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

b~tiontHt lulNHtr says mat IN making
this deposition he is not actuated by any
III will. prejudice. or improper motive Of
any Kind whatever. but simply III the
interest Of what he conceives is truth.
Subscribed and sworn before me at
Sumter. iii the county and State afore-
said. this August 9th, 1898.
J.. NJ. KNIGHT.
(Scal.) f. G. HAYNSWORTH.
Notary Public.
State Of South Carolina.
Sumter County.
Personally appeared Charles Hurst.
Jr., vino. on oath. says that lie i u resi-
deut OF the City IF sumter. iii said
county and State. Has lived the greater
part Of his life in said city. and NOW
occupies tie Office of city Clerk ana
Treasurer. lie is Il member ~ IN,
Methodist Episcopal Church South. and
one Of the stewards Of Sumter Station.
that he has a casual acquaintance with
DR.. j. {. ki!gp. formerly of the South
Carolina Conference: and that the limit
ed intercourse he has had with fhat
gentleman has been pleasant. that h,
knows something Of the reputation Of Or.
kilgo among the MeIhodi~ts al Sumter.
and he does not regard il X an enviahle
oEe for 4 Christian minister. pyponcut
attended the 1871 session Of tll, Com
ference 1T Charleston. lie thinks the
year 1891. II WAS plain to be seen that
there was AN influential combination
which dominated the Conference. and
that DR.. I\il@o was Il leading spirit in
the combination Dtponent believed
that DR.. Kilgo WAS regarded as 4 manip-
ulator and w%ire-puIler. and for som,
years watched what he considered tn,
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effects of this in the South Carolina
lima Conference. Rev. III. Il. Chreitzburg.
now of North Carolina, Il Christian gen
tleman of un-impeachable character.
%deponcnt believes. was practically driven
from South Carolina by the adverse in
tluence of DR.. Kilgo and his ring Of
ecclesiastical politicians. Other valua-
ole men have felt the effects Of it, and
~deponent was not sorry when DIR. kilgo
was tranSplanted to another State. but
hoped he would use differently his large
natural ability for the uphUlldlng of
the valuable interests committed to his
charge in North Carolina. This depon-
ent says this in the interest of truth and
right-not one word in malice, but al
in sorrow.
Subscribed and sworn before me, al
Sumter, S. c., this August 23rd, 1898
c. NJ. HURST, JR.
EDGAR C. HAYNSWORTH,
Notary Public for South Carolina
(Seal.)
AS to DR.. Kilgo's remarks about Tho
"Holiness Band" the evidence here prov.
e. a most excellent character for Rev. t
c. Lyon and Mr.. Beckwith said not on,
in ten of those whom he asked about DR.
kllgo belonged to that band.
1t is not surprising that Dr.. Kilgo ha!
offe. q s)E e eyl ence to the contrary
That he has partlsans and frleIii Is II
South Carolina. s not to be questioned
Besides it IS always easy for any man t
get certificates of good character. Ihi
| angers no nt-no even the opposite par
ty. But when the evidence IS that ;
| mans character is not good, few mel
will give it, unless compelled. That lay
| men and ministers of the highest stand
ing in South Carolina have refused f
| obey your subpoena to testify as to DR.
Kilgo's character is strong evidence tina
they could not say that it was good. /
they could, they would have obeyed tn;
subpoena and so answered. But the posi-
tive testimony offered you by the prosecu
ton should be sufficient to convince yol
that DR., Kilgo,s reputation in South Car
DINA was that Of Il ShreWd, sharp mann
pulator and Wire puller.
| RESIDENCY AND REPUTATION II
TENNESSEE.
The invitation of the President of you
Board is to show that DR.. kilgo was ;
resident of Tennessee. and his reputation
in Tennessee. DIR. Kilgo in his interview
puts aside with scorn the idea that Ii,
| ever lived in such Il place as Tennessee
or that even any relation of his ever
lived there. Yet / have never ALLEGED
that DIR. Kilgo ever lived or resided il
Tennessee. If | had intended to do 50
| have enough knowledge Of our Ian
guage to say so and | did not. Nor have
| any information that DR.. kilgo i;
| well enough known in Tennessee to hay,
| any reputation there. The charge is +;
straw man put up hy DR.. kilgo TO knccl
down again. My language VA:
explicit. | said DR.. Kilgo was a shor
time in Tennessee, and that one of til,
most distinguished members Of ON
church in that State not a layman, saiC
to me: I'VE know the fellow well-he j.
a scrub politician" DR.. Kilgo was {
short time. three weeks possibly in thai
State, a. the Memphis General Confer
| ence. and have had letters as to certain
conduct Of his there from ministers il
Virginia, North Carolina and Soutl
Carolina. but | made no charges as !,
tibet and hence have offered no evidence
in that respect but the evidence taEen BY
both sides in South Carolina Las develop
ed that there is a widespread under
standing that ct that General Conference,
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