Daily globe., 1879-09-29
RELIGIOUS RUCTION.
Trouble Among tho 81. Louis Bsptists-The
Second Church and Its Pastor Denied
Fellowship Tho Fourth Church Dissat-
1sficd with the Result Wlthdraws from
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

Especial Telegram to the Globe.]
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2S.-The st. Louis Bap
tist association, yesterday, by vote of 81 te
II, expelled the Second church and its par
son, Rev. DR.. Boyd, for heresy. The Second
church is the strongest of the denomination
| in st. Louis. Last winter it lost its church
by fire, and by invitation occupied the jew
| ish synagogue. There was good deal OF
gush about the iber0 views and denomina-
| tional generosity at the time. DR.. Boyd
was SO far carried away by 1t that on one oc'
casion, while celebrating the Lords supper
in the synagogue, he invited Rev. d. X. Ell
lott, Unitarian minister, to sit with close
communication congregation. This was
one of the acts of heresy. Another was COM
naitted when Boyd's flock had a reunion ser
vice with the Jews, and singing a hymn
with all references to Christ carefully es
purgageted. ....e. - e'g.....
Western Associated Press.
ST.. LOUIS, Sept 2S.-A very spirited discus
sion has been going on, for two or three days
past, in the annual meeting of the st. Louis
Baptist association, over charges preferred by
the Park avenue church, against the Second
Baptist church of this city, presided over by
DR.. w. w. Boyd. Tho charges are generally
hetrodoxy and irregularity in practice, and
were finally sustained by vote of 81 to II,
and fellowship withdrawn from DR.. Boyd and
his church. The specifications briefly arc that
DR.. Boyd believes and has taught and preached
that all men will ultimately be saved; that
sects are ordained of good and are needful
to the varied views of mankind; that
a few may be saved without believing
hal ul
ference drawn from one passage in the scrip
lures; that the Baptist denomination ia too
rigid in its views of the communion; that bap-
tism is not a prerequisite and that a man has
a right to picture hisGod according to his
needs, and has right to 60 to his God in any
manner he chooses. sr..." .
The Second Baptist church having never de-
manded of Mr.. Boyd an explanation of such
language or repudiated its teachings, it is,
therefore, heterodox in principle. The irregu-
larity in practice of said church is specified to
be in having had joint service
with the Jewish congregation of Rabbi
Sinnescheim, whose temple they were occupy
ing after their own church was burned, and in
DR.. Boyd's, on certain occasions, having in
vited DIR. Elliott, an Unitarian minister, to
partake Of the Lords supper, which invitation
was accepted. II. ~ o., ..
These matters have been the subject of much
comment in religious circles throughout the
country for some time past, and the action of
the Baptist association will doubtless be read
with great interest. The Fourth Baptist
church, Rev. j. V. Schofeld, pastor, has with
drawn from the Baptist association, the with
drawal being the result of the action of the as
sociation in the of the Second church
The Fourth church ia understood
to object to the action of the association on
the ground that the charges against the Second
church were not brought in proper manner,
that they were frivolous, not sustained ly the
evidence aud that they were really aimed at
DR.. Boyd, with view to get rid of him, and
not at the church as an organization. The Sec
ond church has among its members a number
of very prominent citizens, and it is said they
keenly feel the situation they are placed in,
but as there is said to be no appeal from the
decision of the association, they will be obliged
to submit. What further action, if any, the