Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-21

| VIII nietSt ut-uI III ''''N
/ have never asked, and do not now
ask, any official action on the part OF
the church. The first resolution re-
quests that withdraw what is term
ed the threat contained In my
letter to Mr.. Murphy couplde with
the statement that the church can not
recognize the same. In the first place
| heartily disclaim any intention TO
threaten the church In the second
place | would call the attention of
your body to the fact that | have nrv-
er asked and do not now ask the
church To consider or recognize any
Thing contained in that letter. 1t was
addressed TO Mr. Murphy on matters
| private and personal between MEN,
bers Of his family and myself. | will,
bswever, IA matter of respect TO the
| church. state why il was that in clos
ing my letter 10 Mr.. Murphy
| l stated that If he failed to
accede to my request / would
take her and possibly more unpleas-
ant means to obtain redress. Mr.
Murphy had been repeatedly and POI
litely requested TO explain certain lam
guage and conduct of himself and
daughter, and had been repeatedly and
politely requested To 20 into plain in
V, stigation of the unfortunate diff |
Guilty. and he had uniformly failed aud |
neglected TO respond or comply with |
these most reasonable .equests.. Fur
thermore, rs | am informed and be-
lieve that certain kilograms had been
sent ail over the state, at his instance,
which reflected in a most dish onoring
manner upon myself, and that he had
put into the hands of newspaper re
porters for publication other scanda-
l'us matters affecting myself which
had no foundation in truth, AMI that,
too, when he must have known that |
was absent from the city, it was there.
fore my determination, and still IL,
that the public should know the truth;
and as he had before declined or neg
lected 10 have the matter
investigated in n manner :
in which both parties could have a full ,,
and fair hearing, [ want, d him TO !,
know positively what determination !.
had come To. /,
In reply TO your second resolution | !,
will say, las / have already said, that | :,
have never addressed any communities y
ion to the church; have :,
leVer' eith.r directly or ri
,hurch or In any manner attempted To Il
iictate 10 the church aud respect -
ully suggest that "A fair construction "
i my letters to Mr.. Murphy will not II
usiain the imputation contained i'm u
he second resolution. a
IN reply Ia your third resolution I "
must confess that am somew hat sur a!
'rised at the request which Mr. Muir y"
Thy made of the church Your resp
ltinn says "brother pastor desires "A
nuncil Of ministers and members of -,
ther churches TO act in concert with "a ~
oInmittee of this church to investi- =.
ate any charges that may be made =, ~
gainst him and his daughter. w.
nd especially any injuries duue i''
y them to said George ) Eaton.
hereiore this church VIII call such
1uncil and appoint committee and re. re
uest said Eaton To specify in writing tn
-parately what Injuries his said til
aughter bad inflicted on him. etc. m
am further informed that at the re- co
nest of MIR Murphy, IA committee of OF
TX was then appointed by the church te
, investigate the matter and rive
over 10y the church to send for per.
1ns aud papers, etc This is materially
iilertht from any proposition which 1,
lr' Murphy promised me TO submit to ~
our hudy and to obtain your consent ", "
,. His letter reads: "On consulta- II
'ho WIN will my daughter D.
no CONSENTS to your n
roposition, | will say that as soon n. ~ ~
an confer with my church and ~. IL
nn their consent, which will do TO :.
borrow, 1 will Inform YOU" etc. L VI
must confess that | am at "A loss tn ID
understand why il was that after he
nd his daughter had agreed to accent III
ny proposition and his promi ,e to OBJ "
ain the consent of his church, lac III
hould 20 before the church and AZ :,
our resolutions show request another =.
nd different Thing from that which vi
hoid his written promise to do. re
In reply 10 that portion of third res. ~
lutlon which requests "said Eatonu a..
j, specify charg' in writing separately I,
hat injuries brother pastor has in. T., T.,
iced upon him and what INJURIES ha- "
Iiilcted on him., etc, will say / am o'
erlectly willing to abide by the prop AT a..
@ition which | made Ia Mr.. Murphy. u
M desire that he shall abide by his III
rcrptance of the same. have never al
,Red any action Of the church, and ~
lr Murphy has asked for and ob. W
lined II committee constituted differ W
ltly from that he promised me To do. ~
must, rs the matter stands ci
spectiully decline to prefer
~ charges or be party
any investigation such IA is pro wi
lsed. VIII say, however, that am Gu
Hing to abide by my proposition. or in
without Wishing To dictate to the M
If the church will agree Cd
certain propositions hereinafter =
enti"ned, will then take part i'm W,
e investigation To the end that the
uth may he made known and the