The state capital., 1892-05-14
A Vindicsstion.
.ial to THE STATE CAPITAL.


me to yindicate myself of some
fiendsh allegations alleged against Inc
by one John X. Jackson, the so-called
deacon of the Second Baptist Church
here, and who was once jailed here on
account Of his british intimacy with
his own daughter. Also the Rev. S.
Lew Harris. the presumed renegade of
whom Rev. S. Clay, of Terre Ilaute, Ind,
md Rev. J. Il. Miller, of Edinburg,
Ind can inform you. These holy men
say, awe will use nothing but facts
and figures They have some figures
out very few facts. They desire not
to destroy our ex-pastor, are their
words. Why? Because he is already
destroyed by destroying others. Who
are the Others? Well, don't know. My
work has always been to build up, and
not to tear down and destroy, of which
nine -tenths of the citizens Of this city
can disclose to you in creditable tone.
The authors of the Goth ult. say, that
the church dismissed me on the 18th of
January Then they say on The 24th-
so the public can see how they contra
dict themselves. They she uld have
read their letter and discovered the
falsity. They state that the court did
this and that, and We dismissed him
(Turner) on those charges The court
never convened until the first Mondav
in March. and they say they did their
work in January.
1t is further stated by these two
nabobs. that the church dismissed him
(Turner) for brutally beating his wife.
10 hrpp innl1 hofinor fn
| ly five months, and has just shown it's
| lie. through your paper, that on Decem-
ber 81. 1891, was taken sick away from
home. but arriving home the same dsy,
took to my bed, and was not able to
leave my room for five weeks. DR..
should | get well, to quit preaching for
a while, anyhow. lie said my lungs
were weak and defective. Upon his
! (the doctor's) advice, and my own feel
ilgs, / offered the church my resigna-
ton This on the 10th of January. In
the meantime, knowing | could not
give them the required service, [ said
TO them (the church) that my pulpit
would be vacant after the 18th of Jan.
uary, 1892. But Mr.. Jackson, the
said-to-be daughter-ruiner and other
scandals too disgraceful to disclose
would have you believe different. | an
ticipate that he (Iackson) has a per
sonal dislike to me, and anything thai
he can do to injure ne he will do. i
nothing but to lie, which he has done
All liars, says the Holy Bible. shall have
their portion in the lake that burns
with fire and birthstone.
1t is further alleged that I am labor
ing to be returned to the throne. Thi
is untrue. My name never has beel
offered to the church since | resigned
5. Lew Harris, the clandestine and ab
sconder, if the Indiana brethren ar
true. which they doubtless are, ha
some Woman's daughter in the vicinit
of Vincennes, etc, claiming her to b
Ibis wife. When the woman was abou
to become mother, she was sent away
= Some time afterwards the poor woman
came back looking for him, but h
''t(Harris) had abscounded. Now he I1al
ris) has another woman, perhaps tn
: fourth or fifth. Winter before las
! he (tIarris) was here and said tina
, he was Baptist when he was Metht
dist and had Methodist credentials, an
also pistol with him. Not that hav
: any dislike to the MethCdists at all, fO
G love them, and believe they love M
for they have shown it since / hay
been in this city. But the fello'
: should have told the whole truth. The
n he (Harris) goes over into Indiana, an
g in order to get church he goes throug
. some kind of an ordination that tt
. leading (coloredD Baptists of the Sta
ldon't know anything about. He (Ha
/, ris) saws that it was the whites that o
d dained him for a colored church. Coz
- Guiding he says: "We pray" Che means
9 and Jackson) 'that the association w
K unlieense or cause him (Turner) to
l. stopped disturbing the churches of th
, association" Poor fellows! I shs
pray for them. The State and Distri
} Associations both know me and | thel
10 so they may rest easy.
T. 1t is said that Harris was not in t
n. meeting when he was called. He W
< there and stayed in the meeting VIII
u he accepted the CALL 1t was said
e: (Harris) was installed. That is n
true.
a. AS to the decision of the Circ.
@ Court relative to my wife, you ha
" only one side Of it.
n, Mr.. Editor, l will send you t.
ne copies of our city papels. You will
OF what have been doing and what {
O doing now.
:" Send some copies of the same, plea
III and the remittance will be forthco
be ing.
ed Yours truly,
III G.. a. TURNER,
oi Gen'l Agent
nd Garwood Block, Champaign.
ly Hear the members speak, for Il
knew nothing until they saw it
III print:
or We, the undersigned, members OF
ce- Second Baptist Church of the cou
ev and city Of Champaign, State OF
W nois, deny the assertions made agar
ile Rev, G. A. Turner, our former pas
ces who worked so faithfully for us dur
his his administration. He will send
,en copy of the proceedings OF our IN
- ling in our city papers relative to
tho being dismissed from our church. Ia
il not a word of it true, and that he =
nerl asked for time to present his re
nation. is all false. Rev. u. A. Tul
on. offered his resignation on MS own
7ho untary accoro; we iul.1e. rr T. nly. my
! y
'asI receive no more such communlcat
fros, our church as the one of
3Oth ult.
Your servants,
lon. J. A. DICKERsON,
gis- Trustee and .. S. Mail Car
i'm JAMES TAYLOR,
Minister of the Go
n"0 WIN. ALEXANDER,
his Ex-Dea
as A. JOHNSON,
Ex-Deacon and Tru
DAVID BROWN,
Ex-Dea
ILL.,. NATHANIEL ALLEN
and JOHN ALLEN,
- ]. RIVERS,
'iaSS Minister of the G.
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