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EDWARD F. GREEN ASKED TO
PRAY AT PATTERSON'S
MILL.
In Humbleness He Asked God to Let
Revs. W. II. I. McLaurlnand M. A.
Smitli 'Return to Town With Their
Tails Between Their Legs lake
Whipped Dors"-Ah Outrageous
Charge Against the Methodists in
Charging them With Preaching De
nominaiionalism Resorts to Pray-
.. iii nflTorine- Tnanlts He Tells of
Pale Faced Children Being Ground
to DeathAn Unfortunate Affair.
Edward F Green, principal of
underland school, who has con
sidered, it his duty to array himself
against the best element of this sec
tion and seems determined to create
a terrible state of affairs in this com
mnnity, appears at Patterson's mills,
on Coddle creek, last Thursday
night and treats with indignity two
ministeis and many good people as
sembled there.
1 What follows in not allof his con-
duct, but is part of what heid and
said : i' - . I ,
We have affidavits from a dozen
of the-best people of the county,
swearing that every word of it, in
substance, is correct. ' Some of
these, who make affidavit, were those
who were once admirers of Green.
Rev, WH L McLaurio had been
asked for an appointment on Sun
day last. He consented to preach
on July 18th, Thursday night, at
Patterson's mills, where a room had
been fitted up for Sunday school and
religious worship, in which all de
nominations, it was understood, were
to take part. Rey. McLaurin, not be
ing well, invited Rev. M A 8mith, of
Forest Hill M. E. church, to ac
company him and preach for him.
After arriving on the ground they
went to the house of Mr. Henry
Lefler, where they met Mr. Edward
F Green, who gave no indications of
hostility to or displeasure of the ser
vices.
Mrs. Green very kindly and
courteously played the organ. Mr.
Green having approved of the sers
mon by nods of the head during its
delivery, lead those present to be
lieve him pleased,
A very ugly and disgracef ul affair
was, howeyer, caused by Green, be.
fore the service was over. Mr.
Green was asked to pray. In the
course of his prayer, haying given
thanks to the Lord for the place and
opportunity of meeting together
that night, made use of the follow
ing expressions :
"0,JLord, thou knowest that these
men cometh here to. create disturb
ance and division ; let them be diss
appointed and ashamed that they
may not return here ; and may go to
their homes like whipped dogs with
their, tails between their legs ; 0,
Lord, give them grace to go back and
preach the same things, with ear-
nestness, to those men who are
-working the poor, pale-faced chil
dren in the factories and keeping
them in ignorance and grinding
them down'dayfand night. O, Lord
buuu auuncsu bum vvc juavc UUC JUUU
school, but the Methodist denomi-
nation isseeking to break our in
stitution down, and to keep these
people in ignorance, and that these
men haye been actuated by the devil
o come here without invitation or
authority and use our song books
and place of worship and to preach
denominationalism: "
This was the substance of the
prayer so far as our informant could
recall. :: -
After he had concluded his
prayer, Rev. Smith explained that he
was there only by invitation of his
friend, Rev. McLaurin, that he had
simply tried to preach a plain gos
pel sermon, with no other obi ect
than to do the people good, and
disclaimed any intention whateyer
to preach a denominational sermon ;
that he had selected the text, Mat-
thew 6, 24 in order to' get as far
from it as possible and to present
simply the service of God and Mams
mon and the claims that each of
these masters have upon our service,
which he claimed to have preached
under the inspiration of the divine
spirit. He stated that he was very
sorry that Mr. Green had under-
stood him to preach a denomina
tional sermon and had taken offense
and hoped that no one else present
had so understood the sermon. He
asked all who had so understood it,
eyery man and woman, to rise to
their feet that he might see. No
one stood not eyen the j praying
accuser.
In reference to. the statement
made by Green that were there
without invitation Mr, Smith asked
Green in the presence of the congre
gation if he had not met him re
cently, told him about the Sunday
School at the mill, and asked him if
he would not come out and preach
for them some time and that he (Mr,
Smith) had told him he would.
Green acknowledged the invitation
but said that he was not ready for
him that night.
Rev, McLaurin stated that he had
gone there by inyitation of some of
the citizens of that (Patterson's)
town, with the understanding that
all denominations were at liberty to
preach there. .He stated that he
asked Rey. Smith to accompany and
preach for him, and in reference to
the statement of Mr. Green that the
Methodists were trying to destroy
their schools, he would say that it
was utterly false so far as he was
concerned or involved and that he
had preached a broadguaged religion
to his people, showing them that
they mnst love all people without
regard, to denominational lines,
that he had sought to keep down all
friction or antagonism between his
people and Mr. Green and that the
charge aboye referred to came with
ill-grace from Mr. Green, after such
consideration at his hands, j He said
to Green that he defied him or any
one else to repeat a single word or
sentence that he had uttered to cause
antagonism or disagreement among
our people. -
Mr. Green then said that ; if he
had unjustly offended the gentlemen
either in his prayer- or remarks that
he would be willing to giet down
upon his knees and ask them their
pardon, if necessary, and stand
ing, near Mr." Smith he asked him
(Smith) to give" him (G reen) his
hand. Mr. Smith said: "It is owing
to what you want me to give yon my
hand on ; if y6u want me to give ay
CONCORD; N. CI, SAiURDAT,- JULY 20. 1S95.
hand on that prajer, I can't and I
tfont do it." ?
Mr. Green ieplied ; "I want yon
to give me jour - hand as a man try
ing to live a Christian."
Both Revs. Smith and McLaurin
gladly gave him their hands upon
that proposition with the distinct
understanding that they could not
endorse his prayer.
Several who were present, offered
to testify to Green's shameful con:
duct at the meeting.; They heard
this article read and offered to make
oath that it was absolutely correct.
Going home from the meeting, a
large party discussed the . matter and
agreed that the Times and The
Standard, in their articles, . were
vindicated by Green's own acts and
words. To use their words : "He
was exactly sized up."
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
St. Andrews Lutheran church,
Cannoville Rev. J. D. - Shealy,
pastor. Sunday School at 9.30 a.
m., every Sunday. Preaching every
1st Sunday at 11 a. m., and 3rd and
4th Sundays at 3:30 p. m.
Baptist Church Rev. J. O. Aider
man, pastor, services every Sabbath
at 11 a. !m. and 8 d. m. Sundav
school every Sunday at 9:45 &: m,
Prayer meeting every Saturday
night at 8 o'clock. Public corn
dially invited. "
All Saints Episcopal church Rev.
J. C. Davis, rector. Morning service
at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sundav
school at 10 a. m. Prayers "Wednes
day at 4 p. m. .
Forest Hill church, South Rev.
M. A. Smith, pastor. Preaching at
11 a. m, and 7:45 p.m. Sunday school
at 9:45 a. rn, Brcyer meetine: every
Saturday at "8 p. m, The public
cordially invited.. .
St. James Lutheran churchRev
M, G. G Scherer, -pastor. Services
every Lord's Dajrt 11 o'clock a. m.
and 7:30 p. m. Prayer meeting and
lecture "Wednesday at 7:30 p. m.
Bay's Chapel, Methodist Church-
ev. J. R. Moose, pastor. Sen ices
at 11 a., m. ana i p. m. ounday
school at 9:30 a. m. ; "
First Presbyterian church Rev.
"W C Alexander, Pastor,! Preach
ing every Sunday at 11 a. m., and
8 p m. Sunday school at 9:45
o'clock. Prayermeeting every Wed
nesday night at 7:45 s
Central Methbdist Church Rev.
R, H. Parker, pastor. Services at
11 a. m and 7:45 p m Sunday school
at 9:30 o'clock, a m.
Trinity Reformed church Rey. B
Frank Davis, pastor. Sunday
school at 10 a. m., and preaching
at 11 a. m., every first and third San
day. And Sunday school at 2 p. m.,
and preaching at & p. m-, every
second and fourth; Sunday. Y. P.
S. C. E. meeting every Sunday
evening at 7:30 p m. All are cordially
invited. . '
No Services at central.
As a token of our high apprecia
tion of Dr. Payne, and the delight
ful fellowship that existed between
the two denominations, during his
long pastorate here, we will ad
journ our services tomorrow morn
ing at 11 o'clock, that our con geega
tion may have the pleasure of hear
ing him preach again.
; ? R. H, Parker,
Pastor Central M. E. Church South.
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