Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-19
REV. DPS. KERR AND coNNALLY.
The Former Writes "A Letter TO Refute an
Illumination Cast ypon Him,

Under the caption. "A Personal Word
from Or. Kerr" this weeks Religious
Herald prints the following letter:
Some time ago a Presbyterian minis
ter in North Carolina wrote to an elder
In my Church inquiring as to the cor
rectness of statement made concern
ing myself by Rev John X. Connally, in
a sermon preached before Baptist as
ISOLATION at Shelby, y. c. The statement
reported TO have been made by Mr.. Con-
nally was that the pastor Of the First
PRESBYTERIAN church of Richmond, Va,
had been travelling abroad on blood
money''-money contributed by a liquor
dealer to pay his Ohe pastor9 eX-
penses.
wrote asking Mr.. Connally whether
or not he had made this statement. and
requesting, II he had, that he publish a
retraction. as il was entirely without
foundation in fact | having paid every
cent of my expenses out OF my own re-
sources. and that Il cost me several years
OF close economy to b able 10 DO IL.
MIR. ConnaIly responded that he did not
saw what had been reported, but that
his statement in his sermon was as iol-
lows: Il have been told that the pastor
80 one of the leading Presbyterian
churches in Richmond travelled in Ed-
rope on money paid to him, In part or
In whole bv a member of his church
who sold whiskey; and, II this be true.
that pastor travelled on blood-mohey'
These" writes Mr.. Connally were my
oyact words l stated in my ser
mon that | did not know Of my own
knowledge that | had been correctly III
formed. nor do ] now know.
MIR Connaily. In reply TO second let
ter Of mine. asking him again 10 publish
a disclaimer. declined 10 DO so. Ihefe-
fore. / beg leave 10 say;
without stopping - discuss the ques,
ZION as 70 wheth'r the lact-l- IL ndu
bonn a fact. indeed-of hqGor-deaIer
having paid a Presbyterian minister :.
l,rlnscs 10 Europe would be proper
-,oiect for a sermon, Mr. cHr.a-i$ H@N
20 tight to take UP EoatiAS I"Iin'
which ne considered injurious 70 IN
r.,utation OF any person ana CIV ..
,.,a.te- currency by makirs II part
~ sermon before his association. when'
hv his own confession, he does not kHo"
,,tether what he is saying Is true or not
That. though he says ne old no,
r@roe me in his sermon, II was natn1" .
tb,t | should be. as i was un"e.s' oo
~ be the minister referred TO- no S'.'
plv because | am pastor OF ~
Ian church in Richmond. nv o."
I am the only one VI Jul ~ r.
has been 10 Europe for tu'n"e' "
lara. and because my traY''S '.'ic
were n matter OF some motor ely Oh &C.
connt Of my having written W, ~
letters from Europe md tie oTie'' ,
"nd also. having published hooA q
,rayei about the tour of those cOuh
tries-all of which had been irSe1 80
culated in Virginia and Norm Caro"'''
Therofore. IN view OF the fact that
,,as generally understood TO De "
Whistler referred 10 as having tra'elieu
~ BLOOD money" and as Mr.. CohhaHy
om ,he cause OF this impression pc
r,,,,,g current. II was his duty, wheh
oorrec,lv Informed, 10 make puoI,c
sta,erent which would. In part az ieas',
staar nv name OF the reproach cas-.
,,ror q as a very natural result OF MS
: dId not intend paying any attention
o. this matter, but so many Dreth'en
nave repeatedly urged me TO 90 so,
have thus reluctantly written t'nS ,t.h
nsst,c statement. because l have nisi
raosrd for my reputation, not oniy Win
prssbvterlans. but among my pre.nisn ,
90 ,he BaptIst Church, BODY TOT "no,s
I cherish the most sincere aHee sipp
respect. nos,',,,erIan church.
Richmond. va.