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defence. We were very anxious not to have father publish either article - and he himself hesitated a great deal before deciding to do so - After the meeting E. D. Prichard, Rome, said to our deacons - now you have only to take a vote of your church in favor of having H. R. Jones preach, and all will be right. A great many were anxious to do this; very soon father advised them to delay a little - at least till the arrival of some minister from Wales who comes from the same neighborhood as Mr. Jones - a great pressure was brought to bear upon father to yield this point, but he could only say

in margin Lewis and Jane voted for H. R. J. that Sunday night - Lewis thought it best to do so as he thought it would make better feelings toward father - but since the talk about suing he has done all he could for father and lets everyone know he is not in favor of H. R. J.