Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-24
COMMUNICATED.
The Difficulty in the Third Baptist
Church.

F COMMUNICATED.
The Difficulty in the Third Baptist
Church.
Various paragraphs having lately appeared
in the city papers in regard to the difficulty In
the Third Baptist Church, corner L stree.
north and 4th street west, tt seems proper that
true statement sAould be submttted to the
public.
BY the assumption Of greater power than
belonged to him a pastor In the government
OF the church. Rev Albert Bouldin had, for q
long time. 1ept up unpleasant FEELINGS be'
Rregation, which resulted, in Jnne last, in the
preference OF charges against him a. pastor,
and The calling Of n council for their investi.
CATION, composed OF the minis ters and dele.
gates Of the Baptist churches in the vicinity,
according to the usage of the church. The
j council met, twelve churches being represent,
ed, and twenty lone mlnisters ana dslsgates
present The charges against Mr.. Bonldin
were read; he was notified to attend on fu-
ture day set for the hearing, on which
ana . decision rendered by the council recon.
mending the dissolution Of the relations be-
tween them BY notice from the church Of his
so1s s.d n s se
time, locked the doors Of the church against
the couneit, and they were compelled to hold
their meetings elsewhere. They called tor the
reiusais, gave mp. The council, after an ex.
animation OF these books, handed them to the
clerk Of the church, who received and Kept
I
arrested for larceny OF these church books.
BY the rules OF church government in Bap.
tist churches, the trustees are charged with the
care and custody Of church property. The
their ONCE since 1864, and have acted as sucn
since that time. Upon the commencement Of
these tn proeeediDgs MT BonIdin locked the
SION from tha ministry, in accordance with the
recommendation OF the council. the trustees
demanded possession OF the church. which
In md I'D rha
assist him in forcibly elscting them from the
church. Tbs police refused 70 act, but Mr.
Bouldin locked the church. The trustees thsn
church, and have since held It, and about 500
or $50 peTsons-the great majority Of the mem
bers OF the church-now worship in 1t, q few,
and gone with Mr. Bouldin to another place
Of worsh,p. Since then Mr. Bouldin has, ont
q hie branch Of the church, had himself and
four Others elected e trustees. and thsy have
1fonkhf suit TO obtain possession Of the church
building, and oust the Ave or six hundred per.
sons now occupying it.
;, M: go.ldin was st enc time the owner
1e64, hs sold It to the trustees and their sue.
cessors by deed recorded, Iliber N. q. T., No.
81, folio 3S3. Tho trustees still owe him q
raise and tor that purpose will call upon the
citizens with the hope of securing the amount
necessary to pay him him In inlI when all further
the sincere hope that peace and good will
may again reign In this church, and the spirit
OF christian charity all tie hearts OF every one
connected herewith.
Published BY order Of the Third Baptist
Church, as per resolution passed July u.
1867. and signed by Josebh Alexander, Willis
J. Miner, John Middleton. Trustees.
THK RlvsR FReST-carter's Waarf.-Sailed,
scbr. American Eagle, Ramsey, to Gergetown,
to lead coal for Derby, Conn.
Rtiey's Wharf-Sailed, brig Susan Duncan,
RI nfnv nvrvf 20 HonA
dence, X. l.. schr. Cornelia, Noyes, to George.
town, TO load coal for Norfolk. Arrived, schr.
Farran, from below, with wood for johnson.
Crouch, for Rsppahannock, light; schr. kate;
Frser, bound down, light.
Strenth Street Whayt-Ths wawaset left this
School, for Glymoat the Hi Living gston LETT
ming.
The steamer winnlssimmitt. Of the Potomac
Ferry Company. is being overhauled at Alex
andria, and her place Is this week being filled
by the Mariner. she will be ready to resume
her place on the line on Saturday.
Ihe ferry company have purchased the
wharf property At the foo. Of King street, Alex
andria. and intend to enlarge the wharf They
will relinquisn the present wharf, at the foot
OF Prince street, in few weeks.
Handsome EIMPRovEMkHT-MrJ ] b. BRYAN
is making handsome Improvement on Penn.
sylvania avenue, near 9th street, which will
add greatly to the beauty Of the neighborhood.
The building is % feet in width, and runs back
l41 feet 10 street, and on the avenue will be
OF three stories, with a handsome iron front;
the portion on street will be four stories Ii
is expected tnat he will be able 70 take posses.
session by the 18th OF August, and he preposes
10 occupy the first floor and basement a. gro.
Gerry establishment, for which bueiness 1t will
De admirably fitted up. In the counting room
one OF the best vaults in the country has been
constructed. The upper portion OF the building
is inter oed to be rented as Offices. The carpen-
ter work is being done by W. H. Falconer, the
bricklaying by Jerome Deeges, the plasteriuR
by MI Dove, the iron work by Bartlett & Rob-
done by S. s. Parker. The bnilding will cost
about S15,000; and is another monument to the
enterprise Of WASHINGTON merchant.
BASE BALL.-A match game was played
yesterday afternoon ov the Jefferson and Con-
,inensai Ciabs on the Nationals' new grounds,
of IS TO l6. in q game OF five innings.
The game was advertised to commence at
3h p m, but on account of the sun it was not
called until S, with the Continental IN the
Held. The Jefferson was minus DOYLE as
short-stop, playing throughout the game with
men only. The CoRtiHentals were also
minus some OF their players. whose places
On the part OF the jefferson the batting was
very heavy, no less than home runs being
made. Some good batting vas also done BY
and Lancaster. The fielding on both sides was
very poor Mr. Haskin, Of the Union Club Of
Morrfsanja. performed the duties OF umpire
in an able and impartial manner All the
home runs made were by the Jefferson.
MILITARY COMPANY AT Laurel, Md
Flfty-two young men Of Laurel, Md, nave
enrolled themselves as military company,
and elected the following officers :-Captain,
Daniel Bradley; lst Lieutenant, Robert v.
Bond; ID do, Thomas O'Brlen: Orderly Ser
anl,. Esan,. Geo, BlssSkeney; sSn; Sereesn'e, Thomas
VIM. H; Deyea; Corporafs. Hammond Dorsey,
James Ward. George Curley, BENZ. Owtngs,
Edw. Harrison, Geo. Short, Robert o. Wells,
and Albinus Conaway.
IMPRovENENTs.-Mr William Shields, of
Baltimore. formerly of the Norfolk Beacon) is
having erected on the corner OF 12th and M srs
two fine three-story brick dwellings, and also
has two fine bricksin the course OF erection ON
18th street, between and K. and adjoining he
intends TO serect three others. These houses
are being built of the best materials, with
pressed brick fronts and brown stone window
hea and those on 18th street will be- furnished
with large bay windows.
PICKED NINE (Mufers,-Md,ried Men ps /:
Single Men Of Surgeon Generals Ofce-To.mor. 4
row evening Muffin Game OF Base Bali will
be played on the grounds OF the United States