The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-13
RrcHMoSD. VA. December IL, 1888.
a THE EDITORS OF THE DIS


her members should not worship In any OF me
churches In the ely Of Richmond until reconcila,
tlon had been made. Blu, We have never deniel
the admission Of other members 10 our church ~
Now, think church should be honest I'm discnss-
Ing matter like this. That church KNOWS Wen
that the Rev. John Jasper has denounced every
pastor OF this city being corrupt and thai none
Of them should enter his pulpit also his chnrcn
had withdrawn the hand of fellowship nom
all Of the churches OF Richmond, Manchester. ana
Vicinity. long before the Council met At Union
Baptist church, and had declared time and again
she would not receive letters from any OF tne
above-named churches. nor grant letters 10 loin
any of the said corrupt churches; also, motion
was made In sixth Mount Zion to place deacons
at the doors TO prevent other members fr III CONT
Ing In. but this was objected 70 by some OF tne
members upon this ground, that THIS would stop
too much money from coming In by the memoers
of these corrupt churches; so they conten,eu
themselves by deciding 10 grant none, receive
none. nor oallow us To- worship among them only
20 come and listen TO their p,stor abuse, ignore,
aud denouncc all the pastors OF the churches OF The
city OF Richmond, Manchester. and vicinity. and
10 give the church some money. and come quietly
out. The sixth Mount Zion says the council con-
dcmns the First church, and adjourned 10 meet
again February. 1881. to give the First church an
opportunity 10 IA wv why che hand Offellow-
ship should not he Withdrawn from them. en-
phatically deny any such Statements Tor u Is uh-
true Now, The ouncil that ADVISED the recogni-
ton Of the fifth street church WIS held In 1850,
July 2Sth. and not in 1881. as the sixth Mount
Zion says: and when tie July Council OF 1850
adjourned II adjourned sine die. aud the work OF
this Council only advisory, a. everybody
knows. and had no ecclesiastical authority; rs Is
the case with all such councils. The churches or
Richmond received the advice Of the July council,
1880. yet holding the view that theS should re.
cOgnizc the First and fiftll-Street churches. ana
never at any time withdrew the hand OF fellow
ship from the First church. This caused some
complaint among the members OF other churches
Therefore, another Council was called by the Ebe-
Meier church some time IN January. 1881, 10 con-
slider this misunderstanding. This Council d!d no.
thing pOrtance more than u adjourn 10 meet NJ
Second Baptist church February 81. 1881, ASKING
fie First cVurcl a and show Wl ". x e..
Mark you well. that all the churches OF Richmond
Manchester, aud vicinity did not send representa-
tiycs to the first the last meetings OF TINS tOun-
ell ; but THIS Council did meet on the aboye-named
date with said moderator and clerk, ana the re-
amhes and resolutions were voted upon-J. W ;.
johnson being the author of them,-the fcSoluuOn
Tins: Whereas the ten churches of this city and
vicinity adjourned TO meet February u instant
for the first church TO show cause why the hand OF
fellowship should not be Withdrawn from said
church,; and whereas the said church has treated
the Council with contempt BY refusing TO come;
and whereas said church called I'm police, and had
the brethren taken out of their church, In viola
ii0n OF Baptist rules; hnd whereas said church
violated tue 18th chapter Of Matthew. 10Th and
10th verses, by, excluding them without a
over the heads of the abOved-naUed churches
in their Association before consulting them
therefore resolve q that we, the Council, do
withdraw the right hand of fellowship from said
first church." Now | clt!cise the wording Of the
resolution by askinga question: Has the sixth
Mount Zion, with her pastor. allowed themselves
10 forget that council cannot Withdraw the hand
Of fellowship from any Church, Every person.
chwchos. and pasiors, ough; TO kn0w better; but
since the abOye-named parry f1ued Ia discharge
their duty. or do not know II, simply refer them
10 dob. 32d chapter. 9TH. Sth, and 9th verse: |
said days should speak and nd multitude OF year,
man. and the inspiration Of the Almighty glveth
them understanding " Great men arc not always
wise. neither do The aged understand Judgment
bold that the Council had no such power and
went beyond its Jurisdiction. 50 far Is their AT
thority was concerned, without the ratification
of the various churches which they repre-.
sentcd. The Council should have advised
the churches 20 do thus and 50. aud not
"a have dictated; vet believe that the spirit
OF the Council was To advise. lut 10 dictated as
above quoted. ana u so dong II slipped up. The
sixth Mount Zion says " that the brethren Of that
Council labOrcd 80 aIduOusly Tor the laying OF tic
platform upon which she now Sands - our
readers can readily see that Is the Council slipped
up ditto with the sixth Mount Zion: and she is
left as "A wandering star and clouds without rain.
The Sixth Mount Zion alheres to the faulty resO-
luiiOl that s1ys 1--WE, the COnncil shall do thus
and So" and me Sixth Mount Zion adds that the
said ten churches did meet 1T The Second church..
Now, no church met there at an, as every sensible
man knows. or should know. II Is true that tin.
Council met there composed Of delegates from The
different churches, and when thls Council adj
jOumcd tile delegates returned to their respective
churches, and in the knowledge OF the writer not q
single church ratified The acton OF this Council.
The Fourth church having withdrawn the hand
Of fellowship before the meetings of this
Council, ana that too, contrary 10 the adj
vice Of its pastor, 80 the hand OF Fellowship
stood Withdrawn until the ifih-Street church nd
mlitcd the First church 10 commune with her.
the hand Of fellowship was then restored. and we
are now i'm union. Now. when the Rev John JAS
per as-ailed me on one occasion 20 his ccngreg1-
lion, snd had not said word 10 me rs the scrip
ture commands. took IL patiently ana went 10
his residence in the name Of the Lord Jesus aud /
would have been more cordially received had 1
visited the Crown Of England. 20 laoorcd with
The divine and showed him his errors relative 10
these matters. and n admitted that be had been
M sled by tattlcrs, Who had told him thing, differ
entity. aud II his request went 10 his church and
stood before large congregation ana explained
NV position aud the position Of al tie churches
and pastors Of The city,
In the article I'm question tn, Sixth Mount ZION
asks ne "what condemns her, and / give mi,
simple an wcr-thc same Scripture 10 which snc
refers tor her Justification Is her condemnation,
i'm that she says there j. no peace among
aud we know 10 not.m But the Truth Is that the
sixth ilouni Zion Is under The bu,hc and viii
not see the light that now shinCth; but If Il be
true that her sister churches arc all 10 error, has
she taken The steps, scripturay speaking. 90 save
her errlug brothers. as Size says "Othcr7 should
do - viii simply answer she ils NOT, but Sic is
like our saviour SAYS. Matthew 23d chapter and
IN verse, "f0r they bind Lc1vy burdens and
greylOu@ to be borne, aud lay them on men, -hOul
dcrs; bu. thCy themselves vii not move them with
one OF ther fingers" ] AIN referred 20 many pas
ages % scripture by The sixth Mount Zion TO
iu-tiiy hcr and councils Ia Ill cip.inng indcpend-
cnt bodies. and 10 justify members who come ont
of other churches when they claim 10 have been
I'M treated. without letters. Then the same scrip
trc holds good in the cuse of the seeding menu
bcrs of thc Sixth Mount Zion church: bat the pas
tor and sixth Mount /.On have become 50 fanati d.
cal thai they cannot sec tnis. Now, tor their
flnatcism refer them & Proverbs 26th chap
ter lth and 18th verses, - As a dog Tpturncth 10
his yOmit so fool rcturleih 10 his fJlv see thou
a man wise in h- own Concert. there Is more hope
Of q fool tLau for that man. Now, the Sixth
Mount Zion charges me with dcnounclng her in
bitter words ard Is beng silent upon her cause.
Another error. Now, the first time the Council
met Rev. \. Binga, Jr., offered q resolution adj
yi.ing the recognition Of the Union Baptist
church. his / opposed with all OF my power
upon tie ground that we should not credit The
statement of those brethren before hearing from
unity to be heard. This, suEge-t ted. should be
done by the Union Baptist church sending a dele
CATION asking redress or the Council 10 send
committee; aud after much discus !on the latter
was agreed 10, and Was one of The committee.
Tie brethren stated that we would be contempt
uou9ly treated. NIT we. believing ~ 10 be right 10
heal them. went. as we wanted peace and union.
The sixth Mount Zion did not receive US. bat tie
deacOns received H. very sneeringy NON, the
riNlh Mount Zion saws tIat We were asked to
show our authority for setting apart excluded
members of church, and To this question no
satisfactory answer was gwen by either Of u
Now, gave this answer. and leave 10 to the pub
lie TO decide whether IL was q fair one or not
First the Council WAS not called 10 set apart the
church; secondly. The Council had no such au-
thOrity, but was simply called 10 consider the pro-
priCIy OF recognizing the church tlat was already
Organized. lien ] put in these intcrrOgltivcs:
do yOn the slNU MOUNT Lloh' recognize Us rs SIS
ter churches Or have you Withdrawn the hand
Of fellowship from us And II 80, what would we
violate should we recognize Your excluded mem
bersy 10 these one Of the brothers. eager 10 an
swer the inquiry. pitched In, and IN doing so was
abort 10 condemn the holy sixth LOuHt Zion
church. when the learned Charles LCmus III. d..
cried out. "St0p! stopl brother; don't trouble
that now - Now, Ii these gentlemen were honest
and fiiir-mindcd men they would have published
the truth, and nothing but the truth. And as
FOR ihe preamble and resolutions offered by myself
and acted upon by the Council. they seemed 10
&c IN close proximity Of the chastity Of the holy
Mount Zion piOLs integrity: Int my resolutions
were based partly upon the statement of tie ILL.,
treated brethren now known as The Union Baptist
church. These brethren stated 10 the Council
that "a rule was made in Sixth Mount Zion
church prohibiting them from receiving letters
from the chu ches of the city OF Richmond and
~ .ll !.