The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-06-22
SHORES SHORTCOMINGS.
THE GREAT BAPTIST PREACH
Err" Is DEPOSED FROM
THE MINISTRY.
ETC 1T CHARGES AGAINST THE
REVEREND GENTLEMAN
SUSTAINED.
SILLY SLEEPERS SLYNESS.

of this city, about . dozen preachers
so-for the trial of Rev. Il. j.
Shores, on q lot Of charges presented by
Logan Sleeper and few OF the discon-
tented members and three or four sore.
heads, who were at one time mem bers Of !
Mr.. Shores church, but who were eI-
PEELED for such ofienses as getting drunk. |
stealing, etc. The assembly styled itself
. council of ministers of the Baptist
church, aud as such undertook to expel
Mr., Shores from the ministry, and asked
him to surrender his credentials.
THE COUNCIL
Met at o clock Thursday morning. 1t
was composed Of tho following named
persons Rev. George McCommon, Villa
Ridge; Logan Sleeper, Missouri Robert
Caldwell, Simon Marshall, and Blackvills
Shelton, Cairo Beverly Graysoa, Carbon
dale b. +. Smith, Metropolis, and James
g. Graves, Missouri.
Logan Sleeper, McCommon and Graves
are white men, while all the others are as
black as the ace Of spades.
Rev. McCommon was chosen moderator.
and Logan Sleeper secretary.
When the organization had been com.
pleted, Logan Sleeper read the following
message to Rev. Shores, informing him Of
what was about to take place. and asking
him to appear with his witnesses and de-
fend himself:
| ELDER SHoREs--The council Of minis
ters gathered now at the Methodist
! church on your account send you this
message in the fear Of God.
We heard you mislesd your people last
night by making them ~ apprehend from
US something like violence to-day-blc ID
shed or murder from us.
But some of us never saw you--cap I
wish you ny hsrm.
We ask you to come and bring your
friends and defend yourself against 'i-
Gus charges. We commend your alton
ton to Romans, fourt nth chapter and
tenth verse.
We are sure we wish to DO governed
by that solemn consideration having refer.
ence to the judgement seat of Christ.
win you come We pause for reply.
We send two brethren with this mes.
sage.
THURSDAY morning, June 18Th, 1873.
SHORES REPLY.
CAIRO. Ills, June 18th, 1873.
We, the deacons and trustees OF the
First Missionary Baptist church, this day,
in tue year Of our Lord, A. ID. 1873. When
We want council to settle business in OUT
fnr kap har
is no trouble in the church of which We
desire council, and all thse 10 done out Of
our church and building must be n viols
ton OF Baptist rules aud the - OF GU
, country 70 which all such s.seit mus
. account. JONI JESSIsCs, Deacon.
PETER ADAMS, Trustee.
Tho council hardly knew what to az
when this note WAS received. Shores die
not propose to pay any s.s,tsntion tolthem
and they were down in the mouth
Finally Sleeper came to the conclusion
that there must be . trial snyhow, snC
accordingly introduced the following
CHARoES
l. We think proper to present thi
general charge 6rst
That 4. j. Shores 10 . deceyer, in tina
he possesses not the character and quail
ties Of a true minister Of the. gosple, a
marked out in the new testament scrip
lures. That his general department AMI
everyday behavior degrsies the ministr,
continually; that he is destitute of piety
and the fear of God OF even the common.
est grade.s
2. He is guilty Of adultery. Accord
ing to strict new testament law, no i
living In adultery now.
3. He has a general character for dis
honesty. Many breaches of trust an
schemes of tricky Gnsnceering can b
proven upon him.
4. la Bible language We charge tina
he has "Lordsd over Gods heritage Ii,
has abused and oppressed the church hi
motives, his manner and his policy have
proved to be only Safeguarding, oftsl
directly contrary to gospel Jaw and al
ways csreles Of the will Of the majorit,
and Of the true order Of Baptist shurche.
8. He is 3 notorious slanderer and viii
fer of the brethren and sisters and minis
, ters.
G. He is daring, INSCRIPTIONS and hs
bitusl liar.
| 7. To. Shores is q man of foul tongue
rowdyish in behavior a regular drinke
of beer and other strong drinks and guilt,
of occasional drunkenness.
8. And last we charge T. j.. Shore
! with being guilty Of perjury; of swearing
falsely on two occasions or more.
The charges were taken up separately
| and passed upon, There wore plenty o.
D witnesses to testify to the matters and
/ things stated in the charges. Aud indeed
t it seemed IS if there were persons prsson
who would have testified to anything
= that was necessary to convict Shores.
was plain to everyone not piejudiced tina
, the council was organized to conyic
Q Shores, and If he had he taken a thousanc
witnesses and gone before the council, |
would have been ell tho same. Ho wa
I to be deposed. That's what the council
q mosnt.
0 The second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth
}. charges having been passed upon snc
voted Sustained at the meeting of thu