The record-union., 1896-01-02
FROM BISHOP VINGFIELD.
His Version Of the Sensational Incident
at PIacervltIe.
Denies the story OF the Alleged As
sault on the Rev. c. C.
Pierce.

An Examiner. correspondent writ
ing from Benicia under date of Decem-
ber 31st says:
Bishop Wingfeld to-day made the
following statement concerning the tel
egram from Placerville published yes
terday morning in the Examiner" on
the subject of his relations with The
Rev. c. C. Pierce:
MY story begins october 20, 1894, ON
which date I wrote the Rev. Mr.. PIERCE,
as follows:
REV. and Dear Brother: 1t is my
purpose to visit the Church Of the
Savior on the first Sunday in Advent,
December I'd, proximo. Please an
nounce that the Holy Communion viii
be administered on Sunday morning,
and urge upon every member TO be pres
ent At night you can arrange for the
confirmation of such candidates as you
may see fit to present. With kind re-
CARDS, and hoping to see you soon, l
remain, meanwhile, your faithful
Bishop, J. H. D. WINGFlELD.
The answer to that letter was as fol-
lows, ct literatim, ct punctuation:
Journeying, Nov. 18th, 1894.
given. Evangelic work in the orbit here
has gone on through the third of a
century with witness to; Gods Word
open, therein the Spiritual Righteous
ness wrought by God with us. The
looking is unto Jesus not to the king
doms of the worlds! Much good laid up;
q life of clothed in purple not to Vati-
can, nor House of Lords; but only to the
h0 col lie
Learn of Me- Follow Me-" cause
Gospel stations like hillside and boat,
road side and street to be represented
by school houses and cottages in way
faring circuits, the Speaking as never
men spake" by readings from the worn
Bible; the hearing everywhere" by
sending forth Gospel material Free
colporter work seems the most needed.
''Doing good" For here, all have plain
sufficiency, no sick and uncared for,
every orphan finds a family home. Re-
Gently some spoke of that, distributed
thirty years ago as still kept, and
profted by. So is realized, through
many years, 81 have set before thee an
open door. Evangelical influences have
been started with which will not be un-
done. Last years condition for pill
grim trips, and health have been of the
best. Lately our Placerville ladies OBJ
tanned from the kindly public enough
to refix church building as to timbers.
roof, painting and windows. The house
is never desecrated by what is declared
by faithfulness without compromise.
'Blasphemous fables and dangerous
deceits." The plain quiet going on
doesn't amount to much as to style.
But "the pure Gospel effectually work
eth like leaves and mustard seed; with
silent might Chat Evangelic three
fold verify, steadily witnessed to do
resave souls from beleaguring enemies;
as from False Doctrine; Heresy;
Schism. False Doctrine-The mere
laity have no right to read the Bible
It interferes with the priests business.
1t is disrespects to the Priesthood This
the virus of the Holy Inquisition. In it
turks the purpose which burned Bibles;
which tortured and murdered a hun
dred thousand, because Scripture read
ers. That the Word of the Lord may
have free course, Bible opening and
speaking work keeps on in the heart
fellowship with the Martyr-victims of
such hideous Priestcraft Heresy-Ohl
Conversion! You talk like the Evan
gelicals, yes Evangelicals may be of use
in the Church. They help to break
down prejudice and draw in some we
could not reach. But when such are in
we will take charge of them. Daily
answer is sent to daily prayer that EN-
manuels' converting righteousness
may not be destroyed in souls that wit
ness to it may not be suppressed; that
Evangelie workers may be more than
ccnquerofs" and not decoys used by
scoffers. The outsiders here do not
meet the Supreme Question with jeer-
ing tongues when the Word steadily
speaks. Be converted, new creature,
quickened-sit in heavenly places. Hear
the voice and live. Schism. AS to real
Jesus of Nazareth, brotherly, we can't
have that. The Church is kept up by
the people of wealth and style. must
get them and have our congregations of
these lower classes like blacksmiths
and carpenters. This is Schism from the
Lord our righteousness from almost 80
in a 100 Of His Church on earth from
those welcomed into life eternal Unto
least of these very brethren unto Me.
When authority speaks that ends all
What can any one do against au-
thortty. The Captain of Salvation in
His Authority, supreme victorious. with
Utmost revealing, rescued the soul.
Others would scarcely understand this
If told. But the resulting fact is. five
thousand small experimenting have
been held since that schismatic threat.
in every one clear Bible witness has
been given to His Brotherhood Right
eousness. Responses have come there
to often and heartfelt Mark ch. 81 &
Ss vs. Please think on these things"
Yours for Gods word open and the real
Emmanuel c. c. PIERCE, Minister.
According to my appointment
reached Placerville on Saturday even
Ing, December 1st. Mr.. Pierce was at the
railroad station, but neither extended
a welcome hand nor greeted me with a
word. nor did see him again until the
next morning, when 1 went to the Sun
day school He never recognized nv
presence by a word or q gesture, and
after monopolizing the whole time was
about to dismiss the school when one of
the teachers said: Mr.. Pierce. the
Bishop is here, and we would like to
have him speak to the children. =
Whereupon. without any invitation of
Mr. Pierce. I addressed the school. The
services of the morning were conducted
as usual. there being a small congre-
cation Of about twenty people present,
OF whom twelve persons received the
holy communion, two of the communi-
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