The Atlanta constitution., 1900-12-03
REV. C. S. OWENS,
MAKES STATEMENT.
Cures Consumption

Augusta. Ga. November =S.-(Speclal)-
Rev. &. s. Owens, of this city. whose
rial before the North Georgia conference
was gwen SO much publicity in the news
papers. publishes lengthy communica-
ticn in tomorrow Chrcn!clc in which he
reviews tine whole matter and makes re-
ply to certain misreprescE:ations.
lie says that during a serious Illness or
his he lost his first wife AMI received
many letters of confidence, one from y
stranger who signed herself Mss Alethd
Simms. and suggested to him that ne
should have q governcss To look sftcr MS
n )thcrless children. at the same time
a iying shc had a friend she could rec
emmend The letter was beautifully
written and rull of sympathy. and his "e-
plv 10 ii promptly brought another. Cor
iesnondence ensued and finally an m
r1gcment which. he says, was condi-
toned upon he fact that after seeing
and knowing each other they were o. the
s me mind. Subsequently they met AZ
the residence of u friend in Grimm ana
had half an hours interview. the only
time he was ever in her company. from
mis- point the communication continues as
follows:
81 told her. plainly and positively. tfat
my feclin.. toward her ana my ideal, as
had gotten it from the letter, had
changed. ana that | would and could ho''
under any circumstances. consent TO
marry hor This has been more than
year ago ana have never written her
q line since. and yet there has scarcely
been week whca she has not pic" M
with letter OF a noStaL
Before my marriage last June. she
wrote begging me to marry her. Since
then her letters for The most part have
been of u dcnuncatorv character, but !
have made no reply whatever. received
/ "a letter from her yesterday, since my re
turn from the conference.
Miss Simms hes written several letters
to three of the caling Methodist MINIS
ters az Nueusta. she mas written 10 a
number cf preachers in other paris ot
the conference / know of her writing
Ia several prominent laNlnen. Sh" wrote
Bishop Hendrix siN-pagc letter just be
fore inc conference. she has written my
daughter several letters. and only ie"
weeks ago wrote my wire very S'uti'-
lous letter. How many letters she mas
written t. other people about mc 40
not Know. J have no desire 10 inJure
Miss Simms. but ! nave h"d "S hi"cH ~
her as } intend.
II would not have gone into the public
rrints with this matter If she ANA the
NEWSPAPERS had not forced II upon me.
can ur,N, absolutely every word ! have
. stated in this article. was uhher no
obligations Whatever to marry her. 80
said the committee OF trial, ana 50 say
81 want thr public TO know that ] was
pot ,Nnncrated frow the charge of
i,ro,,b of promise LN thc committee IN
Atlanta a rrw DAYS ago ola the score ot
to~.nttv. The qucsti m of my SANITY or
/ insanity did rot enter into the decision
on mss point. fo" the very obvious rea-
SON that il touched an action OF conduct
which occurred more than year ago ~
which time my sanity was not calieu II
question
M lire has been tuil of afiiction and
t~,,hle But for the last two and a
i,.lr ,-aurs The shadows have continued
:, d,cnon. At times / have been the
victim OF black despair nave dohe II
,,tforaI things which have not rShtly
,aprcaarted me / m UNWILLING 10 p"I-
dnn the public with an account oi per-
.onal troubles ! have done me very
80 7 knew now to do: that have made
mistakes ( freely admit. wlSh had hot
K ,,,.da IN m. and | sincerely hope that
r.. viii uevor he repeated. have been
,i.tt,,, of slandcr and misreprcsent3-
49,, ,rd vet / have silently and pat
',',,, - borne II al. / viii be glad TO
h. ,tven a little rest now.
~ do not invite pubic sympathy Tor
,,ys.it i'm the troubles wnich nave come
, upon me. | only ASK ''''' ,'i'''"'' -
- ,cr,rled me I am a thoroughly bro
-, do,vu man and ought to have been
,,acol on The superannuated list Of my
i',forance. / have not been able To do a
1,y's work In three months. Ny family
and myself would have persisted II 1t had
,,nt heen for a few people in Augusta.
IrnIess my health improves my earthiy
struggles will soon be at an end
In concluding this article beg my
friends TO know that sun ioVe rou anu
the church and that / am striving TO
n,alse my way to the kingdom and feel
that there is no doubt that | will sue
ceed in getting there.
Il thank God that there is revealing
day-a day when wrongs shall be rlshted'
when the truth shall be made manifest
in human character, when sianderers
shall get one hundred cents on the dollar
for all their services