The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-06

the Dukes before they dle-an advance
step as compared with the papacy.'
] have many similar letters from our
ministers and large numbers from lay
men all over the State.
The Church Of God should be the
mainStay against the mad tide which
now threatens to overwhelm al in Il
sordid worship of wealth. but they are
not all Israel who are Of Israel. Church
members and ministers are too often
in the thron@ that bow the knee 10
Baal. We know that ever while Moses
was III the Mount that famed with
ire 1T the awful touch Of jehovah. L
recreant priest at the base offered
calf nodded of gold for the worship .
the people, and even in the days Q
the Master. the money changers Wer
i'm the temple. There is no prophet Q
Christ visible 10 our sight in these days.
and who Is there that can rcbuke the
evil which is more open now than It
was then?
| know it has been told AROUND with
effect. members Of this Board have told
me. I'VE have a million Of dollars III
sight" If DIR. kilgo is not sustained, it
is possible that it may vanish. and there
may be some who slal say what is the
harm of plastcring up DIR. Kilgo's
shortcomings IL we keep Ilal btilHIIIll
thing in sight. If | am condemned I'M
Justly for having told the truth, there
may be sole who shall say what is the
say what is 4 little injustice like that
to losing the sight Of 50 much money.
There was one once who had the
whole world III his sight, and he turned
his back upon it.. 1t is true it was Il
long time ago. but we cali him Master,
and we profess to be his followers.
No duty more unpleasant has ever
dcvoIved upon any man than this has
Ecen to me. 1t pains me To be at varl-
ance with anybody. especially with any
Of those whom | have deemed my
friends for years. | can not but believe
that some influence back of DR.. kilgo,
has planned this as an adroit scheme to
create Il division between me and some
who have been heretofore my friends.
But | have been driven. pulled. %dragoon-
eel into this controversy. which IS 50 OPP
posed to all my feelings. Because | said
to IL fellow Trustee We had done We'll
to defeat DIR. KiIgo's proposition for Il
four years term. eleven months later
without warming, without notice. | am
suddenly ccns1red by my associates. hy
men whom | esteemed. and am asked TO
resign. When | asked for information,
II - " .> ~ i'tt ~ - 49,.
| wound to myself. | said nothing. Then
| on information coming from those who
voted for my condemnation, it is pub
liShed in the press. | then gave the
facts. Mr.. SoUth@ate replied, to which
| answered.. and from chat day in June,
two months AGO. till now not 4 word
from me or my pen has gone to the
press. | let the matter drop in the in
tcrest of harmony. DR.. kil@o after
wards came on in I'm interview. |
made no reply. Unable to keep the fight
up in that way. he applied to this Board
to investigate him and summon me rs
4 Witness. thus choosing his own forum
In his speech here. he boasted that he
had re-opcned the fight. All this time
J pending the investigation. which ShaulC
be impartial, ! observed the propriety OF
keeping silent. But during this time Dir
kilgo was going from District Con
ference to District Conference. an,
wherever he or his special friends went
resolutions endorsing DIR. Kilgo and Mr.
Duke sprung up :s flowers ut the foot
steps of spring. The ''Advocatc." undel
the auspices OF one of the jury Wit
regularity and dispatch printed these
resolutions, and defended DIR. Nii@o
while the "ChriStian Educator.' editeG
by two Of DIR. KiIgo's professors, has
in each issue overfiowed with volumes
of abuse of myself. The papers owned
in part or controlled by the Dukes an,
the entire monopoly press have assailco
me. In coming here to-day TO lay theS,
facts before YOU, / have simply lone my
duty. / desire no harm to Or. Nilgo.
have no personal luminosity to him. In
| ann antA@onistic to the views he ha>
EXPRESSED in the matters | have referred
10. | earnestly desire the best good oi
this college. think his usefulness her,
has been fatally impapircd for the ref
sons have given. would have pre-
frrr,d not bringing out this evidence
AGAINST DIR. Kil"o. but he would hay,
if so and he Board ordered it.
| know il is hard to tight this com
bination OF Hlifil and Black George
this union of KiI~o'S 'machine meth
DDS" and the millions of the cigarette
trust. know The forces they can mar