Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-10

fixe,i for Sunday afternoon, March 18th,
at which time the church met in con-
ference and adopted the following:
WHEREAS certain doctrines and
practices, new to Us, are being prop
agutei in our midst by man by the
name of James Nelson: and
WHEREAS, some of orr members
have been confused thereby; therefore,
ReSO!ued, Ttat we appoint Bro. ID.
b. Ray to conduct the examination OF
said doctrines and practices, in the
light of the Holy Scriptures, to see
whether thy are from God or man."
Mr.. Nelson consented to be examln- :
ed before the church in Keeping with
the above resolution.
Mr.. Nelson claims that he had once
been baptized by JoAn Chapman, n
Baptist minister, in Broom county,
Province of Quebec, Canada. w men
we asked him for what he was expeii-
ed from Baptist church, he denied
ever having b-tU t;anIl~t, or that ne
was ever expelled. When asked IN
what town, cIty or place he could point
to local organizations OF The Church
of God" in which he claims member
ship, he refused To answer. In fact,
there are no such organizations in ex-
w
pastors or elders in said denomination,
he referred to two iliterate persons,
with himself living in Bonnie Terre.
When asked who formed the presby-
| cry when he was ordained, he declin-
ed to answer.
In "a previous number of the 4nieri-
can Baptist we published the riGicu-
lous and hlasphemous pretensious OF
Mr.. Nelson to perform three baptsms
as follows:
He claims to administer three bap-
| tisms. He takes his reluied subject
down into t. e water and has him kpeel,
and bows him under the water, face
| foremost, in the name of the Father
| He then takes him out of the water on
the bank and has him stand upright
and extend the arms in tie form of a
cross to represent the crUfiXion, while
he sprinkles him with wine, which he
calls the blood of the New Covenant,
| for IA second baptism, in the name oil
the Son. And, finally, he has another
performance by prayer and the laying
on # hands in the name of the Holy
| Ghost, which he calls baptism, to give
life. He thus pretends to save sinners
| by these three foolish performances
which he fuolishly calls baptism. Yet
in spite of this eyre giOus nonsense, h
has gained few followers. He Is
doubtless, trying to become the leader
of new denomination"
In the church trail Mr.. Nelson made
a feeble effort to defend his blasphen
Gus conduct. When his silly heresies
were exposed before the church, after
getting up and delivering the TRADE o
abuse, he and his followers retreateC
from the house ia wild confusion
Then we quoted for his benefit: The
| wicked flee when no man pursueth
but the righteous are bold as lion. u
Prov. 2S:l.
After Mr.. Nelson and his party haC
retreated in utter confusion and disOr
der. the house was still filled to il;
eutire seating capacity. Another res
OIutiOn was adopted by the church t
the following effect:
| "Having heard the examination of thu
doctrines and practices of Mr.. j. Nelson IL
the light of the Scriptures, we, "a church
are fully convinced that said doctrines ant
practices are grossly heretical and bias
phemouS; and that those Who may continue
to adhere to said doctrines and practice
should be promptly excluded as unworth,
of membership i'll the Church of Jesu
Christ"
When we had previously called upor
Mr.. Nelson as to his standing. he re
TERED us to J. W. South ward, Sheriff
of Rich mond, aud Mr.. Cutter. pas to-
of the Disciples of the same city. Ii
answer to letter of inquiry, the fol
lowing letter came:
RICHMOND, VA, March Is, 1899.
w. II. WILLIAMS, st. Louis, Mo.
| Dear iSir:-The man j. Nelson referred Il
is both crank and fraud. He Is a sort o
| a travelling nuisance, and soon as he get
| into some one, will leave. He left here OF
| that account. Very respectful,
| j. w. SOUTHWARK, Sheriff.
| Also Mr.. Cutter, of Richmond, t
whom Mr.. Nelson referred for his guOC
character, said:
| 81 know the gentleman to whom you re-
| fer. He is a Materiaiist, Christadelphian
| Adventist and "A religious crank with grea
| deal of sef-asSertion.' He lived in Rich
mond at one time, and thought he was still
| in our citv. What know is not fayorable.'
Thus it appears that Mr.. Nelson, ac
cording to the testimonies of his Own
| witnesses, is "crank and a fraud, "
and a travelling nuisance. Alter our
terrible exposure in the american
! Baptist and the church trial at Bonnie
Terre, we learn that he left that place.
| Now he is practicing his imposition
upon the people of Iror county. When
he is exposed he is likely to 60 to parts
unknown.