Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-31

FORT WORTH, TEXAS, OUr. 2S.
Editor Gazette
The article called I'm Rebuttaln from
your correspondent at Abilene, Texas.
and published Oct. %, 1892, reveals the
name and true parties Interested in the
article OF Oct. 18th, which as we said
was a malicious article. Shakespeare
says "the play, the play, Is the thing.
to catch the conscience of tho lciug.p
My letter of rebuke OCT. oath was the
thing to catch the names of the parties
who like Hamau have prepared a gal
lows for their own death. Now TO The
two articles; quotation Oct. IS, 1892.
The Rev. Mr.. Lincoln and family were
engaged TO hold IA revival at Abilene,
and when told by the pastor OF the
church that his sermons We're too long,
he closed.n This Is false MIR. Lincoln
did not close the meeting at all, and
three to four hundred people would
tell you the same; II it was necessary.
Rev. MoAmis, b. +. Price and l.. ii.
Parker are the men who broke upn
the meeting. They also say REV.
Lincoln, however, it seemed, wearied
his congregation by preaching sermons
lengthy In the extreme, causing inter
est to decrease
This is also false, The house was
we'll filed and the interest was growing
and old and hard sinners were coming
TO the altar for prayers. Here I, c. ii.
Lincoln, desire 10 introduce u text
Luke NNii:26-to aid me ia discussing
the letter that was written BY me and
the four points that | took as being
false and to which this quartette OF
priest, scribe and elders took excep-
lions to.
On the morning of October %, when
my article had, by a late train, reached
Abilene II would have made you smile
TO see the above quartette OF priest.
elder and scribe out searching for tes-
timony TO cover up their malicious ar
ticle OF the 18th, which had been so
thoroughly ventilated. But they find
none but the very parties whom we
knew We're sick, and whom we now
have their names rs given by the
scribe. He the scribe, h. Il. Radlord.
says In abiding to the article OF the
tfourl quartette: "However, since III
publication IL has received the stamp
of authenticity not only from each and
every one Of them, the quartette. but
from the entire congregation This
last statement is false.
There are about seventy or eighty
members, II am informed correctly.
In that church, as good people as live.
and could give the names OF ten solid
men and women Of that church who
they are making false representations
against when they say they are wit
nesses to what they say as being true.
Now as 20 the four statements they
try TO explain away in their rebuttai.
They tried their best to create an i'm
preston that Rev. Lincoln had been
hired and paid great sum TO do
certain amount OF work.
That he (MeAmisl had engaged his
Mr. L. services as well rs that OF his
family 70 hold this meeting, and had
been paid accordingly, and that he
thought they should be required TO de.
liver the goods.N
Twill here copy Rev. McAmis' letter
inviting me 10 Abilene, which covers
the whole question Of finance;
'AnmESE, Tx, Sept 10 ls9a.
"Rev. c. H. Liaooln, Sweetwater, Tex.
"DEAR BRoTHER:-our session nj
Its last meeting called you to hold a re-.
vival meeting In our church. We mead
one badly. Our people are poor This
Is a mission church, as you may know.
II YOU are willing 10 como for the best
we can do we win be glad 10 see You at
an early day II this letter reaches you
let me hear from you at your earliest
convenience. Fraternally
IS. LOWRY MCAhns.u
Statement number ?: zone word
brought on another until Mr. McAuiis
,.-ls. IA. CATION to arise and be