The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-02-18

| rected Rufus Manning, turning 70
Chisholm with sharpness Ia dis deep
blue eyes. III you will remember.
told you this same thing before Doc.
tor Boyd came TO US. have vaited
I ever since his arrival for him 20 de-
yelop 10 this point. and | wish TO an
nounce myself as solidiy supporting
hts views"
Your own will not bear nance.
ton" charged Clark. turning 10 Man
ming with a scoW1
III range up at the judgment seat
glth you" famed Manning. We're
both old enough to think about that!"
Joseph q. Clark Jumped to his feet
and. leaning across the table. shook a
thin foretnger at Manning.
Il have been attacked enough on the
point OF my moral standing" he de-
clarcd. his high.pitched nasal voice
quayering with an anger he had held
below the explosive point during the
most OF his life. Il can stand the at
tAcks Of a sensational press. but when
spiteful criticism follows me into my
own yestry,. almost In. the sacred
shadow OF the altar itself. | am com
PEELED to protest wish TO state TO
this vestry, once and for all, that my
moral status Is above reproach, and
that my conduct has been such az 10
receive the commentator OF my Ma
kcr' Because 1t has pleased Divine
Providence 10 place In my hands the
distribution OF the grain Of the fields |
am constantly subject 10 the attacks
OF envy and malice II has gone 80
far that I, last night. received from
Rev Smith Boyd. u request to resign
from this ycstry'" He paused IN tri.
umph on that. az II he had made
against Rev Smith Boyd a charge OF
such CHASTITY infamy that the young
rector must Shriyel before his eyes
Il have led q blamelcss life! have
never smoked nor drunk! have paid
every penny | ever owed and fulfilled
every promise | ever made. have
obeyed the gospel and partaken OF the
sacramento. and the Divine Being has
rewarded me abundantly! He has
chosen me. because OF my faithful
stewardship. TO gather the food OF
earth from its sources and feed II to
the mouths OF the hungry; and shall
not depart from my stewardship In
this church, because am here, az |
am everywhere. BY the will OF God! :"
Perhaps W. 7 Chisholm was not
shocked by this blasphemy, but the
| dismay OF II sat on every other face,
even on that Of Nicholas Van Poon,
who was compelled to dig deep to ind
his ethics.
You Internal old thief" wondered
Manning, recovering from his amaze.
mcnt Was Il Divine Providence
which directed you TO devise the
scheme whereby the railroads paid
YOU two dollars rebate on every car
OF wheat you shipped, and a dollar
bonus on every car Of wheat your com.
pcttors shipped could give you a
string Of sins an long az the catechism
and YOU dare not deny one OF them,
hccauae san prove them on You And
yet YOU have the eTroniery 10 say
that a Divine Providence would cstab
llsh you IN Your monopoly by such
sccundrcllr means as YOU have risen
to become the greatest dispenser OF
seltady,rtisjug charities IN the world
You propose ~ ride into heaven on
your universities and your libraries
and on the fact that you never smoKcd
nor drank nor sNore nor EGmb,ed,
bat when you come face 10 face with
this horrible new god you have ere.
atcd, deity who would permit you
to attain wealth by tho vile methods
YOU have used you will find him with
a puchtork Ia his hanis am glad
I that Doctor BOYD, though knowing
your vindictive record. has had hray.
cry enough to demand your resigna.
ton from this vestry! hope ne re-
crtyes Il,
Joseph C Clark bad remained
standing and his head shook, as with
palsy, while he listened 10 the charge
I of Manning He was very old man,
and I, had been quite necessary for
him TO restrain his passions through,
out his life
"You will So urt'" he shouted at
Manning. I am impresnable; but
you have no business On tAis yestry
You can he removed at any time an
examination is ordered. FOR ! have
Araru you. We have all heard YOU.
deay tho Immaculate conception, and
thereby the divinity OF Christ, in
/ whom aloae there IL salvation"
4 hush like death fell on the vestry
Rev SMITH poyG was the FIRST 70
break the shas'l! silence,
Gentlemen said he. Il d. no;
th,rk that W are in a mood today for
. ,gc,hcr discussion. suggest that We
! ADJOURN
I His voice seemed 70 d!StraCt the at.
ttDulu ot Ciaro from Manning a,
( whom he had been sjoSerjrg lie
turned on Rev Smith Boyd the re,
/ wA.ader 81 me wrath which marked
his first break tn,o sentl!y.
AS for YOU" ha snar,ed, you viii
keep your fingers out o. matters which
! DO not concern YOU You were hired
TO preach the gospel. and you will cen.