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II. J. Fair.; Vk'iirihiufiil Master; Fred. L. Jocobt
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The Asheville Pulilia Library, over Mr. Kep
ler's Store, opposite Eagle Hotel,, and next
daor to Tlie Bank of Aalieviile. is open to vis
itors from 19 a, m. to 1 p. m, and from 4:30 to
6:80 p. m. . ... -.
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Thin powder never varies. A marvel of pniitv,
strength and wholeaomenesa. Hoie economical
than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in
competition with the multitude or low test, short
wehrht aUioi or phosphate powders. Sold only in
ant. Royal Bakixu Puwobb Co. toe Wall St.,
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COMPOUND OXYGEN.
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ASHEVILLE, N. C-
We use In the treatment of Chron t Incases,
COMPOUND OXYGEN
and Medicated Vapor by direct Inhalation. Those
who suffer from diseases of the Kespiratory Or
gans such as Consamptinn, Catarrh. Bronchitis
Vnthma. Chronic Sore Thioat, Loss of Voice, etc.,
uid who have failed to I'C cured by the ordinary
treatment ol Cod Llret oil. Uypopbosphites,
Pocket Inhalers, and the 1; '.'e, runy he permaneut
. '.y cured by our new treatment ; since we have
sored and are corltifr cases which haJ resisted all
other means and which had been pronounced
Incurable by the best physicians.
The Compound Oxygen Treatment is not only
valuable in diseases oi the respiratory tract, bnt
is working prompt and permanent cn-es in all
diseases depending upon an impoverished or
Impure condition of the blood, such as Debility,
Kpilepsy, Itheunaati8.il, Uhoiea, Neuralgia Paral
ysis, Diabetes, Brlght's Disease, Anaemia, Scrolu
Ir and aU Diseases of the Skin.
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treatment.
ror taose who cannot come to onr office, and
woo need the Compound Oxygen, we have a
Home Treatment, which In many esses is as val
uable as the Office Treatment. We will send the
apparatus and chemicals to last two months for
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ua,UD.rt'H Teaa: L. T. Iglehardt, Esq.,
Evansville, ind ; John B. Snow, Esq., Tipton,
Term ; Hon. S. Fuller, BoonviUe, Ind ; O. A.
Mean. KMi.utheviUe. M. C; Kev. O. Bell. Bell
r O..K. I;
Wriu. w uinstrated Pamphlet, which will be
mailed free, in regard to treatment. Address
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' Eagle Hotel, Room .
mov 1-dawftm
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knowledge their own Inferiority by attflmptuis to
Dona upon uie repuiatioa oc ineongiMi.
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Bitw iu may sws -or
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world. Thousands who wear them wli I tell ymi the
. Mdcnlfyou n.k them. JAMK4 JIBAKS'
kUUK focBoysisunapproached la Durability. . ,
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KT INTERESTING READING MAT-
TER ON FOURTH PAGE.
R. R. Jones at the Pioneer No. 23
South Main street opens the season
of Mixed. Drinks to lay, Milk Punches,
Big Yellows, Whiskey ranches, banga
rees, and other mixed drinks called for,
delivered free cf charge, anywhere with
in the fire limits of the citv.
Clyde promises to be a fouiising
town of Haywood.
Mr. J. Wiley Shook, of Haywood,
called on us yesterday.
Capt Enloe, one of Webster's
prominent merchants, is in the city-
The wheat crop is fair, but not as
full, in prospect, as it ought to be.
Mr. Samuel J. Throp and son of
Big Rapid Michigan, are in the
city. - " V"
.' Our old friend Col. J. M. Potts,
formerly of Petersburg but now of
Richmond, is in the city.
.. The tobacco watehouses of Hay
wood have not been so successful
this season arianticipated.
Mrs. Logan, daughter of Hon. J.
Randolph Tucker of Virginia, and
family, f re at the Swannanoa.
Representative Crawford of Hay
woud is in the city, enroute home
from a very pleasant visit to Rich
mond. ' y
Look nit for programme of "CneJ
Huncred Years Ago," to be presen
ted by the Abbeville Thespi'ans.next
Thursday.
Many peaches have survived in
Transylvania, and also in Haywood.
In the former the crop promises to
be a full one.
A little of an April shower yester
day. But April weather don't be
long to the American continen'.
"lis Engli-h, you know."
We do not appreciate the Wattso-bf
nian philosophy, "Lst dogs delight.
to bark and bite." That sives them
license to make night hideous, with
out a solitary compensation.
We know of some who have lost
their claim to sound judgment by
undevaluing the future of Asheville.
Five years ago these same had the
opportunity of quadrupling their for
tunes and missed it by their wis
dom.
The Asheville Thespians are mak
ing most extravagant arrangements
for their entertainment next Thurs
day right. The programme is cer
tainly a very excellent one, and
will prove one of the most attractive
ever presented an ylieviiie au
dience.
On Monday, Easter, hundreds ol
little boys and girls and babies call
e'd on President Cleveland, who re
ceived them most graciously, shaki
ing each by the band.
borne ot the nurse girls neia up
crviosr babies to be kissed, but . the
President drew the line at oscula
tion and took hold of the tiny . fin
eers instead . The President has not
got his hand in yet.
Haywood court is in session this
week. The docket will consume the
term of two weeks. The criminal
docket is large, but without capital
cases. - . ,: '
Waynesville has had no boom,
but the change within the past few
years is marked. -Several fine build,-
ines of brick, and with all the mod
ern ideas of architecture have been
erected, the largest and handsomest
of which is that of Brown & Van
Giider, nstd as a hardware store.
The Mclntwh building is a fine
one. Dt'.G. D. S. Allen has a fine
house, and he is acting upon the
principle of building up a large pro
prietary drug establishment which
is successful so far. We see po
reason why- a Southern druggist
should not grov rich as well as oth
ers. "'
New Japanese G8.
Fans in grea' variety from 21 cents
each np, forfie and decorative purposrs.
NoveltieftrO U sorts, entirely new, at
Jft , ,. Law's, on Main fit.
Iw6t prices possible on Crockery,
Wassd Cultety, Lamps in greater
variety 'and at lower, figures than ever
before. - r " ' a Law's. ,
. . mm ' "
"-The "finafore Steam"- i one of the
ways outers are served at Turner's.
ASHEVILLE N. C
Rev. Percy Eu banks, who has recently
returned to his native State from Nasho
tab, Wisconsin, is in the city, and will
preach at the Episcopal Church to-mor
row at 11 o'clock. -
The number of lime kilns in the BoiL
ton valley is a surprise' to those who are
ignorant of the extent of the industry in
that section. They occur also in Turkey
ureeic in Transylvania.
We commend M. D. Cooper, of Brev
ard, for the Koodneos of his vehicles, the
excellence of his teans, and the skill of
ue a rivers. ir -we bounced sometimes
to the roof of the Icarriage, ' we charita
bly gave the credit to the roads
The BoiMon Gold mine, half a mile
from; the Brerard road ,is conspicuous
enoBh to be seen half way no the side
of the mountains. Crushing works have
been erected, and the lines of the vein
are marked out with distinctness. .
Messrs. Bostick BSantoa & Co., real
estate : agents, are now located- in the
Ciuzcn building on Patton Avenne,"and
offei their services to the public for buy
ing, selling and renting of all kinds of
property. . Keferecte irst ' National
Bank and other business houses in Ahe
ville Give them a trial. ' ' '
Our Tennessee trade is rapidly - in
creasing. Messrs, A. D. Cooper & Co. fill
ed a large order yesterday, for a party ac
Unacoj, who were so well pleased with
the goods and prices they declare their
purpose to do all their tradinz here.
Thus Asheville grows.
A lively, old-time fisticrff took place
a few days ago in Swannanoa township
between about fifteen negroes men wo
men and children. No special barm
done. Esquires Patterson and Youne
sat upon the case, and adjusted it end
fully vindicated the "peace and dienitv
of the State."
Drs. Weaver, Williams and Battle of
Ashe'ille, Whittington and Ray of
Burnevil e, Reaean of Weaverville, and
Lyle, of Macon, were able, after the great
banquet at Charlotte Thursday night
given to the Medical Association, to
reach town last evening. They were
more than pleased with their trip, and
all that was involved in it.
A. Good Move. -The
handsome maples which have
rather crowded our streets were removeJ
yesterday to court square. This is one
of the best moves of the season. They
will soon add beauty as well as comfort
to our attractive square.
Personal. !v, :
We had the pleasure yesterday of
meeting Mr. John S. Cunningham, son
of Col. John W. Cunningham, a gentle
man well known to many here. The
latter ias been ill for many months, and
we are sorry to learn hia "condition, has
not improved- ."
:Mr. punningbam U hevaon his father'
rmsiners. Some years ago Mr.'Cunning
ham, SrT, bought the Wood fin house and
adjoining property for something less
than $8,000. Yesterdav he was offered
$25,000 for the premises, but concluded to
divide i. into 19 lots, for which he will
realize $40,000. Perhaps he will exceed
that.
Turner on Top.
We have ben wishing that our restau
rant chief would obtain a place that
would suit him. He has got it. Yester
day he secured the lease for three years
the Pulliam property on South Main
erreer; ana every one wno Knows it win
see the appropriateness of the place. It
is public, and it is private; on the street,
just back from it, with grounds in front,
u be seicuaea oy 'screen oi ten ieet
he'ght from the street, yet, but a step
Irani the street to seicuded grounds,
adorned with fountains and arbors and
flower Dlats,and all opening into a build
inn with capacious dining halls, puolic
and private, for gentlemen and far ladies.
we only allude to the matter now. un
the lst of May all will be ready; and then
we shall deem be it more fully.
Tyansylvania Items.
Leaving for Haywood county on Mon
day morning after returning from Bre
vard Sunday evening, we had no time to
make notes of the court or of travel. We
do so in this issne somewhat late.
The court sat all the week, Judge
Graves presiding. The attendance on
the bar was quite full. Messrs. W. W.
Jones, Geo. Shuord, Emory Merrimon
and V. S. Lusk represented, the Ashe
ville bar, Messrs. Smith and Posey the
Hendersonville bar, Messrs. Duckworth
and Gash that of Brevard, Solicitor
Moody and Garland S. Ferguson that of
W&vnesville. and Mr. J. J. Osborne
Henderson county, ine oiaie aocaet
consumed nearly a week. The only case
to which a heavy punishment wi s meted
out wa that of Pride more sent to the
penitentiary for the crime of incest with
his grand daughter.
The Judge and some ofthe bar lodged
at that excellent house of Mrs. M. A.
Gash, and Solicitor and the others of
the bar with Sheriff McMinn: and both
of these houses had equally, warm advo
cates.
The new Clerk', Mr. J. L Bell, won
golden opinions, solicitor Moody was
very successful, losing only two cases
ont of twenty-eight.
Transylvania has the gold fever. The
succesi-'of the Boilston mine has led to the
investigations on what is thought to be
the same vein. W. H. Nicholson, Davia
and others think they are on the road to
fortune, llthers are equally sanguine
but we reserve further present mention
Their hop s stimulate other enterprises.;
and the railroad spirit is high.
Mr. S. E. Lucas has his . new mill in
successful operation. It is on the site of
the burned Cooper mill. It is a new pro
cess mill, and is doine eood work. '
'We notice much improvement along
the road in Transylvania. Mr. Yoang
has built nun a handsome house on i ur
key Creek, on the roadside ; and on the
old Dever place, near Davidson's river,
Mr. Miller has built him a dwelling as
handsome as anything in the town.
As our columns arj given up to long
arti les, we will leave this abject for
the pre Bent. . v v.
Perfect soundness of body and mind
is possible only with pure blood. Lead
ing medicinal authorities of all - civilized
countries endorse AVer's Sarsaparilla ss
the best blood-pi rifying medicine in ex
istence. It vastly increases the work'
ing and productive powers of both hand
and brain,. t23
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SATURDAY MORNING APRIL 16 887
THE DISPUTE AMONG THE
-D. D.B. . .
Last Sunday .the Crnzen contain
ed an article from Rev. W. -W." Bays
Pastor of the M. E. Chorjoh South in
this city, in reply to an article which
recently appeared in a Chattanooga
paper, written by Rev. C. S.
Long, of the Mi E, Church," criticis
ing Dr. Bays and his church mat"
tera io this city. ; "t t " ;
To-day we." publish a rejoinder
from Mr. Long. In this he endeav
ors to sustain brie pf his reflections
upon Dr. Bays and his -.church by
referring to the s tandina notice of
church services in the Citizen-. Mr.
Long charged in his first ar " le "the
M. E. Church South jo oi v v-tising
its service in the AshevW.J-yrprjrs
habitually leaves the word 'South'
off." The repetition of this by Mr.
Long, in the face o'f Dr. Rays' state
ment, calls for a statement from as
The Church Directory of the Citi
zen is made up in this office, and is
not an "advertisement": which
means matter furnished by anoth
er for which payment is made. If
Ve ever received a notice, or the
form ofthe matter to be usecrfromjthe
pastor of any church we cannot now
recall it.;. We do not believe we have
ver received such, nor have 'we ever
solicited such. The only point about
which w mayhave enquired, and
this not necessarily ofthe pastor, has
ben the hours ol services and the
lays upon which services are or
would be held. Nothing of this
character has ever been furnished
the Citizen by Dr. Bays, either a
an "advertisement" or information.
One ot the editors of the Citizen is
at least Methodist enough to be fa
miliar with its usual forms of ser
vice. If, in putting the notice in,
the word "South" was omitted, it
was a typographical rather than any
other character of error, fir which
done this office is responsible. For
his we do not apologize tathe great
church of the living God, of which
we have been taught to regard, and
do reverently reg'ard. the M. E
Church and: the M.E. Church South,
to. be hut - temporal agencies. MThe
word ''South" does Hot make a
christian, neither do the. words "M
E. Church.". To state that God is
to be worshipped in anj place is all
that is required by any person in
whose heart the - love of God
abounds, we care r ot by what world
ly designation such place may be
known. It is only with this view we
publish a church directory, and
those persons are but blaspheming
the God they pretend to worship
when they go to any place for other
reasons specially for that which
may be "in a name." . The M. E.
Church South has never "advertis
ed" any of its services in the Citi
zen, nor has any other cbui-ch. The
notices of all services are our own.
For the Asheyiile Citizen.
A CARD.
The difficulty between Drs. Purefoy
and Watson has been referred to an
arbitration committee of the professional
brethren. The matter has been settled
to the entire satisfaction of themselves
and the committee, and in the future it
will simply be something ofthe past.
WABDLAW MCUIIA,
W. D. HlLLIABD,
M. H. Fletchkr. -
Will Make Asheville His Home.
Col. Geo. W. Dilliard, late of Mar
shall, has removed to Asheville and
will establish his law office in this
city. A genial, wholesouled gentle
man, we wish him success, and wel
come him. :t- " : -.jVv"; "
A Burlioeton . woman lbsF: her
false teeth, and when asked what
was the matter with her wrote on a
piece of paper: "Misplacement of
the jaw." -.""v
Strange that man should, have
been given two ears " and but one
tongue, when, as everybody ; knows,
he would rather talk all day than
listen five minutes. - - , ., -
John Beauchamp, a big-negro of
Louisville, bet that he could eat
sixty cocked eggs in as many min
utes Hemd ir, but could hardly
speak or move when he finished.
A nhvsician of West Chester, Pa.,
says that he has patients"who, when
unable to take any other nourish
ment relish broth made from'the'En
gliah sparrow. This -is indeed
good news. . - . - . .:
A ver'i (athartic Pill-ref "Buited to
eveiy age, .-lie-.ng sngw'coatea, ..tney are
easy to take, and though mild and pleas
ant in action, are thorgngh and search
ing in ehVct.. Their emcacy in su ais
orders of stomach and bowels is certifid
to by " eminent physicians, prominent
clergymen, and ,nany oi our Dest ciu
zena. - ? : ; ;;' . :' ' :' : '
For Salb. " ' -:. ;
Household goods, at 23 Bridge street,
Callt once. .
L?ms, Limb. '
; Plenty of lime at depot for 25 cents
per bushel, or can be had at .mr house
by the barrel. Call promptly,
. - i M. J, Faog.
Cfcizeiio
IFor the Asheville Citizen.
PROOF FURNISHED.
THE
EdiLort Citizen .-In your issue of tenth
instant the Rev. - W. W. Bays, pastor of
M. E. Church, Smith, in Asheville, chal
lenges me to substantiate some assertions
made by myself in an article published
in the Methodist Advocate, Chattanooga.
Tennr. In undertaking to comply with
BiO. Bays' oft repealed demand that" I
furnish the proof, I feel no manner of em
barrassment as I am "armed at all points,
exactly cap a-pie." Neither do I feel a
disposition to write in that silly, bitter,
undignified, and even sacreligioua plan
ner in which Bro. Bays has seen proper
to deliver himself. If my statements are
correct it is enough for me to make that
fact appear; if they are fals no amount
of abuse and rituperation directed against
a brother minister of the Gospel of Love
will make them true. ' ' c. ' .-
'-. In fornishinir tbe"burde3-op or'
to the Btate:nents ruajfc in dw article tol
tun jaeinoaut Advocate witnouc oecoming
responsible for any erroneous or exag
gerated eonclusi yiis Bro. Bays se.-cus to
have drawn from them. V . i
The first statement which Bro. Bavs
takes offense is; Tlte M. E. CAurcli.
(hiJh, in advertis-na Us services in tlie Athe-
riUe papers )uuriliuilly leaves ' tlie word
Sbvthoff. This statement is denied i.-y
Bro. Bays in the following emphatic
language : '' I deny that the M. E. Church.
South, in Ashevil.e habitually advertises
herself as - the Methodist EDiscoual
Church." These statements cannot be
more antagonistic or diametrically oppos
ed, hence they cannot both be true, but
one must be false. Let us appeal to the
records ann see which one it is
In a copy of the Citizen, a daily paper
published in Asheville, dated September
26th, 1886, I find the following notice
standing Jjrrf under the heading. Asheville
isiiurcn LHrectory : "metliodist Mpucopal
Chtrch, Church St, Rev. W. W. Bavs
morning services 11a. m.; evening ser
vices 7J p. m ; prayer meeting, Wednes
day evening 7i p. m ; . Sunday School
9 a. n'."
In looking over the files ofthe daily
Citizen for 1886 'he same notice occur
red in every issue I examined and I was
told by-one ofthe Editors t lat the ame
form had been used through the entire
year. 1 he papers are there to speak for
themselves and I ask every interested
person to go and examine for 'themselves. !
Those who will take th? trouble to do so
will find that the M. E. Church, South,''
was advertised as the M. E. Church
more than three bukorbd times in one
newspaper during the year 1836.
The Advance, another daily paper pub
lished in the city of Asheville, publish
ed no regular church notices during the
year 1886, but usually mentioned in the
Sunday morning issue that the usual ser
vices would be held at the various
t-.burc'ies, frequently giving formal r.ont-es
of the services at Bro. Bays' churclt In
looking over a part of the files of the
Advance for the year 1886, I found twelve
of these apfctaThotices of services to be
held at the M. E. Church, South, and in
every case .the word South was left off.
In not a single instance did I see the
word "South" in connection with the
irany advertisement, ot the services of
that church except once in a no'.ite of a
Womnn's meeting which was signed by a
lady. Four of these notices announced
tlipt visiting ministers would preach, two
wv .oe notices of Quarterly Meeting services,
two of missionary services, and otheis were
notices of special sermons which Brj.
Bays proposed to preach. I was told at
the office of the Advance that ."Mr. Bavs
usually handed in" these special notices.
I invite the people of Asheyiile to
examine for themselves to eee whether
or not these statements are true.
Before I ask my readers to decide
whether I or Bro. Bays is in error as t j
the matter of advertisement, I will in
troduce one more witners, "for in the
mouth of two or three witnesses every
word shall be established." The Town
Topics is a weekly paper published in
Afcheville by a member of Bro. Bays'
church. An appeal to the files of this
paper reveals the fact tha this word
"South" has been habitually left off in
the advertisements of the services of the
M. E. Church, South; indeed the "burden
some word did not occur in a 6ingle
copy of the incomplete file I examined.
In this case, as in the others, I ask all
interested parties to examine for them
selves, and also get the acknowledgment
of the Editor to the same fact, as I did.
I claim that I have established beyond
the shadow of a doubt the truth of my
statement, viz: "The M. E. Church,
South, in advertising its services in the
Asheville papers habituaily leaves the
word "South" off." The second -'offensive"
statement is : "I am told the pastor
of the church in Asheville never uses
the burdensome word t-ven in the :ecep-
tion of members into his church." Bro.
Bays does not attempt to deny the truth
of this statement, bat demands that I
''show cause why he should .use the
word 'South' in the reception of mem
bers and that 1 pnbiiciy . furnish the
name of my informant. I cannot imagine
why Bro. Bays desires the .name - of my
"informant ' when he umseu acknow
ledged to me in private conversation that
he "does not use the 'burdensome' word
when he ' receives r members r into his
chnrch," and when'he can get the tesa
monv of hundreds who are regular atten
dants at his church' to the truth of my
statement.. . My "Informant," however,
may say. vas a regular attendant at
Bro. Bavs' church, a man of ummpeich
able Christian character, and who would
not designedly misrepresent a fellow
Christian to save hie right arm. It does
not devolve upon me to "show cause why
he should use the word South' " as the
truth of my statement does not require
it, and as I am not responsible lor what
Bro. Jays should or should not do. l
will say,. However, that toe cnurcn oi
which 1 have the honor to be a member
employs ilsuti chartered -ame twux in its
form lor the reception ol uieuibers. Jxow,
if .there is any "cause" why the first,
original, mother of all the ten or twelve
Methodist churches in America should
use her proper, legal name, and her good
and great men for more than 100 years
have thought there is on such occasions,
there certainly is reason why Bro. Bays
should use the fnll name of the Method
ist Episcopal Church, South, when receiv
ing members into that church, especially
when thtre are in the same town acd
country a number oi Methodist churches
distinguished bv their respective names,
and more especially when it is more than
ptobahte that there are strangers at bis
cnurcn every wee, wno nave been iea
there by the "habitual" advertisement of
bis services under the name oian ent'rely
separate and distinct denomination from
the one ne represents.
' The third statement' to which Bro,
Ba s objects is this : "AH are received
into the M. E. Church." The plausibility
of this declaration rests upon the truth
PRICE CENTS
ofthe two statements which have already
been proven beyond the possibility of a
doubt. Now,uBro.Baysdoe8not receive 1
members into the church of which he has
been "habitually" advertised as pastor in
three papers, into what church does he
receive them? Certainly not into the
M. E. Church, South, for it has been
proven and he has also acknowledged
that he does not use the word "South."
Furthermore, he is not the pastor nor the
representative of that church accoiding
to the regular advertisement of his ser
vices. How does this sound? There are
ten pastors in the city, all of whom "re
ceive members in the church under
whoee name they advertise their services
except the Rev. W. W. Bays, who is
"habitually" advertised as the pastor of
one church but invariably receives his
members into another entirely differ
ml church. The idea is ludiccous. Until
Bro- Bays can shows tbe consistency, the
honesty, and the jus'ice of 'habitually"
advertising himself as pastor of one
church and receiving -Tneaaberg into
another, entirely different ehnrch, he
must sf:as9 me If LatertaiR tb6vton
he, wi'fi all Other
A.j peyohiel 'Wjyitt.
pasters in Ashrvne.
receives members into' the church of
which be is the habitual y advertised
pastor. -.. : , .
The assertii n that in order to '-'Derfect
the deception the Southern Hymn Book
is hid awayand pulpit and pew furnished
with the Methodist Hymnal," is, in part.
erroneous,I aru willing publicly to admit
as I did privately to Br . Baj s before his
article was written. It is not correct that
there are bo Hymn Books of the M. E
Uhurch South in use, but the Methodist
Hymnal is in the ascendancy. But when
I state how I came to be in partial error
at this point I apprehend that no reason
able and unprejudiced person will accuse
me of wilful misrepresentation. Shortly
after my return from Japan -ibiut eigh
teen months ago, Bro. Bays asked me to
deliver a lecture in his church to fill a
vacancy made by his absence in Vir
ginia, I believe. I was conducted into
the pulpit by tbe Rev. Jas. Asking, who
placed a Methodiet Hymnal in my hands
with the remark '.' We are using your
church hymn book now," and rightly
anticipating my surprise at seeing my
own church Htnynal used by a denomi
nation which has a very superior collei -
tiou of hymns and tunes, he immediate
ly added by way of explanation, "The
choir preferred it. Hence we have adopt
edit." -'.Now, I ask any ininicier ol
the gospel if he would not, under similar
circumstances, have come to the same
conclusion that I did, viz : that there was
only the one book used in th .t chrrch,
and that the Methodist Hymnal, it is
plain to be seen, and no proof, how the
use of the Methodist Hymnal by the
Southern Methcdist church, although it
be labeled as the properly of the M. E
Church South, might strengthen, and in
frequent cases really "perfect the decep
tion" of habitually advertising the
services of that .church un
der the rmrne ard title of the
Atthidisl Episcopal ! hvJi, o;pf.L-iaIl y,
when tbere is no word used in tli a
call and reception of members to indicate
that the cbuicn is other than itis'habit
uallv" advertised to be. Certaintly such
miy '. rea3:aab!y be tha cape wben the
individual should fail to notice the "label"
as I d'd, although iieing the book t' rouuh
the ent r s;iyi ; lurinj; which 1 desis
ted in singing fro. n it as rbanv ;8 three
hymns. Will Bro. Bays toil why he is
willing to sacrifice t'.e interest of hisown
Publishing Houso and church in the use
ofthe Methodist hymnal. One, more
statement, to wit : "Scores, no doubt,
have been taken by this stralageu)"must
be explained. Now I posi.ively affirm
upon the honor of a christian minister
that I did not desi: n this statement to
have a strictly local aoplieation however
much its connection seems to limit it to
Asheville I had in my mind as ths pre
vailing thought when I wrte the sen
tence an article which I had read months
ago in which i' was claimed that unusual
efforts were made, and undue advantages
taken to get emigrants from the North
having Methodist affinities to unite with
the M. E. Church South. Thejreader will
ticeithat 1 do notamrm this is the case
bnt that such is my firm belief. This be-
ief was based upon what I had read
and the evideuce which I have clear-
siicwn that a condition of things
existed which made it not only possible
but more than probable that persons
had been thus deceived. If still other
reasons for this belief be desired I will
add that on a recent occasion, when iu
Asheville, I picked up a paper m whieh
read the following special cnurc'i no
tice- "At the M. li. Church the pastor,
W. W. Bays, will preach.' Sacra -ujnt of
the Lord's Supper, after the morning
sermon. Class meeting at 4 p.m. l ne
public invited " Turning to a member
of the M. E. Church. South, who
was formerly-a member of the M.
E. Ciurchin the North, I asked: "Can yon
tell me wLen Bro. Bays united with tbe
M.E. Church?" The reply was ; Why,
I suppose be always belonged to that
hurch." I responded. "I bez your par
don, if he belongs to that church it is a
recent thing." " What chnrch thendoes
he belong to?" was the inquiry, "lo
the M. E. Church South," I answered,
I was then asked what difference there
waa'oetween the two churches, jlvow
here is a man who evidently, .according
to his own statement, thought that bis
pastor, W. W. Bays, was a member of
the M. E. Church, and as members ire
supposed to belong to the chnrchof which
tneir pastors aremeinoen?,tne oniy legiti
mate conclusion in this case is the one 1
came to namely, that this brother tltoight
he belonged to ouj cuurcn-wneu us
actually belonged to anoth-r. And I in
sist that it is no "reflection" noon his
intelligence" to have fallen into this
misapprehension, and into the error of
believing the Rev. W. W. Bays a mem
ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church
when he has been advertised for more
than a year in the Ashev:lle papers from
six to eght times a week as the pastor
of that church. -
I deem it unnecessary to .prolong this
argument If there are other statements
they must stand or fall with those con
sidered.' - ' , ' .
One word more. ' Bro. Bays has grata
itously accused me of charging him with
"ecclesiastical rascality." "ecclesiastical
lying" etc., and of calling him a "knave,"
"wolf?" "liar" Ac.' None of these terms
are to be found in my article as all who
have read it are aware. 1 be strongest
expressions employed in my artic e that
can by-any fair and 1 roper interpreta
tion ba applied to Bro. Bays, personally,
are - insincerity," ar.a "deception. ' jnow
if Bro. Bays can make it appear that it is
not "insincere" and not "deception" to
habitually advertise his church as the
Methodist Episcopal church and himself
aa pastor of that church, he will have ex
onerated himself from these charges and
1 win cheerfully aud publicly acknowl
edge that L have "wronged" him, and
will personally apologize to him for that
wrong. ' -, - - - '
.1 ask tbe good, intelligent and think
ing people of Asheville to say if this
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n not. I think I have intolliown an
chrict anity enough . to honestly differ
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him in plain terms about his short cominjs,
and love him at the'same time. Life is
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In conclusion allow me to say that I
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against all unkind, malicious and un
charitable expressions. Of the success
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Presiding EWer Aaheville DiatrictM.
E. Chnich. !
Clyde, N.C:; April 13, 1887.' ,
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