The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-09
How the Petition Was signed.

| ship. 1 know every snag-
How the Petition Was signed.
'But. 7 am turned down. when my
| greatest success would probably come
/ And Why Because a factious minority
I presents a petition with names secured
/ by methods which politician or man
/ OF the world would disdain 10 use E.V-
| cry stibterfuge has been called into serV-
ice 30 obtain such names. We have
! shown YOU the methods used. You have
/ given no heed. You listen To the peuuon-
! erS. | do not believe that there are fifty
| people on that petition who are really op-
/ posed TO me Isn't that so. captain
| addressing Capt Ballard. Not tWen-
| tv-fve Of them'' responded the captain.
Yes" said DR. Alison. not twenty
| Eve You do not live in this city. most OF
/ Won. You do not know all the facts II
| You did you would be sorry for what
! vou have done tonight You do not IN
/ suit me alone by what you have decided
upon. Six hundred of the grandest and
/ nobIest men and women that ever fol-
! lowed "A pastor are outraged tonight by
! your action.
Tribute To DIR. vhitworth.
This grand old man. DR.. Whitworth,
| God bless him. knows all about H.
| shall always consider il one OF the
/ privileges of my life that | have had as
| p uarishfoner a saint of God, like Dr..
-.
! church 1t was organized in apostolic
! fashion In his own house twenty-siX years
| ago He has nurtured il as a beloved
| child. He says: During all my HE
| have never known an experience IKE
| this He knows how discreet I've been.
| He knows what | have suffered. He
| knows the shameful and outrageous
| falsehoods spoken against me. not one OF
| which a man or woman has dared 10
utter to my face.
| 4 Love Feas; Which Fails.
Everything has been done for peace.
During the past year conferences nave
been held One held in March was called
Love Feast A. that meeting reS3-
| luticn of loyalty and devotion 10 church
| and pastor was passed. All present rose
to their feet and signifed their adoption
Of IT, Mr. r. II. Thomson led in prayer.
lie prayed most beautifully for his pastor.
Next morning he and his followers were
open in their declaration that their oppo-
sition 10 their pastor was unchanged
What can YOU do with such persons What
is there in them 10 appeal TO? And yet this
presbysery grants the request OF their spu-
rious petition and seeks to compromise by
throwing out a sop 10 the pastor 10 80 IN
fiXe months
He Rejects Compromise.
Mr. Moderator. l am a man! accept no
compromise. Compromise $ not OF God.
1t is Of the devil. The human intellect sug-
gests c0nnromse. But as Il s a Law of
chemistry that oil and water WI not NIX,
so it is a fact that good and evil will not
combine The majority and the minority
cannot both be right. What an opportu-
n!ty you had 10 show your Presbyterlon
backbone by telling al of the leaders on
this struggle TO step down and out. On
the other hand you visit the !n!quity of the
real transgresS0rs on the innocent pastor.
Yea. more! You punish the innocent ma
jorty
Never mind. Mr. Moderator. ] so down
Exc a man. a martyr 10 principle. ! de-
cline 10 accept your five months grace l
ask YOU to dissolve my pastoral relation
tonight. I desire to go 10 bed this evening
a minister without charge rather than con-
tnue for an hour a relation that Is born
OF compromise wish wrong
Falls Rather Than Surrender.
Il fall at my pos, rather than surrender
the rights of my great wronged and be-
loved people. They have stood by. and
shall never forget them. ] have stood by
them. Thank God. ! have their love. their
confidence, their esteem TO comfort me.
could not accept your five months truce
without losing my self-respect. | would
die rather than insult my conscience.
\ Presbyterian by Birthright.
II am a Presbyterian from principle as
well as birthright. ! have never known
relative on either side of the house that
was not a Presbyterian. If you VIII par
don ne I will say that / have in my veins
the blood OF the martys of old Scotland
Death rather than diShOnor' IS the motto
of every child Of genuine Preshyterianlsn.
have nothing to he ashamed Of. You have
( passed these strong resolutions as 10 my
character / do not need them. My CHAR
acter is as spotess as Il ever was. ny
( presbyterial certificate IS my gTandeSt
resolution. I thank God I am an unsullied
/ minister Of the Presbyterian church.
The one charge these petitioners have
used against me is that my sermons are not
spiritual And yet in three short years !
have added 40 souls 10 my church. and tbs
without an evangelist or outside help Tbs
+ "a the best denial Of this wicked charge Of
+ lack of spirituality in my sermons.
He VANS to SO Now.
/ brethren. let me go now. Dissolve my
tie tonight I decline TO preach again IN
that pulpit which you say by your man
date shall he mine no longer than the
month OF April 1Se6
Il shall 20 hence with your respect.
know. BUT the day is not far distant when
YOU will see the mistake You have made.
ard 7 venture 10 affirm that your respect
Will be even greater than Il is tomS NJ.
brethren. bow 10 your decision. ! might
appeal TO the synod; but l am not That
kind Of man. ! believe YOU have acted
. elEftstlttfi~lN- 6AN AtAtf4N AS i~ AiiA+ ~
be- given You
What I have done in this city shall
face AZ the Judgment Day. There you
and I Will meet We shall then behold in
clearer light the mistakes n earth. Until
then / accept your decision
DR.. stewart TO Preach sunday.
~ the request o. Dr. Alison. the pres
F hyrerv appointed Or. Calvin ". Stewart
10 urrach ira the First church on next
Sunday morning. and 10 read the Tesoln-
tfars ~ the prcsbytory. The venerable
Ir WnttV1rtN. who has been such a loyal
t-rnd az rr Alison was first asked n
+ convey IN the congregation enc decision
4 of the ur,sAvtery, tslt the burden. he said.
/ was t0o great. and he respectfully asked
/ 20 lee excused from so grave a response
I biltv.
MISUNDERSTANDING the sharp and some
( times bitter attacks Of the conterdilE fac
! f.ans during tae long three davs' meeting.
! neither side hal anything huJ praise for
+ fha actions Of the moderator Rev ". a.
Z Major Hls decisions were raroEu zet a.
3 fair ara iusi and his sm.lins face ard
/ oven temper IgouSht peace when trouble
/ threatened
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/ hams 1i6 Saraoi street
p.y.7s horse. Madison PARK today. c.so
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