The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-07-01
The o,l,er side.

when the ABOVE RtAtelnent was recelVeuj
reporters were dispatched TO call upon the
members Of the Board Of Trustees named,
that in fairness to them any statement
they might have to make could appear
with the communication.
Rev. Dr.J. r. Mcclure, pastor OF the
u. ?, Church and President OF the Board
of Trustees for several years past, was firat
called on, informed Of the tenor OF the
communication and asked II he had any.
thing TO say In relation to the matter. Tie
Doctor said; "The charges are not new to
me; they were made at the meeting Of the
Beard last evening by Mr.. @. D. Hubbard.
They are not true, and It ia unfair aud
unjust to the Institute to make them.
The questian Of aectarianism did not enter
into heselection Of Q principal. There Is
undoubtedly q difference oil opinion
among the Trustees as to whether the
right thing was done or not, but what was
done Is done and there's an end to 1t.
ANY agitation Of the matter is bound to
prove inj urions to the Institute. You
might state In this connection that my
with 1t as President Of the
Board hes ceased. At the last meeting I
presented my resignation, but consented
Ito hold on until after this years officers
were chosen. Last night i resigned per-
iemptorily, and the Board must accept the
resfgnauoA.n
M. Robert crangle was eellad on OF his
residence on Chapline street and the same
stasemept made TO him that had been
made 10 DR.. Mcclure. He said: "The
question OF Methodism or Presby terianism
did not for an instant enter Into the selec-
ton 81 a principal. AS for myself, do
not know to what denomination Prof..
'Haines belongs. Tbs ssitaaon Of such a
question is all wrong and detrimental 10
the interests Of the Institute. Mr.. Orr
was elected fairly and squarely on the first
ballot, and supposed all were satisfied
until lii. Hubbard made the remark that
the Methodist church bad meyer had
any representation in the cons
troll Of tho Institute. Afterwards
he expressed himself az sorry for having
made the remark, and was apparently nat
istied. The squestion OF sectafianism
never crossed my mind when Iyoted.
There Is the Female College: I am a stock
holder in It, and II has been run as Meth
odist institution for years. am Pres
byterian and yet I an sstisfed TO have 1t
90 run. lam very sorry to hear that such
charges have been made as yon tell me Of;
they are wrong, and ! fear will injure the
institute, which wewant 10 build up and
improve" s..
formed that the majority OF the Board
were. charged with having been governed
by sectarian motives, and with having
aiffonted the Methodist Church By the
election of-Mr. Orr and the rejection Of
Prof. Haines, said:
1You can say for me that such q charge
is absolutely and nnqnalifi ediy false, and
without any Justification, and that It
could have originated only In q petty
mind soured BY disappointment or q
vicious one. Such charge would do in
calculable harm, and to make y is to aim Q
severe blow, at an institution which
can be made great power for good,
and which is badly needed: The
man who ,wantonly publishes such
an assertion Is the enemy Of the best
interests OF this community. ] did not
know when I voted that frot. Hailes was
o Methodist. lido not now know what
Major Lees religions prociivities are. aud
vet i was in favor OF Major Lee Tor Pfin-
cipal, and only voted for Mr. Orr because o
majority was for him and / understood
that he would secure the cooperation Of
Major Lee, who ia his nephew by mar.
riage. Another thing that influenced my
vote was that Mr.. Jones, who had been. o
pupil Of Mr.. Orr, spoke highly Of
his qualifications as teacher /
assure you no sectarian consider.
alton entered my mind, I regret 10 see
such athing suggested, because nothing
u 90 destructive, so deplorahle in every
way, as seotalian feeling, and nothing Is
excited with so little cause. I say again
the charge IS false, misrhieyoaa and UNI
justihable."
Mr.. J. j. Jones, who was also called
upon, denied the charge In nailder but not
leas positive Language; and also expressed
his regret that such Q thing had been de-
yised. .sal