The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-26
THE DALLAS HERALD, THURSDAY FEBRUARY, 80 1880

personal nature
On motion, Mr., Carroll re'read
the report, commenting upon II ut
length rs ha read,
1he Chair stated that the matter was open
for discussion, which WIS followed by cries
for tho question,
Elder Link asked permission TO say few
wOrda.
The Chair inquired ofhim ilhe was del
egate, which was again followed by clamor
Tor Tho question,
Mr., Williams arose 10 speak, but was
forced TO take bis seat, 50 great WIS the shout
for the question,
Some ono moved that Elder Link
aud Mr. Williams be heard, which was
amended with tho proylao that they conllne
themselves 10 the question.
The Chair said that the adoption or re-
lection Of tho report OF the committee was
beiora the House
Mr.. Carroll said that he thought that the
matter ought 10 BIO thoroughly discussed, yet
he trusted that II II was thnt no personalities
W uld DO INDUCED In and that those who
spoke would Gonllne themselves strictly 10
tho question
Mr., Parks did not think II wise to hurry
through with matter Of such grave impor-
lance, and hc was In fWor Of the report be-
ing discussed.
Mr. Scruggs sad that II had been init
mated that there WIS n disposition In the
meeting 10 gRg certain ones who wished TO
be heard, and that no would never sanction
such II course. lie wanted free discussion
Of the whole affair
A member agreed with him but moved
that the remarks Of oach speaker bo limited
TO five minutes each.
Dr. Kimbrough thought five minutes too
brief and the original motion TO discuss re-
gOrdlcss Of limited time was put and carried.
he said that he wished to shy few words
lie wNs not partial TO either side in the split
in the First Baptist church and was not
PARTISAN Of either yet he wished 10 warn
them against taking hNsty action, II was his
opinion that should the report OF the ocm-
mittee be adopted itwould settle the question
MS to which Of the two oontcndng parties Is
the FIRST Baptist church Of Dallas, The
association had no ecclcciNetical existence
and II had no right to interfere in the mat
ter of church which recognize no
higher power than itself to settle its own
troubles. The adoption of the report would
enter into the church local and II would be n
precedent unknown in the annals Of Baptist
history Tho report, as he regarded il,
touched upon the internal interest of the
/ church and he was opposed TO It's adoption.
1t was best, in his Judgment, TO let the mat
ter remain in slatu quo. 1t would
be better to have committee
appointed outside of the association and the
State, or one chosen by the contendng par
ties,to settle the troubles between themselves.
Mr.. Carroll said that he could not see how
the brother could consistently denounce the
report and action Of the committee referring
to the sovereignty Of the church, and then
wound up his speech by proposing to have the
question settled by appointing another
committee, and that TO be selected outside Of
the State to settle the differences. While
the association was in the midst of
the years labor the startling information
reached them that their general superinten-
dent and corresponding secretary and mis-
sion board had been swept away, and accord
ing to the ideas advanced by DR.. KEN
braugh they could not appoint others TO fill
their places.
The Committee on Credentials were merely
to decide on who was entitled TO u seat in the
association. BY adopting the report they
the First Baptist church.
Elder Leak made talk telling of the splits
he had in his time known in the Baptist
church and the action that was taken in re-
gard to them by the associations.
On motion, the association adjourned until
p. m. for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The President read communication from
the colored Baptist church of this city in
viting the visiting members to preach to
| them and requesting that Elder Josiah Leak
address them that night
The Chair stated that there had been serious
complaints made that so much time had been
consumed to so little purpose in useless dis
cussion,a and that only those who had accepted
seats among them were entitled TO speak.
Elder Link stated that during the morning,
he thought that 1t was agreed that they
should be heard.
The Chair asked him to set down as he was
not seated member. lie stated that an in
vitation had been extended during the morn
ing to visiting members, and that those VINO
failed to avail themselves of tho invitation,
was not the fault Of the association.
Elder Link replied that he then wished to
enroll his name as visiting member.
Mr.. HUMPHREYS made reply that the invi-
tation had already been extended and that
Elder Link, though present at the time,
came forward, and that it now looked as
though he wished to accept the invitation
for the express p rpose of being permitted
to speak. Those parties that were so anx-
ious to speak had ignored them as body
anu they had no rights of visiting members.
a vote was lhtn taken as to whether fur
ther vitaton should be extended to visiting
brethren, when it was voted down.
A motion was then made TO extend an
invitation to visiting Baptists, which was put to
vote and sustained.
Elder Link asked the Chair if by enrolling
their names they would in so doing commit
themselves to the action of the association.
The Chair declined to answer the question
and a warm discussion among the members
followed.
A vote on the previous question was then
taken and resulted in vote of seventy-four
yeas to forty-six nays.
Elder Link aske that his name be with
drawn from the list of visiting members
invited to participate in the deliberations of
the association.
The original report of the COM
mittee having been taken out by
some party, a messenger was dis
patched for it. In the meantime the Com
mittee on Finance took up collection.
The original report, arriving, was read, and
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