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I Aitwr-tbeDMI Ofllnk»r*of In-lup i b«-»t’»adro*logthisay*ni-UfCtUrot,■rilldoby;*nsid-rlceSa-[herIf'*owl*hai■ AtbittheAt?ao-Pe-andFor the Dally EtoordMr. Editor:—We noticed lo the Batnr-day’s Issue ©riba Record a vsry leoglbyAod labored article written by sotneone overtbeslgobtureof J. Moorhead, mitt#, which,judging from the too* of hi# effusion, and daflo^d by tbe Aid of the '*rsj* or light be has so recently thrown upon lexicography* would signify an overflow of Ml**. *t*d wo4 much heart. We laid AMde the paper, wlih pliy In our heart for the man who flcmld (lid no higher, or more ennobling employ* meat, than that of traducing and defaming bli fellow beings We should have pawedli by without further thought or ©oromeot, but fur lb a uowtarylog attempts of others like-minded, who msnllestiy take pleasure Id adding fuil to the flame, and we feel II a duly that we owe tbs public «• well at ourselves, 10 sat a few a wordi lo d*-f.*oc« ul tbe Right. So be it known, that on the evening of March 29th A. IX 1172, we, «» mrmhera of the M. E. Church, thankfullyreceived the donation to freely bellowed oy tbB geoeroue hearted public, fur ibe bene/if of our pastor, tbe Ref, Mr. Schofield, and he It lurtbrr known tbit tbe tame wot received by Aim, together with a li«t of the namti of All the donor*, with tbe etsotmt given by each Attached, and without one word ol comment upon tbe manner in which It waa lo be applied. We are free to cod I pm llm I we bate bad our mlaglvioga of cot being able In our preaent weakened condition, to raise ;ihe whole of tbe talary agreed upon at tbe commencement of the present conference/ear, while the church wai elill la fu11 strength, GaiucUlty, at well as numerically, hut we confidently affirm that not utingle member of the cburcb will on actuiintof told donation, consider himself to the ■east degree abaolved from doing bis wM* duty lo git log lo the ex tea I of bis ability In order If pottfblt to raise tbe full amount, and we consider the donation will be an ex-tra benefit, whether wt succeeded Id raising the salary or not, fur should we fall, it wiltbe through no moral delinquency on citar part. What if the cards of Invitation were out, through oversight, as judiciously worded at they might have been—the best of ua are liable to err it limes—and, we ask, in tbe name of humanity, what good was expected to retail, by striving so bard to put Upon U tuch AO uojutt construction; but we sincerely bop*, and bonettly believe, that every candid, right-minded person, will view tbe whole thing in its true tight Out* withstanding the false light in which It ha* been so prominently and maliciously paraded.We Arc Ssippy in the thought that each one who contributed bfs mile, with the intent of doing good thereby, was made happier by tbe act, as was evident from the itiae I general good will that prevailed throughout col- | tbe entire everting. It la to view of the good that waa designed, and actually attained tbit we regret the nngeoilemaolyand malignant attempt to bring reproachand condemnation upon tbe whole affair InImitation of Satau of old wno appeared a«an angi L of light In order to accomplish bis fiendish designs, even eo, from beneath tbe mantle of justice fao tooda lurth upon tbe church bis venomous slur, whlco la as false as It is libelous.In “defiolog*' tbe word “donation** be«*ye» ‘‘There seems to be, In the minds ofsome of the resides is or tbla place a lack of knowledge and consequent paucity of understanding upon the rail msanlagof the word/* Ac. Let me ask, bow could the card of Invitation bear falsehood upon Ms very face, when we were la darkness as to tbe true meaning of tbe terms we used, What e pity this great luminary was not risen j a time to throw some “rsyi of light” dpoa our pathway before tbe fatal error was committed Also, how c«q It be averred that we attempted to “hoodwink tbe public/1 Ac., when it waa through Ignorance we used tbs wrong words in expressing our invitation! Does It cot all go to show a persistent and malignant desire to ntgrnatisn the church! Had be contributed evva a dime, lo tbs aforesaid '‘donation/1 and had; a ■ to J. mono tbe I a It ona-ask* a lift ofJoesiifct-lOfMJlea-jlgeis of SAD*a.isin,doghadbutandaowdayiore• on i If led. bta [ log out*'Iit?”fie-*stbl*Tsikyif Alining1st,AC-it been misapplied, then we could find It !u oar heart to frame some excuse for him, but as it Is we can only pity the soul that has becom# the fountain of 60 much bi Hornes# And flow, in closing, we wool j suggest a f balm to heai tbe wound his magnanimous . (?) heart had received on account of so much^ *‘subterfuge and deception1' on pari of tbe^ cburcb, end let It be Id the form of a goodround sum property donated to jb^Paaior,of wboaa services be seems to, have such a just appreciation, or wo wouid^lao be wih ling that it should be lift with tbe editor ol the Recoup, to see that it was not cAarged rg* but properly given, only see to It that the rgh pastor receives tbe'‘benefit/* and we will wd* be satisfied,l#tr A UlMBK*.ledurygbtBoth tbe refiners and DroJucera nf th«
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Petroleum Centre Daily Record
Petroleum Centre, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Apr 19, 1872
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