Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-19

church, Fred. Pfeifer, said yesterday
that the remaining members would
rule the church and retain the presen
pastor Notwithstanding the opposition
The letter to the pastor from the
secretary of the mission board fol
lows:
ENTERsON's LETTER
My dear Brother Koepsel: Yours
of July 10 received. I presented it
to the board. I regret. personally,
that any misunderstanding have
arisen in regard to your work with
us. I wanted to be your friend and
encourage you in every way I pos
slbly could. I have done nothing
that I intended to reflect on you in
any way, but it seems that it was
impossible for you to understand
things as I had hoped you would
I will be just as glad and willing
to help you as I have been at all
times.
Concerning Redondo and Ingle-
wood matters we had presented
petitions asking that we would not
again send you back.
Concerning the demand which
you have made upon. our board. So
far as any financial obligation is
concerned. not one of our board
uuueISlOOu lIltI We NtlG lilN OlNth
in any way So far as any personal
understanding which you may have
had with Brother Shepherd is con-
cerned, I suppose, of course, that
you feel tnat that was authOrita-
tive, while our board feels that
there was really no financial obliga
tion in the matter, they do feel
that because of your expectation,
and perhaps the idea that Brother
Shepherd, their secretary. had in
regard to the work there, that there
is a moral obligation involved, and
in the depleted state of our finances
are perfectly willing to do whatever
seems to be just and right in the
matter I am authorized to say to
you that we will send you a check
for $50 on condition that you keep
entirely out of both fields hereafter
and that all relationship, either i'm
piled or understood, with our board,
shall come to an end. This PROPOSE
tion is absolute, and we mean by
keeping out of the field to not even
continue by correspondence the
stirring up of strife and setting Of
the clements of the church against
each other in Redondo.
trust that you will see your way
clear for an immediate acceptance
Of the proposition and we will then
make the remittance just as soon
as we know your decision in the
matter and the return of our treas
urer makes it possible. Yours very
fraternally,
F. w. EMERSON, secretary.
KOEPsELs REPLY
The Rev. Mr.. Koepsel replied in {
drastic manner, of which the following
is a part:
My dear sirs and brothers: A
communication of July 13 has come
into my hands and 1 reply. Per
sonalIy, 1 should keep silent, but
for Christ's sake, reply.
Your secretary claims to be a
"friend" of mine. He came to visit,
but a "chronic knocker," did not
have the manhood or courage to
face me with an accusation that
nv preaching and practice was not
in accordance with the customs of
the so-called Christian churches.
I am preaching the Gospel of Jesus
Christ. not the oral or written ira
ditions of people. This adversary
stealthily interviewed your secre-
tary. Your secretary from that
partisan representation condemned
me and that adversary scattered
the news dDOul " llilG L was NpL n
ing my physical limit to win men
and women to Christ.
Again your secretary sent word
bv the same adversary that he, the
secretary, was in correspondence
to send a man as successor to me.
Your secretary wrote letter in
which he definitely to the same
"knocker" stated that as soon as I
was or could be eliminated a sue
cessor to me would be found. This
letter was read in meeting while
was absent. Friendship, of
course, dictates the butting in, in
the friends absence. At the same
time that your secretary was writ
ing me half complimentary letters,
he was writing the reverse to
others. I have done everything
openly. He says a petition came
from both places. but he does not
state his part in procuring them.
If I am correctly informed, one
contains the names of thirteen or
sixteen persons. That is not forty
two or forty-five. That meeting
was a lawless one. The foremost
movers of that petition, like in
furiated animals, stamped their
Foot In the ,ordis house slammed