The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-20

ers quotation and his distortion OF
my meaning? Comment is again un.
necessary
Now. If Reader" has the cheek
Iaudac'ty or whatever it may be term
ed, To try and put such stuff on the
public while it is of such recent rec
ord, what will he not attempt i'm an
cient history. that he thinks cannot
er" insinuatingly asks. and what it.
he. treferring To me) a destructive or
q constructive citizen? Did he not
tear up Nizpah church? Was il not Mr.
w. G.. Wells who tore up the Grange
and split Bethel church AT the same
time" and string of other insinu-
ations more than l have time to no.
tce. or you to print. So l take the
first three. ] asked several promi-
nent men i'm Sumter to whom the cir
cumstances were not known. what
were the impressions conveyed to
their minds by these questions. and
now reader / ask you TO note your
present impression and after | am
done compare notes. The remarks of
| these gentlemen l asked. were very
pertinent but not readable I'm your
paper. So here goes. Long before /
bought the Nettles land in 1887. on
which the church stood, no titles had
ever been given for the church lot,
the organization had been broken up.
and the members had united with
other churches The benches had
been sold and the house abandoned
as house of worship. Years after
bought il, having no use for a church,
Bethel being only mile away. | did
tear up or down "Mizpah church"
and made ii into tenant houses.
What is your impression now please?
Express 1t. but not i'm print. The
grange was similar to Mizpah church.
only the members of the Alliance
who had been members of the old
defunct grange tore up, or down the
old hall. moved it off of Bethel church
property and built it up on land Civ
EN- to us by the late Dr. +. NJ. Beck
ham. My only part in the tearing
Iup" process was to furnish the nails
10 rebuild it,
| AS to splitting Bethel church. l
Twin not crafty Reader" as it would
please him too we'll. | will say this
though: Bethel church has a mem
'ership of about 325. and rates about
first in all organized work i'm the
charleston Association. Of all county
Ichurches. of which association wv.
IG. Wells" is, and has been clerk for
the last eighteen years. He is and
has been. chairman for several years
OF the executive committee. supposed
TO be composed of representative
members Of the association. Some Of
Whom are Col. r. S. Weeks. Master of
Dorchester County. DR.. Howard l.
Jones. of Charleston our lamented
wv +. Rhame. of Sumter. VIM. Hayns-
worth. pastor Of Bethel church and
other kindred spirits. This same
splitter" Nv. G.. Wells" is also
chairman of the Advisory committee
of Bethel church, and has been its
chairman for some time. before which
committee a short time back. Read
er' had to appear under his true
name, George l.. Brown. to answer to
grave, shameful charges, and he
George l.. Brown alias Reader" did
there and then confess that ne was
guilty of the greater part thereof. of
the charges preferred against him.
This. the records of Bethel church
win prove. hate To expose fell
iow-being. but Reader" has slashed
into 50 many that it is time the pub.
lie knows what manner Of CORES
pondent he Is.
| am disposed To stop here, hut
| Reader" has made an open CHARGE
| 'V S"SS hdu schooI mouse built
without consulting the other two
trustees and fooled one to sign a
check for it and when this trustee
found we had no titles To the land
he resigned rather than Ice run over
10y Mr.. Wells" This H. news To- NE
remember no incident i'm my long
| term If office. that Reader" could
warp or twist into such statement
| went into Office in 1879, quite
young man. just out Of school ana
served until employed. with my
brother. private teacher. when re-
| signed for good i'm 1SN9 ur 1890. If
u did not make some mistakes. al