Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-07-27
. Eaitor Metropolis Gazette.

AtestN1A Ni@Nt3 fFifa Ns'hthf'f
Dear Sir, should we be allowed space
in your paper We wish 70 give an ac-
count of the Church meeting that y as
he'd on the 9th Of April 1917, at which
tine Rev. J. w. Fits OF Mound City,
was pastor, or rather had charge. We
shall not dignity anthing that he has
said with denial but let his own writ
ten words for themselves, also the
church that he had charge of. When
a man so styles himself as 4 gospel
minister, and falls 80 low in the scales
Of respectfully that he has no regard
for the truth whatever, the communi-
in which he lives ought to know t..
Last April we happened in Centralia,
on or about the 9th. We knew moth
ing of the affairs in the church except
what Mr.. Fits told us. presumably,
some time in February. at which time
We met in Carhondate TO arrange a
program for the State Association
Evangelist Smart, was with him. He
had been conducting a meeting for
Rev. Fits, Rev. Fits, informed US at
the the tim. the condi ton Of the church
He said things were better than they
had ever been in the history of Cen
tralia. but be had been called To an
other charge, and would be gone in
a little while. But the next pastor
would have smooth sailing. because al
the old deacons had been dismissed
from the Boar While we knew moth
Ing Of the affairs. We felt that he was
a good man and begged him not to
leave district. that Southern Illinois
was IN nsed OF good men as well as the
other parts Of the country. We will
not say just now why he did not leave;
bat We may have reason to 90 50 later
on. At any rate we heard nothing
more Of the matter until we went
there n april We wrote Rev. Fits,
il u would not disarrange his services
We would b. there Easter Sunday. ard
so forth He wrote him from Dew
maine, that when we would be thge,
intac, b. nal Invited rs 70 come a nbm
be- Of times. and We appreciated the
Invitation bot could rot fud the time
TO so. Add really did not have tee
time, when We wrote him. but in as
much a be gas new minister in the
distact. We fst that sc ought to visit
HIM. wes.szt from Daquoin, and did
not get the letter h Addressed us at
Dewmaiue, for Us TO be sure and come
when wc arrived IN Ceutralia on Fri
day In the afternoon; when we had
gone but 4 Few STEPS from the train
we met deacon Fu-ferson, when ad-
dressed u in q very comical way sort
Of a way. Re said what are yon doing
here Phillips. what did you come for?
We replied that came 70 preach. Are
you going 70 preach At the Genital? VI
remarked no Where are going 20
preach them We said among other
things. that we came to preach for the
Second Baptist church. He replied,
Bro. Phillips, ! was only joking with
you. we are old friends, ard use To dig
coal together. We are going to vote
our pulpit vacant tonight, and If we
10 We viii give you two sermons, Bro
Furgnson did not know we were com
ng bis suspicious remarks shows. but,
Mr. Fits has told more than once that
parties, had written US TO come and he
lid not know that We were TO be there;
and we came and took charge Of the
charge Of the church meeting and put
him out, and would not let his friends
talk in the meeting. Mr.. Fitta did
not know that We had seen Arc. Fur
gerson until we told him. He has told
more than one that he did not know
we were to be in town. But let his
own letter speak. and see whether he
did or not,
Centralia. H., Apil 18th 1917.
Rev Phillips, d. D.,
am pleased to hear from you,
be here Friday night without fail
would like to have few nights meet
Ing with you and my friend if he
should come next week can use
both OF you should he come. ! shall
meet the $3.50 p. m. train looking to
meet you. | am yours in Christ,
j. w. Fits.
Reply to me at once.
Does tina. look like that Mr.. Fitte,
did not know that were to be there?
This is what be told DIR. d. Parrish,
ex- Moderator of the Mt. Olive Baptist
Association, not only that, but told,
or rather misrepresented other facts,
at the Mt. Olive S. s. Convention,
while in Cairo.
The truth of the matter is that when
we reached the home of brother +.
Corneal. Mr.. Fittssaw US at distance