Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-06
Gazette and Virginia Advertiser


man, sf:so trr2! a-d tia. would not re-
o2.Cl2, lh0m in aoP nJs as the church, snd
tho;t alter un;cil plural, unwisa. unoslied for,
api u7su hoIiz d va'H, H!thout ary charge, or
c:uia wa.ttver-ia the primary and whole
cause OF he publicly of the socalled mlnis!e.
rial sandal. and its ci1@qlcucos. They pro-
ietd9i TO ,yirtl5, authority Thero thoy had
none. expressly tod them you tro wrong
gtu have 40 authority or caus,. and s1oh 40
80; c'Ln1t rneslbly 10 good, or 10 any wise
rrotec: the tudy, snd tho PASTOR" The psst
TOT ai',r8.rts conceded Sith my sale position
AID regretted their uURodly c2urso. Their act
Vas no orl7 pnwclloss for good, bat all POWER
iu' fox >v The church hsd then ll9 or more
meub:ES Iud lad co knowledge Of thi, matter.
shua tao2 10 men ttbe vote was not uua5i.
ucus) a!e personally re:poasibla fer this mat
ter, a1d Tor thtir uutpatl1n ind g:oss violation
OF tn: su:ho'iiy, lrarcga!vas sad power
Ct ih3 clu!ch. Their &C. 8 il 20
SeEss itc &C. Ct ;Ga Chrtci. They did
gees H. l5,so, 10 tic Ied9. eni to
n, ehurl5. NJ onc's membership how.
e7e:, 10 tic church w4s.,aEaa:oi ;htr.b3.
ttirt. 100, sra thu raen Who ser3 CALLED uooo,
ar Us j hE acitNc:SeS aud Rho i1,satliuc jas,c,
ata ;.n3ct, ard igo1lieE Christ ald Ilis
CEurc!, pEeaG:t,i 10 Get Gsc:ssi7e|y as Judge
aQ' il:g he Ga: Of lhass ler noa we Gir
| til j dectsIs!ita, chat, YES wroGg-7s3ic,lY
| EriuE-io protecting tho reputation sad chars
| toer Of = lazy" Bu. 1coH am tight, for
ever siGh', sni en- dalrniGed TO protect
L,tteS II tG=;r .;sits, their regulations and
thes charac.eTa ua,ler eli tifcuD stances and at
81! hz IG9 Aei will bot psk clique abjus
! i; either.
| s;a, therefore. rot rssp,ositIc ia any sense
| 'shategtr (snd essula toos) Cor his matter.
e!;htr ia :s io,iaieney, is esaso. lis cou!au.
atct, lis rnbiic;y, q, liz ctfeos and clnso-
quolo:s. \ :ithrr is The church Ia asy sense
resocrsib!i; nor 20 sho bound by the aot or &c 8
OF srii members. Ihs church never author
| n IL thcse meo, Or sby Committee, member, or
member, cfloer CrSr lfiocrssto act iu tho m.tr
te.; por ras che d9rc Ed hersslt; cor has she
ever tzc'u!ea. CT tri,d, or even preferred o
charge a:a Isl ssy member CD account Of So d
So c:i!tG scaadal, or even agslaa, the pastor
| Tue rights, authority. pow ard rr+rossivss
ct B.p!!s: church are per Sc. her OWE. They
er0 no: "asted in an officer or cfiors. or minis
| ter, or Su7 Ecmbor. Neither can such be trans
tcfrcd 20 them or cry oGe else. Ofic ,rs aud ell
membsrS arc brothers together nih rnu,l
| rights and tqlal privileges, aud 90 oDc-rut a
| nlal,tfr e7sD-hss any power Or authority ever
ary o!her m;mb,r. ileica it will DO sen,
that had l ro,epleG anything from thes. few
maubT3 as clmiD2 from the church." |
would ha0e made myself "eart.c IS crimiuis"
with them in !rYice 10 falsely ard nalic;ously
bind Christian church 10 a MISTER in which
the cauich bad nothing Wh,cvsr 10 do-aot
even kn3Wcdga thereof. If ;hls, tea men
bers ~ carrch ct membership Of ll9 or
mote cauld then uuwa'ranaby sot, at d with
out hotity OF rH~'r, bod The church. then
Scren, tire or even one member could do e., ard
the lawful authority OF tho church would be
tu'Iy Wrtsted. Tier Iults. laws. and discipline
bnsc!g p rVer:ca-atd her power aud rrtrepn
tl'es grossly ignore --srd no mtm5ar would
have sn2 pr1tcn:ion whstev,r. and tho very
prep riy OF the odu:ch Itself would be in tie
bsuds and under the CONTROL OF shiliior, base
and rsaIploR clique. marc uor'ghtoons. cut
ragecu', sn1 pro5str violation OF Bsp,is
church polly std prioe p'e.--oor Qua more re-
hco:iDg unno Sud Injurious TO The Uhoo B,p.
list deuoIiasi!on than this IL, cannot be con.
caivsd.
But another high appealing principle Chs,
tcuches every honorable mans heart, ard for
which am also contendinS, is This: whare i:
the guarantee from the church thst female rep.
ulslion, character and virtue shall be protected
whom clerk OF church of 10 or moro Nom
beFa. csa, without! any authority and with i'm
ing tf 3 few members, they then 10 iSIose the
. church and then publicly call in question ibf
character Of an absent female member, and forth
with publish The same to The world, whom the
church it.ef knew nothing Of it and did not N eel
ior business unit! nine days thereafter Fad
and no t|aac reputation or character could tc
guarded or protected ty This lawful B.plis,
Christian church Ard had ! eufsred myself "a
bA7e b,en so tennd,. ! could never afterwsrd
even protest aIsinst similar ou,ragee. Ladits
must snd shall be protected in their rights and
privileges of Nom bership in ssd church, and in
their purity of reputation ard character; and
the inhorent rights, pIerogativos snd powers OF
Baptist church shall see to it that no c1Ecer or
otheers shall violate her authority by u:urping
her power al conspirinR against the reputation
OF femaEs aud male msmb 1.s Ct her body. Too
church at no time could or csn indorse their sc.
lion or proceedings, because 10 do so would be 10
indorse uUgodl;ness and sin and eiVe electto and
otthe grosscst violation and ba.eEt usur.
PISTON OF her owa powers and authority. Beside
sho has oIiQi1sl Jurisdiction end demands in all
cases PROVEN charges bsfore action or condea,.
nation TIE church. therefore, has no record of
| thls so-chilei meeting and could Loi eyea pra.
tend to Fave except through grass lr,ui snd b.fe
forgery. In recrencet 10 the b.fare n.mel two
go callcd aacry NOUS letters l slate that never
know till thea sld there, October 81. 1878, .hs:
ss,d persons Nd crer received s2y sGch Listers,
nor did kcCw Ia s. Guy III ID letters we're in ex-
iste1ce. nor WIS then or have osen permitted
g examine TIC contents of ,sd le.ters. Bssico
those letters were charged directly and positive
~ upon two m'lc members OF the church living
il upperVils; more th.n this, by direct and
we'll kEcwR testimony hsd been at this tire
shsnEs On s :oI: months tour in Kansas the
ho7thvcs: and Csnaa.. thus showing beyond TIC
| least shadow Of n dcuh. that have never been
IN soy wse whatsoever connected with said lei.
tore. hsve refused, therefore, 10 hsve the lesst
! thing to Go with then, except 10 refar TO the
from evidence of wtnesscs) IS a.!esting tho
iru!hGu(ness Of my statements. l. therefore, am
| noi responsible for those said letters, spd sny
! one Yhc cc2ie' these facts is, in the 1reuaee Of
| Scripture, ~ iisr snd tha truth is not Ia him.
| This tcstiElory AID tho written and verbal ad
| missions o. my entire iru:hiulness snd limo.
cercy in the eaii!e matter is what ce,ssia ra,
| eors have been trying to pe,vsrL aud suppress
Further testimony Withhold /: charges we;e
| made sgsias: tie pastor, i. WAS done By other
| Demeers, who he.d, presented aad pressed their
evidence, and Who being cspcht, tried TO CLOAK
themselves bshi1d lay reputation aud tn.; Of Tho
church. Why etae1wsCd vero their admissions
| aid the rush suppressed? and in lieu ,he.eof
a. cnLo Al M ~,