The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-14
MORE TROUBLE FOR KILGO.
Methodists Not Pleased
With His Recent Statements.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Greensboro, n. c., November 12.-The
"kilgo' issue in the Methodist church
seems to have been revived in the past
ten days.
Last week Webster's Weekly, edited
by a prominent layman in that church,
had a bitter attack on DR.. Kilgo for a
communication of his in The Christian
Advocate, the organ of that denomi-
nation, in this conference.
Last week at the fourth quarterly
conference of Spring Garden Street
Methodist church of Greensboro, Rev.
j. r. Scroggs, presiding elder in the
chair under the head of 'miscellan-
eous business, the following resolution
was adopted:
Whereas, The North Carolina Chris
tan Advocate in it's issue of October
29th contained al article headed, The
Vileness of Politics. written by Rev.
John c. kilgo, president Of Trinity co..
lege, in which the writer seriously re-
fleets upon lay officers in several of
the churches, and
Whereas, We know of no Methodist
stewards, Presbyterian elders, Baptist
deaconS or Episcopal veStrymen, or
Sunday-school teachers in any of the
churches who are guilty of practiclng
theft in stealing, in securing votes or
counting ballots, and do not feel will
ing to sit quietly under such grave
charges, therefore,
Resolved, That in our opinion the
Rev. John c. Kilgo has done great
wrong to official laymen, and has
seriously damaged the church of Christ
by making these charges, and We de-
mand that he give the name of these
offenders, with proof to make good his
assertions, or publicly in writing, re-
tract what he has said"
Referring to the article of DIR. Kilgo
the Record Of Greensboro says editor
tally:
There is some truth in it, but there
is also more v%ileness in it than in ally
politics about which the learned gen.
leman ~discourses. Some of his breth-
rem may De guilty of the crimes he
charges, but it can be said hat he is
the only minister in thu state who has
yer been convicted-and twice onvlct
eddy a jury of his country OF SANDER
ing a brother minister"
The portions of the article written by
DR.. Kilgo, which seem to have open
ed up anew the dc Sores which
everybody had hoped would be allowed
to heal is as follows:
That political faith influences men
more than religious faith is not a COM
Portable idea, but it is a true one.
Caesar is on the tGNone and Christ is
a prisoner before The court Of foreign
province. The word of sensual selfish
ness passes judgment against the king
of truth, and the multitude go in high
glee to execute the verdict. Many may
weep and the thunderS turn loose, but
the political edict proceeds with bold
indifference n defiance, Truth and
righteousness have no show under such
conditions. The people are with
PLATE, not Christ. They are jealous for
Ahab and envious of Micaiah. Woe to
the lands when Gods prophets are
hated, and Satan's ministers are public
pets. Y X X
"of all the horrible influences that
are making for ruin among the Ameri-
can people, politics is the most gigan-
II has inspired hatreds nursed
%jealousies fostered sectic, nalism. pettei
Intolerance, fired r~,cial
rea tne pull, belittled the church,
paonts6 : 4ustries, wrecked business,
$500 -ying, engaged in thefts, de-
-ed murder, Joined fortunes with
gamblers and liquor vendors and set
Goa at Taught with contemptuous free
"n X
out of such a situation must coma
DAD government and finally a RUNE.
country, y Y Y Y y tHClC nv NHOA
fraction, and no one-hundredth part OF
! a crime; yet men persuade themselves
! that morality gives down before z
crowd. He who aids in getting a ma
jority by election frauds and thefts, a:
truly steals as he who robs a bank
But in these crimes some ethod
stewards, some Baptist deacons, som
Presbyterian elders and some Episco
pal vestrymen and some Sunday-schoo
teachers of all churches have jolne1
while they hold their reputable stand
ings as Christians and applaud thei
pastors in their pulpit denunciation 9
the dance and card table. Will Go
always tolerate this shameful crime
x Y Y Y X
ITO be sure, those who have prohte
by this shame will wage the warfar
of Satan of those who rise to stop
but the prophet Of God is no cowar
and he who shows willingness to Joi
fortunes with sin has no commissio