The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-11-09
Longview: A Lively Point for News.
gatherers just Now.
Austin: Political PredictiOns-Goin.
Into Winter Quarters.
Galveston: Governor Lubbock Har
argues the Faithful.
Georgetown: An Old-FashiOned DEM
Ocratic LOve-Feast.
Other Interesting State News.
Clebprne'

CIebprne'
CEBURNE, November 2.-[Special. i Fo.
week or 80 past the Cleburne Marriage
Aid association was believed by its men,
, bers to be in tottering condition, which
caused much uneasiness among them. by
the assurances of the general manager,
A. L.. Townsend, that the company was
still prospecting, and false representation OF
its financial standing, many with renewed
confidence paid in their assessments, which
have been unusually prompt in being
made and very heavy. Last week Town
send left the city, taking HE trunk, saying
he would return the following Monday.
Z Having failed to return to the city, the Of
flee being closed and the secretary absent
most of the time since his departure, there
is again great uneasiness among the I'M
fortunate members. A Mr.. Phil
lips, "a policy-holder, garnisheed
the defunct institutional for his money. which
had long been due. Others threaten to
club together and prosecute az the officers
as having criminally condu9ted che busi-
ness of the association; hsying sufficient
evidence, it is claimed, ths< there has been
crooked work going on iyits management:
Some having invested largely in this and
other state companies having lost all, are
utterly Disguised. 4
The annual conference of the Methodist
Episcopal ihu south Pa,sr % Sew mere Gre
leans, RfasidinA There are between 200
and. so delega4 lin attendance. :,
Wash Jones and Kearby, the greenback
candidates. spoke to large audience
in the operI-house Tuesday afternoon.
Jones' speech was attentively listened to
and heartily laughed at by both parties,
owing to his peculiar witticisms: Colonel
Morgan, democratic candidate for repre-
sentative from this district, was called upon
to reply to Colonel Jones, but being absent
at the time his supporters were compelled
to forego this pleasure.
Roby, the man stabbed by Sad Lott last
week. Is improving. Lott will doubtless be
sentenced TO the penitentiary.
Cotton is rolling in lively, but is tending
downward, MI,
sickness all over the county. which is I'M
commonly fatal.
In the passage of the characters of the
,,reaohers by the Northwest Texas conf er
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church
south. now in session here, the name OF
Rev. J. d. Shaw was called to-day, and his
nresidipg elder stated that there was
pothing against his moral or official charac-
fer but possibly from rumor he was not in
accord with all of the doctrines of the
church. The Discipline provides, page 40,
that If there be complaint against a
preacher, he shall have the privilege OF re-
piying before the conference, after which it
shall determine by vote whether his char
acter shall pass; if it does not pass, then
chsnter 4, section 2 of the Discipline pro
yides Tor referring the case to q
Committee of investigation, who shall
determine if trial is necessary.
Mr. Shaw was denied the privilege of a
renlv. Bishop Parker deciding that his de-
mand for q hearing before the conference
was out of order, and the case went to the
committee, in violation of the above pro-
v;sions of law, without vote as to the
massage of his character. Finding it not
possihle to get hearing before the body OF
M conference, Mr.. Shaw went before the
Committee this evening and read a written
Statement OF his religious views The COM
n,ittee will probably report tomorrow, and
either embody bis statement or It's sub
stance In their report. There is dispo-
',;t;on among the more conservative mem
hers 10 move in to-rnorrow's session Of the
,so,,faTence a reconsideration of bis case
and give him q hearing before the con-
ference. -
nv. Shaw. in his carefully prepared state
ment, which your correspondents has been
,.arn,itted TO examine, reviews his connec-
hon with the ministry of the church since
1870 his fidelity to the interests Of religion
and the allow but gradually developed pro
assses1of thought and study by which he
Nos reached his present skepticism. He
saws In conclusion: / entered the minis
try under deep convictions. and from the
first have had the courage Of my con.
INV situation. an though greatly de-
Gro 10 protract the struggle, yet To go fur
ther without consulting you have thought
..,n,,ld he wrong. have experienced Ms
.chang. Of belief that can be considered q
denarture from religion ana virtue, am
led TO make no knd OF
yoh have suffered no inndelity TO our
church. Nv long and ardent attachment
81 her sacred communion, her discipline
.nd nolity. is unmoyed. In the course OF
nv fnvestieations | have been forced TO
modify nv views concerning certain d. q
mas that have long been held IN great rev.
erence ny the church Ihese are
THE inspiration Of the Scriptures.
2,-The divinity Of Jesus Chr1st.
3-Vicarious atonement.
1-The punishment Of the wicked.
The modificatious Of beliei have expe-
.~;a,,-ed are not to the ex ent thai / reject
in every sense all or any ore OF these dog
mas. In regard 70 some OF mem, ana Ger
= tain phases Of all Of them, am m state
of doubt ana Destatio"s 49, s,-a9
TINT I believe them, nor that disDeheve
them will now state without argument,
and As clearly g. can, the posiii0n am
r--r.d 40 occunv at this lime eith regard
n each Of the abovs-nsmed subjrcis
W5th regard 10 the inspiration 81
the gcriptures, ! refer 10 both The Old
and New Testrments, believe
49, Ola Testament 20 be = crntiiuous his
go civil and ecclesiastical. ~ the Jewish
,,s,;cn from considerab e antiquity down
~ rifhin about 40 yrars of the Christian
~. The New Te-ramert ~ iour-fold
hs-torV Of Jesus Chrsf a history Of tie
A nosfies and varion- pastoral letters BY 81.
Psnl and contemporary gril~rs- G, lining
mo- vi~w. Of Christ and b. precepfs.
Whsfever i CONTAINED ~ ihese Scriptures
81 pure mora ify. ~ loFi. Ion
and loving one - fher ieeoing ibe
hune~r. clothing he nak'd. sna u.t,ne
fhe sick, f" forgivine ~ snein.s- .ne oil
unto others - se v"uld nsse tnsn ~ ~,
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mi IN M oranion De re9sroe1 hs usIn
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N EissnrirsI Chronological aro scier--nr
s--.I af.fsru-ufs ~ q ma-Vttius or suprI-
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