Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-02-14
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ST. DAVIu'S CHURCH.

EDITOR HERALD:-The communication
IN the last itsne of your paper by IL. h.
replying to what we had said about the
st. David's church property is Nery one
sided statement of the matter. II is bad
enough that Satan causes schisms 10 the
church, and worse yet when one party oil
the other misrepresents the other. b.
vs. article puts the Ohio congregation
IN false light before the public, end We
feel that we are justified in telling the
other side too. IL. L." has no evidence
to produce showing that it was not the
purpose of the Tenn asseeans to put the
Ohioans out; for we can produce papers
to the contrary. Besides, does not the
fact that the Circuit Court IN January
gave the property oyer TO the Tennessee
congregation prove that they all the time
wanted the property under their control!
Aud If tho Tennesseeans did not SO par
pose by their proceedings for The last six
months, why did they proc5el according
to Law, rs laid down ia section 400 OF The
Code of l550l Why did not Tennessee try
to take possession of the church for her
self before this timer Because many q
the members Of The Tennessee songrega
ton we're unwilling to Dust the Ohioans
And it was not until a great deal o.
eleetioneerlng, coaxing etc, that enough
votes we're mustered to get a majority
AGAINST Ohio. And why does al. L."
labor to PROVE that they made ofeTs tC
allow rs Ohioans one half timt' No one
disputes tbis; but right here is where the
dispute hinged: the Ohioans would no
be satisfied with time" but claimed one
halt the property. UOuld they b. so
foolish as to pay rent in cash, or repAi
TO the church, for the use OF proporl
which they claimed to be as much their
a il was Tennessee',l Tennessee neye
voul allow Ohlo's claim ID joint Orap
! shin in the church though she (Ohio) haC
done As much as Tennessee 30 build it
ELL" rpeaks Of Ohio" using the churcl
"a mach as Tennessee "and Tot costing
them 4 cent" Very well, why! Becau
the Teunesseeans went to work and pu
a new roof on the church on their Owl
responsibility, without giving Ohio
chance TO help. Then afterwards askoC
the Ohloans to help pay tor repairs, ray
rent or else receive legal notice Il
use the church no longer. As Tennessee
got legal possession of the property a
last term Of Jllgs HIrr!,on's court, and
without paying cent to Olio for he
rghtful interest in the church, who real.
has cause to be dissatisfied simply be
cause, out of predIudice, they did no
want Ohio to have any control over To
propertyi Perhaps they are now dlssatis
fed because Ohio did not humble to be
psrsecutors By renting "time" in 70
church or help pay for the repairs mad
by Tennessee, Instead OF going to work {
build house Of worship of her own. Tn
"6eak members we're those Tennesssean
who believed it to be wrong to thro7
Ohio out Of the church. They stood o.
christian principle. What did th'
Tennessee officers stand on when the,
got proxies from persons no longer men
beers of the cougregatioI-)ue OF whom
had not communed there since abou
1879. and another worshipin5 for Yea'
at another churci u. L."sta,es iur;hel
more that Rev. Hausenalck stated at tn
meeting. jan. II, that they (renne'
seeans) we're willing for Ohio to have
show. Yes, by paying rent to use thel
own property. He also charges that To
Ohioans changed their appointment froI
the church to the school house
without any order. Order.. Is the O1iC
congregation subject to the Tennesseean
whom they must ask where to hold ser
yicesi Knowing that the court woul
confirm rs claim to the property, an
not, OF course, expecting any faire
propositions than had been made, VIII
not 90 out pe'cably as Ohio did dol sh
turned the other cheek, " by obey ing tn
20 rcrs that be, though unjust is the la
we have i1r such cases.
Other points IN Il. Ls'' article We d
not deem worth while to notice, as the
eau work ont their own case. as tim
goes on. We only ask for and deman
Justice If this does not answer Tennessee
quibbles, we propose to publish Il
documents in the case. Then let "Rou
how'll We assume all responsibIlit
for the above utterances. This churC
dispute is as important as news aboI
murders, accidents, etc, etc hence
think the public may as well know 81
trnth m yet the news. Pen.
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