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LETTER TO
REV. A. B. SIMPSON,
PRESIDENT OF THE CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY
ALLIANCE, NEW YORK.
REPLYING TO HIS STEICTtlRES
ON THE 'PE03I0TI0N " OF
COMPANIES.
BR 115
C3
F45
1902
BY W. J, FENTON.
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NATIONAL UBKARY
CANADA
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i,i;iTi:it TO
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REV. A. P>. SIMPSON,
i'iih>iiiK\r i»i Tin: (iiui^iiw \\u mis>|(invi;\
M.I, I \\( i;. Nh;\\ ^o|{K
HKIM.VIMi TO HIS STIMi TIIMIS
ON THK r^OMOTlON OF
(OMI\\Mi:s.
in \v. .1. ki:n rox.
TOIfONTO. ONI'.. M \1{( II. I!M»L'.
I'KTTKIf TO U\:\. A. |!. SIMPSON.
Toiiov lo, .March 1."., \'MJ-2.
lii;\ . A. II. Si mi-xin.
•i'.'i' I'j'uhlli .\vciinc.
.\i'\v ^■ul•k, r.s.A.
•''•■"• '"^ii'. '■ 111 the wnrM \,. Hiall lia\( trihnla-
ti«in, l)ul ill iiir • |)ca«'c,' " is a li'i:ii<-_v Irfi l.v ,<\\r
l>lc.ss<-.| |..,r(l In Hi- (li-cip|,.<, ill,, rcaliiv ..f wliidi
li;i> IxTii alHiii<!aiitlv verified in mv e.\|ierieiiee. .\ii<l
the liK.st trviliii' part <.f thi< e.\|ierieiiee iias I.eeii ihill
tlie iil-eate-l triliiihll i< Hi ha> lie. imi fn-m the |>en|»le
"f tlic wurhh frmii uhum it iiiii:lit iial iirally have heen
cxpecled. hiif t'l'iMn ( 'h ri-i ia ii-, real ^r |)i-.ife<~e(|, who
"•iiniiot liriMik the iii(h'|ieii(ieii('e (if aii\<iiie whu iiiii^ht
;i(>IK'ar to ,|iie-li<i|i the -.uiiiiiliie->< uf their leachiiii;'. or
the reality >>( their |in.fe--e(l experieiiee ..f .sinless
|iertV'('ti(>ii.
r write yon at the |»resent time in eoiisf'<|iieiiee of
Jill (MJitorial iniraurnph in the " ( 'liri<tiaii iind ^fi--
sionary Alliance." of sth Fel.rnarv, l!tn-2, written
ininie(lial(dy after xonr return from the Alliance
('()ii\'ention in 'I'oroiito (which I did intt ntteiid),
iin<h'r tlie heading of " The Spirit of Speciihitioii."
wliicli reads as follows :-
" T]\o df^sire to ' i>-et rich ipii'-k ' sfM'ins to ahvaxs
" iicfonipaiiy a timo of national prosperity, and om-e
" \novo is turiiinu' the lieads of oiir AiiKM-ican people,
''and (eiiiptini:- many into reckle-- and fooli-;]] sp,MMi-
latioiis ill iIh' name of imcstmeiil-. It is reallv the
'■ surest way to ^cj poor ipiick. 'I'liere is no known
method ot makiiii: one dollar worth leii. in aritlnne
4 I.KTTKK TO iei;V. A. II. Sl.Ml'soX.
"tir, clliics, luoruls. cniili, or licaMii. It iiia\ In-
" tloiic in one iitlici- pliii'f. hilt ii i- afi r ■;,,(, to ^o too
*■ iK'jir iImtc. Till m- wli" |>!ii.^ wiili ilii-i iliiiiL;-. imi-t
"not wonder if ' the net ficji (|ui<-k ' |)laii tuni> tin-
■'•itlirr side ii|> -M.iii, and Iicimihk^ ilir -iin'st palli to
■• |i«i\cil \ and I'uiii. 'I'll!' only rcii-'Mialilr and li'-ii(sst
" \\a\ li> Mck l'.>i- |iiii-|H lit \ ;s li\ Imiidraldi' lalmf
'' and Iciiitiinaii- lin-im--. I ,< i u- advise uui- friends
*' til kei'p I'lll iif all tiie-r alllll'inir >elieiiii'>. tlial -eck
••tlieii- liaid earniiif^s tliroii^li slii'ewd [n'l .irn iter-
"and tia-li\ a'lvei't i-eni^nt -. wlietlier in tiie -ceular
'■ 111' reiiiiiiin- |iresa."
I iidi'r iii'din:ii"\' circiinisl ances, the piieral len«ir
iif llll- |iai';li:i';llik cullld net l>e nlijeeted 111. .ind it
wiiiild lie rei^arded l>v die liciieral |inlilie a- wln-lc-
stinif ad\ ier li\ a |inlilie junniali-t. respect itii:' a crv-
iiin' r\\\ at llie |ire-en1 da\ in llie fdi'tn uf di-lHUie-t
|iriiniiii inn ef \ari.ins trn~l-. I'.ut if it \v;is written af
that part ieulai' liine tn wniiiid nr injni-e a ('liri-liaii
kiiiiwn til \iiu, wliii weidd lia\e lieeii iliaidsfnl tn ini\'e
Mill a.-k him in an honest and st i'aii;lil forward man
nei- fer any explanation, nn hiiiuuauo can he t<io
strotii;' in which In enndemn tlie oxhihition ot such a
spirit, lindel' the pretext (if -eekitiLl' te prnmnte llle
piihlic wfdfare.
Ahoiit the time when y.ni as a yunm:' nian liad the
pastoral oversight id' Kno\ ( hiirch in Hamilton, I
was proafhinir the (lospid alnm-t daily in the sln^ots
of that fity. Ymi wore tlien recooiiized as possessing
LTeat natural irift<, whilst T, witlimit any spoeial
endiiwMients {'"V jHihlie ser\ice. -imply ti'ied in
dependence npnii ilie iiiiidance nf the IFnly Sjtirif
III lift lip r'hi'i-i a- till' Sasl'iur nf -inner-. And 1
holieve that (Jud. wlm n-es weak ihini:- \\,\- \\\< uwn
ijlorv, hlesscl mv lahors to the salvatinii nf some
I ' M I i: Id |;| \ . \. ]\, si MI'St>\. .",
"111-. I uiiH (Ih'ii ill tln' |iriiii<' ..| lir... ii, ,, M I
ii'i:iii"i:!l j"'h"!!<'!i. ;i!iii ilicfrfiillv pivr lip liiv liiin
■ iii'l irir'.'iii^ |ci ilic Muster's sorvl 'o in tlic (.|icii ;iii'.
\>r\"Vi- tllr ;|i|\(||| n f llic SlllvMt ioil Al'ilV. Alul ;il 'lie
-i'lnr lillic \(.|i drew \:\v_ii' ;|l|(|iclic(- III li-hli In \ ■ <\w
(•hM|iifni -rniiwii- ill KiMi\ ('liiirdi. Ilni \,,ii l^ncw
'lir "Icriili'd -,I;iih| t|i;i| | li;i(| ||||.|| t.ik, n ;|- ;| ( 1 1 I'i -li ;■ 1 1
IIKIII.
^ "11 n'iiiM\fi| |(> L'iiii^\ illc, ^'oii ii'i wiih I 1. I,.
M I> . (iiMii'i:!' Miillcr. ;iiii| "lliiT i;ii(||\ iiicii. iiimI ;i
i:l'l-;it cllllliur callir (i\c|- \i<\\V -]iiril||;|| litr. 'N'cilll'
I'ciiuirkiihlc cxiiiriciicc of IiM(iils' li.nlini; I.d tu
y"iir iiiiloMiiii:'. in ;i niurc piiMic jiml jmiwci-IiiI inaii-
ini' lliiiii il Inid Imcii t;ini:lit licforc. tlir triilli cif Scrij)-
Iiirc"n the >iil>irct i,\' |)ivinc I IriiliiiL;-. ^'"^ rc>.iuiiiMl
Vdiii' |)(i<iliun ;is n |',r<|iytcrinn niinistcr I" cn^a^c in
in(lc|i('ii(l(Mit ( vani:(di>t ic work, in wliifli _V"iii- lalio'.s
lia\(' Iiccn inncli Mcs^imI, Iiut in wliii-li you lia\c ah"
nitaincd d;iiii;cf"us jtruiiiinciicc tlii'miLili tlic hrillianl
talents witli wliich you liavo Iwcn ^{^"Wim]. ami \"ii
iicimI iiiiK'li i^rafc to keep yoti lintnlilc. niid liindcr tlif
dc\-('l(>pnHnt of an ;irl>iti'arv spii-it towai-ds iho-c wji..
'io not. inijilicitly sultinit to _\oiir \vi>li('s in sotiu'
tliinirs.
Voiir pi'cacliiiio; was n moans of 1)lossiiiir to m\ son
(llicii in Xcw Yr»rk, and now in IFcavcn). wlion lie
was in a l)a''kslidini:- condition, and i'oi- this T shall
nr\cr r-oaso to lie irralofni. And aftorwards. when In
a time oi irroat atHiction, witliont hnniaii intor\-('ii-
tion. the Tfoly Spirit l)roii(Tlit hcf.u'o mo tlio Scrip-
tnro ill .lanios V. vospootinir tlio anointinir for hoal-
ini:-. it was throneli yo\ir aid tliat T was lod to more
fully imdorstand an<l aot njinn that truth, wliioli has
ovor sinoo hoon prooious to mo. And for tin's aid.
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T.KT'iit; TO i;i:\'. a. n. '<i\n'«>N-.
.■iinl llic spiriliinl Mc^-ini: (•(.nnccicil wiili it. 1 li,i\c
;il\v;iv> liccii dccjilv iirnlcl'ii I.
At the Old ( )rcli;ir«l < 'mivciil i<>n, wli.'ii tl:c " ( 'liris-
linii Alliance" \\a- foriiicij. Vdii idaccd iiic on ilic
iii'sl iii'i^anizal iiiii ('(Hiiinitlcc as N'icc I'l'csidciit tin-
Canada. I (ilijcctc(l to hciiiu' |ila('<'<l on lliat coniniit
t<'('. and nrpMJ von to a|>|M.int Kf\-. dolm Salmon
instead. ^"ou insisted, lio\v»n-ev. and I izave way,
aftoi" teilinii- von liml I did not want to take any
|ii'oiniiieiit jxisitioii, and tnat lie liad lieeii lioldiiij^'
s(tnie nieetinu> on flic >nlijeet of l>i\iiie liealiiiii' in
Toronto. At'tef eonsentin^ to act, 1 telt ir to We my
duty to tiiftlief the iiiterest> of the oi\i:aiiizat ion to
the l>e>t <d' uiv ahility. I low that was done yon know.
'Idle lea<lini:' teachers ainoiiii'st the T^rothren, with
whom 1 was then asso(dated, were opposed to mv
speakinii' on the subject of Divine Ilealinii' in theii'
mectiiiiis. I withdi'f'W fi'om their fcdlowship, and
coiiinienced with Mr. Salmon a meetinu for worship
and tiie hreakiiiu' of hread on Lord's Dav inoriiinu's.
riiis went oil prosjierously until some women oauio
in, •'.vlio hotli h(dd and taught extreme non-et(M'inty
views. T olijecred to their reception. Tliis anuoyed
^Ir. Salmon, and leil him linally to withdraw and
stai't another meeting.
.\ft(M'wards T arranged for the first Christian
.\lliance ( "oiiveiition at TTamilton, and assisted to
oi'iiani/e the tlrst Itranch of the Allian<'(> tliere. And
after my return to Toronto, I called together nniny
■who were in -ympalhy with the truth of l^ivine
irealiiii:', and ilurin<: ^Tr. Salmon's al)seuce from tlie
city, orjiani/ed a hranch of tlie Alliance here also,
and in order to -oothe his riitlled feeliuii's after oui'
separatioti on the iion-et(»riiity question, a'ot him
elected as President. Avhilst 1 was elected Secretary.
m:tti;i; to i;i;\'. a. i;. simi'sox. 7
Ml'. Siiliihiii :iii(l I Ixitli tiMik ;i h'iidiiii: piirl in ilic
iiif'ftiiio.-,, uliicli were i;u(.(| ainl liii-p'lv ill Icndrd.
until jit'tcr cxt I'MVii^ant and Mnsci'iptnnd tcacliini'' on
ilic sulijcci of sinlos |M rfcction was jnt roihiccd.
when 1 ciidcaxoi'cil lu slmw that >nc!i Icadiini: was
t'ontrarv to tlic W'nrl m|' ( icd.
Whilst tiic mcctiiiiis wcvt' iioin^' mi |irii>|(ciMnslv I
iiiadi' arraniicniciits t'or -cndinii tlic rir>t foiii' xoiinii'
ladies to the M issioiiai'v Traiiiini;- ('nllciic at Xcw
\ ork, who went there Iroin roi-iiiito.
JJut you matle a lireat mistake in coniplinientiiiir
ine too highly, lioth at the Convention in New York
and in tlie Alliance papei-. tor my work on hehalt" of
the or<iani/aiion in Canada. I did n;>t need any thit-
tei'v to nrp' me to iireater energy in a cause wherein
my sympathies were already enlisteil. ami your iuju-
dieious remarks in my favoi- excite(l the jealousy of
those wliosi' uusei'iptural teacliiuii' 1 had been o])pos-
in^', wlio boasted of theii- e\]»erienee <tf siuk'S?
])erfeetioii. and declared that the only i'eas(»n whv I
did not see with them was hecause I Inul never liad
their oxporience.
When our niootinns wei'e ii'oin<:' on most ])rosper-
ously, Mr. Salmon and Dr. Zinunerman amioiineod
and l)e<>aii separat(> moetiiiiis. not far distant from
our Alliance nu^etinir, and at tlie same hour, with a
view t(t estal>lishin<i- a new church oriranization.
Alnuit the same time the woman to whom T was
afterwards married, informed me that ^\v. Salmon
had told her that tlie openinji: of tlieii new meeting
would he the means of " rootinjj F(>nton out
of Toronto," and sh(> de(dnred slio wa^^ so much
sliockod at liis talkinji' in that way that she had to tell
mo ahont it. Ts it anv wonder that T should feel
distressed on hoarinc: of snch a statement liaviuir heen
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I.I 11 I- i; lo i;i\. A. r.. si\ii'v<.\.
lli;|i|r li\ iilic wllii |i|'i ilo^ci I 111 111' ;| IrllnW hilicil'cl'
ill llic Liii'd"- wiifk. ;iii(| lli;i1 I -lnHilil lie I liiiniuulilv
(li>i:ii>t(Ml willi ilic kind >>{' Imliuc-.-. icacliini: iluii
(•(.iild lead tu -iidi a dcxclopniciil ' After my iiiar-
I'iaiic I Iiild liiiii wliat 1 had lirard. witlmnt i;iviii;.'
the name of iii\- in tni'ni;iiil. ami lie po-il ively denied
having' excr made -iieii ;i ^laleineiii. My wile, liuw-
e\'er. had |ir(it'e>>ed l<i receive healiiii: uf sericMi> heart
ti'diilile and u'l'eat s|iiiMtual l)les>ini:' thrmiiih niv
inst nimeiitality. ami I heliexcd her \\i>yi[ in jirefer-
eiiee t(i his. liecaii-^e <>\' thi' >|iirit he iiad manit'esteii <>n
>e\'eral eceasioiis. She ediitililied le atleiid the
Allianee meetiiiii> with me at'tei lie liad sc|i;iral<'d.
Iidtli li<'fere ami after uiir imirriaj^v, and I never >ii.-
peeted her i>\' lia\ ilij^ told a d(dil»eral<' faUeh 1. ami
her extreme kimliiess towai'ds me even tliiriiii; tlie
life (d' lier feriner liu>l>and, and her ]irufe>sed
^ymiiathy with my \iews (d' >eri|iliii'al Iriitli, led me
111 think that I wmild tind in her a worthy ladp-ineet
in future spiritual service. In this. liHWever. 1 was
wutd'iilly mistaken, luit her Iriie i-haractei' did net
lieciinie fully manifest until 1 had lest all my ]»ro|»('r-
ties, and the niter lack of any true affection was
soi'(dy felt in my time of need.
Until ineetiiiiis were continued for some time with
ahout ('([ual iiumliers attendiiiii' eacli. ami at lensi'tli
tlie leaders in Mr. Salmon's meetini:' invited Mr
Dowio to come to Toronto foi- the ]iiir|tos(^ of" holdinir
meetiini's. Tliov joined his " l)i\ine llealinii' Asso-
ciation " here, in which your teachiiii;' mi that suhject
was ])uhli(dy attacketl. and iiot most of those attend-
in<:' the Alliance meotiiins to join it with thoni.
r coutinued to carry on thr> Alliance meetinirp
until vour next ('oiivention in Toronto, for whieji T
made all arrauii'ements a~ fonnei'lv. hut with much
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groatc'V (Jiflicultv, Itccinisc (>{' tlic \v;iiir of propor
('()-0]>oratioii. You know wlwit IkkI hccii uoinu- on. Imt
took no aotion to aid in scttiiii:- iiiat!crs rii^lit, and
findiiiii' tliat tli(> Alliance mcctinn' that I was fr\inir to
keep top'tlior was only rcaardcil as one in opposition
to "Nfr. Dowif's T)ivin(' llcalin^r Association, and the
cxtroinc ludincss ])cop]c. I <y;\vo it iiji and withdrew
from tlic Alliance altouftlier. for tli(^ f^ake of poaoe.
At voiir next Convention in Toronto T attended
your ineotiniis, and at the close of one of them T
went up to the jilatforni and crrootod yon cordially,
hnt you received me with iireat coldness. T saw that
you Avore dis]d(>ase(l with me ahout soniethiujr. and
couhl not ima<iin" what it was. except that T liad
witlidrawn fi-om the Alliance umh'r the circunistance?
stated, and. after a final attempt had ])e(^n imnh' l)v
some one to tencli me some holiness theoi-ies hv means
of an ahusive anonymous letter. A- I was anxi(^us
to know if there was auvthiniz' else in which T miaht
liave liiven you offenc(\ T wi'ote vou vei-v fidlv. li'ivinir
particulars of the circumstances that le(l to uiv Avith-
drawal. and expressino- mv willinii'ness to answer anv
quostions vou miaht ])ut in refeiYMice to anythinu' \on
had heard au'ainst me that miiilit aoiicar to justifv
th(^ niannei- in which you had acte(l fowai'ds me. T
believe tliat this was the honest, st rai'ditforward
course to take, and sup]»osed that vou wouhl meet me
in the same sjtirit as an hone-t Christian man. F>nt
vou never answcu-ed m\' letter or even a ckn owl edited
its receipt.
For many -enr:; T liave heen silenHy. if not alwavs
))atlently. suflPerinii" from (hd'amation hv hi'ethren
Avho M'ould not (hirc^ to chari:'(' me opeidv with AvroiiT-
doini;- as a T'lirislian liusinc-s niaii. and if amicai-s to
me tliat now. in the evening' of ww .-irthh' life, it i-i
10 I.F.TTER To RKV. A. 15. SIMPSON'.
liittli tinio once for all to |>iit a stoj) to the wickc")
slanders that have liccii circiilalcij ;i,i:aiii>t inc.
Wlicn tlio paraii'i'apli rct'crrcil to was written, von
had jnst left Toronto, where inv wit'e is in feilowshij)
with the I'x'thany nieetinii', and on intinnite terms
with Mr. and "Nfrs. Salmon and others eonneeted with
the Alliance wm-k. and where it is well known tlnit
I am eniiai:('<l in " i)romotinii' "' the eslahlishmcnt ot
a jciiitimate and necessary Imsiness. These facts,
coiijih'd with the nnreasonahle ill-fcelinu' shown
towards me hy soni(^ of tlie extreme IFoliness |teo]»le.
whose teachinii' T conld not emlorse. ha\-e led me
naturally to think tliat yonr editorial notice may havo
heon ins])ir(Ml hy what you heard ahont me from
those |)arties in Toronto.
Tf von can honestly say, as in thc^ presenf-e of (lo<1.
that there was in your min<l. when writinu' that
])arajiTai)h, no refe. ice to me. T shall rndeavor to <rive
yon full credit for the reiMidiatiou of any imi)roper
•motives. r>ut if yon cannot do this. T must rcfrard
vou as ^uiltv of nnd<in,<i' an unjnstitiahle attack upon
one who had fraid<ly invile(l you to question him
about anv slanders you miiiht hav<^ heard ac:ainst
him. Tt will ho uo excuse to say that tho parairra])h
was only a uonoral statomont applicahl(> to manv
porsons. if vour own conscience convicts you of hav-
iuii' listened to slander without asking' what T had to
sav ahont it. .\nd if you sat down and (hdiheratolv
frauHMl that parau-raph. so ns to i<lentify me with it
in the ostimati(tn of those in this city who take your
paper, and at the same time t- impute to me falsely,
oitiier im]U'oiKM- motives, or dishoiiorahle conduct, in
any way. T must tell you plainly that your action in
tliis case is entirely at \ ariance with the advice o-iven
hv von to (,thei'< on the next paiiv of the siinie issue of
I.KTTKi; TO ui.y. A. i;. si.mvson.
11
your paper, as follows: — " Y<.ii will iu'v<'i- he sorry
for puttiiifr tho ])est possihh' ('(.nstructiou upon the
doings of others."
rf in this matter you have willfully tried to do me
an injury. 1 havo no doul.t that, when all the facts in
this eonncctidii heconie known, you will 1k' sorr-; that
you did not act ui)oii this i^ood advi^'c voui'self.
1 have thought <d'yon more highly, pci'liups, ihan I
'>ught to think of any poof fallihh' hh ■■■>a\, aiid have
ottcn stood u|) in your "icfciice when otlnu's diarized
you with wrongdoing, and yon arc the last man in
the world who should have made an attack which
appears to he hoth cru.cd ami \ indict i\c, it" that ])ara-
graj)h was intended to aply io me, as it will cer-
tainly 1k> understood hy f»th(U"s in this eitv.
Tt is not wrong to promote tlie establishment <d' a
legitimate and necessary husiness. so lon<r as the
pn^motion of it is honestly conducted, and so long as
the moti\(' in such ])rom«'tion is not to acquire wealth
for selfish gratification or worldly ambition. To
assert the contrary is sim]>ly io talk nonsense. The
right or wrong of a Thristian being in any business
which is in itself lawful, depends entirely upon the
motive that prompts him to engage in it.
As vou hav(^ insimiated that tlK.se euffajro'l in the
promoticm of c(^mpanies must nece>sarily b(^ actuated
by sordid or dish()nest motive-, and have not asked
m«^ foi' any explamil ion. [ take the liberty of giving
yon a brief statement regarding my financial affairs,
and the cii'cumstances which le(] to thi' " pi'omotion "
of a com])ai.y by me. and at the -ame tim(> to the
separation from my A\ife. on -JfMli ^^al•l'h. 1 1>00. who
is now connect(Ml with vour Allianec meeting in this
<'i'y.
(^\('i- ihii'lv y(>a)-s aszo F purchased at \'ei-y low
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LETTEIJ TO REV. A. It. SUfPSOX.
prices over 6,000 acres of wild lands, on many of
which balances were due to the ( loxcrnnicnt, to pay
wliich I lioi-rowcd money and uavc mort,u'a<ics as
scMirity. rntil the o|)('ninji' ii|> of ^laiiitoha these
lands wei-e rapidly inereasinii in valne, with I'eady
sales, so that I seeme<l to have acquired a competency,
and for several years I devoted my time and means
chiedv to the Lord's ^ervi<•e. and aiilin^- othei's who
were so enna,ii(Ml. P>nt after the hooin in Manitoba
lands took place, the timl)ere(l lands owned by me in
Ontario became nnsalable. and T Avas so bnrdeiied
with interest on mortiiaiics and taxes, tliat it was a
const ant >tiMi,::>iie to meet my enii'agements. This led
me to eniiaii'e in real estate^ Itusiness. chieHy with a
view to ixettinji' lionoralily freed from all liabilities to
others, and again engaiiinj:- in Gospel service, that had
iiK.re attraction for me than any other business, .\fter
some years n\' ver\ severe trial, thronijh family atHio-
tion and disappointments in business, my labors
ai)peare(l to be crowned with so nnieli success that T
count(>d ni-nn s]>eedily disposino; of all mv properties,
licttinii' freed fn.m all liabilities to (tthers, and tlnis
beino- free to sjuMid the rest of my life In the Lord's
servic(>.
.\b(.ut this time, after havin.c; been about seven
vears a widoAver. T married the widow of a humble
carpenter, wlio, as it afterwards became apparent,
supposed T was wealthy because T was p..ssessed of so
nnieli propertv.
Short! v afterwards the terrible re-action m real
estate values set in. by means of which many hun-
dreds of pers(m< were ruined wli.. had been supposed
w.Niltbv. ^\o>\ of mv properties had been purchased
subject to mortoac-es. "Rents a< well as values snd-
denlv went down to Midi an extent that T found it
T.rTTKi; TO i;i;v. a. p,. simi'sox.
i:;
iiii[»ut;.sil)]c |() iiiccl iiiv (•ii<;ag<'!ii('iits, iiml 1 ;i>sigiir<l
all my ])r()|)('i'ti('.s for the Iwiiciit of iiiv crcditor.s. As
cilv jn-Kpcrtics liccaiiic iiiisalaltlc, the coiiiiiiissioii fusi-
iicss, wliicli was my only means of snpjMirt, yioldoil
very little revenue. JJefore the tinal crisis eaine, how-
ever, and whilst 1 su])i»osed that the (lej)redsion in
values was only temi)orary, I was mneli tronhh'd with
heart failure, and, fearing that uiy wite might he left
in want, 1 _. laced a policy of insui'anee upon my life
lor $4,000 as a provision for her support in event of
my being taken away suddenly. This was done with-
out her knowledge, and without ])rayerful considera-
tion, and the results of this wrong step were most
unhappy. From this time forward the keeping up
of that poliey was with her the most important
consideration, and a remarkal)le change took place in
her deportment towards me. IIouk^ duties were
neglected, and most disagreeable conduct indulged in,
exee])t when strangers were present, and then her face
would be wreathed in smiles, and her manners fascin-
ating.
As times grew worse I was unable to pay the
])remiums on the policy as they became due, without
borrowing the money from her married daughter at
ten per cent, interest, and then got no ])eaee from
either of them until it was repaid, although the
daught(M- had nearly $2,000 of bank deposits lying at
her credit. After much ojiposition from them, I at
length got the amount of policy reduced to $2,000, on
which, at my time of life, the premiums were still
v(M'v heavy for one in my circumstances. When it
became fully evident that all my y)roperties had been
hopelessly lost, and that for a long time very little
would be earned by selling for other people on com-
missior., and having been often reduced to mv last
11 i.i;iri;i; i<> i;i,v. a. i:. simi'soX.
(■cut, J eaiiic l(> tli«' t'<'ii('lii!iiuu ihal it would nut !••'
rigiil, lu buiTuw any moiv iiiuiu-y tu pa}' pn'iuiuius.
'J'l.is led tu sucli Ji lime uf iicrstrutiuJ: by bulk luotlicr
and daughter us ahuust worried me tu deatii. '^^^'P'
knew that the i)ulicy would lapse in a few weekb it
the premium was nut paid, and tlu;y cu\ild nut bear
the thuught ul' miasing the chance uf getting^ the
amount uf my insurance, which seemed almu^t within
their gr isj». During this time uf dark t rial, when the
strugole was going un about the cancellation of my
policy, 1 had ufleu to complain of not getting sutti-
cient nourishment, and was constantly troubled with
lieart failure, and it seemed as if at any time I might
pass awav. God alone knew how I was tormented by
those two women. At length I got my nephew, who
is a doctor, to examine my heart, and he said that
mental worrv was the main cause of trouble. I then
confided to him for the first time, what I had hitherto
kept to myself, the way in which I had been treated
since placing the policy on my life, and more
especially since 1 had decided to rdlow it to lapse. He
advised me not to renew it un any consideration, and
in the meantime to go away somewhere for a change.
This, however, I could not afford to do, and as the
next best alternative he advised me to rent a room in
a private Ix.ardiiig house, to Avhich I could walk after
tea, get a quiet night's rest, and then walk back home
before breakfast in the morning. He also advised me
to go tu a restaurant occasionally and get some nonr-
islung fuu.l. so as to keep np ray strength. Tins
advice was acted npon, the strife of tongues was
avoided durin<r the night, quiet sleep was secured and
the condition of my heart was much improved. After
the time fur the renewal of ^he policy bad passed, T
gave up the room in which I had been lodging for
T.KTTKIf I'tt 1;K\. a. I!. SIMPSON.
^cMTiil U('<k-, ;iii(l iH) dill' lull llir (Inctdr knew wliv 1
lia<l rci.tcd it, as the only reason given to others was
that the doctor had reconiineiule<l tlie walk after tea
and before breakfast for some trouble that 1 liad with
my heart.
It was during this lime of domi-slie misery that I
wrote two Uioks tliat were afterwards published.
" The I'nity of the Spirit ; or the Failure of liretli-
renism as a United Testimony," and '' 'J'he lliddle of
Existence Solved," as a reply to I'rofessor (Jiddwin
Smith's "Guesses at the Itiddle of K.xistenee." Mo
>usiness was bejng done m mv omee, an(
rtic
aft
er eom-
meneing to recover strength through following the
doctor's advice, and God's l)lessing U}x)n the means
thus used, 1 did not wish to be idle, and asked the
J.ord to enabl<> me to use my pen for Jlis glory, and
for blessing to others, and although 1 .uul very little
experience in that kind of work, 1 believe that lie
did guide me in it, and that some souls have been
profited l)y it.
Just after the writing of the se(;ond and larger of
these books liad been finished, 1 got emi)loyment in
the pla-'ing of the stock of a new Trusts Company by
personal canvass, which is now doing business lii're
In this work 1 was ])ros])(M-ed, so as to be enabled
witjiin about tw(* years not only to pay for the i)ub-
lishirig of my two books, but also to pay off a good
many small debts which had been contracted Ix-fore
my assignmeuT was nuide, and whicli I regarded
mvself as in honor bound to pay afterwards. After
getting tlirough with the sale of their stocK ^ was
engaged by the Trusts Company as their Inspector.
I had for .some tinu' been nuiking it a subject of
prayer that the T.ord woidd o]>en u]) the way wliereby
I could earn sufficient means to get freed from all
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II I II i; 111 i;i \ . \. i;. ~;i m I'son.
liMlillii If- I" ..ilicr, wliil-t -lill ill the Ip.piIv, ;iimI lli;it.
it it [ilciixil 1 1 iiii 1(1 |irt'\ ic|c iiiipir, I iiiii;lil lie ciiiililfil
!'• ii>r ii ill 1 1 i- >cr\ ice, ;iii(| l'(ii' 1 1 i- i:lor\-.
SI'orllv nllcrw anU mv alli'iit ii'ii \\a> <lir''('ti(l to
till' cliaiiiiv jii-^I citiiiiiKiicin^ ti'Miii \\'iMP(l to Wire in
tlic wliolc tariii aii'l raiUvav tVncinj^ <<( the cipinitrv. 1
(•m||c('I('(| ill toniial ii>ii ami >lati-'lics on iIh' siilijcct.
iiii<l siiliiiiiltfd tliciii In a miiiilici' of ;:,<'iil N'liicii, all of
wlioiii ailiiiiftcil the iic('c<>ily for tlic inaiinfai'tufc ami
iiit rodiicl ioji ot soi.ic -ii])( rii.r >t vie- ot \\'ii'<' l''('nciii<i'.
for wiiicli llicrc niii^l -Ihu'IIn lio a i;r<'ii' <l('iiiaiiil. A
cliai'lri' \\a> olilaincd from ilic l'ro\iii<-ial (loxcni
iiiciit, and a C'oiiipany orizani/i'd tor llic purpose of
incctinji' this demand, and I tii'inly iKJicxc that. (Itid
has in aiiswoi' to prayer, woiidertiilly iinided in all its
affairs, not alway- a- we desired, Iml a- lie -aw hest.
As the e<tal>lishmeiil of tlii> hii-iiie-s on sm-ji a hasis
a-' to pay fair dividenil< mn-I he firadnal. an arranti'e-
ineiit was made widi a Trii-ts ('oinpaiiy, seciii"in<i' to
the holders of the i'lHd'ei'i'ed Stock, wliieh We are
^(dlinu', a fair rate of interest for the first five years,
wliil>t ))ower looms are heint; huilt, and other prelim-
inarv work i> hein^' done. And it is (dearly under
stood that no dividend >hall he de(dai'ed until i*^ lias
heen fairly eai'iie<1 ly the pi'odtiet oi the iiiacliine.s
that we nr(^ hiiildinp Thi> arratiiieiiieiit is very
salisfaetorv to our own shareholdeis, who veeoive
their interest reiiularly ovovy half year, hut it excited
imteh hostility amoni>st other ('<iinpanies and P)roker-5
havini;' stocks for sale, and wi' have also had a
irood ileal of opposition fri«in other parties enjrnji'ed in
the same lini' of hu-iness. so that the sale of our stoek
has heen iiiueh slower thaii wo ho])ed nnd rx]>oofod.
This, howev(M-, has Itoon over-rulod f^>r irood, liooaiise
Avo have oulv to pay iiilerost upon tho amount of
)
TFTTKIf lO i;i;\'
li. ^UMI'SiiN.
IT
I
I
ciipital llial i> iicliially |i:ii(i ii|i wliilr pr.liiiiiiiiiry
wiii'k i> liciiiii ildiic. \',\i\ it ^i\c.s me nnicli iilrasiirc to
intoriii y«>u ili;ii nm- work is i;<>iii;; un steadily aii<l
• •(•(iiMHiiically. tlial all our oitliuat ions liavc hccii
|)i'oiiij)tl\ met. and that we iia\c a coiisidcraldc hal-
aneo of f-ash on liainl, witlioin iisjun in tJH' l))isincss
one-hall' of our paid-up ea|)ital. That I have the
eoiifideiie<' of those whose means are invested in the
l)usiiiess is shown hy the faet that when tiie Kepoi't
and I-'inaneial Staienieiits ~uhniilted to the share-
h<dders in Jjinuarv last, at our Annual Meeting, wcro
unanimously approxiMl, all the Directors, intdudinii'
niysidf. were re-(de('te(|.
\\ Ik'U the oriiani/at ion of tlii> ('ompany was
ueeidod U]>on, I told my wife ahout it, and the ohjocts
that r had in view if my lalM)rs ])ro^pered, and 1 a!s<»
told her tiuit the otlice of the new ('onipany mi^lit
1k' that in our own house which 1 had used in tlio real
estate business, and that it would he neoessary for me
to Inive a stenoii,ra])her and typewriter, as J would
have nnieli corres})ondenee, and must l)e away from
home a great deal while phi iig the stctck. She at
onc^ asked if T intended to have " a girl typewriter,"
and I said '^ Yes," and she answered, ^' Why can't yon
have a young man ? " I told her that a youiig woman
would suit me much better, as I would have to he
so much away from home, and a young woman would
he company for her in my absence. She had made up
her mind, however, that no vfMuig woman should be
engaged, and T was as fully decided that in this case
I would not submit to her dictation, as I had often
done before for the sake of peace. The next morning,
as Ave sat doA\Ti to breakfast, .'^he said that she had a
proposition to make, namely, that I should give her a
separation, allow her $20 per inonth for support, and
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1 I 111 i; 1 1 > i;r\ . \. r.. si m !'-i>\.
I'llli'liMM- >><l]\f ,,i liir 111 III 1 1 lire W hull idlull^cil \i' hrr
I I'll'l liiT al iiiiiT tliiil I wuiild III. I (•,,h->ciit \<> iiii\
-IK-ll ])rii|P<p-;ll. ami a>l\r(l lirr \\||;il WollM ;ili\ip|n'
lliii.k it liild iliar Iwo imt-uii-,. wIk, Imih |ir.it'c»(M| ii.
Iif Cln'isliaiis, (•diild imi li\r in \\\<- -.niiic Imn-c
loof.tlici'. I",, (.;it hrciiktast ili.it nKiriiiiii:' wa-, <>t
ciilirsc, olll lit the (jllol iuli. ;i|ii| -lie \\c||| (III ill >llcll
a rale tlial 1 wa- ohjii^ril t'ni' ilic -aki' i>\' |)(>acr \\>y
x'lMi' time at'ti'i-war(ls to lake all my meals al a
I'c.-Iaiiraiii. I lici'c wa- a lull in the >lnnn for «iinc
lime wliil-l ilrlay ucciiircd in the nri;ani/,al imi (d' llic
( '<>!n|iaii\, Kii "II iii\ return liume mie ni^lil tVom llie
rre-ideiii"- utlice. I |uld lier thai he lia<l >hu\vii me a
letter trmn a vi'iiiiii lady attemlinn' eidlei:c, wlm was
a trieml (d hi- tainily. reniiiidim:' him ot hi- |triiiiii-e
t<i he on till' leiik iiut I'nr a |Mi-itii.ii t'nr her. that I had
advised him to ntVer her the siiiiatiun in our otfice.
which it had then heeii deeideil wa- t<> he down town.
iii-lea<l ot" at oiir house, as at tirst |iro|M.-ed. and thai
he had |>roiiii-ed to dn so. 'Ihi- eaiised a tresli oul-
hiirst of ill tein]M'r and scolding, which lasted intei'-
mittently for. I think, ahoiit two weeks, until the
eveniiiii' oil which ai:reemeiit< rciiardini:' ilie new
company wer" tinally settleil. 'I'hat eveiiiini', wliil-t
in my ollice liu-il\' eiifiac'cJ in |>re|)arinc; some matter
to lie put in the |U'inter's hands tlie noxt inoi'uiiiji', iiiv
wit'e came down from lior mom and i::(it at ni(» aaain
ahoiit a .-eparat ion. hut I positively decdined even to
speak oti tlie -uhject. as I had so nuicli work to do
lifd'ore retiriiiir to rest. After jteisistin;]: for some
time in vain, she at leiiiXtli retnrned to her room.
When I had tlnished my woi-k 1 wa- so worn out that
Tiiv liead had not Ioiilt touched the jiillow bofore I was
souul r.slooj). Tho next niorninc:. on wakinp:, the.
wretclied oxporience of the past few weeks eame Itefore
I.KTTI i; I'- i;i\. \. I'.. -iMi'<oN.
i;t
rii_) rniiid. mikI sdiinlliint; .mchu I t" -:i\ U' me, " l,rl
lit-r li;i\c liir nuii way" I IkhI llicn >(iiiif iii"iu'_)' in
liatxl, :iii"l (XprciiMl -iinii III ciini iiKii'i'. Ivr^ai'tliii^
the .-Uiij-rsI lull a> coiiiiiio- t;-(iiii (iml tor niv dclivci'
aiicc t'l-oiii an intdlrralilr liflnlcn llial was wearing in\
lilr out, I wont at nijcc to licr i m ami told lici- tliat.
as .^lic still ]>('i'sistf(| in licr ilcnianil al'lfi" iiiv |tosili\t'
rct'nsal, 1 had drcidrd i" Id licr liavr lifi- -.wn \\a\
almut a separation. She a^kfd. ' When i" and I
>aid that it' she wished it I would at onee instruct ni\
solicitor to prepare the neee>--aiv a/^i'cf'inent. To this
she assented, the ai;reenienl \\a^ di'awn up the same
day, and executed in the evenini:'. That nifrht she
Worked till a verv late hour, packini;- lip evcirythini:
slu! chose to take, without an\ inlerfei'ence l>v nie.
Th(! next in(>riiinii'. whilst I went <nit to eat some
hreakfast at a restanranr, she resumed the .>;:!';e
woi'k, and continued at it till ahout noon. In the
meantime, after gettinf!; soinethinir to eat, I had jione
to a t yp<'writ iiii^ olHce and atleiiipli'd to dictate some
<loe\inients, hut ftdt very ill. and this was rennirked
by those in the otiice, who urj;cd me to fio liomc and
lie down. I took their advice, and uiade my way
home with u'lvat dithculty. Wlieii I went in I told
iiiv wife that my heart was tronl'liuii' uie so uiuch
that 1 could not work longer, snid \\\\\>\ lie down for
a I'est before trving to do more. Witlioiii a word in
replv, >he turne<l iii'r hack on me and resiime(l her
packing, whilst I slowly climl>ed the stairs to mv
room and hiy down on the hed. When her waggon
was htaded witli all slie elio.se to take, -he came to my
room au<l sai<l " (ioo(l hye."
1 did uot see her again till the following Saturday.
Avhen she called aud asked me for a gold watch
wliich I liad ]u-esented to her years before, and which
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l-KITKi; TO i;k\-. A. I:. SIMI'SOV
•shr iiad J.'fl, in a .Iravwr. ()„ nvrivin-j, tliis .she at
once took licf depart lire.
If I wc'i-o t(i repeat this woiiianV laiiiiiiaiic, cr
ckvsenlie jier coiiduet on mauy oeea>iuiis, I thiiTk' v<,ii
would agroo with i„e that 1 liave ahini(h..it reas..n tn
Uv thaiddiil lor a Ic-al .separati.-n fn.iii her witliout
any puhlic scnndal. I'here is a nuiel, darker side of
the case, wliich may yet Jiaw lu ,-,.iii,. int., the full
light of <lay. hut f..r tlie sake ..f lier lirand-(h) lighters,
whom I have known from early childhood, f l,ave
refrained from saying more than appeared iiecessary
to show you rhe unreliahility of th,. source from
Avliich the evil speaking ahou- me in your Alliance
meet. ng here has ])roceede(l. For ovc'r three years
after the wickeij conduct (.f heiself and her daughter
to Avhich 1 have oidy faintly ivtVr,,-] no one hut the
doctor and my solicitor knew from me how I liad heen
treated, ihit 1 am fully aware that, liorh hefore and
after our tinal separation, a ('on>tant course of
defamation has heen pursued, and hec.,me manifest
in the altered demeanor of ]>arties with whom I liavo
l)een acquainted. Ir will hardly h^' (Mvdited that.
while this woman was acting i i the worst ])ossi!)le
manner to ine at hoMi,\ she was visiting and carrying
fruit to sick men in the Toronto irospital, and
attending 7noth<'rs' meetings, for the instruction (d'
poor women, and ly some of these, doulitless, regarded
as an angel of nu^rcv.
It is only a few weeks ago that she told one person
that she knew as a fact th;;; T had thous;mds of dollars
by me. This was :i deli])erate f:dsehood. told ]>r(.l.-
ahly for the ]>urpose of justifying her livinir the idle
life she is pursuing at my expense. And at the same
time ]\rrs. Salmon has ]iecn telUnc Ik r friends what
]
.
l.ETTEK TO KEV. A. li. SIMPSON.
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]
a hard time of it poor Mrs. Fcnitoii had when liviiip:
with me!
T am now thankful that at the tiiiu^ of my enforced
idleness in the \va_v of hiisiiicss. and of my torture by
lioth motlicr and (hniahtiM- alxiuf tlic insurance ])(>]iey.
I wrote an aut<>hi(.i>rii|il)y of my life since 1st Decem-
lier. 1880, with a iliary (d" my exjiei-ieiices nf their
conduct. This was written Itecause of conveisations
which I had uverheai'd hetween the mother and
ihiuiiiitei-. in which the lattei' advised her mother to
stai'\(' me out. and in which they s])oke of savin^r
certain thin-'s ahout me. ami said that if T denied they
Would have the oaths of thi-ee ajiainst (Hie. This wa?!
afterwards handed hy me to the doctor, with a letter.
i)f which the f(dlu\vinii' is a copy, U< he opeiietl and
acted upon in the event of my death, as a means of
refutinc: any slanders affect ina' my character as a
Christian which thes(^ women miiiht circulate about
nie, but at the date nf this leiter T had not yet spoken
t() the doctor or any one else about the ti'catmenl T
had rec(Mved : —
ToKoxTo. 20th January, 1807.
.Mv r^EAK' 7^^K-i:i».
^Fy wife and her dauirhtei* sccmu determined, if pos-
sible, to worry me to death before l,^)tli February,
when the next premium on my $l'.000 policy in
Equitable becomes due. as they know that T do not
intend to renew, even if T had the money. Avhich T
have not jrot.
They are well aware of the effect which this worry
<d' mind has upon me. causino- insomnia, and many
sinkina' turns duriuii' the nic'lit, in one of which, they
s(^em to think, or rathei- hoiH\ thai T mav ])ass away.
althouiih T do not believe that mv lime lia- eunie yet.
and trust that T mav be spai'efl to euizau'e in the Lor(rs
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I.KTTKU TO KEV. A. 11. SI.NJPsox.
service for soino yoavs to como. At times iIk-v scuin
in net more like inearnato fiends than rali.mal l.ein-'-s
ami all Iwcanse tliey want t<. ovt tlie amount in mv
$2,000 i.oli.'v, nnd to secure tu the .himihtcr at ..nee
the house we live in, (,n wlii.-h >lie has a small iiiorl
.lia.ov. an. I in which there sImmiM he an (.(piitv et'
$i*,0()0 ni..re. This T know fmni their ..wn ' lips.
Seareelv a day is alh.w.^d to pass without sume fresh
annoyance, and I :)elieve they are trvim:- t,, mak.'
their ivlatives h.dieve thai my temper is's., had tliat
my wife eaniint live with me al^iie. wliicji is ahse-
hitely unli-ne. ( \,vetuusn(-. I< the I'.n.t n( iIm whuje
trouhle.
Tn tiieir piv>ent slate nt' t'eeh'm:' tliere is no lellino'
what miiiht haiipcTi. And F write tjiis n(,|e te re.pies^
that in ease of mv doatli whilst tliere is a jxdicv ef
insurance upon my life. ] wnuld like you to cau'se a
thorouirh and s(>ai'cliiiio' empiiry to he made into th,
cause of my death. Other tliin,<is than T have stated
seem to make this course desirahle.
Tn tiie event of my death. T w.,ul.l like my hodv to
he laid in Tramiltoii remetery. hetween the r( mains
of my first and see,,iid wives, whei-e a <pace has heen
resi'r\ed fur it.
^ our afTectionate uncle.
\V. .T. Fkniox.
P.S. j'he <,,|-t ,,f (hiuii- referi'e.l |i. herein has Im'cm
kept np pi'elly con^tanlly ever since ^fr. and ^Frs. S.
with their family came to live in the house with us.
:in<l mofhei- and daimiifer are prettv i:enerallv
ivpirded a- hridil amiahle women. T never would
have heli<'\-ed it pn — ihle that tiny- could treat me as
the\- do. •\Y J "p
I'ui- \('ar- lonvlhei' T lia\e nevei- kiiMwii m\- \v](r i,,
kneel ak.iie in prl\ate prayer, or to i',;i,l (l,e Sci'Ip
le
i.KTTi;i; 11) Ki;\-. a.
SI M i'.So.N.
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tiircs al(»ii('. aiui when I asked how she ('(.iild live in
that kind of way, she woiihl an<\v.T that she always
said lier prayers in hed. And yet, althonirh I had
lost all eonfich'nee )•• any ])i'of('ssions she had ever
made, and was eonvinoed that she had lonir ])oon hnid-
injr a douhk' life, I ean truly say that my daily ])rayer
had heen that T miuht l>e enahlc(] to ilisciiaruv niv dutv
towards her, no matter how she acted titwards me. It
was mdy in the summer heforc <>\\v scpai-ation that I
took hei- away with m<' on a husinc.-s trip that lasted
for sevei-al W(>eks. and she at lenpth appcai'ed to he
ipiite hrokcn down hy the kindness wliicli T showed
towards her, and askcil nie if \ could for«rive hei- for
tlie way she had acted. I tuld her then that [ could
forii'ive her freely, hut that 1 could never forii'et th(^
way in which I hail heard her speak altout me hehind
my hack when slie did not know that T was listeninc:
to her words, ami tluit it must take time to estahlisji
confidence'. For a slioi't time after oui- return she
seemed really anxious to nuike home what it should
i)e, hut soon r(da]>sed into her old ways atrnin. and
several circumstances causeil such "'rave misoivinrfs
as to her conduct that my old heart trouble returned,
and when she jK^-sisted in ii'ettiui:' a se|>aralion and
separate maintemince, T was thankful to he relieved
of her presence at almost any cost, althouiih quite sat-
isfied that she had n() moral claim upon me to ho snp-
iMtrted in idleness, even if T wei-e wealthy, whicli she
kiinws is not the case.
\Vh(>n the ])arai>Ta])h i-eferrecl (u was first read hv
m(>, T saw at once that if it had in your mind any
reference to me. you had lie(>n ini])osed )ipou hv some
fals(> statements, which, as a riiristiau man, you
should nevei' have acted ujiou witlmut tirst heariuir
what r had to sav on the suhjecl. Afv first act after
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t.etti;k to rkv. a. h. simpsox.
reading, it was to ovt on n.y k.Hvs l>,.forP (i<,c|, and
Jtsk Jlu„ t„ - scarHj ,,,0, aii.l trv nic. n.).l xv if thore
was anv ,.v,I way in ,Mo, and l.ad „>,. in the way
ovorlastn.p' ] know l.ou- .asv it is fnr ( -I.ristians
soniotinics to make mistakes, and iniau-inc that th,-v
aro acting for tl,o ^dory of God, who,, tI,ov aro onlv
tn in^v to pun so,,,.. sHHs], <m,.1s. an.l fo,- a 'short tin.V
+<'arod th=.t r ,n,>i,t l,av. Ik.m, p,.,-s„in. a ,nistak.n
'•"urso. hut. after ivvi.-winn' fho wholo n,attor in Tlis
IM-o..eT,oo, I was f„lly ,.o„vi,„...l that It was hononddo
Jj'ho,- ,n a loo-,t,mat.. l.nsinoss in which T was ono-ao-,,]
in,( that n.y ,not,v,. is to act ho,„.s,iv, and plo,-ifv God
jvith tho proceeds of n,y ]„h,,r, and T ,'os,. f,,;,„ „iv
knees with the peaee of God in -^ hoa.^t, an.l ,>,.ais,.<l
Jinn tor J lis unehanirlnir love ;• :i!thfnh.ess.
r defy any man to charov ,ne m a.; ..pen, straiffht-
forwa,-<l ],ia7,n.>r with .lishon..,-al.le .-on.hiet a^ a hnsi-
iioss man in a sinfflo instance .Inrino- t],,. whole eon,-se
ot my lu.s.ness life for the past tiftv veai's. But for
hfteen or sixteen years past slan.l.Ms have been whis-
I)ored afra,nst me by P„-etl,ren ex.dn.le.l fron, onr
meetings for their miseon.ln.-t, who p,-es,in,ed „p..„
Tny forbeai-nnee. but da,-e<l n..t openlv make any
diarov a^^^lnst me. Xnowin.ir this. T 'ha.l franklv
invited yon t.i ask uie for explanations in event of
yonr having hea,-.l anythlnff to mv dise,-edit. T have
been honored as the recipient of abusive anonv,,,.',,,.
lette,-s f,Y.ni Bi-ethren. nnd s.vealle.l Holiness People.
M-liob..ast.)f their <nv„ sinlessness. an.l in .,ne instance
son,e leaders of a meeting of Pvotliren i,, this citv
w,-ote a defamato,-y letter ab.nif me t.. another meet-
in?, which thev w..„l.l not allow nie t.i s.^,.. and the
mail, iri-onnd ..f c..mplaint i,i which T believe was the
publicaiio,! ..f my book ..n " The Fnity of the SiMrit."
That a few p.ns.uis of extfcne vicavs ii, b.,th these
1 I 'IT I i; Ti > i;i\ . \, i;
■I \I I'vn \.
(•I;i,->c,- >l|(i|l|i| lir ;ililHi\((| ;il lllr | >1 1 M i<-;l I ii >| i i,( \\[\^
li(»<>k i-1 IHil |u lie W.>i|i|ci't'(l ill, ImiI I li,|i| ;ll\\:is>
izivcii Vdii credit |ici-mmi;i l!y I'.ir lh>|(|iiio' ;ni,| iciii'liiiiL'
sdiiiid (l<.cti'iii(> Vdiirsclf oil the <iilij('ct of Holiness,
iillliouiili 1 would li:i\e jn'et'eired to s(M' voii take a
more (locided stiiiid in i-orreci inn- tlie extnivaii'aiices of
others in the Allianco ineetinijs. This would have
iiia<le the Work of th().se who. like myself, were trvinjj
to conduct such meotiriirs on a Scri]iinral hasis. mucli
easier, and I think that 1 wroie voii to this ci]'oc]
Ixd'ore the last Alliance ( 'oiivent ion t'or which 1
arran^r'(] in 'I'oi'onto. I. could uoi coiiscient iousl\
remain c(Hiiiected with any work, and take ])art iii
file meetiliiis whei'e eri'or was inti-odiic(>d, without
protestinfi' apnust it, and tliii- it happened, that when
Afr. Dowie's Ass(.cIation. with Dr. Zimmerman ami
^Fr. Salmon at it- head, was estal>lishe(l. and nearly
all the Alliance p(H)])le drawn in Avitli tlieiii. T jrave
11]) the unequal striiaiile, aii<l withdrew fi-om the
Allianco, as I have already >tated. That this action
should cause you to entertain any hitler fe(diii<>s
towards nie I never imairined possihle. And,
although T wrote you afterwards to let nie know if
tliere was anythinii' else you had afrainst nic, you liave
never replied. But now my wife is in fellowship in
Mr. Salmon's Bethany meetintr, her slanders are
acceptcfl as trutli, "^frs. Sa1m<in talks aliout her haviiiir
had such a hard time of it w hilst livinp' witli me, and
immediately after leaving; their society in this citv
yon wrote that jjai-aixraph. Avhicli. it seems 1o nie,
you must have known would he rt^^arded as applicalile
to me.
r have no reason to sup]ioso that you have
any other cause to he ofTiMided a\ itii me than niv
M'ithdrawal from vour work in this citv. and uiv
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I i:iri-.i; lo i;i:\-
\. II. >i\ii'-(.\,
>I'r;ikiii-:ii,,| uritiiiu ,,laiiily tu _vuii,-.,.| f .i,,,! ,,||h.,> in
rctcivii.T I,, il,,. iiiiscri[.tiiriil ihcorics ;iii<| cxinivii
pun Kvsllin. lilies ,,f ..(,,11,. ,,(• ,1„, ..,,-c;i||,.,| •• Holinoss
IVople," sunic (.f wh.mi iictiiallv dc-liiiv.! that afror
'V.vivino- ii„. Ilojv Spirit tlir.v ,!i,l n..r a.iv l.m-vr
"••••.I ili<. Woi.l .,f (i.Ml. I. it p,,ssil,l,. tliat v'un conl.l
liiivr jiiiao-incl tliat l.v strikiii- such ;, rvuvl l)h.\v as "
'l':i' in vutir paiM.iirai.h. the linshand wliu ha<l siitrcrcl
'" ^''••"••c t.-r -o iiiaiiv v(.ai> cpiiM h,. piinishcd for
havin- h'Tl thr Alliaiic.. ..v.t \ru vrais a-.-, and that
atthc same time a IctVliaiidcd ccri iticatc uf characrcr
im^lil !).■ niv,.|i t(i tlic wuiiiaii. now ivtiiriicd to tlie
AlhaiM-c. wh.. has hv her iiiisrcndiicl proved hcrsfdf
tu !»■ iiiiWMi-thv of ihc naiiic <>( •■ wlf,. "" (
I hat Vol! -hoidd stoop >o low as to listen to vilo
slanders a,i;aiii>t on<. whom yon knew to have Immmi
cniiaued |..r iminy years in a lininl)le way in (;osp,d
sffvice. and who had h.yally trie(! fo >ervi' v. mi to the
l_'«-i 'd' hi- a!.ili-y. so loiiM' a> lliis eoiild he done with
ti(hdity to tji<. ,itli <>( Srriptiire, and tliat yon shoiild,
in the Alliaiiee paper try t<. intliet pain or injnrv
"!'"" ~'iidi a one. hy iinputinii' the worst ( '' motive-
to hi- honest lahr.r in a Icixitiinate ami necessary hiisi-
nc-s. i> soiiiethinii' of which I should nov<'r have
thoiiiilif it possihie that yon coiild ])e <:iiiltv.
I he \\ ord ot (lod coniinaiid- nie to '" ow»^ to no man
" anythin-:' <ave love."' nnd i therefon^ ludiove it to
he my dntv a^ an lionest ('h,'i^tiaii husiiiess man, to
uso all le<:itimat<' means to ohtain frcvdom from
cvory liahilify to others. It would iiof bo riirlif for
mo to c(,iitrilmf(^ to the Lord's work larffo sums of
nioiioy l'.oh,no-ini> not to mo. hut to thoso who had
just olaims atrainst mo. This is prooisolv tlio frrour.;T
tliat was takon hy T). L. ^Nfoody. wlion nskiiifr oontri-
hiitioiis to his woi-k at his mootiims in Torojito. wlioti
'
i.F.iri:!; lo i;i\. \. i; siMi'sov. :>7
''•' 'li>tillcll,V >I;||(..| ill, -It |„. ,|i,, ,,.,, ^,..|,,, ,1,,,^,. ^^,]„,
wci-c ill (1(4.1 I., .•(iiilril.iilc. AikI, ill this coiinoctiori,
as I Imvc alrcadv wrillcti lo \oii so phiinlv alxnit. inv
uwii tiiiiiiicial athiiis. J triisf'joii will cxnisf mo fur
saying that I do not iicjiove the methods vmi take in
raising im.iiey for missif.ns are as glorifving t(. (Jod
as those of George .Mul](;r, J. Hudson 'j^iylor, (ieorgc
S. Fislier, and many others, who take ii|) no collec-
tions, but simply make known ine needs of tlu; varioii?
mission fiehls, and call for the workers, and then ask
the Lord for the money to cM-ry on the work, and.
misting in llim, they iind that he is a faithful cov-
'■mint-keeping (Jod, who lias never failed tlioM/ wlie
fully trust ]Iim, although their faith may he sorelr
tried. ^ ' *^
I cannot see that it is right to ;isk peojih^ who are
in debt to promise ])ayment, within a certain time, of
money for the Lord'-, Wi.rk. in the ;iiissi(.ii ticdds oi
otherwise, to impress upon t|„ ir minds that what thev
have thus promised is a debt due to the Lord, and
not to the persons who have o1)taine«I their promises,
and then to impress ui)on their minds still furthei
hy means of the Alliance paper, that their missionary
delit has the first claim, altiiough (lo(I has distinctlv-
eommanded them to "owe no man anything."
It ai>pears to me. tlierefor.\ that the last paragrapii
on the same page as that ai'onf which this letter is
written, is not likely, if its teaching is followed
to promote honest dealing with our fellow-men, ami
on this account T cannot endorse it. This ])araarn]»h
is headed, "' How to Give to ]\rissioiis,"' and hefrins
as follows: —
''Put down your Missionary T)eht as tlu^ first
''claim. When you pay your weeklv hills, do not
say, ' I must pay my debts first, and if there is
" •'".vil.ini; Icli I will '^isr ii; |„,i |„,i (i,,.r. .■!,,,,,, ;,,
[] ''"■ '"■•"' •''■ ll"' li-i. an. I Ihrll ;||| ||„. ulliCS will l„.
" I'loiv ..;isily ].ai(l. i'„v yon iirc .1 .|..|,i..r 1,, ili„, and
" 1" a !<'^t \v..rl.| iniK'Ii 111. -re tliaii h. v.,iir JMitclicr or
■■ '"''^••'■•"" •■''•- •■'••• !>-'- lliis hiii-iia-.. iinli.-iii,. iIkiI
","• ''■'■'"■'• "' " 1^ iMukiii- !ur Mi|,i,li,.. I., i|„. livino
<'"'! alone, '• whoM. arc tli.. ou|,| and >il\..r. and th..
■■ '•attic upon a tlK.usaiid liill> "' ( ( ),• ,|,„., ji \,r[rAV a
['••"■ '''^^ ^"""' 'l«'l'l"fs. wlin in ,1„: .-nthii^iaMii uf .',
'•"■-•• ""■•■li'iir. had proniiM.d tu ,,a-- niuiv i|,,,n tlicv
'•"iild aflun]. ini-ht feel ennscicnt ioinlv hnniid to pav
tli'Mi' civdilois hctoiv fiiltillini; [.roini'srs wliidi tli.'v
should ncv.T have made ( li is easy to - >irain at a
■■.-"''• ;""' swallow a camel/' To endeavor |,, caH
hlanic npoii others for doin- >oinelliin- which is per-
te<-fly rii-lit and lawful, and undertaken with tlu' he-i
'd motives, and ai the >aine time for il:e faull-linder
t" d". or advi>e oiiiers to do. that whi<-li may lead tu
acts of dr>\vnriiilit dishonotw
At the same time I can underhand, from mv own
cxpcriejiee. how a Chi'istian may fc(d liimself' just i-
ti(Ml in coiitril.utiiii;' a fair ju'opo'rtion of lij.s eariiiiiiis
'"as the Lord lui< prospered" t,, Christian work and
worship, and at tlie same time- lie doiii<i' his l)est to livt
out of debt to liis f(d1.»w-mcn.
Wliilst I differ from you on tin's snhject. however.
I <lo not judp' your motives, and will 1 .■^• to put th ■
hest construction on what you do. And I sineeivdv
trust that in the future you wi!l act in the same ,s]>irit
towards me, and any other person wlio nuiv l)e simi-
larly situated.
I do not for a moment justify n-.y ]iurehasin<r nil
those lands over .",0 years aco as a sprculat ion. nor d.
T jnstify my pnrelinse of a larce amount of property
in this eily ten oi' tw(dv(^ years aii'o, which w'as suhieer
I.K'l Tl i; id \;].V. A. H. SIMl'SOX.
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to riiorf<;afivs. tli.-il kept me nhvays in doiilit, altuii!
wliat I could coiixMcntiuiL^lv cdiit rihiitc lo the Lord".-
work. On the coiitriiiy, f liavo ofton warned otliors by
my cxiicrifncc n.>i t,, invoK-c tlirni-cl\ c- in ddit at
all. I lia\(' aUii (•unt(--('d as >in ni\' di-olicdicnrc ti
tlic ('(iiiinnind not to owe anytliini;' \>< anvono, and the
.'^in l.a^* Ik'cii t'nrjxivon. Imi the lialiilit ic- in ni\- t'cdlow-
incn remain, and it i- wjIi a \\>-\v t.i i;ottini:' tjiesc
roniosod thai I lia\f lircn wnrkini:' day and nii;iit tor
llic [lasl two \('ar-, and imt "to cof ridi (|ni('k,"
altli(ini:!i if it plca-o (u>,\ \,, spare my life a iitti"
lontjer and >o prusper tin's Imsiness. that I nia\ not
only lie aMe to ^'ct imiI <>( delif. Imt alsn to earn a
lai'i:'!' amiMiiit of money to spend \n II is sci'Niec, J
shall he sineci'dy thankful.
r can say with ti'iith that in the pruinotii.n of tin-
Company, from first to last. I have askid (mm] t)
iriiide ami enahlo me to use for IFis irlory any means
that uiay ho oarneel iherohy, and Tie has wonderfully
iTuided throuirh what ofreii seemed insurmountable
ohstaeles. thus far. and T trust will eoiitinue to ijuide
and bless in the future. But if, after havinir hoi
estiv done my b-^st, JTe should see fit to withhohl His
blossiny. atid honest ]>overty await me. T trust tha^
T may be enabled with eboerful submission to say.
" Thy will be done," just as readily as you woubl
probal \v say these words, if lie witiihcdds the mon(\v
required for y<mr work in the mission field, notwith-
sta, liui!' all your efl'orts to obtain it. by such mean-
as yon have seen fit to use.
Tn writimr this letter to you. T have used plain
lancfuatro. that eaimot well be ini<nnderslood. beeniise
<if the eowardiv attack- imnle upon me Iron* time to
time within the ])ast fifteen (H- sixteen vears. hv
parties who dare not openly nnike any charge agains<
^^ "■•'■'"> '"' UIV. A. K. .,M,...,x.
-'H.. l„,M.,uM ,h..„ shnHl..,Mn.,„ ..„,v .,„.„•„.,■, .Ih.uM
"•■'''"V^"-'^'"' 'lnv,.„.,M,.„l,.nM..,f|,v n,v u if. .nil
'"■'■''='"-'";■:■' - "'^vi'^" 'i-v u-.,„!.i :.v ir ,i,..v .ii,i
"•" ^".vr..,! ,n .l.ri,-;,vn,'i,-i.,„. ,l,.>,ir„.. ■ I ,,.o.,:.| ,|„
I'^ira-r.pl, wntt..,, Ky vu,,. just iifto,- |.,,vin.. T-n.,,,..
;''"■';•.'"> ^\-'*': ''^'^ '"■•■" •■iH..,„lin. v.„„: nuvfi,,.:
l"-'7.'l<"' ■•" 'li''M,. .-iimI will, |n\ wif,.,. ,. ,1,, li,.,
I'." ,'"■ "'■i>"f"-'.-"ini, ,1,;,, ilH.i,' ,!,n,,|. ,,v li..i„..r-,,-
'■';■'"'."• ''"'"•■^ l''-"l l'"^'^""l tl,a, if I ,l..ni,.,hn,v
Vl ""'i"- :,^M.,-n.M,^. iImmv v.miM I.. ,1,.. w,,nl .,„:i
',' "•"•'-^■■"•v. ' ail,^. of ,|,n.rn::;,i„., ,„„, |,„t .iff,.,-
''"i-y ''■'"■.'"■'' '"''" ' l''"l i-n f..,' ^.M,,.. ,;„„. k.M.piu...
" ''"'7- '" ^v!n.-l, llM.i,- .-on.hu.! a„.l |;,„:;„a-.. w,-ro
'•:;'-;"''l<"l. tli-v Mv,v ,.vi.l..„tl.v ..,la,-„H.,l at t!,o p,,.-
Hhlc .•c.snp,,,,,.,.. ,,f tlioi,- iK'Iiaviour. whir), was
'-n.i.lM'al.lv „M.liti,.,| fu,. ,1„, fullnuin- v,.av, „„fil
""■ 'l^Hiohl,.,'. .nn-in lau-. an. I llnvr orai'i.lrliil.ln-n
'■';'"" '^■'•" ''■"" fIl'MlM.Iua„nlI|,.,' place of iv<i. ],.,„.,.
■■'^'•■'" '''■'"- i" ['••"•' "( 'lie ^ai.l,. ||,,n-r ui,|, ,H fn'y
•'^'•'' '^vn vcai-.. F.., ,1,, sak.. uf tlir -,-a,i,l,.I,i],l,.on
rowl„.„, I li.MVahvav. |„.,.natlarlM.,i. a,„l uil], wl,.,,,,
I a,„ .t,li ,„, t,-,..,i.llv f,T„i.. T ,,iM liav,.,.,,nti„,„.,l
to koop sil.Muv ,v-ai-.|in,- tli.. pa^t ,:nu]nr\ of Hhm,.
tnutlior n,i(] ir,'a,i.l,,i,,i||,.r. ami f.,i' \]ir]y sakos I ,|i,]
not i„trM,<l that „iv .liaiw .1„,nM \>r puLli.],,.,!. ],„t
""'.^' '1' = " •-> nmnlMM- ..f lvp..wi>ili,.,i cupl,.^ ,,f i( slmnM
I'f Icfl I„ tlio lia,,(|> uf >.„,,(. p,.|-.,,nal fri. .„,].. a- an
;inff-„,..i-tpn, slafomoiif. |o l,o i,sr<l as a i„oniis of vff„(-
111- a.,y slanclors tlmf might bo cimilatcl aftor mv
1 I rri.i.' To i;i:\. .\. i;. si\ii'>o\
.'n
• IcMtli. Hut VI. Ill- ;i|ipaniit cii^icnK-s to cMii-r an iiii
|>ivsm',,ii iliiif I ,,,,, ,.,iir:,-(..| in „.|,i(' .lisciv.lital.lc
Itiisiiics^. has (•(.iii|M'll(.(| iiic tn make kiidwii tlip oir
riiitistaiicos iti wliicli T Iia\r lirrn plncod.
Sclf-viiidiVntidii is at ti.. limc a |>lca^aiil ta>k, hiit
lis you liavo found \i\ yoni- own oxporionco. it is sonip-
fimos UTiav()i(lal)I.\ aii.l. after sland.r has hem
('iidurcd ill ><ih'ii('(> for Tiiaiiy yoars, thcro is n |>ropcr
limit to the forhcarauf^o tliat sliould l.p exon'isod,
hcf-ausc coiititnu'd sih'iicc miiiht only he roirardod us
tho tacit admission of ('(pn-cinns iruiit.
T shall, tlxToforo, consider myself at lihorty to
dofond my charactci- auain^t tln^ inipufation of dis-
honorahlc motives c(.ntaincd in your itai'acrnjih, and
ajrainst the statciiK-nts of my wife and lior <lau,chtpr
which, T holicvc, led, directly or indirectly, to'vour
\vritin^' as you <lid, althuudi it is ipilt.' likely that you
did not converse with either of them. Ami in makiiio-
my defenc(> T shall endeavi.i- to i:i\-e it as wide puh-
licity as tho false imputations which vonr pajier
contained airniust Tn(\
Yours very truly,
W. J. Fkxton-.
T'-S. — r s(Mi(l you herewith a copy of the last issue
of Douiinion Fence Touipany's :\ranunl, by which von
will pee the nature of the business that I am
*' promotinfr."
; 1 1 1 1
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in-t i.'iii
I r~"'ii 111 wlmi
"•rcwilli -en. I I,, ,;icl
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ll~ lll.lt llil- ^iiicr lakcli j,|;,,-,
•' i"i ii'Win^ <'iirn'~|j.,iii|(iicc lui wri'ii
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W. .1. Kl MMN.
•\ I \\ Viil;i<. .\I;||('|| j:.. I'.KiL'.
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llil^ '"■'■"■'• i'MMi^lllll- il. Il i. Ill, li,:t,:|-|,|li;lh. Iiii^tiikr. | li;|,|
I "I 'II'' -lii:lii.~^ r-lVrciir,. t,, v.,,, uli,.,, | |„,, ,1,,, ,.,|i,.,|.i;||
';'■''■'■'■'■'' '" ill "i"' l"i|"'''' -"I'l li'i'l iKvrr |i,Mr,| ;i w,,r,| ,,f x,,ii,-
l:iiiiilv .„• l.u.in,.., in.nMr. till tu,k,v. I ,|i,l ,„,! rvni kii-.w
llinl Vull liji.l I,,.,. II ClliinHV,! ill ;||iy -.|H.,Mll;lfi\V l,ll-i||.->. I liaw
;iKv;iv. Iin.l \\v kill. lot iiihl iiinM frifii.llv iv-iir.U t..w:inU vuii,
•""' l-'-II'l'lill'-'IVcj xxitil |.,V tllr f(.|!,.\v.|ll|, ,,t" fnnilCf .lil\^! l
W.-l- IH.I CMM-riMli. ,,t' inrcfillo v,,ll in 'rnr,,l,I,. ill jiiiv 1,111 llir
iii">l tVicii(||\ >[iirii.
.' '"' 1"^"" ' iii'i'l*' ill m.v <'(liluriii| u,i~ with iv>|M'ct fn .uinc
t""li>ll -jwcllkltinn. 11,.)'.. tinil llilVc JiiVmIv..,! Iikuiv iX I I |)I(^
'" ;l''l'l.ii'''-- AihI if v., II will iv;,.| illl clituri;,! in tlli^ UCfk'^
^^J''-'"''' . ;'" \\l'l -"• 'llilt we li;i\(. had I., IVliH.Vr 1,11,. ,,f' oiir ,,\vii
I ni>trc^ for dciiji'iiii' rcckl(w.|y in these ihiniis,
I ririci ihiif my l..n,i!' aliMMice- fn.iii h-mie mihI nverwhi'liiiiiii;
iiivs-iiiv ,,f unrk. Ii:i\(. remjeivd it -.imply ini|...s<il.ie tu write to
yi'ii a- I woiil.l >u "ladly lia\e .|<,iie.
Willi the kindest Christiaii iv-aids and deep reoivi t',,|- vom-
ili'iiiest ie and Imsiiiess trials.
I ;iin. my dear liruthev.
^ <Mir I-"riend in II im.
.\. II. SiMi'xtx.
i'oK'MN I (). March l".i, I'.MIJ.
Tji V. A. V>. SiMi'sox. Xynek \.\v V,,rk.
'*! \'' Iti-'"- SiMi'sox \',,iir j.Mier nf L>.-,tli iiist. has
heeii receive.!, ami I ciui :is<niv ymi that it i;ave nie i^reat
i"'-**' = " 'iii'" M' j'iiwii.Sii aini riiciiiiiif in ;i ii|||lUM( rxtclir lllV {[{}-
' , ""■ '•^'■y'l'MM. „.•... :,. , ,H.,su,u,l ;,ll.,..k. if vu„ uv.v .ua.v
uh-n unnn. „, ,l,ni I wa> rn^ai.,.,! in promoting anv l,usi,„.~,
' '■"-'■•■^ ''.' -='>• •''^" ' "•'"inui a.vTpi a> cM-ivcr tli.' fullnu-i,...
Mal..,nr,.i ,n v.M,rl..,t..r:~"| havr ahvav^ i,a,l ihr kin-i,., anii
>nnM tn.-n. !v n-anl ,,.,,,,.•,!- vu„. an,| vruu.nUrvr,] will, Inv-
''"• '';"'?;,"'"!•"'■ furuM.r .lav. i xva> .m, (•unsriMus ,.f nnvtin-.-
•'"" '" l"i'""iM in ,,i,v Imh ilir „in>r tViciHllv spirit "• '|'|„.
'■'■''"':' '"'■ '"> >i.n a.v,.,,iah.-.. .,(■ ilii, Matrnu^nr is that on il„.
'"''■":'"" "* '">■ '"•■'■'iiii: ;ni'l uivnin- v,,n cor-liallv, at ; n-
'■'■""""• """'■ '"> \v,tli.|i'av,al fr,,ni the Allian<-... ^un nm ,,nlv
"''■'"'"' ""■ '-"Mlv. Imt in >ii,-|i an im frim,] 1 v nniniicr .liai 'l
"■''""■>"" '" '''<■ ""-' fn". 'n-llv spirit lu lin.l u'nl il,.. ,va^..n -umI
'"■''•'■'■'■"■"'\'-'' "">■ '''TIv. Iln. I uill tak,. it tu,.oTant..| that v,,n
iiMi-t lia\c turo,.|ti'n tki' cii'cnn: -laiicc-.
' ''''' '"" ^^•'■'"' '">■ 'M"''i '•■"<T tu elicit vo„r <vinpatliv for
'"•" "7' -'it'-nn::. hy ,va^,,n nf ,„v wirVV .-un.I.vt'. .„• rl„'un..l.
'•'■"'''f ■'> 'l'1"''-i.'''- n -f ival <.>iat,- vahi... in tl,i.,-iiv: Imii ,.nlv
'" ■!'"'' ^"" ''"• .-'■"" injn^ri.T of x,,,,,- ,vnnirk^ will, .vtVivnr'f.
'" ''"■ l"'"i".^lion ,,f ipai;i,.. i:,.n.Tallv. aiiM tlir str,,,,.,. ,,.,,.
-I'lnption failed I , v i lie ri ,vn!n>tan.-M. that a pcfM.nal atra.l
ii'iciidci! hy the wiitci' nt the (Mlitm'ial.
.''"" '"'^■'' "••' ■''■ni.-d hrin- av.aiv. uhrn the ..,litMriaI wa^
''■'"'"'"• '1'=" ' ^^•••■- •■'•ti"- a^ the •• pr.„nol..|-" nf a hu>in(.>. uf
■^'""V '-^""l- •i'"l '' ■'^■^'> 'li>' 11-" "f thi^ WMi.l ,har \vun!,| i,|,.,itifv
■'"' '" '■'•■ iii'i'-l- "f -'Ml.' ..f th- ivad.M'. ,,f v.^in- paper. Xur
'.'•'^■"' •'■"" '':'"''■'' i^'i..win- ,• ,1,,. ,.,,,„ ,i,,|e',,f the ^epararh.n
tf. ni inv v.it... wh,. i. n,,w i,, y..nr in.vtin- liere. Whilr v.,iir
;'•'"''■ '-'■'■iich...| in ih.' ni.i-t frieii.lly an. I hn.iherlv terms tl.
i->n.' raise! l,v _\.,nr e.lit.naal an-l my ivplv app(>ars i,. he "thiis
cva.le.l.
If v..n ha.I n..t ii..ar.| heluiv v,.,ir e.]it..rial was written tliat
I was pmnmiinn- a husiness. ;i,,,i was separate.! fr..in mv wit".-,
' :'"! ';""ii'l as a ('hri<tian man t.. accept v.nir .leclai-ati..n to
that ..fleet, an.! will .!., s.. witl, pleasnre. Hut at tlie same time
I mnst h.. pert.'cilv .-an.li.l will, x,,„ an.l say tliat witliont such
;i .I<clar;iri..n. an.l l.M.kini: all the facts s.piare]v in tlie face, it
was
"■•■""■*' i';M""^"''''"'"^"''' ='-'.v oiluT .-..nclusiun. ,1,;,., ,hn.. in
in\- (i|icii Jctrcr.
In-hly, w„s the niipiiiat iui, uii||u„t kimulclo,. .,f tl,.. f.„... ,,f
xvnmi:n,umv>n, ,,nMn<,tini,.MH.n.s.arv ,n:n,ul.,.turi,,i:lmsin"r^
I ivi:anl...l tins ns I...!,- .•..„! nirv m tl,,. i,.a.-l,i..o. .,f iC,,, •^.n; "
^'■"I'l; '-, InsI l,av,.,|.,n..vu„ injn.t I.v. an-l i.vn l,Hn, v.^f iinM
''nvllnn^r tl,al nn^hi .,.,„,„• lik. . .pin, „f ,,i.li., iui,. I „„
-i'.;vtu,.M. .,HM.,,K.t;,h.. f,,,.,.iv..,, ..,n,i I H-n,v,vlv ,n,M ,l..t
\\;iv iiijiircd tlicrcliv.
Xolliiii- u-ill i:iv,. „„. o,,,ii,.,' ,,|,.;,.„iv tlun to li;,v,. ,.v,.rv
''^"■.'■'M- U, (MTfcct f..||,,v,.|,i,, n.,n..v,..|, ,,,.1 I ,,,0 , ..;,nM..tk
'l<-nvnn,| ,,,-.v_,Ik,! uI,;„ I,;i. o,.,.„nv,|. ;,i,|,.,nd: ,.n.,f„l. mi.v
"iilv !•<■ I'r.Mluctivc ,,t la>iiii- ,^u,m| i,, ,.,1| ,.,,n,vni..,|.
Vm111-> ill ll,,. I,ul',|.
W. .1. I-'IMOX,
.\ i-.\v V(U;k. .\|M-il -J. ]:m»i'
Alv Dk-M; l!i;<rn,,,,,. F|,,.v , ,,.n :- ^•.„ll• InuTnT \h,,,.|i -"i i.
|-<'<-civ.m|. ail. I I lia<lcii t-. a->nrc voii that I
, \\'ii- i!ui awaiv wlicii
I un.fciny (Mhfonal ivtr.'iv.l t.. tliat v,„i an.i v,mr um',, I,.,, I 1
;iiiy troiilil.- ,,f niiv kiinl.
v"iii- wile had !iaW
ic rciiiotcsf
\va> not aware that \<,ii wciv pn
in..liii- thoalcufst.K-k .,f any kin.!, and I ha.l nc't tl
i'cT( I'cncc ti> y.-ii in thai jia|icr.
f have i„,,,hj,.,.,i,,n> I,, th.. .ale „f st.K-k In anv h..n.-t r.,),,-
j'^iny. I had rotcivncc. hou-..v,.r, t.. a (da^s nf .(...cnla. i-.n.
'"■••-iMinii vory n.mni.ui in thi> .-..nntrv. in which ].,.,, r ,„.um],.
niv a.lvisod ].v nu^n iiavin- >,,ni.. ndiohms indnmc.. t.'> huv
stoc.l<s muor tho ,issnra,K-o that they will in.-tva..^ in valne tivo
nr ten f„l.] when thc.v hit. n.> facts t, justifv th.'s,. ,.n„niM..
Somo of oi.r own Allian.'P ,,oop]o havo unf-ftunatHv l.oon
<lra\yn int.. ^hoso nots. and it was l>Pcaus,. thov had writt.Mi to
lis i.,1- mh.i-natiun that wo folt l.nun-l to -iv,. ,his noto of
v.arniiiir.
Yotiis siiif.orrdy in TFim.
A. f). SlNtPSOX.
P.S. — The iiilcrvicw nii.l Icttci' v<mi ivfVr t.. I Ii.ivc not the
sli.-:Iit.->t ivc.,||,.,.ti,„i ,.r. 1 ,i,,i,'t ,.v..ii kn.,\v if 1 cvor ivccivcd
the Ifftci'. ur I would luivc ;iii-\vciv.l it.
'I'nijoxTi.. April :)tli, !!H)2.
Ki:v. A. i;. SiMi.so.N, Clti' Kiol.tl, Ave. Xrw ^^„■k.
-Mv Di.Ai; iJi.-oTiiKK- SiMi'sox:-- I lijivc nccivc.l vour letter
o[ _'nd iiiM., an.l oladly in-ccpt y.mr (Ic-hinit ion tlint wlien the
cditoriiil w;,. wriilei, v.-,i wer.^ not iiw.'ire tj,;,t ] ^^■■^< pn.niot inii'
It eomiMiiv, and \va> sep.irate.l from luy wife. This as a matter
<d eonr^c relicv.- yon fr..m the sn>|.i.-ion of having- intentionally
";;i'l<' n peivonal attack np.m me. which the remarkahle coni-
'""'■"";" "' '■ii'''imi>taiice> socme.l to indicate. Ihit aJth.Midi
.^■"." •'"' i"'f intend to do me any injnrv. the etfeet -d' vi.nr
<Mlitorial n]..m the minds .d" others who kni.w me, and read vonr
piiper. wa> jnsi ij,,. .aine as if von l,ad heen aware (d' the ahove
^'"■'^- •\'"' 'li«' I'nMication >even weeks afKM'wards ,,{' fh,.
para-raph re-ardin-:' Dr. Furry would ii.,t he likelv to lessen
the injniy done, if I had not sent y>,u my open letter, which
made knowi. the circnm^tance^ in wliich I iia<l heen placed, and
llie !noiiv,.s that led me t.. work at ihe h-itimate and necessary
liusineo in wliich I am enea^ed.
'I < iiM-ident >hows how careful pid)lic journalists need to
he in commenting upon matters atfectino- the pid)lic widfare
thai liny ,1,, not understand. It was most unrea<onalde to coii-
'l«'iiiiu ill s.-athin-' terms, the " j.roniMt.-rs "' of all <-<.nipanies,
h(vaiise some ]iarties thus en.uaiivd had acted dishotiestlv. Voii
niiiilif jnst as ^^■v]\ denoun.v the whole medical profession as
•^•riminals, l)ecaiise some doctors had lieeii found ouiltv of mah
I'l'ii'-tice: or the whole le-ial i)r(d"essioii as roiiues, hecause some
la\yvei-s are only |)ettifoi:iiinii trickst<M's.
r ;ini very tliaidsfu I, however, for your assurance tliat tliere
was no intention to ma!«' a pergonal allusion to iik^ in your
''''"''"'■•i'- ■•I'l'l ill jiisti.'e to you 1 will send a copy of o,ir cc.rres-
p(>ndeiice to each nersoii to whom a <'opy of niy o|)en letter was
anui'i -^eil
Youi's sincerely in Christ,
\V. J. Fkxtox.