The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-12
INJUSTICE REMEDIED,
Mr.. W. Fl. Beach Corrects Unfounded
Rumors Regarding West Side
Avenue N. K. Sunday
School.
WEST SIDE AVENUE,
JERSEY CITY, April 12. 1892.

To the Editor of the Jerseu City Neics:-
In your issue Of Wednesday, April 8.
you have an article on your first page,
conspicuously displayed with head lines,
the following:-"Locked School Doors
The West Side Avenue M. E. Church has
q lively row on hand-Queer Notions OF
of Discipline-An old foe of Dir. Scudder
defies his pastor and Church Trustees"
1t Is net my custom to notice newspaper
references to myself. unless specifically
untrue charges are made ref1eotthg u pom
my reputation; but In this case the Of
fense Is fragrant, involving the good
name of Christian church made up of
band of the most loving, peacable and
Christian people in this or any oJher city,
that unless the matter Is made right'by
refutation OF these charges, in the same
prominent public manner in the paper in
which they were sent forth TO the public,
a Justly dtspleased people will hardly con-
slider that Justice has been done.
Allow me then to say
1. That there is not now, never has
been, nor do believe ever will be even
the fiimiest, dimmest, most Intangible,
remotest possible atom of cloud shadow
of ''row in West Side Avenue M. e.
Church"
2. The Superintendent of West Side
Avenue NJ. E. Sunday School is not now,
never was and never expects to be a 'foe
of DR.. Scudder," and for proof OF this
refer you to the good doctor himself.
3. The Superintendent of West Side
Avenue NJ. e. Sunday School never in
any way, shape or manner, in thought,
word or deed, ''defied his pastor and the
church trustees"
4. The Superintendent of West Side
Avenue M. E. Sunday School is not now,
never was and never expects to be a
enthusiastically inclined gentleman"
s. The Superintendent of West Side
Avenue NJ. E. Sunday School was not
recently made superintendent OF the
West Side Sunday School," but at the
annual election was unanimously re-
elected TO the position for the twenty
first time, and as a Superintendent he
has thus obtained his majority.
g. 1t Is not true that the Superintendent
of West Side Avenue M. Z. Sunday school
personally saw to it that promptly at
half-past two, when the Sunday school
service was opened, the doors were locked
and securely bolted until the afternoon
service was over"
z. 1t is not true that several complaints
were made to Pastor Atkinson that q
number of children had been unable to
room" Not one complaint was ever made
to DR.. Atkinson, and for proof of this
statement refer you to him.
g. 1t is not true that 1.-The pastor, in con-
junction with the trustees OF he church,
waited upon the Superintendent, and, it
is alleged, that lively scene ensued. and
the Superintendent is credited with hav-
ing said, I am Superintendent of this
Sunday school and l do not propose to
have my methods of diSei pliBe set aside.
If my course is not pleasing to one and
all, some one else will have to be Super
intendept but just so long as hold the
position Will not be dictated to- No
such meeting ever occurred or was ever
thought of by either pastor or trustees or
any individual member of the official
board, and ror proof cite you to twenty
honest, fearless, justlce-loving and church
projecting officials as were ever chosen to
care for the interests of church.
9th. 1t is not true that "the Superinten-
dent will have to keep the Sunday Scnool
doors open or resign from the position he
is now nolding," and as proof of this re-
fer you to over 200 scholars and teachers,
not one of whom but what would scout
such O proposition.
10th. 1t is not true that "a meeting of
the church people is to be held this week
to decide what course is to be pursued.
The Superintendent will probably be re-
moved" No such meeting has ever been
thought of by any member of the church
official or otherwise, for no conditions
have existed that could possibly suggest
any such action, And now, Mr.. E1itor, l
trust may never know who wrote that
wonderful production, for l DO not wish
to feel unkiudly toward any living person
and further II hope that through ignor-
ance he did it," and my pity for the foolish
man is only equalled by my surprise that
he should have developed such wonderful
powers of invention.
AS am desirous Of being at peace with