The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-09-17
nINIkIIR DOWNS.
III" Sensational Pastor H-tore the
committee of the Huston North
baptist AssOrIntIon.

BusrON, Mass, = pit 10 The com.
mitterot the North Baptist as-ocin.
tiuu. reprcscn ing forty i've churches,
appointed ~ year ago to iuyc-tig ate
tuV W. W Downs case, met ycster-
dpy MIR Downs aud hi attorney
lphn A. Cooley. were present. Tue
committee VA, authorized to inye-u-
gate the formal vi egAtions that Fred
j. Tabor had been granted "A divorce
from his wife on the ground uf adult
cry with MIR Downs, that indictments
Wd been found against Mr. Downs
tor adultery with Mrs. Tabor aud
Alice Nrptun. and that the Bow
dom square church had not
dopo-cd Downs. but had con.
irm"i him to the pasturntc The
committee voted To hear Mr.. Downs.
Whurcuppn Lawyer Gallery arose
and ia u vigorous aud sensational
-ucc,h showed TINT the divorce had
NOT been granted tin noary "a ycAr
after the appointment ~ thC commit
tcc. and that Mr. Downs uad neither
been tried nor convicted on the in.
dintmcut. Hence the committee had
uu authority to investigate any
ui the serious allegations, and
the cOmiuittc" had no power to
Interfere with the internal affairs OF
thc luwdO,u square church until il
could prove that snid church had de-
parted from the faith and practice OF
the New Testament,
Then MIR. Downs arose, took from
biz pOrketu carefully written paper
90. % al o.
iuccd umO-tprOfuuud sensation. and
10 wH- nearly % minute after the pas.
,or hgd iuheu his scat before anyone
spoke.
M CoGcy broke the silence by ask
ing the chairman OF thc committee If
that body had no charges to prefer.
lie said that there were none
"llayc wc como out only to soc u
reed -hnkcn by the wind 2" asked MIR.
Coffee, nj which Dr. ll"yey, OF the
newton Theological seminary, smiled
..n.i 80. ..i.,i~,,,a,, ...i &. " That's about
what u seems Ia be-
MIR. Coffee here cOutrl,lcd the cn,e
of Mr. Downs with that Of Rev. Mr..
hnIIoch, former pastor OF fremont
tcmp..
The chairman replied "Oh, the
got together and white.
washed him"
Mr.. Downs remarked that the min
.-tcr- had got together aud butchered
him Mr.. Downs SAID that he had
held himself In readiness to meet his
brother minister, at any time in re-
gard to the matter whenever they Rp-
preached MIN In the right spirit a.
lc hhl done from the very first. The
meeting then adjourned
The outcome OF this will be seen Oh
hc lith inst, when the association
meets AT Reading. II is quite prOba.
Die that the Bow doin square church
may withdraw from the association.
MIR, Downs reviewed the various
phase, OF his troubles during the past
wo wears, aud referred t. those who
ltI been Instrumental IN throwing
hr gAru otdl- grace about him In cau--
NE terms. lie wound up Us follows 4.
L. As pastor aud people, We dOnOt,
Jy our presence here to-day, wish to
bee understood Hs IN ANY way rccog.
lillug your Scli-nssumcd or self APP
pointed authority to inquire into the
affairs of our church, but are here To
oppose you and with the hope If get.
ling through your paChy dcrmatic
ldy- littlc bit oi BAPTIST sense
.. The Bowduiu square Baptist
church has, A. yet, neither asked nor
to ask the help of any Bap-
ii-t church munster, person or lay.
man; and We regard all attempts to
Interfere with us rs mcddle.omr i'm
pcrtncucc. our church only asks
,ou and your hard.hcadcd, hard
hearted and hard-shcllcd associates to
ct H. alone.
%. The brutal, thurman, bsrbar0us
lud unchrlstian conduct of tho Bap-
ist denomination, ministers and laity,
lns done more to drive all revival
pirit out of the churches, discour-
,gc young men from entering its
ministry, ALLEVIATE men and women
rom It's fellowship, aud Disgrace rs as
, denomination in tho oyo of the
world than wears Of denomlnational
and repentance can undo.
Farewell "Wc'll meet al Phillppi"
on the 18th,