The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-11

from ambush. But back to the report of
last Monday-you said, Zone of the preach
ers was giving in his report OF his years
work, and reported all assessment paid
in full except for education fund. That
fund goes to help pay expenses OF Trim
ity College He said that assessment
was short" Again THAT was all that was
said. The preacher was not making any
argument and wasn't an enemy to Trim
lily College
The man referred to above is Rev. p
Greening, and when asked by the Bishop
why the educational assessment was not
paid, replied, THE BasSett Letter" You
take occasion to say that this preacher
is not an Enemy TO Trinity College"
Now the facts are these as / have them
from Mr.. Greetings own mouth, the
collections for Foreign and Domestic Mis-
sions, Church Extension, Conference
| Claimants, Education, Bishops Fund and
Paine Institute We're taken under the
head of conference collections altogether.
He did not take them up separately AT
| ter he had received the money for the
above causes he roceeded to divide them
out On the basis of the amount assessed.
| For some reason education is left only
partly paid, while all the other causes re-
ceive their full amount: He says the
BGssett Letter caused him to fail on
that one interest.
| enc year ago Brother Greening reported
! SO for education out Of an assessment
| of S34, and this too, at time when there
was no Bassett Letter to trouble him
On last Monday he said he had raised
| it all but fourteen dollars, which makes
him report $50 out of about the same as
| sessment. 1t seems queer that he could
raise 500 and contend with the Bassett
| letter all at the same time when g yea1
ago he only raised SO. At that rate if
| Bassett were to write another letter he
would secure it all. No, sir, that is not
| the reason The truth is that y few
years ago when Brother Greening had a
son to send to college he sent him to the
University of North Carolina and not to
| Trinity. Curious love isn't it. OF course
he is not 'An Enemy to Trinity Col
lege," but if all her friends followed his
| example she would have to close up and
cult.
Again you say this assessment is to
help pay the expense of Trinity college
This statement shows that you knowingly
misrepresented the work of the church
and college or that you are grossly ig-
ncrant of the facts. OF the whole assess
Gent referred to not one penny goes TO
pay any expense but to create loan
| fund Tor needy students (See Journal OF
last conference, page 800 What other
object can you have other than to cause
| the church to cut off this much needed
| help Tor poor boys?
| You nave done your best to connect
Dr.. Klgo with the Bassett affair. You
| nave tried to put words in his mouth
which he did not say, and attribute opin-
| ions to him which he never held. From
| the time the Bassett letter appeared an
| til the meeting Of the Board of Trustees
ne DR.. was silent and did not express
| himself then until requested to do so
Again you represent DR.. Kilgo as arts
ing to question of personal privilege last
| Monday in the midst Of other business.
The Facts cre that his name was called
and he arose to make his report Just as
others were doing. During his remarks
ne took occasion to denounce ia strorg
terms the malicious attacks made upon
him by certain newspapers. He called
no names: but all that he said as l see
it IS true of the editor of the News and
Observer. Because you can not put ring
in his nose and lead him around you
|
him away. You have construed Dr.. Bas-
sets letter to mean what the author,
who is a Christian gentleman, says it did
not mean Have we reached a time
when 4 man is not allowed to construe
his own words? You seem to be very
jealous for Trinity and Trinity's boys
kind OF an Apostle of good morals an1
Christian training for college boys. VIII.
IS it chat there is an other institution
Of learning IN North Carolina where card
playing, dancing, wine suppers and the
like are INDUCED in, but you were never
known to cry out against these sins which |
are undermining the social fabric of the |
nation. Is IL not strange that this apos- |
tie should overlook such things. / believe |
YOU claim to be a friend to Trinity Col !
lege and a member Of the Methodist |
church. It is well that you have tod |
I for no one would ever have suspected |
it. For my part | cannot see how any |
self-respecting member of the Methodist
church can afford to continue to he a |
subscriber to the News and Observer |
quit it some years ago because of it's !
attitude toward Trinity College. Last !
spring / was induced to take it again,
The agent declared that it stood for tenn
perance and would not any more fight |
the college. I was deceived. Alas, the
old Proverb is true, "rhe dog has re
turn to his vomit and the sow to hcG |
walowing in the mire.''
Inclosed find all that owe you. Stop |
the paper from coming to me at once
The trustees have met and settled the
Bassett affair and accept their settc-
ment in good faith. They heard both |
sides and I have no doubt have acted |
wisely.
Yours truly,
A. J. PARKER.
Manteo, n. c., Dec. 4, 1908.
1.-THE writer of the above is a preacher.
II IS necessary to make this statement.
Otherwise no one would ever have sus-
pected it. Nobody would have credited
preacher with writing an article evil
dencing so much malice-Editor.1