Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-25

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article published in New York relative
to the mountain people:
Asheville, N. c.. March Is, 1916.
Dear Sir:
"Will you kindly insert the enclosed
clipping in your paper, and call on
the Moderator of the Carolina associ-
alton or any other Baptist brother to
write me if there are any preachers
in Henderson county such as describ-
ed by Mr.. Allen.
Thanking you for this favor, l am
Yours ~fraternally,
A. E. BROWN, Supt.
Article in Question.
The following was taken from The
Syracuse, N. Y, Post-Standard OF
March 8:
Natives in the mountains of North
Carolina are anxious for something
substantial from which they can re-
ceive religious training, according to
Archdeacon w. B. Allen, who adj
dressed a large audience of men and
women last Saturday evening at the
home of Mrs. Louis Krumbhaar in
| Brattle road.
"Archdeacon Allen superintends the
Episcopal church district, which in
cludes Ashevi1le, N. c., and came to
this city from New York, where he is
spending some time. to give an in
sight into the home missionary work
which is needed in his locality.
"The audience was made up main
ly of the congregation of Calvary
church and the meeting was in line
with many being held during the Len
season by the Episcopal churches
in the fourth district diocese of CEN
trail New York.
"The natives of the mountains arc
tired of the sensational preaching !
which they have had for many years.
and are turning toward those persons
who can supply them more definite
religious food for them, Archdeacor
Allen said. Many of the preachers
formerly were %convicts or moonshin'
ers, who escaping from prison, adopt
ed the clerical role to up their !
from the federal authorities.
Their work has been to instill fear
among the mountaineers, but this fear |!
Ia being dispelled rapidly through the
work of the industrial schools, whicr
he home missions of the Episcopal
church have established.
"Archdeacon Allen also praised the
work of the trained nurses, who are
the dense wilderness OF the
Mountains to are for the sick. which
work has made a marvellous impress
sion upon these folk.
How far behind the age are most
these people, most of whom can
lot read or write, was illustrated by
A~rchdeacon. Allen, who told of one
nan who did not know the civil war
lad ended"
An EpiscOpalian Answers. j
The following reply by an Episcopa-
taken from the Waynesville Cou- (
fer will be of interest in this connec-
ion: i
EDITOR Post-Stahdard. -% IS
Syracuse, N. Y. II
MY attention has been called to an
rticle appearing in the Syracuse t
'ost-Standard under date of March t
wherein it is reported that the Arch @
eacon William B. Allen Of the Eplsco-
al diocese of this district, of which n
istrict / am myself a member, in or. O
er to extort money from people not f
with the facts says among f
Their things. Many Of the preachers c
rere formerly ~convicts and moonshtn-
rs and assumed the clerical garb to
over I'D their tracks from the Federai {
If this statement was 4
by Nj. Allen it is false and de- {
erves no consideration from a civil L
led and intelligent people and ht 7
hould be expelled from the ministry a
{ he great Episcopal church. f
Our ministers Of all denominations G
re composed of the highest type of Z
citizenship and are men y
ruly -consecrated to God and are do g
a great work in the Masters field. r
| would call your attention to the 8
act that this mountain county where
live was one of the six in the state
# North Carolina that did not ask
State aid for school purposes this
ear, nor last year, and this county
S one of the most mountainous Of the
state.
The facts are that the. vestry OF
trace Episcopal church of Waynes-
lille asked Mr.. Allen to resign as rec
several months ago. All our
mountain people ask is to be treated
airly. Coming from the purest strain
States they will take their places in
he world without the aid of such
men as w. B. Allen. Our people are
many of them poor, it is true, but
hey are men of character and high
deals, and are not placing themselves
n the position of supplicants for char
ty. In the great city Of New York
here is more need of missionary work
han in all this great mountain sec
ion.