The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-08-22
REV. j. l.. HARLEY'S WORK
lie is Endorsed and His Work Heartily
Commended.


Editor: AS 50 much has been pub
IiShcd in some Of the papers of South
Carolina that is utterly false and mali
cious IN regard to the appointment by
Bishop II. G.. Morrison of Rev. j. J..
Harley as superintendent of the Anti
saloon League Of South Carolina it has
been deemed advisable by the presiding
elder of the GrccnvillC district and by
the official board of st. Paul M. f..
| church that the public have the facts.
If you will kindly give space in your
paper for the publication of the en-.
closed statements it will be greatly APP
prcciatcd by Mr.. Harley and all right
thinking people.
Statements Of stewards of st. Paul
Nj. f. church, Grccnville, SC: Having
had our attention called to charges in
some OF the papers of South Carolina
| touching Rev. j. Il. Harley, and know
my these charges to be utterly without
foundation we feel it to be our duty as
officers Of st. Paul church, Greenville,
to say that while we felt very much
hurt and disappointed at having Brother
Harley removed from the pastorate yet
we fully appreciate the circumstances
under which he was removed, and we
want further to state to those who are
| writing and trying to malign the char
actcr of one of our ministers, and who
are not members of our church and are
| ignorant of its law and polity, that we
| believe that Brother Harley has acted
as any other reasonable man would
have acted, being advised by his pre-
siding elder and other ministers and the
chairman of his board of stewards.
We commend Brother Harley to all
Christian people as man and as true
! Christian gentleman and worthy of
their confidence and assure them that
he has our confidence and best wishes
in his important work.
Signed: w. N. Hackney, Chairman;
John &. Perry, j. Newton Holland, j.
Il. Bruce, +. A. Huff, Stewards.
STATEMENT BY PRESIDING ELDER.
Since there have been circulated and
published certain reports in regard to
the appointment and election of Rev.
j. l.. Harley as superintendent of the
| Anti-Saloon League Of South Carolina,
which arc erroneous, | as the presiding
elder of the Grecnville district deem it
my duty and privilege to give the facts
to the public. The facts are these:
When DR.. Hare, OF Washington, Or
ganiZcd the League in this State and was
caSting about for a suitable man for
Supcrlnt cndcnt he called on Mr.. Har-
! ley and Mr.. Harley came at once to see
me and talk the matter over with me.
| | wrote to Bishop Morrison telling him
that Brother Harley had been sug-
gcStcd FOR the position Of superinten-
! dent Of the Anti-Saloon League of this
| state and the bishop replied that "whilc
he would regret to lose Brother Harley
! from ST. Paul yet he recognized the
! work OF the Anti-Saloon League to be
OF ihStimportancc." The bishop wrote
to Brother Harley and appointed him to
| the position provided the headquarters
committee elected him. Brother Har-
ley could not announce to his people at
st. Paul that he was appointed to this
new field when it required an election
by Il committee. The charge, there
fore, that he deceived his people in re-
gard to his acceptance of the position is
not true. Brother Harley was elected
by the committee on Monday afternoon
and his appointment by Bishop Morri-
son took effect. He preached no fare
well sermon which the people refused
to hear as his last sermon was preached
to full 'iousc the day before his cleo
ton by the committee. Brother Har-
Icy has my hearty endorsement of him
and his great work.
w. M. DUNCAN,