The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-07-22

the South lirolna 6aptis', Published at
this place:
ooun after the emancipation of slavery,
the cuior.d membership ot the baptist
church at tins place Withdrew from Tie
church, and organized themselves lnto Il
separate and independent body. Through
tic kindness IT sune ot our citlZtlls They
toulnl no difficulty III getting c"nlorta-
BILE house, which they lave used rs "a
church and sclluui room TO this llnlr.-
About the time of the organization vi the
colore.l church, two OF ti,e.r humber we're
ordained to The work ut the ministry and
took charge OF the church, we believe, at
first JOINTLY. This arrangement, however,
CONTINUED, only short lInie before disputes
and difficulty ;rosc. In tic meantime,
other. were brought forward under these
coior.d l,lrachcrs, and inducted into the
ministerial Office by every hear'l-"t plan,
until really We have no idea of the number
iu preach under some authority or ether
lhe difficulties that arose between the
ministry and between some portIohsot tie
church, and the ministers, became >o great
that a committee Of white members VAS
called to set in judgment on the matter
and effect I'M adjustment ot the difficulty
l'his committee, We believe, effected II"
settlement further than u recommendation
that the whole matter he dismissed, and
that the church proceed to elect n white
minister as pastor The church accepted
the report, and selected Il venerable old
brother who had had many Yeas experl-
ece in preaching to the colored people,
and for short time appeared satisfied
with the arrangement which had been
made Indications of res;lcsSness and
dissatisfaction, however, were snon appar
cnt, and continued to increase until this
good brother, who had sacrificed so much
to serve them as pastor, found it c. nv NJ
rnt to retire before the expiration "i the
wear. Soon after his retirement the same
difficulties again arose, and have continued
with more or less excitement until the
present. On last Sabbath the conduct OF
many of these colorcd people was not only
uubccnmine, but absolutely outrageous at
the house of God. They were OF satisfied
with quarrclhn., but actually came to
blows, drawing weapons, &c, 1T the
church. The difficulty was not with one
or two, but general row. in which men
ana women promscuonsly joined. All
sorts of restraint and every sense of re.
spcct WAS disrcgarded, and the whole at
fair w:is one riotolls scene.
The history of this party shows conclr-
sivcly that the colorrd people when left
to themselves are incompetent t" govern
their own organizations, either religious or
otherwise. Ii also serves to show tue folly
and madness of protvsscd Northern Chris
tians who undertake 10 elevate and inn
prove the negro by directing the operations
through these channels.
We IF the South are most deeply inter
cstcd i'll the imprn, cm"nt of he negro,
bur any man with tw" grains "t common
sense and one spark of common honesty,
if he knows anything of the negro at all,
knows tnll well that he is incapable of self
government. Yetlhc rcinS OF authority ave
placed in their hands and Northern men
who profess TO he Christians insist that il
is right Will Northern prof; >Sors ot re-
Iigiun ever know and confess the facts as
they really exist in HE South.