The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-02-17
THE OTHER SIDE.
Of Driver Incident-Why Rev. Hand
saker Charged That DR.. Driver
BACKED Down"


Backed Down."
Corvallis, Oregon. Feb. IS, so4.
Editor TIMES:
Hitherto I have refrained from
saying anything in print in refer
ence to the Driver incident, but in
the article published in the Ore
gonian of February 18th, there are
certain statements that feel in JUS
tice to myself call for some reply.
First-The unchristian spirit in
which the article is written is shown
by the repeated use of the nickname
"Campbellite'' which sometimes by
i'll informed or i'll disposed people is
applied to the people who call them
selves Christians only.
Second-The article purports to
be signed by tthe ministers of Cor
wallis who were present at the
meeting in question. However,
another pastor beside myself, was
present and, his name is not alta
ched to the article.
Third-The statement that DIR.
Driver did not make various at
tacks'' upon the teachings of the
Christian church is far from the
facts in the case as all who heard
him we'll know.
Yet had he contented himself
in combating. the doctrine taught by
the Christian Church, I should not
have replied. Our teaching has
nothing to fear from ridicu1e. But
it was after repeated misrepresen-
tations of our teaching that I called
his utterances in question.
| Fourth-When 1 took issue with
DR.. Driver it was not for statements
that I heard he had made, but for
things he had said in that meeting
and at other meetings at which I
was present.
Fifth-The statement which I
made that caused DR.. Driver to
reply Gin no uncertain language and
with no danger of being misunder-
stood' was that he had refused to
meet in debate, ]. B. Holmes
who represents the Christian Church
of Oregon as its State Evangelist.
! AS authority for the statement ]
have permission from Mr.. Bower OF
| Albany to present the following
letter. ] have similar statement
from Mr.. Holmes.
Albany, Oregon. Feb. 8, "a.
| 7. S. Handsaker.
| Dear Brother: Your letter Of
recent date received. In reply to
the matter of which you ask, will
| say that after some very extrava-
giant statements made by DR.. Dri-
yer, told him that he did not dare
say any such things where anyone
had the privilegeof pointing out the
weakness of his argument. He re-
piled that he would meet any
j "Campbei1ite" preacher who could
be produced if he had to go to hell
to find one.
In spite OF the ungentlemanly
words and spirit in which the chal
lenge was thrown out, ]. B. Holmes
state evangelist, A. Barnes, one o1
the elders of the Albany church
and called upon Mr.. Driver the
following morning to make definite
arrangements for debate. He wa:
abusive in the conversation, and i,
required long interview to elici
anything except abuse, but finally
he said that we could not produce
representative man. We offered t.
have man unanimously endorsed
by our state board, which by the
constitution is authorized to act fo
the state association between ses
sions. This he refused to accept
He insisted that persons nam
should be presented to eacl
local congregation in the state an
endorsed. This was practically a,
impossible condition as he wei
t knew.
. Fraternally,
, CLARK BOWER,
Minister First Christian Church
. Albany, Oregon"
: AS this is my first statement i
regard to this incident. I trust tbs
0 it shall also be my last.
| T. S. HANDsAKER,
Minister Christian Church, Col
i wallis, Ore.
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