The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-01-22

The trouble with or New Orleans brother, is. that he has let his feel.
ines get into the matter and that he has arrogated to himself the
right to defend and speak for the Bishop and to catechise US He
files a bill of partculars and because we do not accept his items he
displays an Feasibility that his better judgment cannot defend.
Let us asume that the brethren who discussed the Bishop ad-
verselv we're correct, could there be any wrong in directing attention
to it? We insist there is nothing "culpable" in saying that A MAN
is arrogant if circumstances justify the statement.
But to a few points in DR.. Meeks particulars:
None but a distorted vision could conclude that we ar Ten
Ideavoring" to "hide behind anybody or anything "as a means of
protecting" ourself. The conversation with the three brethren re-
ferred to took place in the presence OF an honored and worthy
layman of the Methodist church, one who has given OF his talent and
of his purse to further the work of the church and who IS now past
the three score and ten mark, and is still an officer IN the church at
Grenada. He will verify what we have said. But what would DR..
Meek do with these brethren were he to get their names. would he
pass them under the gullotine or would he see that they were ex.
communicated Curiosity alone prompts our inquiry.
We had absolute faith and confidence in the brethren whom we
heard tak-they undoubtedly thought they were telling the truth
and it has been a part of our teaching that preachers would not lie.
If these good men were in error, they are not the first to pass judg.
ment enormously.
nDr. Meek does no. understand that we based our editorial alb
solutely and entirely upon the statement of others then we re IN
able to use language that will make him understand. these men
are our witnesses-they are our proof"
We observe that he states that we are almost to the brink that
face is still to the rising sun and we trust that before we get to the
point where he will consign us to outer darkness that the obligations
of brotherhood will restrain him from further maedictions.
His illustration of what he might chance to say about our con-
duct as Secretary of the Board of Trustees. is not a parallel case, I'M
less he be authorized and instructed to speak for the Bishop (D.
DR.. Meek has been a useful and potent force in his church but
the temperament he has exhlDlted n ti matter prompts u &c SS-
gest that if he would bring his pety to equal his splendid intellect,
he would be an instrument for much greater leadership in the future.
We would thank Dr.. Meek to state if he displayed the spirit he
enjoins upon is in the controversy which he provoked with Rev. |.
D. Borders and with J. R. Binghami
But returning to our original editorial about the Bishop: We
are thoroughly cognzant of the fact that cases are usually determn-
ed in the courts of our country upon the preponderance of Testimony
adduced. 1t is not our desire to bring in further testimony or ito
make out a case" Applying the rule above alluded to, to Bishop
Waterhouse.. there could be but one verdict and that would be that
the Bishop was eminently wise in what he said and commercially
discreet in what he did while presiding over the conference of the
Methodist churches of North Mississippi at Starkville. By the fore.
going we are not to be understood as in anywise discounting the
statements of those godly men upon whose expressions we based
our frs. editorial in regard to Bishop Waterhouse, yet the juris-
prudence of the land presumes on innocence until overthrow
by a preponderance of evidence therefore, were the issue. raised
about the Bishop submitted to a judicial tribunal he would be told
to "go hence without day" Ii there were any grounds for the
complaint of our brethren and if any bene6cent results ire to come
of our original editorial, they either have been or will be accomplish
ed. PROFESSIONALLY the shot went to the mark. go,
We indulge the hope that if there be any wounds concerning what
has been said about this matter that they may soon be healed and
that the clergy and the laty of the Methodist church of north Mis-
D sissippi may find cause for closer fellowship and that they work to-
} gether with an intelligence and an effectiveness that will be a bene-
diction to all.
We also hope that this is our final word about this matter
What DR.. Meek might think of us or of our actions or what we might
the public. There ire no scars in our breast because of what has
been said and we stand ready to throw DR.. Meek a bouquet when
9 ever the time and the occasion justify it.