The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-31
CRYING In THE WILDERNESS
TROUBLE AMONG THE BAPTISTS OF
SAN ANTONIO
And Dismal and Complete Failure In the
Attempt To Bounce Dissatisfied
Members.

the Baptist church for some months attained
a solution last night which should bear the
fruits OF permanent adjustment, SO far as the
matter in issue is affected. Mr.. Cayce pre-
sen,ed resolution, backed by sundry pas
sages, adroi,ly culled from the New Tesla
ment for the expulsion of DIR. Lowry, Mr..
Page, Mr.. Stegall, Mr.. Brockway, and some
hall a dozen other members, for refusing to
contribute to the salary of DIR. Dodson, the
pastor, remarking that he had no feeling,
prejudice, or animosity against any Of the
members, and acted only from a sense OF duty,
though he was bound to admit II was the most
painful duty which he had ever been called
upon to perform. Mr.. Robinson seconded
Mr.. Cayce's resolution and motion to expel
the members specially named, but as the Rev.
Mr. Hendon, Moderator pro TEN, failed to
hear the making and secondng Of the motion,
both he and the church were at sea for
awhile. DIR. Lowry made motion that the
church postpone the resolution and motion for
expulsion, which was seconded by Mr..
Brockway, whereupon Mr.. Furgerson moved
to amend the motion Of DR.. Lowry to the
effect that the church refuse to entertain the
resolution. The Moderator being raw in par
lianentary rules decided there was nothing
bf,re the church, and that the motions of DIR.
l. wry and the motion by Mr.. Furgerson
to amend DIR. Lowry's motion had nothing to
support them, and were out OF order Finally,
Mr.. Cayce pounded II into the Uranium OF the
Moderator, who was coasting along the shore
hunting for a haven, that he had moved the
adoption OF the resolution of expulsion, and
that Mr.. Robinson had seconded it, where
upon the Moderator cast anchor. Thereupon,
DR.. Lowry renewed his motion, as originally
made, and Mr.. Furgerson renewed his motion
to amend so hat the motion should read
''that the Church refuse TO entertain the reso-
luton Of expulsion and TO lay his motion to
amend on the table. This gave rise to a small
e, OF talk on the part Of Mr.. Robinson, who
appeared to be the spokesman of the adher-
ents OF DIR. Dodson. lie deemed It unparlia-
mentary for Dr. Lowry, whose expulsion was
moved for, 10 submit motion concerning
such motion, and for Mr.. Brockway, whose
expulsion was also moved, to second the
motion Of DR.. Lowey, but after good deal
of explanation, the Moderator got Mr.. Robin
son to comprehend that the motion of Mr..
Furgerson to amend the previous motion had
precedence, and must be first voted upon.
Then Mr.. Robinson and Mr.. Everett
desired to know if it was para-
mentary for a person to move to lay
| his own motion on the table. The Moderator
ruled it was. 1t is common practice in all
bodies, run by parliamentary rules, after a
| bill or measure has passed, for a member to
move TO reconsider the vote Just taken, and 10
lay the motion to reconsider on the table, and
if it prevails, it is beyond the power of the
body to reconsider and change the vote on
the measure. Aud in the United States SEN
ate on January II, 1884, Senator Cullom
moved that a motion, made by him, be laid
on the table, and no one raised point of
order as to the propriety OF his so doing. Mr..
Robinson appealed from the decision Of the
chair, but the chair was sustained by vote OF
10 to &C. Mr.. Robinson then inquired of the
chair what would be the affect of passing Mr..
Furgerson's motion to lay on the table, and
being informed by the chair that it would dis
pose of the resolution of expulsion and con-
sign ii to the tomb of the Capulets," he
threw himself into the front rank of the skirm-
ish line and begun to unlimber his oratorica
guns. He wanted the resolution discussed
and voted for upon its merits. Mr.. Everett ex-
pressed similar views, and it begun to look
like spirited debate was about to break out
between the Dodsonites and the anti-D odson-
ties, but Mr. Furgerson squelched 1t by raising
the point OF order, that motion to lay on the
table was not debatable. This was the sec
ond victory scored by the anti Dodsonites.
The vote now begun on Mr.. Furgerson's mo-
ton, that the church refuse to entertain the
resolution OF expulsion, and to lay said motion
on the table. DR.. Dodson sat in the "amen
corner" grand, gloomy and peculiar, like a
sceptered hermit, wrapped in the solititudd Of
his own imagination, "but the pro-
gress OF things with Keen interest ~
While the anti-D odsonites were standing ur
waiting to be counted, DIR. Dodson bounced
up' and' pointing to young man who was
voting, declared that he was not member oil
the church and had no right to vote, wherea
the young man subsidized so suddenly tha
some conceived that he had ''gone into hi,
hole and pulled the hole in after him. y
Tellers had to be appointed, and they had con
siderable trouble in counting the voters. Mr.
Aycock had bad headache and would droI
into his seat before the count was completed
and had to be gotten on his feet again, bu
hnaly 50 votes were announced for the anti
Dodsonites. Then the Dodsonites polled a
votes, and realized they had gone forth aite
wool and had been themselves clipped an,
, shorn. The result was greeted with smar
sprinkling OF applause, which was represse,
by the Moderator and Mr.. Cayce with remark
/ able promptitude.
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