The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-13
PROF. HARTH REPLIES.
Surprised at the Charges Made Against
Him by Rev. Jones.

Surprised at the Charges Made Against
Him by Rev. Jones.
To THE EDITOR OF THE TI,IEs: Please
allow me space in your valuable and
widely circulated paper to reply to an
an article which appeared in the bee"
a few days ago. which reads as f, lows:
THE Rev. r. R. Jones, pastor of the
Colored Baptist Church. informed a
representative of the Bee that the col
ored patrons of Prof. d. w. Harth's
school will hold meeting to. night, and
! have invited superintendent Derr and
| school board to be present They want
Prof. Harth removed because OF his
neglect to the school and reckless man
ner in which he manages it. The pa
irons say that he is q competent teacher
but that he has been devoting too much
OF his time to his own private affairs
They will recommend q teacher to the
school board to succeed Prof. Harth in
case they succeed in establishing thes O
alleged charges"
wish TO say in regard to the above
statement that the Rev. Jones In max.
ing this statement charging me with
recklessness and negligence in and to
the school as principal, either is grossly
ignorant of that of which he speaks, or
intentionally speaks, for the purpose Of
injuring me, that which he knows to be
at variance with the truth.
Why did not he and his ready follow
ers make these charges at the time they
occurred, and inform the school board
of them when they were fresh in their
memory? Why did they not even hint
at these so-called charges while l was
there, where l could meet them face to
face? Why does he wait until l am
safely out OF the State, 400 or 500 miles
from homo. before he calls together his
sore-headed cohorts, whose children
refused to allow rule the school and
| whose dictation concerning the govern
| ment Of the school would not accept.
Why remain they silent as the grave,
feigniDg friendship to me while there,
until they know that l am away spend
ing short while with my people, whom
have not seen for years, before they
! unsheath their falsifying and treacher-
GUS swords and attempt to stab me in
| the back?
The conduct Of Judas Iscariot is more
honorable than this gentleman's, for
Judas betrayed the Saviour TO his face
with kiss, but this socalled apostle of
Christ waits until my back is squarely
turned before he strikes what he thinks
is the fatal blow I was surprised at
the statement making the charges, not
having heard them before from the pa
irons. Yet I was not much surprised to
know that they came from the Rev.
Jones, for he Is only at his old tricks,
attempting to accomplish now what he
failed to do two years ago.
Why does he disguise the true issue
in this hastily gotten up fight against
me? Why doesn't he tell the school
board as he has told others, IL am cor.
rectly informed, that he warts Bap
list and not Methodist as principal
for the school, for the reason that a
majority OF the patrons are Baptist ?
This, coupled with the fact that l am
guilty Of the crime Of not allowing pu.
pills or patrons to manage the school for
me, or to dictate its policy. is tho crime
for which / must be beheaded.
He. the Rev. Jones, says il no car
succeed in establishing these charges
and remove me, he has his man to rec
ommend. The truth of 1t is, he has ar
ideal principal of a school, and he mus
get in, and vacancy must be made
hence these charges.
With firm reliance upon the record
OF my school to vindicate my cause,
am respectfully, ID. w. HARTm
Sumter, S. G.
TIE proprietors of Coyner's Spring
| having sacurod Drofocaor Ro1io,,.