The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-08-22
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Enron LEBANON ExrREss:

In your issue OF Apg SEQ an article which
is calculated TO set Mr.. Frey straight. Well. Bro.
Fisher. confess that need Strengthening once
in awhile, but in this you ailer the wrong
man. the wrong man Is after me. Now am
not simply speaking to yoa. but specially 10
others, who without ,loubtj think that am a
very big Ounce fool. or wislnil sinner, and feel
it my duty 10 explain myself
First. will say that might have continued to
reply TO Mrs. Net.lroy. but her last attempt was
not WORTH answer. also might have taken
up the same kind OF string 4 II. y. did. and
call my friends hard names, but my manhood
forhids But when It Is said that l ana niisrepre-
senting anything, then you viii hear from me.
Rev. Fisher tries to figure up the strength of the
Eshcr party, and I'm a measure predicts what il
viii be in the frtu.c, or in other words what the
fnai outcome will be. Don't you know that
care not a straw for all the figures you may pro-
dnces iiis own figures are based upon naisrepre-
sentations. Yes, know how the German organ
is putting things. and I suppose the Messenger
plays the same tune. Misrrprcsentg o, If would
come up with statements might write an article
long enough 70 twist rope sufficient TO hang
every rebel, and guess many of the loyal ones
would be too glad tosee Us suspended in that way.
Fisher speaks of an overwhelming majority. Well,
he did not say that some large conferences in the
East are solid minority. Two or these alone
number as much as eight smaller ones which are
majority. aud some of them are divided. Mis-
leading7 What about those thirty y-three men In
men Offered protest? But bowman suspended
him and others and did not give that man the
tei You there has. snce The iaSs az the insuisi
Ion, never hcen TING when mems rights aud
irs.mlsed upon, has been the case IN many in
stances In this church row. You speak of ma
party mt ert % sir IN he nTs i 81 ne ,s, E,ne,
and Esher at the Illinois, Iowa. Des Moines and
Oregon conferences. They make an awful noise
would NOT submit to what they thought was not
right but al that portion was not so slnnll-nearly
things turn they won't submit to a majority In
the Des MoiRes about one-sixih ''of that body
constituted majority, and with that they worked.
In Illinois it was less than onc-t third" In Iowa
/ three members less than nne-third claimed 10 be
gons najoriiy suits Esher very wei II e evers-
thing Is ia his favor but If il goes the other way
dozen. Such aud worse things can be done by
Power in Us vested. By Il, Esen who stand up for
their rights and convictions can be oSfsted stis
| pended or expelled. Yea one man can expei A
whole conference II he feels like it. If I would
call such things right would deserve to he
Vow why do these rebels rcbels These men
| who in many instances have done the frontier
work and prepared the way for episcopal great
ness 10 show itself these honorable gray headed
| men with spotless characters must be ousted BY
and many younger ones help TO kick thess. old
fathers out Had these bishops done no other
".
Gerhart and others il would be enough to blarken
the church for century 70 come for in her name
Power they have turned the world upside down
aud stirred land and sea By Il they have twisted
purposes. BY II they have expelled men who we're
IL their way and placed favorites in their stead
BY il they have changed the Illinois school law
al the expense Of SS.O0o ana then gave a sulnptii-
otts banquet 10 those legislators By 1t the Platte
RiNsr e1nisrence was exrelied. by one man ;
out a trial or hearing. Look whnt was done with
Sieinke. lie i only one fair sample. BY II men
who have been expelled were reinstated. BY il
men We're put ont and men were put in just as
eireurnstSnees reqnired-see. By it these ex.
bishops hid behind = thrce-eidcr examination
and dodged their trials BY II they, after being
suspended, reinszsIed each other. BY il fhes
i sheuld not read the Eyangclical nor any oshcl,
paper which would expose them By il they have
nursed and shielded that hell born 'sBrtierb,nJ
, By il they have made use Of bad men, and aftei
, having used their influence. kicked them out
Bowman himself said that Axthelr was reri:an 4
the worst man that ever disgraced the ministry q
] the church But Tins very man was protected II
, voegelein defended him and cut him thros,rb
more than once. Why rssher needed VocVclcifli
vote, Foegeiein needed 4Axtheln's vote and tha
Eher party in ali his crimes tand they knew " vha
he wasl all in order Ia get his vote By il even
for the Esher party to abuse the rebels and when
ever one g them m ofters reply the editors won
are closed 10 facts known to every other readin,
man By il the support Is Withdrawn from mel
]
II man can strike his brethren and then denv h
By il a mere falibie man can do the work of III
and then pretend he is working for God
more shameful buriesque can not be produced
And then they exhoTt the church 70 pray that &c.
might soon restore peace in the church / say q
the work Of peace and God viii have bur iittIe 4
: do about IT. Bat there wRS q time when me
thought Il was doing God service if they. kille
I yet Brethren, what prompts you to call us (wh
are eveTy blt as good as yorg by such hard iianes
4 the werld what the real source IS from whie
: al these hard names come.
! now must do something which would rafhf
do IN a private manner, because IL makes me fes
: little when compelled by the nature {
:, things 10 expose brother. win not try 10 rak
!, 5. R. n. for some Of his harsh remarks PerhnI
the time viii come when relnorse will rake hin
4 El-oy and his wife. am in possession of stat,
: ments which show that they were. prior to III
Oregon conference, Just as strong minority foll
one reads: 1--WE hereby certify that we kne
=, MT ;bi ana MS MeEifos & 10 be strongly oppossd
!, the way they treated bishop Dubs.''
secsnd: TO whom IL sEay concern will stat
: that 10 my certain knowledge Bey. NcElroy an
hs wi,s g., ~eTe StTo5gly opposed 70 EsheE and Bov
Association. Even after MeElroy len hoIn.. 10 a
tend conference, Mrs. NJ. said TO me- that the mo-
Third: al have heard Sister McElroy talk al,o,
It an injury and that they uhe bishoJsl ought ,
4 have been turned out long ago
d favor Of the suspended ssshops they both told d
f. they ouskt to have turned them out long ag
y they were a disgrace to the church. and there wi
y no love of God in them or they could not do so
u Fiifh: Il hereby certify that Rev. McEiroy al
n wife were strongly opposed to the bishops i. al
:, conversation with me, stated that he undersit,s
n that Bowersox notified Bowman not TO come
preside at our conference, as he (Bowman) won
= not be received aud MeElroy said it was rig
d BoweTsox dsd 3D. 20 vii further state that pa
ut pleaded poverty so much. am more fully co
a vineed he is on the side of Bowman simply b
e 1t il evident that bro McEiroy got convert,
o. at conference. Bro. fost was also tried to con
r. over on that SIDE, but refused. Concerning his
animation. lost said, am not ready; but tn
ae told fin If you just come over we viii pass yo
though you answer not single question. sham
= some other hydraulic pressure don't know: b
u. one thing is sure, it was done somehow In tn
as / said above. Do the works of peace. You say
n US Why don't yon rebels quit? Well, tell Va
al we oppose that big Power business. We are n
ne going to be handled like lot OF men witho
"a heads. We stand in for our convictions. u
- - would not say that the noble founders of this U
al were. With us it is the same. We do not swallC
as all that episcopal injustice and don't believe q
- such Power belongs to any mortal man. Ages a
Ut thousands Of men were put to death for such
lit bellion; to-day mopuments are being built up
is tnelr graves. You may n not see anything in 9
az there will be time of more light. Are there n
e. moments when you give room to sober though
or If SO, don't you ever see that we at least mi
- have reason to take the position do. We re
a. a. all that YOU do. and as much more that you do
1t see. My manhood don't allow me to take eve
mr. thing the Baschafter says for granted and reje
- all the rest as lie, hope that whenever get
~ narrow not TO allow anything to have two sid
lit to be looked at, then hope have sense enou
ID left TO thank the man that viii boot me out of
=; country.
Us A great deal more could be said, but viii clc
er by saying to my German friends, II you claim
lg be honest tnen read - kead steinkss open lett
II Clewels letters to Esher, read what Staehli 81