Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-25
ELDER ]. 4. WILSON
Says He Cannot Furnish I Detailed L-
count Of His fPalsaetioss UatIl
BE Sees UyBal.
Declares He Has Nothing to Conceal
From the Most Rigid Investigation.


| To the Editor Of Kesnetee Journal
| Your demand that should exhibit my &C.
count Of all collections made in this State by
me for So. China Orphans Home for Boys
cannot be complied with until I have con-
ferred With Mr.. Wymsn. am perfectly
willing to give = detailed account Of my
stewardship a. early - possible Il have
poshing to cosceal from the light Of day or
from the most rigid investigation
| The slanderous article copied from the
Lowell paper 10 not true except in tvo state
ments. I did apply for admission to the
church referred to. but through the preju-
dices and hostility Of one or two persons,
objections we're raised. | was 50 unfortu-
nate as to be unable to pay c. c Morse Of
Salem, Mass, for some things which l pur.
chased At his store a. soon - I mad hoped to.
He let me have them with the
understanding that I should pay
him as was able. He has
never pressed me for payment Be-
low il an exact copy of letter written by
c. G. Morse TO me at the time the person or
persons referred TO, Who we're prejudiced to
my becoming a member cf said church, were
trying to make trouble about the debt
SALEM. Mass.
DEAR Bro. Wmsos Your letter con
tanning ten dollars, WAS duly received, for
which accept my sincere thanks, and as far
as | am concerned, I have nothing against
you, and would not in any way try to impede
your advancement in the cause, since be-
lieve your intentions to be sincere. Please
accept my best wishes for your prosperity,
remain. yours truly.
c. c. MoksE.
Oct. 20, SO.
The debt was thirty dollars instead of
| forty five dollars as the paper stated, and il
10 paid The other chSrges and insnuations
in the article are simply and completely false
in every particular. left no unpaid bills
among the Lowell traders and grocers II
did not swndle any lady, old or young, out
of a dollar. did not leave Lowell in disgust
only of one or two persons, who by the way,
bad better be very careful in the future
how they try to injure my reputation, for
they are being watched by more than one
person, and the law may get its claws on
them uDceremoniously and put them where
their unchristian and false reports will be of
no effect IL is said that q certain
ex-minister who lived in the same block
with me on Grand st. is the man
who does not pay his bills. lie had two
children as the paper stated. I have only
one, and that one is canvassing in Maine for
Boston paper. Try to live An honest and
Christian life, and | dc protest against this
vile ate mpt to backen and ruin my reputation
ED. j II. WILSON, Missionary for
SO. China Home for Orphan Boys.
Lowell and Boston papers please copy
Mr. Wilson to confer with Mr.. Wyman be-
fore furnishing the detailed ststeme called
for by the Journa. Mr.. Wyman stated very
emphatically in this office that Mr.. Wilson
tad kept very carefully detailed record of
all the il transactions. If this is so, it GER.
tainly ought not to be very difficult thing
for Mr.. Wilson to give those records to the
public, which certainly has a right to them
It would surely have been very easy thing
for him to have exhibited -uch a careful sys-
TEN of bookkeeping to our reporter when he
visited him at Wats rvile at the requs ST Of,
and in company with Mr.. Wyman himself.
Our representative would gladly have saved
him all the trouble of copying those records
at that time But Mr. Wilson would neither
show his subscription lists and books nor say
anything for publication. As we have said
method of procedure, neither did it appear
to us to be the course Of action which would
naturally be taken by an honest man engaged
in furthering a worthy public charity. We
place before the public detailed account of
all the transactions of himself and Mr.. Wy
man, and that it may be exactly the kind Of a
statement the public has right to expect.
take on this very important point
we will re-publish the points which we
specified should characterize this long
awaited statement from Mr.. Wilson
lat. The name Of every city, village and
town where he has collected money and the
amount collected in each.
I'd. The name of every person who has
ever contributed money to him for this home
and the amount of each contribution.
Sd. Exactly what disposition has been
made of the funds so collected by himself
and Mr.. Wyman.
When this kind of q statement is forth
our advice to the public to hang on to its
money The article from the Lowell Mail
speaks for itself. Maine people will feel
sure that paper edited by two such conser-
vatve and able sons Of the Pine Tree State
as Mr.. C. l. McCleery and Mr.. F. f. Man
son, would not publish statements concerning
ANY man without feeling pretty we'll assured