Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-07
An Open Letter to
Rev. Jos. W. Harris.
Rev. Jos. w. Harris, d. D.,
Duquoin, III.

personally and the same appears in
this issue of the Gazette, and accept +
the fine compliment paid to me and all
the brethren of this end of the state,
Rev. j. d. Davis, excepted.
| wish to say that | twice published
your paid article ny your request and
I.was not responsible to anyone for
what you said since you had your John I
Hancock to it, and did the same for
Rev Pruitt, at his request and all |
asked of him, was for his name 10 ap-
pear at the bottom of the article and
pay me for the same. / was just as
liberal TO him as | was to you, no more
and no less. You remember in your
article you invited a reply, but no one
seemed to care enough about it reply |
until its second a Appearance. ! did not
question the signer of the article, as to
who was the writer any more than |
did when you wrote, in fact, it was no
concern o. mine as | was not involved,
neither did know to whom you bad
reference, in fact thought you were
speaking of Phillips and Washington
am not going to fight Phillips bat
4 ties, because he Is fully able to take
care Of himself, but we have known
him for several years, and have never
known him to throw stone and then
hide his hand, though this may be
time that there is an exception to the
rule. am holding the article and am
sure that it is not his Handwriting
Possibly your informant in this case Is
the same one that informed you as to
some men of the east Nit. Olive Asso-
ci :, ton using their influence upon me
to change the meeting of the assocla-
ton because they could nj mOe.
your church. shall not affirm or de-
ny this charge unless you name you
good authority and the men to
. whom YOU refer of the East Mt. Oiiv,
association. You should have name,
? all parties Involved since YOU mention
/ ed me, You should be. open if you ar
telling the truth.
! am moderator of the Mt. Olive as
,sociation, made by the majority OF IN
brethren and sisters and know m
duty and am going to discharge II an
n give the districta clean cut admin.
r. tration regardless Of what friend or 70
may say as l have no friends to re
. ward or enemies to punish.
! have staid out of this fight ever
e refused to visit your church even a
II your solicitation and thatof your mem
bers and others whom claim to be ex
cuded, because had troubles enoug
OF my own, and too, / had been inforr
ed that you were man who would no
take the advice of any one if it WASH
in keeping with your view and did no
wish to down upon my head the ire o
your exellency, and from the spirit
see displayed in your articles and non
afiiliation in our district meetings am
non compliance to the laws governin.
our Union and association places yol
in class to yourself as you boast Il
E your article and out Of harmony witt
| that class of ministers who have labor
ed hard to build up the district anc
: who have high regard foI law, peace
T harmony, also the. personal rights Of
each individual member so long as
those rights afe-in Keeping with .aw. q
Z you refer toiDrsJ- d. Davis as be-
: ling yourIonly friendin this end of the
, state, i don't understand you as YOU
have changed fronts Since YOU held a
I conversation with. me in Centraiia and
/ ] suppose he has done the same since
you are such friends ''Nuff said. .
Reverend, itldonltlspeak very highly
CT you to be in the district for three
years and not be able to cali around
you but one man that is friendly to
You as you say am sure you are
mistaken because many of the breth-
ren don't know you are in the district
and could not have anything against
one whom they have not heard of. |
have versasked you nor your church
to join our association, we always
leave that to the individual have
never tried to buy eny man friend
/ ship. nor will we depart from the path
of truth and right because my friend
or brother happened not like man.
From what we heard while in Centra-
Lse, recently you will have go further
north than that city to keep from the
mud singing il reports were true and
they desire to sling mud ~
The editor is not againstyou because
we open the columns Of this paper to-.
eaAiips ana srpif1 tepened them 10