CONFLICT OF TESTIMONY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1600, 13 November 1905, Page 2

CONFLICT OF TESTIMONY.

(To the Editor Gißborne Times*

Sir, —I emphatically protest against the artiole appearing in your columns of November Xlth, to the effect that I promised the use of His Majesty’s Theatre for Baptist services on Sunday night, as I did not promise its use, nor was I ashed for its use.—l am, eto.,

DAVID WHYTE, Junr. [We leave the matter to the prinoipals to fight out.—Ed. Times.]

(To tbe Editor Gisborne Tinted Sir, —Will you kindly afford me space in your valuable journal to reply to tbe amazing statement made in*last Saturday’s issue of your contemporary by Mr D. Whyte, which statement took the form of an “ unqualified denial ” that he had egreed to the Baptist Church service being held in His Majesty’s Theatre ju»t prior to the Sunday evening no-license meeting. Mr Whyte is empbat’o, and I will be equally so. I interviewed Mr Whyte at the close of Mr Wall’d election meeting, aDd told him that we wore engaging the thtatre for Sunday services, inquiring as to the possibility of commencing the following (last) Sunday, and asking what time the no-license meeting wonld begin in the evening. Mr Whyte replied that it would be at half past eight, remarking that they bad tried to open at a quarter past eight, but that it proved too early for people to get from the ohurohes. I then said that as our servioe began at seven, I coaid shorten it, and finish by eight or five minutes past at the latest, and asked if he would agree to that, to which he replied in these identical words, “ Oh. yes, that’ll be right, Mr Parry." I thanked him, and we parted. On Friday there appeared in your issue a notice coo. oerning our future services, and while paesiag along the street, Mr Whyte hailed me, and, to my surprise, he objected to our servioe being held, saying that it would injure their meeting He did not then deny that he had agreed'to my request, but first took refugs in the convenient phrase, “ misunderstood,” then changed his ground and quibbled to the effect that I did not mention our future plaoe of service as being His Majesty’s Theatre, now, he caps tbe climax with an unblushing denial 1 O tempora 1 O mores I I solemnly pledge my honor as a man and a minister, that the foregoing is a strictly correct, though necessarily brief statement of what occurred. There are, of course, other points which I will touch upon if Mr Whyte persists in bis unblushing and a c » tounding denial.—l am', oto., ?*>, PARRY,