The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-08


and outraged him Or. Alison got very
vigorous ard considerably excited while
he was taking ahort this mater, and
showed more feeling than AZ any other
time during his sPeeea.
THAT Man Thomson" Again.
After he had finished wsth George he
took up THAT man Thomson again. and
said. The Pharisee and the Sadaucee
had no particular love for each ether,
and do rot think Thomson liked Meyers
particularly wei. bat they both disiiEei
their r.astor and that was their common
ground Meyers and his son complained
about my preaching. and Thomson SAID
a. that meeting that there was not room
IN The same pulpit for God and Alison.
and that ms sermons went down MS
throat IKE dough"
At another meeting Thomson had made
q prayer. and Or. Alison said = was one
81 the grandest prayers ever heard. ana
when he heard OF Il he said 10 himself
"Csod be thanked. Thomson is at last
converted" bat they told him the next
day that ne vas the same old Thomson
again
THE pastor then told % his trip to the
East last summer. He had had no vacs-
ton In 1895 and he felt the need % one.
and he said THAI he was no further tnah
Snohomish when reports began 70 be cir
e1!Iated about town that ne had gone 10
thought 81 such thing. On hot June
day. while East, ne received a letter that
did not help him 10 keep cool The letter
Was from Whitworth and told n fuH OF
the complaints against the pastor. rms
letter contained the whole programme OF
offenxes that this poor. humble man
had been guilty Of, and it made MN
warm
NoIIcy at Mr.. Meyers.
Or. Alison then took up David Meyers.
another OF his opponents. and handled
him Just as frankly az ne had Thomson
NOW when people saw a man Ike Mey-
erH" ne said. going around from house
To house. with his clerical vest anu az
vine look. they would not think he would
lie. they would suppose that he knew
what he was talking about Myers had
been very active in fomeniing the dis
cord against him. and had tried 10 create
the impression that great majority OF
the church was down on the pastor. ne
spoke of the kilograms ne had received
while East. some OF them advising MN
to resign, and others not 10.
There I vas in "A quandary; / wrote to
Wbliworth urging him that IL vas best
for me TO resign. / did not want 10 come
back to Seattle my wife knows II ana my
son knows it, il seemed that never wanted
TO come hack 70 this city again but "hSh
! heard that people had been wicked enough
20 go about ard lie about me and Try 70
break down my character. / said would
70 back and see If there was any man
brave enough 70 stand up before me and
make such charges.
The ..~weet-Noiced Woman
There sits a woman who has said that
Dr. Alison had bought goods under raise
prete nses. that / had goods sent up 70 my
house and refused 20 pay Tor them. i hess
men and these women have been joined
together and they have sent sweet-voiced
women 70 members Of this church 10 whls-
per the poison IN their ears. II there IS
anything that will bring us down IN me
world. 81 Is "A sweet-v0iced woman. 80
my friends have been tempted and tam
pered with and / believe tonight that the
majority Of these people who signed that
petition are my friends I believe they have
been mlsled. I love all these petitioners; /
never could hate any man. THESE people
these leaders had a perfect right 10 sign
that petition II they desired, but they had
no right 10 go from street 10 street, from
house to house. and try 10 make my people
believe I was guilty q these things cap
pausel You will have 10 answer for II,
brethren. and YOU VIII have 10 answer TO
me before the great white throne
4 fifteen minutes intermissiOn was taken
here. after which DR.. Alison continued.
He Il Driven to BAY.
Il was telling you a little while ago that
] had desired 20 resign and get out OF this
unfortunate situation. | had said TO my
self it takes two 10 make a tight, and l
viii not be one Of the two. | do not claim
to be one OF the most discreet men in the
world but one Of my truest friends said
20 M the other day, You have been so dis
Greet and il has been very hard TO be dis
Greet under the circumstances. You may
drive "A rat into a corner. and when he can
get away no further. he VIII fy at You.
II YOU comb a man against his wool. he
would hardly be human II lie don't show
his teeth II is mean 10 drive man TO
hay and then say he has not much tact
IL ne gives voice 10 his anguish. / could
not have stood this If | had not found tho
mercy seat. and ! think ] VIII come out
OF this a better man. and IN some way be-
leve the church will get a blessing from
itt
pr. Alison then drew a picture Of the
civil war. in which brother had been
against brother. and compared with il the
trouble ln the church. saying: The ma
ioelty must rule Tha; was the idea IN
the war, and IL was written IN letters OF
blood The minority must obey and when
they 10 no, 90 is treason IN the state. in
the nation. and IL Is treason In the house
OK God I believe that az least two-thirdS
Of the petitioners VIII be faithful, and are
good log8l Presbyterians, and believe IN
the majority ruling ana they Wlil come IN
20 line whenever you say. The pastor ana
fAe ma 'ari,y OF Tho church are right, and
NE propose ttat on tae Pac.&c coast the
PEOPLE W.n have an object lesson AN the
minority want Is their own way, that is
,ha way of Az mucr-tes Turner NFo,e
tre letter in which he ,-ei 80 make nae
believe tts; IL woull be unwlse FER me 20
Como back 90 a church where seveaty-sE
res-la were opposed 70 me. Sv et victory
sweet victory. ;hat IS what they wanted.
,ass wanted 81 hcNe me Yield 20 tAs 70.