Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-05-24
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That Franklin Church Trouble.
FRANKLIN, May Il. 1894

FRANKLIN, May II, 1894.
10 TIE EiitOr Of The american:
The article in THE AMERICAN OF NAV 10,
signed by e. W. Avery, contains SO many false
statements and inferences, and is altogether so
outrageous in its nature, that 'being instructed
by the wise man In the Good Book TO answer
q fool according to his folly lest he he wise in
his own eonceit,'r the undersigned, members
and financial supporters OF the Baptist church
| In Franklin, feeling that some reply i called
for and expected, send the following:
| When Mr.. Avery came TO Franklin he found
united and prosperous church. a revival
| was in progress. Several of the thirty mem
oers alluded to by him had been baptized and
| admitted to the church, aud other candidates
were waiting to be admitted.
| Nearly, il not quite all, the thirty new men,
| bers had made start in that direction before
| Mr.. Avery came here. The building Of a new
| parsonage was serious undertaking. the
| pastors salary Of 5000 per year being raised
| with difficulty. But the need was urgent and
| the pastors public assertion that from biz own
| Efforts, outside of his salary, he would raise
! 500 for the parsonage fund, encouraged the
| church TO begin the work.
| Mr.. Avery undertook to canvass fpr aid.
| A building committee was chosen e, follows:
| sherman ScammoH, J. +. Dunn. G.. W.
| Avery, who commenced with the fund, on
| band For three weeks Mr.. Avery DELAYED
action. making no effort TO obtain funds II
was getting late in the season. and time was
| precious, douothine solicitor wnuld not
answer, and the paper was given to two ladies,
who went to work and met y ith most nAtter-
Ing success.
Mr.. Avery took up collections f.r tAt ,ar.
sonaGe whenever hc preached M THE several
>chool-housc~, ami in various WAYS nyruluulAt-
ed a sum Of money which ht placed Ia the
| bank pending his securing the balance. tn make
biz 300. Deacon Dunn >uucrintyuJrI tine
ar u,rf d, .ltt.. ..F
Mr.. Avery for his contribution nina got tAj.
reply II have decided not to uut suy money
into the parsonage. but shall take lhr money
and hire the wood At the church prepared aud
stored"
The wood has not been prepared the
money was taken from the bank and aprird
to Mr.. Ayery's private u-r aud not ou, dollar
IN money. - far "a. we can iraru. uH- h,,n
contributed TO the parNuUt-c 'auI hy thl,
minister Tho boast, OF ID new 81 5un l.i--, r.-,.
being built during hi- pA~toriTc
The parsonage was completed VITA a.tfrNfu'
500 standing against The buiNjuy, Iat. d,b.
remained until April. The church va- ju debf
Tor money hired to pay the Va>tuJ'- -urry up
10 the time of hts discharge, aud thr prospect
looked gloomy. Al this time our et nur uU..al
citizens, and friend ot toe church. or r.l 'n
pay SO II T. much more aoulJh p. rt-cl 'o
pay the parsonage dvht. puy Of the '.lu.g-p~"
referred 70 by MIR Avery in Bee, SrtIo',, iu -uch
cha-te beautiful and thfl,fltr-Ike tcrm- ~ ,u'y
such as he can use. started on vitn H,rylyi.
and In les than one d1y secured tht necessary
amount, about $3.50 OF the tnts being paid rv
persons not members ut the -hur. h.
Ana thl- i how the ptr~0rp.r h.rana fr.a
from debit; not during the it-f p,-turt., ayr
HftrrWtrd.
MIR. Avery ctlort 90 h,Ilti, Rev. Mt. E.Nrt'-
ahor- here shows " here hr Wa aIrI l.t- Mr.
EtNhN'- evening meeting, at tlr .u.rth Nrre
well dtrudrd. and hnlh mftrr.tir- .ud lraif-
able, Instead of ouly fourteen being pr.,,rt
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