Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-03-05

Fr~ss-They E~~~x1Ex@ . Higher Gall
than that sresa Lsussa. aas WIN C~a-
tsaue to Eabsr fer the -srrnsh~aEax sf
KA<as~sss Frsn~tpl-s and the Exsea-tsar
Of ssostrs hinxasu.
NvSrCf-aiE y. J March Gown
m-nde- and Mr. BaIlinxtou TsDosh LAST
EizAt issuesi the following statement
10 the PresS;
Being eortinueIly pressed upoa all
side~ u state definitely the action we
shaii take in the future. we now de-
si-e 20 make known our present posi-
sioa.
--firSt- We dii not wish Il szid that
we had taken the salvation Army.
that we had. through ambition swept
the organization in this country oat
u the generals hands. or that we had
taken property which We lad ae-
quired whie owing allegiance to him.
Furthermore. we ssfd noe want ~ in
faenee those unzie< his suthorisy
through their loyalty and sseadfass-
ness - ia nOr have IL slit that we
had proved fafshless to a trust rspnsss-i
in us> - far a. the administration was
eunc~rned- We had no alternative but
so accept oar dismissal. which closed
our re atioaships and negotiations with
I.ouslou- Since then we have allowed
those in authority full scope- neither
appearing in publbs nor eDgns.sIliag
znv beneath their Command - leave
-->-eoud- WeeanEos- however. slosss
cur eye> 10 the fact that we have an
other allegiance. We are not eur own
ami cannot diSp.ss. Of cur lives and in
fuenee 10 please ourselves S,srt has
called ~ so work for him We dare
not therefore, remain idle We have
also a. heart the interest % eur eJu1-
try that - loudly ealle.I TO u to eou-
tinus in action Seeing that the pep
pie Of the United States Of America
IN an urgent and Hnmfssaksble man
ner have voieelI their desire that
we should inan~urate n movement
a-o-tfrg Us an opportunity 20 CON
tinEe our labors for the uplifting Of
the uneheri<he,l and uu-hrist>nssd
people Of cur country and a. therV.
appeared To us no alternative b~tween
this course and retiring from publis.
service. we have decided upon the lat
ter action Il II farthest from our
z
independent movement should b. hos
tile TO the one xe laborsd 50 lJay AMI
So hard To upbGild The Cnitesl states
with its vast and ever-inervasiug
population should afford ample ryous
for such effort without any unehris-
tain warning
Third It wuaId b. premature
here ~ decide uppu the details uf our
future labor We seek above ali els.
tis'.i-s leading As organization eaR-
nas bss fsyru1est IN a day. azd one that
0Vxus Chri>s a IL head cannot be f9r-
mul1sesl on the opiaSoas aRA sntau,i-
asuaS of the aaouz~at- We shall prob
ably have but small b-ginain-. and
gain step by step
Fourth. We shall asSureflv- unsl~r
anv circumstances stand for the priut-
eiplesS we have hitherto zph~Isi. having
for 0Gr aims the saving % s-uuls. the
unity of efForr IN w0ri< seriptHral
/ plaiuness an3 seIf->as-isex. and sim
pslrIEv and dhssin<slv~n~ss II drxss that
I sp-aixs of osat-ans.-ogs Christ foziow-
ing
FIFTH Weeanaos- AZ this p~rplexesi
I ianetare. 0vertir~sI in s.sfy ami over
>sraiassi in nerve. give the date wAea
We shall he ready ~ eeu1na.sacs pablo
work Indeed ss viii b. seeu - b.
yxsse ~ do nothing Ia haste lest IL
should b. iil-sto1r. hut - do al with
fsreEhoaghr. thas Il may be well and
permanently done- We are nsast aax-
ipus not u act "a imPals< or uasisr
~r-r4rsr r,rreSzzsr@ hsss ~ grsf Shaf3
<uisl- uS through circumstances. ami
with cool calm iss4gaent a. 20 what
we belie~e - be right
In closing. We desire % assure al
who are interested IN this matter that
we have earnestly eon>ecrased our
lives to the service Of strengthening
righteous principles and extending
tiOsi-s kingdom in America
signed EALLISSroS Bstoga
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