The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-01
ANOTHER STATEMENT.
Rev. Mr.. Prise Gives His Version Of
ohur6h Trouble at culIeoia.

To the Editor of The Herald. !
There appeared in your paper OF las
week a news item with reference t
"loyalist meeting" at Culleoka, which
does not state the facts as they are
ask, therefore. that you allow m,
just word to explain. The articl,
referred to above says among othei
things, 1T had been arranged to hole
the meeting in the Cumberland Pres
byterian Church, but this church II
In charge of Rev. Mr.. Price, who is q
Unionist, and the loyalists were = \ =
requested not to use the church.
| Arrangements" were made by the
'loyalists' themselves In a private
meeting and the frst the Presbyteri-
ans knew OF the arrangements was
| when the announcement was made
from the Methodist church that the
meeting would be held in the Cumber.
land Presbyterian church SO the
public will know now that my church
Session has violated no arrangement
or agreement with these brethren who
have left the church.
The article further states that "the
church is in charge of Rev Mr.. Price,
who is unionist and the loyalists'
were requested not to use the church."
leaving the impression that l was to
blame for their not having the use of
the church. Such is not the case
The matter came properly before my
church session, and was discussed by
the session, the decision was unanim-
GUS that. it was not for the peace,
purity and unity Of the Church" for
these brethren of the ministry in the
"loyalist" presbytery, who had been
sent by special act of that presbytery |
10 divide my churches at Pleasant |
Mount and Culleoka, to have the use
If the house No one was ordered out |
No doors were locked We felt that
i a session we had the right to be
shown the courtesy to be consulted,
1t least, about the matter as a session.
N Presbyterian law the Church SEES
zion has the control of Church prop
,rty and acting in our CONSTITUTIONAL
light we asked our dissenting brethren |
lot to use our house. treating them as
We would have them treat us. Il
The article says further THE loyal
SITS claim that according to the de-
ision Of the courts they have right
0 the use of the church building half
( the time" The Judge made no
UGH decision, as you will see from the
blowing quotations from Judge
Gardens decision: lie
Under the pleadings the Courts c
,risdiction extends only to the local a
hurches of Fayetteville, Kenton and
IcKenzie." Culleoka, therefore does e
)t come under the jurisdiction of the Z
ourt. Further, This Court deems 1t Il
'udent as well as equitable and prop b
, to decree that the present agreed a
odus of alternate use of the three n
lurch buildings in question shall re- Il
ain in force subject to modification II
: mutual consent OF parties" ANY 81
e who knows enough about language &C
preach the gospel to dying men 81
ght to know that by this decree OF 18th
e Court only three congregations dc
e affected. and that there is no such ar
Ing as all the churches in Tennessee st
ing open to those who refuse to go an
% the United Church. Mr.. Editor, an
we want Is the truth in regard to IL,
ese things and we will bear the re
IT, ha
desire to state further that about mt
ago two OF the dissenting tn
ers had an interview with two of WI
elders OF the Presbyterian Church ur
s. A., and agreed to meet our SEES. Pr
n In conference on the second Sun lar
: in September, and though both of in
Sc brethren were In three hundred for
DIS of the church house one hour the
ore the time OF meeting for the of
sion, they refused to meet with us res
talk with us as brethren about the ing
tier Had they done so. I know mes
ugh to say that they would have cou
n given the use Of the house Cor =.
If meeting. Now these are the citi
s In the case, and feel that the wa,
Tic should know them. =, ,
JOHN r. PRICE, Ana
tor OF Presbyterian Church It. g. A. ~,