The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-20
THg IsAugLLA NINE.
The eritIeism OF the Intelligence"
Criticised by MethodisL
10 thu EdItnr of the Inteiiireucer

The GTitIeism OF the "InteiIigencer"
criticized by n Methodist
To the Editor Of the InteliiEencer.
SIR:-Tn an editorial published in your
paper of Saturday, you criticise somewhat
sharply an article taken from the New
York ChrHian Advocate, referring to the
"Isabella mine swindle." You character.
Use it as heterogeneous, inadequate, disap.
pointing, unworthy Of the chief organ Of
a great church, &c." The writer has read
nothing upon the subject except what has
appeared in the ISTELLI0EScER, taken from
the columns Of the New York Herald. He
assumes that whatyou have published con-
tains the "gravamen" Of the whole matter,
50 far as published. He does not oppose
il possible that you have garbled your ex-
tracts from the Herald in such manner as
10 either conceal or distort, either the FACTS
or rnmcrs, which have been published IN
regard to the matter.
With this information, the writer is not
able to see the justice or propriety OF your
severe criticism Of the article oil the CHRIS
INn Advocate The personal charges
made in tina New York Herald, are made
to bear chiefly against DR.. Fowler, q former
editor OF tho Advocate. We submit that 1t
is not the duty nf the present editor OF that
paper to defend DR.. Fowler, against charges
made against his personal honor or integ-
rity, until at least DR.. Fowler has spoken
for himself. In fact in my humble judge
ment, it would be improper for him 10 do
so, pending the further investigations and
DEVELOPMENTS which will certainly be
made. The same remark, will apply TO
DR.. Du Puy, the present associat e editor, oil
the Advocate, against whom charges are
made.
Let it be. borne in mind. that the trans:
action on which these charges were based
occurred some years since, and that the
present editor Of the Adu,cGtt (Dr. Buck
levi was not then its editor He cannot be
held responsible for any defects in the ad.
ministration OF his predecessor; nor is he
called upon 10 defend attacks upon the
personal character OF his predecessor. For
reasons already given it would be improper
for him at this time to do so.
So far as the writer remembers, the
charges against the personal character Of
prominent Methodists by name, were con.
fined TO the parties referred to. The men
in due time, will no doubt speak in their
own defense. Whether they do 30 or not,
their character will come under the scru.
tiny of the next Annual Conference, OF
which they are members. II any man in
therhurch, or out OF it, has aught against
them, he will be heard. In no church Is
there more certain, frequent and critical
Investigation OF the moral character oil It's
ministers, than in the Methodist Episcop
Church.
Connected with these charges against the
character OF these men, there was in the
article published in the Herald, q poorly
disguised purpose. to make tue Methodist
church, as church, responsible for what,
ever OF fraud or dishonesty was TO be found
in the history OF the mining operation. To
give eoler 10 these insinuations, It was
stated that all the ministers at sos Broad
wsy, New York, had taken stock in the en-
terprise. The possible effects OF this state
ment becomes more apparent when It'll
explained that sos Broadway is the seat o!
the great central publishing house Of the
church, and the headquarters oil its various
benevolent societies and enterprises. II
the statement OF the Herald had been true 1t
might have been great damage to
the church at large. The statement
was in fact the most serious one in all the
articles published, because it struck at the
church as whole. twas entirely proper
therefore, that DR.. Buckley, as the editor Of
the chief organ OF the Church, should
take up the statement, and investigate It's
truth. He has done 80 promptly. His
answer is specific. 1t gives statistics and
names in detail; and shows that the state
ment OF the Herald was untrue. We can.
not uuderstand why such an answer could
be Justly characterised as "triftng." With
your permission, may in another paper
comment upon some OF the statements
made by DR.. Newman, and Mr.. Russell,
who thus Tar seems to be the principal
compliments to the reporters Of the Herald.
METHODIST.
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