Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-07-21
More ofThat FESTIVAL !.

through the columns of1he INDIE.
PENDENT, In defence OF my. self.
church, and every body Interested
in getting uD the Methodist Fes.
| tival 10 shoe up, or shut rp the
| abusive tongue of j. w. Strong,
whose articles are not only often
ees against good taste. but a dis.
grace as coming from the pen OF a
Christian gentleman, much less a
Superintendent OLA sunday School.
Before proceeding, however, /
desire TO say. hereafter no article
from his pen, or others, whatever
indignity 1t contains, will receive
attetion from me, orlany- body else
connected with the Methodist Fes-
tival. Who is responsible for all
the fuss, slang, abuse etc. over a
little festival held by a Christian
Church; who as such, was simply
attending to their own business,
and in no way interfering with
the rights, and privileges, of any
other church, / reply, j. w. Strong,
who:fired the first shot by giving
an Official airing to an article
which had not been publicly no.
ticed by us, and which was inter-
preted in this community as 4
stab in the dark, at the M. Il.
Church. He may not have inten-
ded 1t as such. but AS such IL was
regarded, and OF course, he must
be responsible for the impression.
la last weeks INDEPENDENT
Mr. Strong tried to evade his re-
sponslbilily by saying he did not
write the article in question, but
admits that he surreptitiously adj
dei the word "Oflicial," then be
justities the act by saying il was in
quotation marks, and MIR. II, had
-ense enough to see it, Yes Sir!
| had sense enough to see 1t, but
| had not sense enough to see how
the quotation marks could change
the meaning of the word, aud rob
il of an official character.
What was the object OF inserting
the word "Official ?" Did Mr..
Strong intend to make the inn
preston viz. the article was off,
cia! \; or did he THEORETICALLY
mean to deceive? e..,,.
Ouce more / ask, did Mr.. Strong
make himself responsible for the
article, the correctness Of which
bad been called in question, or moi?
| simply quote his own words,
aad .et him speak for himself.
= the Presbyterian strawberry d
Ice-cream festival appointed by
he ladies of Bunker Hill, has
been Officially" postponed, Civ
ing place to the Nj. X. Church fes-
tiyal subsequently appointed for
the same evenings. This notice l
declare and pronounce the truth
ver60tin Ell Hterdtim :" Is this sol
emu declaration to be regarded as
the voice of a Presbyterian Pope,
q christian man and gentleman,
or as so much bosh :? Whether he
wrote the original or nor, he GER
tainiy made himself responsible
for IL. " 7 s
Another glaring Inconsistency.
In reporting the conversation be-
tween us, this told and he told
he admits that he ''had been IN
formed thatit, (the M. f.. festival
was appointed for the 18th 14th&
18TH then Immediately after
wards give utterance TO the fol-
lowing, "As to my making any
statement to him what ever, that
l had received a communication
from my friends at Bunker Hill, /
deny IN toto" Above he had been
informed, here he has received no
communication whatever. Which
of the two statements are we toll
believe? Or does he claim to be
correct in both places, not with
standing he cOntradicts himself
Or shall 1t be considered as an ex-
ample of scholarly composition, as
compared with a ("scho0lboys)? |
Dir. Strong next says, II am at a
loss to understand what he meaus
by Mr.. Strong's party" / should |
have tsought the learned gentle |
man could have understood a
"school-Doy's composition.D new
ertheiess, he is befogg ednnd / will
explain. In the first place | did |
not mean his church AS such [
have no quarrel with his church,
some Of whose members are living |
cody christian lives, and whom / |
love aud revere. But in the last |
place | mean by "his party" any
body else the cap may fit.
Now to conclude, so far as | am
concerned ia this controversy,
simply refer to the issue between
us. In iae INDEPENDENT, of I
June 23rd. MethodiSt Official by |
request made The following state
mrni, when was Intended to COR
rect "A wrong impression viz, that