The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-07
REV. MAPLE
REPLIES
Sends a Communication to
the Mirror.
HIS MARION FRIENDS
Will Read His Letter with
Much Pleasure.
A Close Friend Of Rev. Maple is
Working upon a Complete vipdi-
cation for His Former Pastor

The following communication die
tated by Rev. o. d. Maple, former
pastor OF the local Central Christian
church, will be read with interest
by the pastors friends in this city
The communication discloses some
important details concerning the
dismissal of the former Marion pas
tor from church at Mt. Rainier,
Maryland. The communication fol-
lows:
Washington, ID. c." Sept. 4, 1908
Editor of the Mirror Sometime
after its appearance my attention
was called to the write-up in your
paper to my disposal as pastor OF
the Mt Rainier. Md. church. Your
fairness and accuracy in the mat
ter does not call for a response from
me only to thank you for its pub.
lication inasmuch as 1t aroused many
of my Marion Friends so that they
spontaneously prepared four pages OF
typewriter matter recommending
me and condemning the two, good
CD sister and brother of Marion
who wrote letters here rejecting on
my moral standing and by so doing
tried TO ruin me If possible
And | want 10 thank all those
friends who signed that documen,
for their forethoulght lin doing this
without my knowledge and thei,
adherency to justice and truth and
especially Brother Bailey of The
Epworth Church and DIR. G r. Hard
ing and many Others who have writ
ten such commendable words as tc
my character. say this here as
am unable TO reply personally a,
/ would like.
"That other gRev." gentlema,
, who delighted 10 mix into this mat
ter would do well to read John. g.,
and abide by its teachings in IN,
iutre and perhaps when the Judg,
or all the universe shall have beer
dethroned then this right" Rev
may get a job to his liking
"tiis reflections upon the mora
standing of any person seems .
little comical in view of his and
the common imperfections Of the
Adamic race. ''To be good and moi
TO judge" Is a splendid maxim
To help him copy the followino
lines:
There's so much CT bad In the besr
of MS.
There's so much OF good in the
worst of us;
That 1t behooves all OF us.
To say nothing against the rest of us
"A man here who stands high in
social and educational circles (beine
connected with the Mckinley schools
OF the DISTRICT and believing in
Friendship, Love and Truth is after
the facts in this case and when he
shall have finished his work We will
close up all things with a Great
Nindicatlon Day" when these accus.
ers will be "done up brown" by
sworn statements as to my character
aud the fallacy OF the letters re-
ilectlng on my standing. The "let
ter writers" have been called upon
to confirm by oath what they have
written.
Il have remained here to fight
this thing to finish even II It takes
all summer, for my manhood Is
worth more TO me than my minis
try and If either must be given up
1t will be the ministry and then I
shall be able to enter another more
remunerative work If | think best.
II surely thank Won for past
kindnesses and space for this in T
Mirror and trusting | may have your
continued good will and that some
day, very soon, cen see in your
paper a report of just how things
here have terminated
Very Truly Yours