The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-06-05


last ESQ letters. ,s.re sr. ~urh - k'e~
assaults ou uy cha~ fer that 'rr&
constrained ts notes SOME @f H<
charges
First Der nae ask RI Far wnt
this luminosity ant Te-7~itnt "1''
So prejudice my ne Eh6er~ agate ~
Iase ! N|rungf3 him ~Rn~ IT. 7"t
slII right 8t l#st .ie9nlH. "s
one. ,raIuc.3 uu ere. tud newer
sought (. prosecute 4 soul M All 0f
ministry. For thfrtk years I have
nIsd ~ra~tarate~ iu til. ChaHtn
tina. exchanged putstt- wits Neth
Isl brethren. worked with fhstn WI
their meetings count scores ~ &H~iH
my wtrmcSt friends and never hatl
now saN" l De- I a'.a9'1 "l U.s.
THAI CAHd Ni"t3tt al
~ ptoTrteiN "F E"ht1ti.N A.N't
preached tn" ''>p,t ai''t 'A##
To 30 y u"" ~ tar 's'~lh~
nft ministry. ""hfi - 'Ith'iita i'
Euf {" notice tRr 'h"FE'~
J. IT," rt4!tntt@ aot ,'a3." ~
gauiIail,sn aud pronounce i s.'
meFai Of members from ono '''t
- another. ana mat i'' NM :.
personal kt"Nt'lL' ''
AN" nearer the 'ld IMAM '"' 81"
Eanlz3il"n.
II - a great deal better not L. kuo@
en much. than 10 know So much that
isn't so.
What are the IaCt~' TN. church.
Numbers fartK-0V. on tho roll TNof-
ty-seyon came from H. old hun. % six
IN letters from other churches. and
twelve | baptized last sumner OF
tho whole membership tWc0fN-thrra
live within the town limits, fourteen
i'm sight Of town. or within less than
= mile. four live three miles ~
the opposite direction. ana CnnSc-
~quontly two miles nearer Manteo than
the old church: hree i've about hslf
way between the Two churches, anl
ono lives nearer the old church. Nj
Parker saws he knows" Comment
Il needless.
n ta,, na,.4 i, copvia.c tsa
,b,t can ,,lv buiI5 m Ran
ilis, '+crast. bor. hy nroservtipr Meth
= o,,.s III a., in1r,etrafian or my
oblNiS' "lln !, -.
rl"stiy ''l'5 n 49, mnn,hor Of ms
ri,tao IA rfor, - narsuadfnc him
-. 80 I'D ,bat ana my
:, ,nonin 90 annoyaa him win oIr
nrolelyting efforts ne sent for me.
threw up his position in disgust. ana
declared his purpose TO live and die
a Methodist. To show YOU that !
do not misroprcsent him. this is the
construction placed upon his charge
bv a varv learned. non-resident Meth
odist LAWYER 10 whom | submitted II.
What are the facts Twelve months
before came To the Island thu off
ciaI member" referred to. told the
resident EaptiSts and other friends. Of
bic Other desire 10 build a BAPTIST
churcn In Nanteo. and that she had
Ieft ! eum Of money in his hands to
thai end. Those interested organized
thoocnIvo. INTO y com mitteo elected
this Methodiet brother treasurer. and
nrocoedcd 10 canvass for funds. -
INV . Int and huiId . Partist church
Who r came and assumed charge TINS
hrothar sent for me. showed me a
dnaa for lot tho committcc had
for money ex-
nondod statement Of balance i'm his
hands and said when you arc or
ranized and begin to build / will turn
0ve,. tbese naners and whatever funds
7 NOV have in hand" And all this
he did at the proper time. lie
served us wcll' and our people have
the kindliest and most grateful feet
ing towar bim for his unsclhsh cf-
forts in our behalf.
At the close of our interview he
phin remarked. Il understand
yo1f have been told I would leave my
cbnrcb ana ioin vollrs if Won organ
ize a Baptist church here. There Is
no foundation for such a rumor. !
a Methodist and expect to remain
one" repliod to him as follows:
Il assure you. brother. I have no idea
of ever trying to persuade you to for
sake your church for mn Such de
cisions I leave To a mans conscience
his God. I shall. however. hope
to have your sympathy and your
cooperation in our work as
far as you can give it." He rcioincd
with feeling: you have that Broth
er Wood. and shall have it"
A few days after lis related to
mr.. farkcf ana MS pfeSldlhS elhef
ms Wh"le li~dh9dctioh anu W IduEh
together over the PROSECUTING f"d-
trre of it. The brother viii not de
ny that n above statement OF the
transaction Is correct on the contrary,
necessary MS name ana q statement,
from him as TO its correctness, can be
published. lie would further testify !
mat never tired by word or deed
to persuade him TO Join my church
l. comment n~eedfuI2
3. Again. He saws that on 2 re-
cent SUNDAY PLAYED tho mounr@-