The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
DIR. HAWTHORNE
AND MRS. FELTON,
The Reverend Gentleman Regulates
Her Charges Against Him.
THE SECRET OF HER HOSTILITY.
She Embarrassed Him with Compli-
ments Until He Opposed Fer in the
New Woman Movement, Which
eliminated in Her Speech.

The following communication appears
I'm the Atlanta Constitution.
Editor COusttutton-On last Sabbath
morning L delivered in my pulpit IN this
city 4 sermon in which / discussed the
obligation OF vry PRISON to uphold civil au-
thOrly. ! cOntenaed that every exhibition
Of mob violence was a violation OF tnat
obligation. 1 viewed the subject both
from a religious and patriotic stand
point, and declared that lynching WAS in
compatible with loyalty either TO divine
or human government. / quoted as
marked Illustration of the mob spirit Mrs.
FELTON, famous incendidry words at ~
bee. Ga: Hang "A thousand ~ week.
Concerning that utterance l said that 1
did not doubt the sincerity Of this wo-
man. nor critcise her sublime adherence
of the hellish villisNy against which she
so elOquently detained, but deprecated
her unlawful and revolutionary method OF
Furnishing such crimes. In my sermon
there is not q word that indicates lack
of respect for Mrs. FELTON,. In her reply
TO me- published I'M the Atlanta Consutu-
ton. she makes charges against me Whlch
almost every man and woman IN the
state Of Georgia knows 10 be false and
uses epithets which millions OF people IN
the United states, who know me, would
unhesitatingly say are absolutely unwar-
HIS RECORD.
I have been more than forty years In
the Christian ministry During that time
j have been pastor of large churches ia
Alabama. Virginia. New York, Maryland,
Kentucky. Tennessee and Georgia 4 nave
been hOuOred. not only with the conn
dcnce and affection Of The great denoinl-
nation 10 which I belong, but with the
esteem and admiration OF every virtue
loving element of American society
If have ever done anything which has
caused amy right-ri~ ied man or woman
TO have n suspicion ass TO my integrity II
has never come TO my knowledge. About
eleven wears ago. following the advice Of
some Numbers of my church IN Atlanta,
I invested money en- land companies ana
manufacturing institutions az Florence
Ala. / believe these Investments 10 ne
strictly hoi est because ] relied upon the
integrity and friendship of the men VINO
urged me 10 make them. These enter
priscs failed and lost everything. About
the same time an Atlanta friend borroW-
ed "a fen hundred dollars OF me, when ne
Invested in the manufacture OF medi-
cine called "Germotuer.' AS he was not
able to- return the money ] accepted ll
lion OF it few shares OF stock IN MS
comuarv. This is a true and literal state
ment of my connection with those en-
tcrprlsas r-
was for five years pastor of the First
papNst church OF Richmond. then the
largest and most influential Baptist
church iu the South, AT the earnest 500
licratiOn Of such men as Gov erhpr
Joseph T.. Brown, Senator Alfred Coiquitt
and Dr. LaWt0n / accepted am mElialon
fo become pastor OF the First Baptist
church of Atlanta Ga. The First Bap-
list church OF Richmond and indeed. the
entire con munity. urged me to remain.
/ was twelve years pastor 'n the city ot
Atlanta and when I received "a cali from
the First church of Nashville. the church
es the press and thousands Of the best
ro0ule of the city and State combined their
efforts % persuade me 10 remain in At
lanta. These facts are "a sufficient con-
tradiction of the false statements contain
ed in Mrs Feit0u's diatrihe
WHY SHE is HOSTILE.
Tho people Of Georgia are perfectly ac-
qualnted with the secret Of Mrs. FELTON,