The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-11-14

In the Southern Christian Re
corder last week, DR.. X, r. Wright,
deposed editor Of the Christian Re-
corder, the senior publication Of the
A. NJ e. Church, defends himself
against the action of the Board of
Management of the publishing house
in Philadelphia Bishop e. Tyree, of
this city, is the president of the
Board. Dr. Wright's letter is as fol-
lows:
According to the notice published
in these columns / have been dis
missed from the position Of editor Of
the Christian Recorder, to which
the General Conference elected me
by the overwhelming vote of 37S to
1876 less than eighteen months ago
At present have only this to say
l. No charge, oral or written,
was preferred against me so far as
| know.
2. | was given no opportunity to
make any defense whatever. Even a
murderer has chance for a defense
But the publication Board lsmissC d
me without letting me say a single
word in defense of the charge upon
which they dismissed me.
8. l did not know l was on trial
until ! was called before the Board
and told of the decision of the Board
to dismiss me.
4. / preferred charge against the
Manager. Bishop Tyree called the
meeting ito investigate the truthful
ness" of my charge. | proved that
charge to be true by incontrovertible
documentary evidence. The manager
was given ample opportunity to de-
fend himself. He did his best. l
was given no opportunity to defend
myself.
5. What l did was not in the spirit
of malevolence bat to preserve the
highest interest of the church, as |
believe. l stood defending the mo-
rality of the church, Iproved my con-
tention beyond even the shadow of a
doubt. If l had lied / would have
expected a trial and dismissal II
I could not prove my contention l
should have resigned. ] believe |
have done the church and the race
a great good. I have done the minis
try a great good. 4 have done the
church no harm. Why should / be
sacrificed for standing against what
the Bible most emphatically con-
dennis? Why should l be dismissed
without even a hearing when the 9th
er party had full hearing. What
wrong did / do in denouncing sin? |
did not denounce the church. / de-
nounced sin in one individual. When
did he become the church?
G. do not believe the emphatic
decision of the General Conference
can be overruled in such an unlaw-
full manner. l was elected over
whelmingly. | have broken no law
calling for dismissal. Why then have
l been given this treatment?
7. The discipline provides only
one ground upon which the Board
has the authority to dismiss the edi-
tor and that is because of "incapaci-
ty." am not incapable of perform
ing the duties of editor.
s. If I spoke wrongly Of a brother,
am willing to stand trial as the
law directs. The law is clear. See
discipline, page 10 and page 251.
9. do not believe my church is
heartless; do not believe my church
will see a man slaughtered without
a trial for standing up for decency in
the ministry.
10. Does it mean that an example
is to be made Of me so that no other
man will ever attempt to weed out
the reDrobates? Does it mean that a
Christian minister must shield sin;
or else be enthusiastically lynched?
Does it mean that a decent life,
sober character and faithful service
count for nothing in the battle
against sin in the church? Do we
punish men for exposing sin? Do we
punish men because they will not
condone and protect vice? Is that
what the church has come to? don't
want to believe it, can't believe Il.
No. | won't believe it until am assured
that the church no longer believes
in the Bible. I won't believe it as
long as I can read how Isaiah and
Amos and Hosea and the prophets
denounced sin. won't believe 1t as
long as I can read how John and
Paul and our Saviour denounced sin.
I am deposed because I stood for
truth. I am deposed without a hear
ing. Is it fair Is it just
Z. r. VIRGIN JR.
Co.