The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-16


in the published minutes" the cross
examination by Judge Clark which APP
peared in The newspapers and showed
that the witnesses would not aver that
| was to blame in the matter is stricken
out
''Alas for the rarity
OF Christian Charity"
in Benefactor's parlor of Dukes Build
ing.
When DIR. Kilgo assailed DR.. Kings
bury, Col. Webster and Judge Clark
all can understand the pangs of ambi-
ton and wounded vanity which moved
him. When he berated Rev. Mr.. Page
and Rev. Mr.. Gattis we can see that
he was popping his lash to maintain dis
cipline in the ring and terrify those dis
posed to be Independent. When he as
sailed Mr.. Beckwith he was wreaking
his vengeance upon an agent sent down
to South Carolina to get up favorable
evidence, and who had taken his mis-
sion honestly and honorably and brought
back the truth as he found it, When
he was sharp on Mr.. Boone it was
for the same reason he called the dele
gates to the General Conference who
would not vote for him white liyered
towards he was mad. But
why did he denounce me! / had never
threatened this ambitious and intriguing
priest. WELD no great power that
might impair the efficacy of his ma
chine methods in controlling clerical
appointments. | was simply a poor
man working for a newspaper for Il
living and which calling | consider
honorable. | had unfortunately been
intrusted by him with the delivery of a
message, and when it became convenient
for him to disown the message, though
he would not go on the stand in this
trial to disown it himself, he is irritat-
ed that | adhered to the truth With
me his motive was vengeance. As he
intimated Mr.. Gattis should have done,
He evidently thought | should have
lied to screen him.
/ have read Of the speech at RoXboro
in which DR.. Kilgo said the average
woman can be led anywhere by n dia-
mond ring"-words he has never denied
using-and it is well known that he
used the same words in an address be-
fore Prof. John Graham's school at
Ridgeway. which so offended the older
female scholars that Prof Graham had
to make them a speech to pacify them.
Yet this man, with this expression Of his
opinion as to the leadableness of the Ia
dies of North Carolina yet hot on his lips
dared to assail me for an unfortunate
and unpleasant family matter when his
own witnesses would not say that the
slightest culpability therefrom had at
tached either to me or my wife.
The matter should have been kept
sacred from the public gaze, and would
have been by any good man.
Here | might close, but an incident
among many not yet published), of DIR.
Kilgo's career in North Carolina here
occurs to me. In a lecture in Tarboro
during the Methodist Conference, DIR.
| Kigo in trying to impress upon the au-
dience the sin of not sending their boys
| to sectarian colleges, said that in South
| Carolina, most estimable lady of his
| congregation had failed to take his ad
| vice in this matter: that after few
years one of her sons who had been
| sent to the University had become dis
| sipated and was lying at the point OF
| death when the mother called upon him
/ to pray for her boy and help her reclaim
| him before his death, evidently so near
/ at hand. He said he had replied to her
| 'No. She had received what was hel
i due; the boy did not deserve to be saved
| and he would not help her." Ministers
i of other denominations were on the ros
| trum and cultured intelligent people in
i the audience. Some of these have beer
heard to express in strong terms Their
disapproval of such language, and theil
regret they did not leave. The
/ truth of the substance of this state
ment, if not the exact words, can be
/ proven by too many witnesses to be
doubted. Now, if this preacher is SC
vindictive that he would not pray foi
the soul of the dying boy of one of his
/ congregation because his mother haG
| gone against his advice, can it be q
matter of special wonder that he could
/ assail the character of myself or OF
j my wife by innuendo when he could not
/ Get proof against either and that he