The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-03-21
CASE OF TOO MUCH TONGUE
DRAMATIC SCENE IN METHODIST
CHURCH IN WALHALLA.
Rev. J. G Yongue Repudiates His Re-
marks About Presiding Elders
and Takes Apology.

marks ABOUT PreSlQln& El0erS
and Takes Apology.
Recently Rev. J. C. Tongue, q
Methodist preacher, now in charged
the Walhalla circuit, wrote letter
to C.. w. Creighton, editor Of the
Christian Appeal, and said letter was
published in Mr.. Creighton's paper.
In this letter MIR. Tongue was dis
posed to resent his being moved from
Clarendon county and sent to the
up-country. He also made references
to the presiding elders and the per-
centage plan of raising their salaries,
intimating that because he was op-
posed to the percentage scheme, he
was sent to a smaller and less impor-
tant charge.
Last week the Southern Christian
Advocate, the official organ of the
Methodist church in this State, ,repub-
lished the letter and commented omit
editorially, calling on Mr.: Tongue TO
explain his utterances and other mat
ters connected with the letter.
The next scene in the drama was
enacted in the Methodist church at
Walhalla last Sunday. Monday State
gives the following account OF what
"The Walhalla Methodist church
was the scene yesterday morning OF
a most unusual and highly dramatic
service when it's pastor, the Rev. j..
c.. Tongue, with unsurpassed emo
tions and deepest humility, repudi-
ated his recent utterances that have
gone the rounds of the press in regard
to the presiding elders of the South
Carolina conference and their per-
centage scheme.
"The last annual conference sent
Rev. Mr.. Tongue here, and since his
arrival he has made most favorable
impression upon all on account OF his
deep earnestness and scholarly SER
mons. It is common talk, with no.
disparity to those who preceded him.
that he is the ablest preacher that
the Walhalla charge has ever had.
His people believe in him, and when
his articles appeared in the papers
they let it be known that the great
body of the people were with him.s
One may imagine the surprise to his
congregation when he, with tremb-S
ling voice and fearful cheek, stand
ing, not in the pulpit, but within the
chancel, uttered the most humble
apologies for his recent acts and
said that he at one time believed
that he was right and was doing 9
noble service, but now without any
outside influence his conscience was
telling him in no unmistakable tones
that he had done great wrong to
those whom he had charged as being
tyrants and cutthroats. He said
that he still believed that there were
wrongs in the church that should be
righted, but he had not used proper
methods in correcting this evil.
"He publicly apologies to Col; Il:
T. Jaynes, chairman of the board OF
stewards and one of the district
stewards that fixes the salaries OF
the presiding elders. Col. Jaynes
replied that he greatly sympathized
with his pastor in his hour Of deep
repentance, but he believed that the
great majority were with him IN his
fight for reform.
"Rev. Coke d. Mann arose and
said that if certain reforms were not
enacted the Methodist church was
going to the bad in this State.
"Rev. G. F. Clarkson stated that
he believed that Mr.. Tongue was
wrong in his charges and that ne.
commended his course.
"Mr. Yongue stated that ne will
90 Immediately to see his presiding
elder and Rev. Mr.. Creighton.
"The many members feel that their
pastor may have been too profuse IN
his recantations, but do not feel like
censuring man who follows the die
tates of his own conscience. They
have the greatest confidence in his
piety and ability, and trust that ne
will continue to walk and talk
amongst them in the future as ne has.
in the past"
Fitting School Notes.
Examinations are now on in full