The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-06
SPECIAL NOTICES.
a CARD.
Efitor Ao-ninq Eesas:

Editor Morning seaas-
Tie pastor % the Second Baptist church re-
Erets exceedingly the necessity which coups-s
him % wife Il defense q the church and hin
self. bU- ths report. glvsa by the ocner s51s. As
con-s--zd II this mornings issue is 50 errons-
oUs an misleading that h fees i would .
criminal n=Elge-ce 70 allow Il 70 pass uEco--
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In me first pLace the pastor afhrms on his
sacred honor t1at 10 resolution vas ever Fre-
senrs1 = r1s church for Us expulsion II such
had teen the case then Certainly Re Eoult have
eeea th= slrnp eton 70 put such resolution be
fore the conference He would leave that
business for some one e-se 70 perform
II I1e second Place. 10 deacon Eas eLpelled-
Tot even uemosr. and The moderator made
10 declaration OF expulsion.
In the third place. toe pastor hsd 10 kno"i-
e1l1ce- Hal Re been aware OF The fact he. no
doubt would have had the obstreperous parties
put Enere they could not interfere with the
regular proceedings Of the church
Fourth L i fzlse in totOt0 say that on July
5ta TIE pastor called 8 conference and had him
SET al two others elected ds.eEates 70 the
meeting OF the Baptist ASSOCIATION, while the
conference bad already been announced Tor
another date and that at the regular church
conference Friday night the action OF the pre-
cedlng Tuesday nlgat conference was reversed
ASSOCIATION and inform tie body r1ac the
church had sent 10 delegate, and would not, 4"
etc.
The constitution Of the church reads thus:
Section / Meetings Of the church for bust
less shall Sc he'd on the first and third Mon
days II each month. AL special meetings
shall be called by the pastor or, in nis absence.
by the q econs.
VINO called that regular church conference on
Friday night. Inc pastor did not The
deacons did not Who was its moderator,
tne pastor nor the regular clerk Of Tie church
had anything 70 do with that regular church
conference Friday night
But the report says;
mint ID
riaI OF their conference before the association,
but i was without effect. and the association
returned letter to the church recommending
Il 70 settle its own differences"
The above Is not true. No deacors went 10
the association. Two men did go. but they
were not deacOns. They had been deacons but
resigned IN Nay, as they said in good faith.
and the church accepted their designations BY
large msl0rities in each case. hence they were
not deacJns when they obtruded their presence
on the association. The rest Of the informa-
ton given TO the HoRSISG news Is false IN al
most every particular.
Now for the facts.
What is the cause Of all this hubbubs Who is
responsible for it ell: Let the truth be told
though the heavens fall"
On haFcn o;h disagreement occurred be
tween the pastor and member Of MS cnoir,
resulting IN the dismissal of the member from
the choir by the pastor The orzanist and the
choir are under the direction Of the pulpit The
member in gu stion did not refrain from the
performance Of his other church dute but
continued regularly IN them TIL about
Apr1l tn. when he appeared before the pru-
Dental committee Of the church and preferred
cnarge against the pastor Of conduct IN
becoming christian minister This IN
gracious charge majority Of the deacons en-
tertaiued- They apr oiuted a committee Of one
to wait on the pastor and inform him Of their
readiness and decision TO have him and the
charge.
The pastor objected to this. alleging that
WINE ne was ever ready to confer with his
deacons at all times, yet in this particular in
stance he was not willing to meet them in the
presence OF the member, because tae misunder-
standing between the member and him was en-
tirely personal, and that until the member had
comple1 with the teaching OF Matthew xviii,
fere.
But the deacons were determined to huruil
ate their pastor. and SO now they sent him an
ofnclai summons 70 appear before the pruden
tial committee for discipline, and charged him
70 fail not"
This summons the pastor ignored. The com
nlttee then carried Recommendation 10 the
church asking 1t 70 depose the pastor as a dis
orderly minister. The pastor appeared before
the church and defended his action as best he
He did not bite his tongue, either, in showing
the prejudice, psrf1dy and conspiracy Of those
deacons who had caused him so much trouble
The church. by an overwhelming majority
mediation, and so virtually acquitted the
pastor Of the chimerical charge
At the June conference five Of the deacons ten.
oered their reSlgnations The church promptly
accepted each by large rajorities Neither the
church nor the pastor asked them to resign,
ont because their request was granted, and
since then they have made themselves SO OBJ.
noxlous and obstructive that the stencil Of their
nlsdeeds is in everyboiy's nosiril.
The above statements are the simple truth
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth
ALEXANDER ELLIS
We hereby indorsA the above
Rev. RosERT WHTrE
T W HENSON. Deacon