Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-04-24

proposed TO 40 oVangollstlc work ana
did preach around some, but his con-
duct was not satisfactory. His do
mestic life was involved in trouble,
and he finally instituted proceedings
for divorce from his wife, and while
the action was PENDING he clopcd
with another w4man. OF course
tho Calvary ChuEch excluded him,
but his crcdentiHls as preacher
were not secured, 4 seems, rs he takes
pleasure in exhibiting them now and
then, but not alwaks. lie hied away
to the West, and Rmong other locali-
ties he was in Nebraska for q short
time, where his ctH'ecr in Mississippi
became known, And it is possible
that he went on IL California. This
is brief statemeBt Of his life, and
we give it on the authority of one
who knows all ABOUT it, and who says
that che is bad without n redccming
quality, not even Smart in his mean
ness"
We are making this statement on
our own responsibility, and do not
give away any na mcs as yet to whom
reference might be made, because Of
the letters received from Laurcns
and Walhalla in Ills behalf, especially
from the former Hlacc. One brother
wrote as follows: ct is not Christ
like to treat a stranger rs an impos-
tor before that stranger has given
unmistakable proof that he is such"
How did he know what proof was
in our possession? Ponder the fact
that we knew Jancs Faulk spoke
falsely while he was III Grccnvillc,
which was before he went to Laurcns.
He made an important statement to
the pastor of the Methodist Church,
with respect to his religious views,
and in n fnw hours hc asserted Just
the opposite to the pastor of the
Baptist Church. Was not that suf-
ticicnt Of itself to brand him as an
impostcr? His statements were di-
rcctly contradictory upon his own
belief and practice rs Baptist.
Our brother in Iaurcns continued
'H doubt if the Comicr or any one
else in Grccnvillc received or enter
tanned Bro. Faulk in the true, Christ
like spirit that Christian should
excersisc toward one purporting to
be servant of God" What reason
had our brother to doubt the Chris
tian conduct OF any one in Green
ville3 Some Of us he has known
for many years, and yet he accepted
the statements of an utter stranger
in preference to the established
character of his neighbors. So far
rs the Courier is concerned, no one
connected with it has ever yet had
the opportunity to meet with Jas.
Faulk, who steercd clear Of this
office for reasons known to himself
But here is brother who does not
hesitate to charge the most unlovcly
traits upon the Courier, without
knowing a single fact exceptas he OBJ
tanned information from a man who
was Imposing himself upon the pco-
pie of the State.
We have entered into details about
this matter for several reasons. Too
mary of our brethren are caught
with chaff when a stranger comes
along with any novelty in the way
Of preaching. They do not stop to
inquire whether the man is Justly en-
titled to their confidence, but they
rush headlong into the embraces Of
the stranger, accepting as the truth
every statement he makes, and at
the same time become icarfully in
tolerant of those who would insti-
tute inquiry as to his fitness and
bel. Credentials arc considered the
end of all argument, and when the
stranger readily offers to exhibit
credentials, why should they hesitate
a single moment? TO our mind, the
readiness to show credentials and
recommendation is an indication
that the man feels his own insecurity
and needs to bolster his prctcntions.
In these days of rapid communica-
ton with every part Of the country,
it is easy enough to identify a preach
cr, and it is safe to assume that a
peripatctic evangelist like Faux,
going hithcr and thithcr over the
country without invitation from
churches, deserves to be closely scru-
tinizcd and catcchiscd before he is
endorsed to the community. If he
lS n correct man mn harm rnn rpcplf