The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-15
KIGO-KING'SBURY.
A Statement BY Rev. John G. Kilgo,
President of Trinity College.


sonal value to the public to occupy their
attention and time with such writings,
and besides, l have been quite willing
to leave to my character the reply to
all attacks. | do not now intend to viO-
late the plan | have followed in the
past, and would never have written this
article but for the fact that in Il recent
issue of the Observer two letters appear
ed rejecting upon the editorial of Rev.
II. n. Ivey, ID. D., one of the editors of
my church paper. What DR. Ivey said
concerning the reported message sent by
me to DR.. Kingsbury was based upon
statements he received from me. | feel,
therefore. that it is due him and the
integrity of my church paper that | write
this article.
| wish to say to all that have no time
to spend in an effort to correct all the
false statements concerning myself which
| continually find in Il number of secu-
lar papers.
The conversation which Mr.. Crews
had with me was provoked by him. as l
would never have volunteered a CONVEX
satiOn with him on any subject. He did
not meet me at Morehead last year, as |
was not there last year, and | have no
recollection when or where | met him.
In a provoking manner he approached
me and alluded to DR.. Kingsbury's arti-
Gle in reply to an editorial in the May
Educator" / did not then and do not
now regard his approach, or the manner
of it, as polite, for no relations in the
past warranted him in speaking to NE on
any personal matters. 1 said to him,
''Why do you all not get an editor for
your paperW And in reply he lauded
the editorial ability of his editor, and
the great offers he had declined. l did
not hesitate to give my judgment of his
EDITORS writings. said to him that
DR.. Kingsbury had published falsehoods
in his article replying to the editorial in
the May Educator" and in the CONVEX
sation, used the stronger term for false
hood. / had in my mind what Dr. Kings
bury said in that editorial concerning
my action on the resolutions Of the two
Salisbury and Kinston-
and what he said as to the Educators"
editorial being written because he was
opposed to cigarettes, and other refer
ences in his editorial. They are false
and / so said. and do not now retract
the statement as l know them to be
false, and cannot be forced to say that
they are true. If n man wishes to be
relieved from the charge of falsehood, he
should either prove his statements or
retract them, and when either of these
! is done, l will GLADLY withdraw my
charge of falsehood which l made in a
private and provoked conversation.
, | told Mr.. Crews that my church was
with my position, and he undertook to
deny it and referred to preachers he had
talked with and who, he said, were op-
posed to me. / said, "Well, | will test
the matter and the influence of DR.. Kings
bury or me will go down in MethOdism."
I also said to him, eff / were DR.. Kings
bury holding the views he holds about the
Methodist church, l would leave it." and
so / would. / deny that anything was
said about running DR.. Kingsbury out
this State. Certainly, 1 have and can
have no concern whether he stays or
goes, and on a matter Of so little con-
Germ to me, l will spend no time. l
hope the Doctor will remain in North
Carolina and be buried in his native
State l will stay here just so long as
my church thinks ought, and then 1
will go where it orders. and wherever
| L
of Methodism against charges and in
situations.
l sent Dr. Kingsbury no message, but
when asked in very veXing manner,
more vexing because done with an as
sumed smile. Haven't you some good
message to send the Doctor" / replied,
"NO, l have no message to send him.
If you wish to know what l think of
him, / think he is a hypocrite, and 1
have no confidence in him." / had re-
ference to the Doctors abuse of Trinity
for accepting the gifts of Mr.. Duke,
while at that time l had letters which
DIR. Kingsbury had written soliciting
from Mr.. Duke contributions to a church,
and the other fact that DR.. Kingsbury
has never said word against the Ma
sons, the Presbyterians, and the Friends
for accepting gifts from Mr.. Duke.
These and other facts make me doubt
his sincerity in this entire matter. l
have no reason to change my opinion.
The Wilmington Messenger, after all its
personal abuse and false statements in
its editorials, should not expect me to
regard with extreme appreciation the
utterances of its editor. What I said
was in a provoked private conversation
which the Messenger has given to the
public, to the delight of its editor. l
stand by what said in that conversa-
ton, and will stand by it, till I have
reason to change my opinion, and then
/ will gladly do so, and will then make
proper amends.
I am Indifferent to all the vituperation
of DR.. Kingsbury, as 1 am to that of his
allies. have written solely in the inter-
est of my friend, DR.. Ivey, and my
church paper What he said in the Adj
vocate was based upon what l have
said in this letter. DR.. Kingsbury is
an old man, but age gives no man the
right to do as he has done. This is my
first and last reply to this so-calIed ines
sage"
JNO. G. KILGO.
THE RAPE. 4 FALSE ALARM.