The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-01
OUR BAPTIST BRETHREN.
White-wloged Peace IIroodlng Over
These Churchmen.
The Happy flnis 10 a Tale OF
Trouble.


For several weeks lne incuo.in " .he
First Baptist church In Dallas aud the Live
Oak Street church have been quietly and
In n Kindly, business way talking over the
matter OF "A Consolidation OF these two
churches,and matters having progressed iar
enough for the leading and prominent
members o feel quite sure that Il was The
earnest desire OF both bodies. m To-
Of tse officers aud members OF
both churches met 10 AN informal way a,
tho parsonage OF tho First Baptist church
on the evening OF the "a h day OF March,
and readily agree upon basis OF consol-
dalton. Ol the "Wednesday evening follow
ing, each church held coniareuce, and
each appointed q commit ce 90 consider the
matter aud report TO their respec'
tive churches basis OF set llemen on its
following Sunday. In pursuance OF their
duties tAid committees, each presented 70
ITS church the following preamo'eaud RESP
lutions;
WHEREAS. We believe that tho cordial
brotherly faellng existing between the
Live Oak Street Baptist church and the
FRS. u iptist church, d. li% Texas, leaves
no ground or reasons why We should have
two Biptiai churches in the city, unless
|. two could do the work OF the Master better
than one; and.
WHEREAS, In the present growth Of our
enomin ational strength and interest IN
Dallas we believe that the union oi the two
burches would best promote our cause, IN
lat n would forever Danish from our midst
Phy dissatisfaction aud contention upon
the part OF the members OF our churches on
account OF past differences. and unite our
efforts and influence IN the blessed work OF
the Rsdeemer aud thus give power not
now possessed and
WHgREAs, "A desire has heen expressed in
private by many members 81 both or
CARNATIONS for the union OF the Two
churches
Therefore: Resolved that the Live Oak
AStreet Baptist church is willing 10 unite
with the First Baptist church upon the fol-
Moving basis, to wit: :,
First-That the reunited and CONSOLE
dated churches snail be called the flnl
Baptlst Church of Dallas, Texas.
Stcond--r The officers OF the two churches
shall be officers H. the consolidated church
except in cases where the functions oithese
Offices merge into Que; ia which cases ne
present iauumbents may settle the quest
among Themselves. or reierit 10 election py
the consolidated church.
| Third assets OF the two churches,
after paying all liabilities, e1capt the par
sonags property, now neld ~ tho First
Baptist church, chs rs esceI ted because
the consolidated cdurch viii need par,
sonage), eball constitute building idnd
to be used with other contributions III the
erection Of suitable house OF worship, on
such sight as the consolidated cAurch MAJ
select
Fourth-A church Of baptised believers
In Christ does not, accurately speaking, bt-
long to any convention or association, put
these bodies are composed OF individuals
who are appointed TO membership accord,
ing to the terms of membership prescribed
in their respective Co situations, ana there
fore, the consolidated church. to be known
as the First Baptist Church oil Dallas, has
the right to appoint and will appoint aoy
rlptr ~ hfI ~
may deem worthy. desiring to attend any
body OF Baptists meeting In convention or
association in Texas.
Fifth-As TO the matter of contributions
to benevolent and missionary purposes,
nothing In the terms OF this union ahall DO
construed to conflict with he inalienable
right of Baptists to direct what deposition
shall be made OF their contributions. and
thus individual choice shall be maintained,
at the same time that the right or the
church collectively will not DO intringed.
Sxth-We believe and express the hope
\ that the consolidation OF tne Two chufches
will hasten the erection of a houae al wor-
ship worthy of the Bar fists OF Dallas, and
prepare them TO maintain Sunday schools
and missionary work in promising fields
In the oitv.
And now. brethren, forgetting the things
which sre behind, aud reachi' forth unto
the things which are before, we earnestly
desire 10 unite oul loi oas with you're 70 the
great Baptist cause In Dallas, ard with yea
press toward the mark for the prize of
our high calling Of God in Christ Jesus.
After it's usual morning service last sum
day morning, both Of aid churches at their
regular places OF worship held brief con-
ference, at which said resolutions were
unanimously adopted. and alter each had
notified tine other Of their respective ac-
tion by previous arrangements joint
conference was announced atthe birst Bap-
fist church for $3.50 o'clock that evening.
At the appointed hour in the afternoon
ths two churches met in joint session NJ the
First Baptist church, ana after appropriate
devotional exercises. and free exchange OF
opinion by many OF the members, in which
all heartily concurred in the proposed &C
ton, the resolutions were unanimously
adopted. The declaration OF Baptist doc
trine and the church covenant was read.
and The right hand of fellowship was ex-
tended. Thus has happily ended church
trouble that has for some yenrs caused
much sorrow among the Baptists Of
Dallas, and IA fact, among the
OF The state. The First Baptist church of
Dallas Is now believed to be on a more solid
and enduring basis tran ever before. IL is
now perhaps. numerically and financially,
the strongest church OF that faith In the
state, and perhaps not inferior IN those re-
spec,s 20 that ~of any other demoni-
nation. IL numbers about 6U0 members
and has in its membership many OF our
best aud strongest business men. There is
a general desire now among its member
ship to erect at au early day splendid
church edilice, and 1t Is TO be
hoped that they wi 5000 realize their own
0trength and arise ard build. Rev. II. II.
Hanks has hsen the deservedly popular
pastor fthe Fret church for little more
than a year, and Rev. s. A. Hayden has
been pastor OF the Live Oak street church |
about ten months, and the conservative
and Christian course of these two gentt- |
men togetner with good sense and Chrie- |
tian spirits Of the membership OF the mem |
hers Of their churches, are due the happy |
results OF this union. Mr. Hayden mag
unanimously resigned his charge and nomi- |
mated Mr.. Hanks as pastor OF the CONSOLE |
dated church, and ny very hearty, unani, |
nous vote that gentleman was continued
% pastor OF the church.
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