The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-31
E|LGO K|NCSBURY
Prof. Flowers, of Trinity COL
Iege, Quotes Messenger
Editorials.
DR., KINGSBURYS LETTER
DIR. KINGSBURY on THE MES
SAGES RECEIVED FROM
DIR. KfLGo.
DR.. KINGSBURYS LETTER
THE CHRISTIAN ADVOCATES VIEW
1t Says That no Messages Were Sent and That
DR.. KiIgo's Statement Was Falsely
Construed and Grossly tx
aggerated.''

aggerated' "
To the Editor:-In order that there
NAV be a true understanding of the dis
| cussion between the Wilmington Messen-
ger and the Christian Educator, | send
you the following statements which give
the facts in the ease. ! do this at the
request of many people from different
sections of the State. In the June issue
of the Educator there appeared an edi-
torial from which the following is an eX-
tract which will give the points at issue:
1T may be well to remind the readers
of The Educator of the real issue. Ear
ly in the year. Prof. Holt, who is not
an Episcopal Methodist and has nothing
to do with our church, undertook after
the manner of the demagogue, to berate
the Methodist church for accepting the
benefactions of Mr.. Duke. 1t is not the
policy of the Educator to attack any one,
but it is not its policy to allow any one
to. berate and defame the Methodist
church. and hence, protest was made
against Prof. Hollis attack. DR.. Kings
bury espoused the cause of Prof. Holt,
and became a party to the same accusa-
tons DR.. Kingsbury thus charged the
Conferences with all that Prof. Holt had
said, and the Educator again protested,
and asked DR.. kingsbury why he did not
oppose the NIasons, the Friends, the
presbyterians, the mission boards. the
town of Durham, the graded schools of
Durham, the parsonag es, etc, for accept
ing gifts from these gentlemen? Why
centre on Trinity, ignoring all others,
unless it was spirit against Trinity?
The good Doctor does not attempt to an
swer these questions, but writes three
columns in which he tries to prove that
DR.. Crowell is a Yankee, is a more schol-
arly man than DR.. Kilgo, that President
Kilgo came from South Carolina. and at
one time was not ID. D., that he had
said some good things about DR.. Kilgo,
but quit for fear that North Carolina
might learn to love Trinity's president,
and many other things of foreign import.
Now, good Doctor, the real issue is,
Were you sincere in your attack on Trim
ity College for accepting the gifts of Mr..
Duke! Did you really think thar it was
a crime on the part of the church. and
that your love for purity and right moved
you to your utterances? This is not Il
question of Yankees and South Caro-
linians, and no one need fear that the
Yankees will again march through tho
South. Now my good Doctor, if you
are so much opposed to trusts, and trust
money, and really believe, as you say,
that such money is stolen money, and
is worse than whiskey money, will you
! please explain the two following letters:
Wilmington, n. c., April 10, 81.
Dear Brother Duke: | was introduced
to you when you visited Wilmington.
| write to you as a brother Methodist and
servant of the good Lord to solicit at
your hands a contribution to work in
this city. Some eight or ten brethren
with myself, are about to undertake the
building of a small, neat church build
| ing in a portion. of the city, that offers
excellent advantages for solid work of
the Lord and Master. Market street is
| our chief street and on it are several
| churches-Episcopal Baptist, Luthern
and Jewish Synagogue-but no Metho-
dist. Near 9th, we propose to build,
| about 100 feet from Market. We will
start with some twenty-five excellent
members or more. We are building on
faith mainly The lot we lease, and the
house will cost some $780, and will seat
about 175 persons comfortably. The
church will be about the same distance
from the two main Methodist churches
S1b squares. We have now and have
had for twelve months a promising Sun
day school with qualified workers. |
| taught myself for fifteen months a Bible
class. We have had preaching occasion
ally, have regular prayer meetings and
until recently class meetings. They will
resume when the building is ready for
| USE
"We are trying to serve God and bless
| h,,r,, nj r 7 Of nd
benevolence and am not one to ride a
free horse to DEATH / give myself one
tenth of every dollar get and am there
fore less particular in calling upon
| Christian people to aid in a blessed
cause. This is the second letter of the
kind | ever wrote, and hope God will
put it into your heart to give us some
aid. If your benefactions do not allow
more, please send SO.
Il am, yours in the love of Christ.
or. Il. KINGSBURY."
wilmington, y. c., March 81, '94.
"Dear Bro: You were generous enough
to help us build three years ago nearly.
The enclosed circular tells the story in
a few words We have no home but
are living on rented land and our time
expires in less than two months. We
dIG tlylhS W puy an CAISiitht ict5 u nan
square away. We have an option on il
until 10th April. Thus far we have raised
less than half enough to get it-made
first payment 81 500. Unless we can get
help from those who have, for our 81
members are of Gods poor, we fear we
shall fail. l am praying to Almighty
Father to move upon the hearts of the
benefcient and liberal and sympathizine
to help us.
"Very truly yours,
'T. B. KINGSBURY."
"Now, Doctor, if you really believe al
that you say, why did you call Mr.
Duke in these letters "a brother Meth
odst and servant of the good Lord" ask
him to assist lin solid work for the
lJ onl ond Mactar - foil him thot voY