The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-02

EDiIoh JASPER CouhfER:-I eoe II
your paper Of the 18th inst, that som
one has accused me, or some friend, o
saying hard things OF Elder Peter Baker
Let me inform "oId citizen,v and hi
sainted preacher, that never write an.
thing that am ashamed 10 sign m,
name to. As regards the horse swap
ping on the holy Sabbath, l have never
! said your preacher was guilty. but bav,
heard Il said by others. Mr.. Beatty saw
We "never snapped on Sunday, but w
did change on Sunday The horses
were worth more than fifty dollars. The
law Of our State says . trade OF more
than fifty dollars IL not binding till there
Is eomething cancelled since they swap.
ped even, there was nothing cancelled
till the property changed, and II Mr..
Beaty's word is good, and / have no
reason to doubt II, he aud the sainted
preacher are both liable to prosecution
for breaking the Sabbath.
lie says twas excluded for declaring
an unfello wship- to an act Of the church. Y
! know the preacher convinced some OF
the members that had declared an uu-
Fellowship, and the clerk so recorded IL,
but the preachers statement and the
clerks record Is as false, If possible, as
the mans heart that has made Il appear
~ his false statements that me, my dead
wife, and great many others, have lied
The fact is; Bedford Phillips said be
would vote for Nelson Harris for Trus-
tee, and that he could net vote for Riley
Burton under any consideration. Some
person leaked il out, and Bedford denied
saying any such q thing | went To-
Bedford; told his fault 10 him alone: be
shook his fist At me and denied il. II
took Deacon Phillips with me, that inl
the mouth OF two or three witnesses
every word might be established. Bed
ford informed Elder Jacob Baker that be-
would acknowledge that he had done
wrong and was sorry. told brother
Baker, IL this means that he said hel
would vote for Harris and couldn't vote
for Riley Burton, and after saving Ill
denied il. it would satisfy all. Bed rais-I
ed his fist high in the air, and while
sfanding on tiptoes, said its no use put.
ting il that way. l cant! won'tll
brethren, IL no use talkingl Brothcrsl
Jacob Baker, w. L. Abel and George
|Tervis, after hearing him deny the
charge, said they thought his scknoWI-I
edgment was sufficient. told theml
tnat Il was the same as no acknowledge
ment yet they prevailed with me au0 Ii
dId not tell II to the church. l failed foi
discharge nv duty It that time and told
feter and Jacob Baker so. They saidI
The church would be organized 1t Harris'l
srh0oi-house 10 : short time that would
separate Bed. and ne. and Bed. couldn't
unite with the church there without
making his acknowledgment. So III.
rested eighteen mouths Bedford offered \
TO unite with the church here. Its 4 rule
Of the Regular Baptist church when al
person offers to unite with the church TO
take . vote II any one objects their OBJ .
|eciions are heard and decided on. IuI..
Ibis case two had offered to unite With
ne church. Philips and Sarah Nicholson. i y
did not understand The preacher to csIIIss
'or objections to Bedford. To be sure. !.
mat was right l asked Brother Alex-Is :
lnder; he said objections to Brother, |,
Phillips had not been called for. and or !.
;ourse did not object. This got Red I
ord into the church. Itod the preacher :
hat Bedford would have 10 ackto y ledge
e had lied that l had neglected one !
luty. and that was l had not told il to !.
ne church, but would at the next church :
Meeting and did. The minister toldl:'
is congregation that il had been = long !
lme since Phillips had committed the
rlme, - much as 10 say that the Lord :,
'ill forgive In eighteen months, with.is y
~ your repenting IL I had any faith I,
the preachers statement, would beIsss,
lad u be would live eighteen months = =
Iom the time he had me excluded. and :.
'gnteen months from the date Of his =
orseswsp. 6
lind in the Sd letter or the Apostle n
aul TO the ThessaIonians, 8 ": .Now -
2 command you brethren, in the name a
our Lord Jesus Christ. that you with y
raw Yourself from every brother that p
slketh disorderly. and not after the IL
additions which he received OF u.s."
me chapter. 18th VI: .And IL any :.
90 obey not our word by this epistlc. = =
pie that man, and have no company -
Iih him. that be may be ashamed N !
MS l have done, and for this uncle - =.
eter has had me excluded. lf would ~ ~
ilowship Bed. Phillips, I would be =.
kno wledeiDg that N. Harris and wife. - -
Nicholson and wife, deacon Phillips. -
ster Chasteeu, Willard Cave, Thomas 80 80
al, L Mitchell, James Ballard, II. r. :.
bel, VIM. Lewis. myself aud nv dead n'
mpanion, had lied. A mau that would y. ~
knowledge BY word or act that his - q.
lie had lied. when be knows she Is in ~ ~
cent his soul IL 60 small Heaven '' sn'
ould Dc no enjoyment, and to &C -, ~
owledge she had lied after her death. sel
would De like minister that would ~, u'
= him 70 acknowledge she had lied !; 80 :.
hose heart is so black. 50 dry, and 90 -
rd, that You might hear il rattle agoinst
J ungcdly ribs.