The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-08-20

THE ROBERTSON SCANDAI..-We have
received the following official report of
the action taken by the Council of Bar-
| fist ministers that met in Donaldsonville
two weeks ago to consider charges of
| misconduct preferred against Rev. Spen-
| Ger Robertson, pastor of the Nazarene
Church of this place:
DoISGs OF TUE COUNCIL.
The Council appointed by the Baptist
| Convention of Louisiana to investigate the
charges against Rev. Spencer Robertson,
pastor of the Naxarene Baptiss Church,
Donaldsonville, after careful investiga-
| ton of the case, andopted the following res
| olutions:
| WHEREAS, Elder Spencer Robertson,
pastor of the Nazarene baptist Church at
| Donaldsonville, being charged with con-
duct unbecoming a minister and, whereas,
by Elder Kobertsons own testimony he
has proved the same to be true /; therefore,
Be it resOlaeI, That we as q council de-
clare that Elder Spencer Robertson is un-
fit for the ministry.
| BE it further resolred. That we do hereby
withdraw the hand of fellowship from the
said Spencer Robertson rs q miaister Of
| Christ GEORGE ARMSTEAD,
| Chairman.
BURNET BROwN Secretary.
AS We understand the matter, the origi-
| nal charge against Robertson was big
amy, bat it is claimed by the accused
and his friends that this complaints was
shown to be without foundation and
that the decision Of the Council was
based solely Upon the nineteenth chapter
Of st. Matthew, ninth verse, which is
T! construed as prohibiting a minister
from marrying while former wife is
alive, even though they may be legally
separated. Robertson AYERS that he was
| rever lawfully married to Victoria Jones,
the woman who passed for his wife and
was recognized as such; that mo license
was procured from tho Clerk Of Court
and that the person WHO performed the
ceremony was not authorized by law to
do SO; that the woman left him last
year and, after institutins inquiries and
finding that her marriage with Robert
son was not legal, married man named
Tylus Warren, at Lafourcle Crossing, in
October, 1880. Robertson further alleges
that he went to Lafourcle Crossing to
reclaim his wife, int was confronted by
the evidence of her lawful union with
Warren and of the illegal character Of
lis own marriage. He did not remarry
until last March, six months after the
whilom Mrs. Robertson had become Mrs.
Warren. Not having been present at
the session of the Council and having
before us no further evidence of its de-
alterations than is furnished by the fore
going resolutions, we can not decide as
to whether the statement Of the accused
is accurate or not, but as the investiga-
ting body was composed in the main Of
reputable and intelligent ministers, it is
to he presumed their decision was justi
| fed by the circumstances Of the case
under consideration. For the second
time, then, Rev. Robertson has been adj
judged guilty of conduct unbecoming
his cloth, and still he refuses to yacate
his pulpit aud evidently depends conf
IDENTITY upon his congregation to sustain
him.
Tho committee on earthwork appoin-
ted by the Board of Directors of the
Donaltlsonville Bridge Company met at
the office of Mr.. Paul Lechc last Mon
day to consider proposals for the con-
struction of the approaches to the bridge.
Four bids had been received, but two
were handed i'll after the hour specified
| in the committees advertisement, hence
it was not considered just to entertain
them. After consultation, it was de-
cidcd to reject all the bids and re-a,lver-
tise the work, proposals to he in before
6 o'clock this evening. The committee
met and opened the1:only two bids re-
ceivct, and that of Mr. VIM. Bradford
being the lowest, the work of building
the Port Barrow ramp was awarded to
him at the rate of twenty-five cents per
cubic yard. No bid having been received
for the ramp OF the Donaldsonville bank
it is probable that will be constructed 10y
the Bridge Company instead of being let
ont by contract
In the suhjoined paragraph the editor
of the New Orleans Observer recalls oul
recollection of merited distinction be-
slowed upon a worthy citizen of Donald
sonvillc for valuable services rendered
this community during the yellow fever
epidemic of 1873:
We l.ayo heen shown handsome GOLD
badge presented Judge IL. U. Maher, now
Chief Wcglier of Customs at this port. N
Secretary of the Howard Association IN 1873
at Donal6sOnvillc, La. Judge Malcr in hi
official trust in that organization during til,
epidemic of 1873. justly earned the pron,
distinction for phlan,hropic zeal this med;,
expresses.
Report of the St. Peter NJ. r. Sunday
School.
pOSALDsONyILLE, La, July 4, 1881.
To the Elder and COnference-I beg lcav
to submit the following: Ever since the o,
ganization of Sabbath Schools by the i'm
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