The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-12-12
:NR. GCUG,;i REPLIES.
Brother Eco&

Reminds l2a se-y mae. OF ;te
The younc Man w:S 9o!!!s OF: tr0la 1aGeg
h:s care and ;o&chiEg and the ola man
gave him this parting injunction: Ny
son, il you. coarse through lie, as 4 law
yer, always lock well &c this rule: II, u
any case You i.&ve the !G!e OF your side, ap-
peal to that K ycil ha"e not the Law, bat
testimony, appeal 10 that. But Il yo. Aave
ne!:tcr lax aoc testimony, give yor. oppo-
u AZ MS. Brother G:0o& seems 20 Eare
neither gospel nc. history aGa lie sought
refuge U2der tie w,ag os the public BY Civ
iac me IitS. l .ovc Brother Mood and have
the profouaaast respect Tor him, and do
not bel,eye that he intended to write as be
did in last weeks paper. ! c2a 0U! believe
that be wrote rom some messages that had
been caGrieG; to his e&rS, and :.ct upon
facts. There is only one motive taa,
prompts me % write this Week, ard thai is
ta correct the acrors placed before the
minds of tie pub!ic b: Brother Mood
Error No. says chat was pleased
to make an assault upo;. Nj. Wesley" !:
sa;. at the ousstart that l made no such at
tempt upon Mr. Wesley noe the Methodist
denomination. only quoted the words +
AEr. Wesley, which lad :: perfect r!Sa: TO
do.
Eg-or No. = says my references were eS-
tracts froa. a. yooS published b; 3fr. Graves,
namely, "The Glea. Iron Wheel am
surprised that Brother Mood woa!d make
this assertion unless bc vas certain Il w&s
true. The references were from M-. Mes-
ley's own Journa. and not from Mr.
G:aves's. have never read ten words Ii
The Great Icon Wheel 70 which he refers,
and am sure tbs. though 4 'tiedgling" !
coal6 never clip anything from book /
have never read.
Error No. 3. Brother Mood says that ny
last article was az attempt to divert from
the true issue" Elade 20 sUca attempt.
made the statement from my pulpit that
John Wesley believed Il immersion as
scr;ptura! baptism" Twas asked for my
autiority. gave i from Wesley's OWL
pen. had no occasion to attempt to di-
vert the true issua. And Brother
Mood does not deny my statements but ad-
m:ts their truthfuiness. and suggests that
ssplace Z little higher estimation on preach
ing the gospel and not 50 much on bap'
| tism.' 90 net know how he feels on the
subject Of tie solemn ordinance OF baptism.
But I firmly believe that while l al!
preaching or baptism, I an truly preaching
:he gospel. # Christ sent Brother Mood
mot to haptizc but to preach the gospel
would ask him WHY his life from his pas
torase in EdgeEei3, Aiken, &c., down 10 tAE
present, has been spent IN bapt!S!HS tas &c
| beI;evesl unconscious iCtaats:
Error No. l. An: ta;S IS one taat .;urss.
ale saws that two Young members OF thG
Methodist church have had their opinions
unsettled, ara :n0Selyiai into the Baphs;
ah.rch." Ido not know what my "pro5e
;y,irc assistants" ii nave auy' sucMl haze
done Ly he assistance OF books in ''poblt
ana private BY nigh. au;i by Gay au(i b
conversation. O.; car OILY speak positively
for self aad say .i1&t 10 SHc!: efforts wer:
made. THE Great Iro. Wheel was neve!
placed in the hands OF either. have ncV-
sr given , 5ool; nor spoken WOE; in pr
yate 70 any oDe viii. reference to uniting
with the Dap;.at church. Neither nave
tried TO uasett!e a.lv ore IL their belief OF
3aptism. What said from my pulpit d
not retr&ct. Ana believing i to be thc
cosoe! 7 will preach as .oHg IS aia ahl:
thai men must be .'5ur;el, with Him II ha!2
t!Sm" Wheo anyone CONES to NE 81,
! asks :J.c .or nv views on baptism @. u,
reasons for being = baptist s;!aii ever g;T;
t,.e.n. i this is ''a!shauest !i:cl:2g tasl
1 and my prosecuting assistants are worthy
the accusation.
have no inclination 20 compare II,
brother in the ministry to dog bayin;
the ROOF" Lut cver bis rough, harSh per
sonal;ties and unElnd spirit, aud devotion
FROM the truth I woUld cheerf0!!y wrap IN
mantle o. charity. lis lie IS i;'N: Elpeh:3:
for the angel reaper. lie Viii exc !ong b
beyond the .'sia!liag &u:; tAe weeping.
an & youcg man and lo"e i:n 100 "e.. t
exchange personalities through i3.e publ
press II !:o desires % discuss tioo;rtne
with ne, sill meet him II q kind. aro,!!
crly spirit, bu: &c :!s"sc St;ci: 70 facts "n'
the sui;@c; under discussion, ,..!,: 40; ~
auise Il personalities.
With this before tie pU1l!c l '!::s2l:&' l:
subject cry Iru!:,
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