The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-09-21

earnestly asked to inspect them. / in
yite examination, and challenge contra
diction. Any one who disputes these
facts, either does not know what he is
talking about, or wilfully misrepresents
the facts. O howIunfiinching and happy
is Truth
G.)-OnIy listen again: 1--WE do not
know how much money viii got by beg
ging. He has failed to show his collec-
ton list. 1t may be he kept what he got
for the Circle
Answer This seems especially intend
ed for wilful SANDER On Dedication
Day during the course of my address, [
held up my list before a large audience
(many of the best people of Marietta,
Atlanta. and Acworth) inviting inspec-
ton. Mr.. Davis, one of the ''four,'' was
present. A few days later, before a
large meeting of school patrons met to
consider adding to the Hall, again ex-
hibited my list, copied and systematized; ;
also the bill of expenditures. All four
of these men were present, who could
have examined each if they had wished.
My collection list has often been looked
at with grateful pleasure by our noble
members to whom | was alone amenable.
And when | go away to try to do work
for myself which has been delayed al
most a year by my effort to build, pay
for and protect this Hall for my loved
young people, will leave this original
list of generous names in some trustwor-
thy hands, to stand as living reputation
of the charges made against me by preiu-
diced, jealous hearts and slanderous
tongues.
(S.)-They seek to make the impress
ion that my father and l were trying to
run everything; saying: evil re-
served rights that did not belong to
him.
Answer These men know that [ was
pressed by some of the school patrons at
that meeting, to act for the whole Circle,
saying they thought had right to do
SO but refused, telling them did not
build the Hall for myself, but for the
Circle, and | could not sign away their
property until they had voted their will
told them if they should build AMIGA
bly,, although l was still in debt, would
try to give to the school. Mr.. Petree
didn't want to consult our members who
live off a few miles, and openly advoca-
ted cutting into our Hall and building
regardless of the Circles wishes. Our
young men, panied at such spirit of IN
reference, wanted new proposition
drawn up, not making quite SO many
concessions. The equitable amendment
objected to by two or three of these men
only suggested and offered not by me.
but Mr.. j. p. Greer. 1t is enough to
say that this whole paper was warmly
ratified by the Circle as the record
shows.
(9.)-Hear again "And when lie had
to do what we had agreed to, it liked to
have killed him, and another such a
stroke and the Circle will have to have a
new daddy
Answer My friends and | voluntarily
agreed to submit the matter to the
''church trustees" both parties agree
ing before the decision to faithfully
abide it, But when rendered these men
complained before witnesses that it
ought to be amended before thew hesita-
tingly signed it.
"A new daddy" What rongh wav ia
refertO the invalid young man whose
labOrs they now enjoy without a word of
gratitude But in their uncouth and
disrespcctful allusion they unwittinglv
acknowledge me the father of the Circle
from which sprang this fine building and
unprecedented school, this Circle. a
brave band of young people whose brave
and lofty efforts have given the commun-
ity name for culture and enterprise
that these men had never, never given
it
Q0.)-Only hear the last HE was
afraid to go to Judge Gober for fear he
would get justice instead of the BILL
Answer: Shades of truth what can
possess the men ? At my request Mr.
} ohm III. Boston, Jr., one of the Circles
many noble volunteer attorneys, carried
our bill before Judge Gober who said he
was disqualified to act, one of the parties
being a relative. Then our lawyers sent me
to find another Judge, and-I found him.
When trying to raise money to build the
Hall, | let nothing deter me-sOmetimes
breaking down until could 90 no fur
Their and when the boys came to me and
asked me to protect their Hall, | deter
mined to let nothing deter me. And so
after they had signed contract not to
interfere with the Circles rights. and
complete the new addition in keepino
with the present nicely finished Hall. in
bidding them goodbye | said to them ::
Gentlemen, long ago conceived the idea
of building this Hall as magnet to draw
together our divided community. /
sought in a spirit of love to get YOU to
help. AT first you refused and nearly
all predicted failure, and we had to 90
alone. Then a few came; now the rest;
and | have this proud and gratifying re-
Election, that at last, from spirit of
something" the community has your
money in the house we have longed for.
Our building first, inspired you to build
last. May God bless the building to the
good of you and your children. Amen!
And now my patient reader, you see I
have gently but firmly met and refuted
their every charge. Whatever they do.
they cannot disprove my words. / be-
lieve no other school patron would have
put his name to those charges
AS browning evidence of the spirit of
these men, they have been harshly I'M
willing for the memorial stone even.
that was given the Circle long before the
school came III; to go in the little library
room; wanting the Circles Literary Hail
TO lose its identity in the Powder Springs
Camp Ground School House" which the
young people did not start out to build.
And they sent us paper offering to al
low our Circle no more rights connected
with our own Hail. than outside LODGES