Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-03-12

go INTO tne minuteness Of all the facts In the
In the first he asserts that 'shye years ago ]. T
orafhce renounced Masonry, and sought admit
ance for him and wife In the Church." I will ius
ssy to the readers Of the NORTHWEST, | didn't dr
any such thing. There was not one word salt
to me by any persons about Masonary nj all. bu
some OF the leading members Of the Church a
Liberty Chapel invited me and wife to ioin the
Church. After some consideration Joined; the,
never said one word to me about Secrecy. Ny wifi,
had letter from the NJ Il. Church, signed by Rev
e. 8. Dunham. She did not ioin for some time
months after Idid never sought admission 70,
my wife, az he states in first fssehood
The second fslsehood, he says; ave was qrieyed
because our names were paraded IN nublis nr,nt. "
wenever accused A. X. Loudly. or any member. ot
putting our names in print. but nevertheless tbsv
were. A. r. Loudly claims ]. II. Grafsce did taks
anecial Mains tn n.r,de hin, hosoro tho n,,hI,o Tho
facts are this: there was a notice In the Ijhsrtv
Press that ]. n. ersf,ce uould maLs a renlv 10 tbs
osuse of their dismissal but 7 did not know .nv
thing about Il until saw Il In nrpt. But amid in
INV communication tbatI considered wo would he
criminals beforc God IL we as chr,st,ans xould bav.
taken the Lord. money and n,i5 n tbis minister
for Christ saws: "Giye not that which is boy unto
dogs. neither hpf0pa
iest thcv tramn,e them undsr THAR seet and tnrn
sgsin and repd vou~ Now. a, A. R. 1ovdv c,.ssss
himself with tbos. cha racte,s and tho sboe ats him
hs will have IN we,rit He further states aGr,fscs
houors him with hia presence every time he nreacb,
.sn lido on ub.n am, a, home hr. do not go IN
bonor him bu, f,od and 70 ,o.rn boy b,,,5sd ba %
tn the n,so n, rsdamntor and tho s,sns 10 hs taken
tn become n comrleta ohr,ssar in chr,st Issrs
Neitber do I carry navs IN N.noleon n. be sta,,,
TO INV auperiors for cop,d oet bathing os him that
vould be worth anx thing a the nso,,e as Na,o,ao,
for wa know Napolcon ia hles.ad with c,osnsl that
A. r. Loudx has pav.r fonps
Third falsebood he SAWS ia that he nnever forbade
us of testfyipq TO our xncrence in cl.sa or other
meetings held in the Cburcb We s.v he did and
stamped his foot ON the pplpit aoor and said she
vsuld wine holiness out or tbs Chprcb ~. and s,id
0he would let us know where the dutcbman stood.n
That in iust what made the trouble in the Church.
We had M good little societv az tber. vaa in the
county until he come on tn. work. 7 say shame on
such conduct for any man TINT a,vs he ia called as
n divine teacher sent frou Cod w. nity such man
in their ipnorsnccand blindn.ss
He further states the holiness people testified
sthey were as pure a, Christ.n Isay upon the hon.
or of man. no one ever ,nid auv such thing in
Church. or anywhere else as h. states Init va, II ia
the teaching of Gods Word for us to he pure and
holy in heart and life. oEvery man that hath this
hone in him purifieh himself even as he is pure.,
John 3-3. "If we walk in the Iieht we have fel.
iowship one with the other and the blood of Jesus
Christ his son cesnsesus from all sin. - John IT
He further states we said "they were carpsl,"
Wa never said anv such thing. but Gods Word said
so. "For ye are vet carnal. for whereas, there is
amorSrSou enyyipg and strife and djyisiops are We
not carnal and walk rs ?" Cor.3-3. Nor did
we ever say we were "more holy than they but A.
r, Loudly said our testimony DESTROYED his. The
Presiding Elder told in nv house she had better get
religion" He further says the accused were
"found guilty of all the charges against them this
Ia not true. The committees said al T. Grafice was
guilty of ALL but the thcr four only Of not paying
the minister
This trial was one of the most disgraceful scenes
ever Witnessed in this country How ministers of
the Gospel can stoop 80 low in sin as to publish |
such things before the public and then ask sinners
to come to Christ, is beyond my comprehe nsisn.
He further states we called them "hypocritcs and
prayed at them this is not true Dec IS, 1884, A.
r. Loudly accused us on both sides of praying at |
each other, he wanted 1t stopped all agreed to that
then our class leader, NJ. Haggans, called on the |
minister to pray, and he prayed at the people, and
said In his prayer he 'coud not forgive us because
we testified to complete salvation"
The fourth falsehood he says is that the Elder |
did not make vay with the cbarces sgainst them