The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-19
OUR COLORED ZION.
ELDER SLEEPER COUNsEI,s
WITH ELDER SHORES-EL.
DER SHORES REFUSES
TO COME TO
TERMS.
BROTHER CALDWELL CALLED
ON TO CAST HIS LOT IN
CAIRO.
ETC, ETC, ETC.


evening of March 10, 1879, the followin
business was transacted:
Rev. Logan Sleeper of ST Louis, bein,
present was requested TO open the NEE,
ing 10y Scripture reading and PRAYER
Elder Robert Caldwell was appoin,e,
moderator, and Elder L. Sleeper choser
clerk pro TEN.
The moderator made brief and feel
ing statement of the objects Of the NEE,
ing, aud urged the Importance of hun,bl,
prayer, serious earnestness and careful
ness in al! That seemed required to b,
done.
a series of resolutions were introduced
freely and feelingly discussed and passed
one by one in number aud order as fol-
lows:
|. Resolved, That we deem it duty now
nero to give free expression together OF
our great affection, ana grief of heart a.
the present distracted state of our Ian.
gushing Zion, the First Baptist church OF
Cairo.
2. Resolved, Tia; we deem it clearly
our DUTY under tue sense Of our sad case
whlch We now have, and from what We
know OF causes, ii is our duty to take
measures to choose carefully, and appoint
properly the necessary officers for the best
working OF the church of Christ according
10 gospel ORDER viz, pastor, deacons,
clerk and treasurer.
): Resolved, That we''now, in the fear of
Uod, and humble reliance on the divine
spirits iead!og-with prayerful hearts and
honest purpose, without any intention or
desire to harm any individual, but disie-
gardinS any eacriicc necessary for the
safety of the precious cause committed 10
our trust-tha; we appoint a meeting for
tnls purpose on next Monday night; and
That every member, as far as possible, have
notice and be urged to attend.
| 4. Resolved, That Elder Shores have a
| copy oil the proceedings of this meeting,
aud be asked to read the same in tbs
| church, and request all TO lay the matter
to heart and seek the Lord earnestly for
more OF the spirit of grace and humility
and christian love.
o. Resolved, That Brother Sleeper be
requested to puta copy of these proceed
ihgs In the hands of Elder Shores,
and ask compliance with the fourth reso.
luton, and permit the meeting to be held
IN the church house, and request the full
est possible attendance.
q. Resolved, That in case We be refused
the occupancy of our own church that we
obtain, if possible, the A. ii. f.. Church
for our next meeting.
Adjourned to the time above namel.
Prayer by the moderator.
Il. CALDWELL, Moderator.
LOGAN SLEEPER, Clerl; pro TEN.
Atan adjourned meeting of the FRS.
Baptist church, held at the a. NJ. +
church, Monday evening, March II, aftc,
prayer and singing Rev. Logan Sleeper
was called to preside as moderator. The
clerk of the church, Brother r. Taylor,
being present. took his proper place as
scribe for the occasion.
The moderator upon rising expressed
first his qualification to SEQ so large u
company present, tho sense of weighty
responsibility he felt belonging to tho
interesting occasion, and the meeting and
business over which he was now called 10
preside. He felt that it was due this au-
dience and this W hole community, that "A
Statement. be clearly made of the objects
OF such meeting rs this in borrowed
house. Bat as time will be precious, and
as the evening is now well advanced, he
would deem it unnecessary as all this will
SO appear in the proceedings, so he would
immediately call Tor the reading of the
minutes Of the last meeting
The proceedings Of the last meeting be-
ing read, that which was necessarily next
first was to call for the report of Brother
Sleeper Of his.eiI'orts to carry out the OBJ
lects, SO far as concerned interceding
with Elder Shores. This report was
produced in writing, and read as follows:
tried to see Elder Shores the next day.
Staid full hour at his house, but he did
not come. On Saturday after breakfast, !
went again to his house, and sought earn
estly to accomplish the object contempla.
ted in the paper of proceedings car
ried with me. He received me rather
coolly as visiter. Said he mus. count
me as an enemy from what hal beon told
him.
And as to the object OF my call, when |
had stated, he was verv indig-
nant, and would allow no show
ing or reading of any thing
of the kind. Said that myself and Old
Caldwell were liable to arrest, tor encour-
aging and helping a mob Of devilsh mir.
gers in plotting mischief against tho pas
tor and church, with designs to ruin both.
And that ifa pack of vile vagabonds, all
excluded from tho church, had hood |
wInied US, and fooled US by making US be.
lieve they were members of the church. |
we were victims of monstrous lie, and
on that ground, might plead excuse for
what We had done.
Upon my stating to him that it was
generally represented that IL majority Of
The church were dissatisfied with him as
pastor, because of his disregard of gospel
order and Baptist church rules, and fire..
quent unclerical behavior, etc. Ho,said
all that was ia'se-that very large ma.
jority are clinging TO him. and are well
satisfied with him. That more than ono
hundred good members arc standing firm
Tor him-truo as steel. That he cared for
no factions of the kind that represented
That no bid defiance to all the power Of
Such adversaries, for he relied upon tho