The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-12-09
THE BAPTISTS.
They Hold a Church Meeting
and Accept Mr.. Plannett's
Resignation.
A Bazoo Reporter Seeks Admls-
sion, but gets Unceremoni-
Ously Fired.

The East Sedalia Saptists held a church
meeting last night in the class rooms at the
rear of the auditorium, and a BAZOo Boz
hemIan was duly on hand to report to the
people on esrth any thing of general in-
terest that might trauspire, but he was re-
ceived with a Brightness that made him
think he had found the Greeley expeditions
quarters at the north pole.
He was politely informed that his serv-
ices we're not required, and in spite of his
eloquence he was compelled to retire, the
chairman promising he would give him
such information of the proceedings as the
church was willing TO permit to 60 before
the public.
Unceremoniously fired out upon the told
street, the scribe concluded to wait devel-
opments, and sat down upon the church
steps, but it soon became evident the at
mosphere was as firgid outside as inside
the editice, besides which wsyfarers eyed
him as il they thought he was on q spree.
Finally bevy OF young ladies came by and
one of them remarked In a stage whisper
the police ought to take that poor fellow
in. He'll freeze there. Then the scribe got
up shook himself and sauntered round the
block but was amused to hear several ur-
chins say, "lOok, yonder goes policeman,
wonder what he's doing out here"
10 the meantime The meeting was called
to order, Charles Hoffman acting as chair
man and Miss Stosberg as secretary. A
considerable amount of church business of
a private nature was transacted and ev, ry-
thing passsd off quietly and with seeming
good order, but there was a strained re-
serve exhibited between the factions, boz b
of which were we'll represented, and an Oc-
cisionAl spiteiul jerk of the head or sig
nihcant whisper passed between the female
members, showed it would require but lit
tie to cause a terrific explosion. Finally
the resignation of Rev. Piannett was read
and on motion ii was accepted. A resolu-
ton expressing their confidence in and ss-
TEEN for The reverend gentleman, and COM
mending him 10 the fraIernal regards of
the church at large was then presented by
DIR. Soils. This created quite flut,er and
commotion but wss finally passed the sore
heads declining TO vote yea or nay.
The matter of supplying his place was
next preached, but no definite action taken,
but it was tacitly understood by one side at
least, that the board of missions should be
applied to forward missionary to try his
hand at shilling the turbulent waters. The
matter of making public the action of the
meeting was then introduced, and il wss
finally agreed TO place it In the hands of
Miss Stosberg, the secretary, who will in
due time and In the manner agreed upon
officially, inform the public, Mr.. Plan
nett is no longer pastor of the East Sedalia
Baptist church. After Q few I'M.
remarks concerning the
BAzoo, the meeting adjourned, and as the
members emerged, th. freezing, trembling
scribe meekly approached Mr.. Hof-
man and was informed by that gentleman
ne had nothing to say. "To be very frank,
he considered he had been deeply injured
by the BAzoo, and the church preferred to
make known its business without Its aid. |
He, Hoffman, had nothing personal
against the reporter, but he felt in honor |
bound not to speak of the meeting"
"Can you not tell me this, was Mr.. Plan |
netts' resignation accepted ?" Ventured |
tbs reporter.
"No sir, can tell you nothing. You
will know at the proper time"
"Well suppose shall have to seek my |
inform. alton elsewhere" said the scribe.
"You will, but if the rest are as discreet
As am you will not learn" said Mr.. HofF.
man.
Finding all efforts to obtain even the slight.
sst hint the from discreet and with all gen.
.lemanly chairman, who no doubt believes
as, he said. "Church matters were to sacred
10 be published in common daily news pa.
pers" The scribe turned sadly away