawn. Nay. mora good brother
is slandered. Would a good man,
who could buy property worth $500,
suffer his children to starve and go
unclad? Certainly not. But was he
needy: We answer, yes; but not
more so than many of our members.
But did he appeal for help: He did
not while among as. Sister Moore
offered his wife two quilts, which she
said she did not need; Bro. Belts of
fered him shoes for his children; Bro.
harrington SEN him 80 cents, which
lie hesitated TO take, and Bro. Burch
gave him $3.50 worth of corn, which
he received, doubtless intending to
return it as soon as he was able.
Did such al n appeal TO Laddonia
for help: We cannot believe it upon
the testimony of one who would don
the robes of righteousness i'll which
TO defame the character Of q church
of Christ.
He SAYS: The church to which
he belongs numbers about $50 mem
bers. and, strange to say, not one of
them came 10 his assistance not one
extended d helping hand during bis
hours of affections. or made the least
effort to alleviate his sutferings; and,
had he no other than to de-
pend upon the cold charity of that
Church, he and his family would have
doubtless died of actual starvation.''
Let the preceding list Of sympathiz-
ing brethren and sisters. with many
others who might be mentioned. who
visited Bro. IMcB. in his Affections
and condoled him in his bereavement.
show the infamy of such statements.
We pity the perpetrator of such reck-
less SANDER. This ''Samaritan''(:)
says. IA heavy doctor bill was con-
tracted, and the physician, a good
Presbyterian Chow eager to malign
christianity. caused the poor man &c
sacrifice his last horse in order tina,
he (the ply sician) might obtain com
pensation for professional services
"A heavy doctor bill" How heavy:
Twelve dollars and twenty-five cents
for medical treatment of his entire
family for more than two years.
Bro. McB. said: ut is too little
Did he make him sacrifice his las
horse!" Nay, verify. The physician
didn't ask him for a dollar; nor die
he make out his bill till requested te
do so by Bro. Mob, and then re
ceived as a compensation, not a hors,
nor one dollar received for a horse
but sever pigs and a pillow which Bro
McB. desired to dispose of.
AS a Church, we repel with vehe
mence and Indignation such slande
against a devoted doctor, who 70
| years has served US faithfully an,
, was never known to Cypress or ON
a poor a
[ But your correspondent continae
by saying OF our members: The,
S stamp upon themselves the brand c
heathenism, harbarism and inhuman
ity- a brand that will follow them t
the grave, and characterize them i
" the Day Of Judgment" But how
0 By %neglecting Bro. McB.? He wa
I net neglected. Mr.. Mapes and fam
e lily visited him and his family vine
q sick, and administered to their want
e as best they could. Mr.. James an
family did the same. Bro. Jenkir
a and family were constant in their al
tentioD to their necessities. Bro. an