The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-18


= pail, somIre sId without a silver
lining, oycr-Ladows and enshrouds the
Baptist denomination In Texas, us e. -Le
united force, Of the powers Of darkTs,s
Led combined for their destruction aud
utter sEH.hi.aIou. Dallas heretofore
has been the chic. battle ground. and the
Man Of Sorrow, las been wounded AMI
brought 10 open shame In the house OF
H.- friends. BuE the enemy seems -
10 have changed the bsse OF his opera
lions. Some three months ago. just after
the Bapti-ts 0t Austin had completed
ireir splendid house of worship, they
,- He'd g. the care 80 the church, Rev. Mr..
breaker, Oh Missouri. He vas IN earnest
rG yipss preacher, and Was hailed IS the
Ear5irr-r OF good and prosperity 10 the
Baptist cause ~ particular and TO the
community in general Of this city. But.
aiaeN! the vision, 80 golden tinted was
short-liycd and had more OF the eifer
vcseance cf frost work in it than Of the
sub lance Of the real. An unceT-current
Of past diz=ension had not subsidized, al
though the surfaceof irter-Socjal as well
ar the spiritual sea seemed r. placid rs
an infant s.uulaTiu- on III mothers
breast. Ia irr. one part OF the MEM
berltp i,ael ;Iclr Istori;e to preside
10 the orz3n, while on tie other hand
the opposing side Ur-ed and pressed
the claims OF their choice. With
the view. osten,iJiy. at least, Of
bridging the breach, it was decided. in
common and unanimous council, that The
matter should be- referred 10 tire pastor,
with the understanding that his decision
should he taken as ultima ktrls Of the
whole affair. His decision was cast IN
favor. unfortunately. Of . dis-olute ana
abandoned German by the name Of Gruen-
der. This instead OF healing the nothing
more than scarrificd wounds, opened
them anew and set them bleeding a.Tgs 81
And il was bad and wicked blood, too, IS
il very short while anonymous letters
were being received ay the GTueudlerpm-
~ and by the pastor himself. These let
tiers had the warp of malice and were III
terrified with threads dyed black
in seeJlinS elimination. Tie lay mem
ladies, who had aroused the ire
and vengeance Of the snahe-naturcd
- '7gHifo, without reserve made the con-
tents Of their cpistle known. but the
ihpcked ana prosecuted pastor, regarding
his as too Ioathsomc ana mean 10 bring
% light, locked the secret OF their con
tents IN mis- own heart and went about tho
preparation Of seycring his connection
with the church. At first he made the
plea, which was embodied in Ia
resignation. that the church had
rot come up to her financial pledges,
hasirg this accusation on the grounds Of
q deficit. amounting TO sixteen dollars
only, on his last months salary. Imme-
Giately the complaint was made the
church iiquidateG the paltry debr. Then.
finding himself without even this subtsr-
fu-e, the pastor frankly admitted that
the cause OF his disquictudc and discor-
tcutmcnt was none other than that he
felt himself unequsl 10 the battle
in which,. unwtt.ugly, he had engaged,
AMI without farther cvasirns positively
rcgue tel Ais release. ~ Ca4r-e under
such rir-UH -ttu.e7 the church c.uii not
do Otherwise J,aa accept his rrsi znation.
but, in simpla Justice 10 the Rev. NJ
Breatcr. Let it be said that the action was
taken with unanimous regret. This is
ret the STATEs>TA,'s fight, and therefore
it knows no party in the matter. v hat
Is here given is Il budget of news merely,
Truly the prophet has said, "rhey est up
the sin of my people, and set their heart
on their iniquity."