The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-07
RxpzLtINo THE OPPOSITION.
Pastor Ellis Party Drops Sextor
Moses and q Batch of "the Othei

first and third Monday nights OF each
month. As the church doors were closed
last week through the fundamentally OF
the opposition to Pastor Ellis, the pastor
determined not TO be forestalled, called 9
meeting OF the church in the colored Odd
Fellows hall, at Duffy and Cuyler streets,
at 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, to transact
the regular business OF the church, and TO
take action upon the present state OF affairs.
There was a large attendance st the meet
ing, which was composed entirely OF the
pastors supporters, and their action may
be said 60 represent that faction A MORN
ING NKws reporter had been notified OF
the meeting and was at the hall Pastor
Ellis, about dozen Of the male members OF
the cnurch and over forty of the sisters were
in the hall at the hour for the meeting, and
later others came In until there were about
a hundred sisters and twenty-five brethren
present.
Rev. Ellis opened the meeting with few
words. A song was sung followed by q
prayer, after which the pastor read por-
ton OF the ninth chapter of Corinthians
The services were interrupted
for moment BY the acees,
in very rapidly, and the hall was soon
filed 10 its capacity. A count, ordered by
the pastor, showed over 300 members
present, and they continued to crowd in
until they numbered 349. A large majority
were women, but there was a large number
OF men present. Only members were ad-
| mitted.
| 1t being announced by the pastor that
the MORNING NEWS reporter was present,
a motion was made that he be invited to
remain, which was unanimously carried.
"We want the people to know that 1t is the
| other faction that are the rowdies, and not
| this one," said the pastor.
The minutes of the conferences of Sept. l
and IL were read and adopted. These
minutes recited the difficulties that had
occurred in the church at those meetings.
The other party was spoken Oh as the
| minority faction and. according to the
minutes, had brought on the trouble. The
violent actions of certain members of the
opposition were specified. 1t was declared
| in the minutes that the sexton had wllfully
closed the church doors by order of Hosea
Max we'll
After the adoption of tho minutes the
following motion pertaining to the cds1s
| beLtt was read:
SAVANNAH GA, Oct. 8. 1890.
Regular monthly meeting of the Second Bap-
| list Church.
WHEREAS, David Moses. the sexton OF said
| church, whose duty 1t is under the constitution
| ana bylaws OF said church TO open the church
| edifice for the meetiug3 of the congregation at
the appointed tins for religious and devotional
! exercises has wilfully and grossly violated his
| duties and has by his conduct prevented the
| congregation from holding their appointed
| meetings and from engaging in religious exer-
| cses in their own house of worship; therefore
| be it
Resolved, BY the church in meeting assem-
bled, that the otfics of sexton, for the reasons
| above stated, is hereby declared vacant.
| RESOLVED further, That Lewis A. Whiteman
be aud is hereby appointed by the church to the
office of sexton, to perform all OF It's duties
until the regular annual meeting or said
church in December next.
| RESOLVED further, That the said Whiteman be
and is hereby authorized and directed by the
| church to take such steps as he may be advised
| to by counsel to recover for the congregation
| the control of the church editice, so that the
| exercises and worship Of said church may be
| enjoyed by the congregation
After discussion the resolution was
adopted by sections, and was then adopted
| as a whole
After the adoption of this resolution the
following resolution to expel the rebellioul
members was presented.
WHEREAS, At the conference of the churcl
held on Sept. 10, q series of resolutions wer'
adopted by a large majority of the member
present and voting, regarding the dscord anC
violation of christian obligation which have ex
isted IN the church since five OF the dea
cops resigned from their office. and
| WHEREAS. Said discord and violation o
christian obligation were brought abou
|
the ex-deacons, who have not only violated
their covenant with the church, but wer
instrumental in leading others to do the same
and
WHEREAS, Not withstanding the church il
conference assembled and by large majority
voted, requesting the disaffected brethren K
seek peace and pursue il, yet they have no
made the least effort to that end. but are still
bent upon their own course of disregard
of authority, contention and strife and AFRO
CANT conduct against the plain teaching of tn
word of God and the constitution Of this church
therefore.
Resolved, That the following named brethren
be now expelled for their conduct of willful AM
persistent defiance of the authority of tn
Thomas, William R, Fields. Jeremia
R. Rutledge, James H. Rodgers
Andrew Drummerson. Dan McAlster, John F
Jones' Harry D. CannIck, Sammy A. Wilson
John Robertson. Peter Morrell, York NJ. Milledge
Andrew Berry, David Young Scipio Gordon
William Harris Charles Baker, David Nose
and G. #. Waters.
This motion was discussed at some length
The majority, and the women especially
were evidently very strongly in favor o
the immediate expulsion OF the troublesom
members. Rev. Ellis stated that while th
church had the right, under the circum
stances, to expel members where the outrag
had been so fragrant and we'll known,
would be more prudent to follow tn
usual course and place them under dis
cipline to appear before the churc
at the next meeting. Sewers
of the older men supported the paste
i'll this and an announcement was made {
that effect. 1t was voted down by larg
majority and the motion to expel was car
ried by vote of 1874 to 10, as announces
} by the count Of the clerk.
The pastor and his friends have thus take
the bull by the horns and excluded th
) | fractions members. The list of those e1
PEELED includes every prominent member {
the opposition.
A committee of three was appointed &
wait upon the expelled members and secur
, the church money and books in their pc:
session.
It was announced that an election
deacons TO fill vacancies would be held &
! the next conference
, Rev. Ellis announced that steps woul
be taken to secure the church building fc
, services next Sunday.
The meeting adjourned at 8 o'clock. tn
best of order was preserved throughout th
meeting, which was unanimous upon ever
question, except that of the expulsion of I'll
members. and the differences upon tn
question was only as to the time.
: When your blood is impoverished IL
remedy is at hand. Take Ayers Sarss