Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-09-19
"THAT BELL"
From the Odessa Democrat.


A communication appeared in the
Lexington Intelligencer of the 18th
inst, over the signature of "Two Bell
Ringers" which when divesied of SUI
perfluous legal opinions, its rhetoric
and filings amounts to just this:
Mr.. Peter Wolf, a former citizen of
Wellington, but now deceased, be-
queathed to board of trustees, and
their successors in office, in trust, a
sufficient amount of money (S500) to
purchase bell to be used in a church
owned jointly by the Cumberland Pres
byterians, the NJ. E. Church, South,
and the Christian church.
The Cumberland Presbyterian de-
nomination, intending to abandon their
organization Mt Wellington, did,
through their trustees holding the bell,
with their One.third interest i'm the
church house in trust for the said Cum
berland Presbyterian church OrganiZa-
ton, agree to loan to the trustees of
the Cumberland Presbyterian church
at Odessa, the bell that had been used
at Wellington, until called for by the
trustees of the Wellington church,
namely, A. A. Moore, j. l.. Marshall,
e. NJ. Thomas, William Lauderdale.
The trustees of the Odessa church are
John e. Cobb, NJ. q. Wood and S. l..
Ramsey.
We have neither seen or conferred
with the Wellington trustees in regard
to the matter. but it is plain PROPOSE
ton to all who kaow them, that they
would commit no act in derogation of
law or of public morality?
1t is equally plain. if those opposed
to the removal of the bell, had the least
legal ground to prevent its removal
they would have availed themselves of
their rights in the premises.
The names of the seven men who
hold in trust the property of their re-
| spective churches, are well known in
Lafayette county. Any attempt to
decry or belittle them will prove futile.
The following is the order or war;
rant of authority tor the removal of
"that bell:"
July 20, 1885.
We, the undersigned members of the
board of trustees of the interests of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church at
Wellington, Lafayette county, Mo.
propose. at their request, to loan to the
board of trustees of the Odessa cOngre-
CATION of said Cumberland Presbyte-
rian church, the church bell which Is
now on the church house belonging to
the Methodist, Cumberland Presbyte-
rian and Christian denominations in
| Wellington, Mo. This loan is made
until such time as the board of trustees
shall call tor the said bell. and we here
by authorize the said board to take
charge of and remove said bell TO the
city of Odessa, and use it in the Cum
berland Presbyterian church in said
CITY of Odessa.
Witness our hand, this the date
above written.
A. A. MOORE,
j. l.. MARSHALL, T,,,too.
9. M. THOMAS,
VIM LAUDERDALE,
The above article was clipped from
the Democrat as soon rs it was received,
and sent to the printer, and the editor
thought it had been printed, aud only
discovered, this week, that it had been
accidentally overlooked. The lntelli-
gencer affords even its enemies an OPP
pOrtunity to have their say, and is sorry
that il has appeared TO be unfair to
these gentlemen, whom it regards as its
friends. Weregret the accidental omis-
sion; and what we say here is said
without complaint from any source.