The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-07-06
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EDITOR OF THE TIMEs:-l botic, al "a,
Moirice Sentinel. an article head'i 'abou'
that Pittsburg church. anti IN that aria IL
/ notice some things correct. aud some np'
quite so correct. Now that church " =.
built bv the people about Pittsburg ana ia
enjoy il together which has beeu uull IT,
first of April last. Now the c,et # 80
church, If remember rightly. was a'ou,
$1,000 and th amount paid by ia, p
fists was 800, and that Il giving credit Ia
1925 paid by one that was once lh
distand nevera Baptist, and. true it was
decided to the Baptists, as II was thong at
best by all to have IL decided to one society,
also to crafty the late Joseph Place, who
alone paid $500 of the 500. and The bal
ance was raised by begging and at thai
time we were all bcggars; the ladies H. Id
socials and took an interest In the work
and every cent that could be raised In any
form was put in the treasury for tue
church.
In that way we have built church aud
it has been enjoyed by those who put their
money In il aud also others who did not
have cent. and might say right b r.,
one of those good Bapiisls who is doing
the most bowling. never gave. one cent. If
am rightly informed, and at the srue
time he is afraid his rights are meddled
with. AS for this community interf'rin.
with the rights of the Baplists in any form.
as the Rev. Gentleman says. we say 1t is
false. The Baptists had man here. hast
year that they themselves discharged and
let him 60 without paying him up, rs
have been informed, which was MT ap
proved by the church going people of Pitts
burg. He says every Baptist minister that
has come on the field has been brow b, aten
and left the field Now that statement is
false and untrue. At the annual meeting
for the purpose of electng trustee, the
supporters of said society went as usual TO
help elect a trustee; but understand the
Rev. Gentleman was first, and gave all
but his own flock to understand, no voting
but by my members, which ] understand
was fivc in all.
We have been having good meetings and
the house has been filled until Rev.
Squires came and began his meetings and
abusing all denominations but his own.
Since then the congregation has began to
get thinned out. some leaving the services
in disgust. others say they will not go again.
How is all this is this community so bad.
so ungodly, or can Ii be the learned Cen
tleman? He says they have been intimi
dated in the exercise of their God-given
as well as their legal rights Now about
that. one of his hearers said to him at the
close of service, if ne would preach Chris
and repentance. and less doctrinal and
Baptism he would do more good. A voice
of amen from another part Of the house
which speaks the mind of ninetenths of all
in the church. have heard the remark,
when the ID gets in the church he
comes through the choir; but not so in this
case. I hope the Rev. Gentleman will |
not think he can break up all the unity |
that heretofore existed and divided this
community, they are too well united and
for this community To give way to such a
man and two or three of his followers |
would be deplorable, but stand firm and
give him the full length of the rope. AS
it now looks. he would have you stand
back like fifth calf.
ONE THAT KNOWS.