Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-07
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The Origin Of the Difficulty that Caused
the Split in Shiloh Baptist Church

the Split IN Snll0n baptlst CAurcH
The origin of the q titu " that caused tbs
SPLIT in shiIch { II rch ano the decision OF the
/ council which vcsl caiied by the pggileved mem
bers in Alexandra, Va on February u, lc9o.
Brother II. H. Warning was supplying the pull
pit of the Shiloh Baptist Church which his father,
the Bev. lelan Warning WAS PASTOR or on the eve
of the meeting of the Virginia Baptist State Con
vention that Was held in Lynchburg May 8, 1883
| He suggested to the church the proprety of being
represen ted in said convention by delegate and
| not by letter, which the church consented to do.
after which he showed TO tho church that his in
| hlence with said convention was such that he
could do them great good in the way of getting
money. AS we desi :eo to build u house OF wor-
ship therefore, no appointed delegate TO
represent Shiloh Baptist Church In lerson. We
assert:
That we gave him letter containing SIS 90 (6f-
teen dollais.
That we also gave him $40 90 ten dollars to
defray his expenses there and back.
That he registered the lot tr containing the
$500 20 Rev. J. NJ. armstead.
And he fraudulel retained the $1,000 ten
dollars), after whica he cane before the church
before the church and STATED 10 the church that
he had gone to Lynchburg in person aud left the
letter in the hands Of the business committee,
which we found to he falsehcol.
After finding that we had caught lin in this
falsehood, that he said before the church that he
registered the letter and then went to Lynchburg
and took the letter ont of the pose flee and put 1t
in the hands of the business committee.
We found this, also, to be another falsehcod.
Knowing at the same time that he was an asp;-
rant for the pastorate OF Shiloh Baptist Church
and finding him guilty of go many crooked Things
in such short time We, as members Of ssid
church, thought in our Judgment that it would
be better for him and the church that he seek
field in which his honesty and truthfulness would
not be called in question, as 1t would be in this
I'D fnr ha oh haya Onna "
same crime that he and the whole church knows
that he stands guilty OF.
For our reasons presented in church meetings
and they not being favorable towards him BRO,
g. II. Warning, the candidate them we were sim
gled out as subjects to be punished. he assumed
the leadership in conducting the meetings TO have
himself called, and he sought to suppress the sem
timents OF any one who was not in favor OF him
being pastor.
The meeting WAS conducted in the following
manner:
On July 10, 1888 at regular church meeting,
we asked to have council to settle this difficulty,
but were overruled by the advcs of Rev. b. h.
Warning, the candidate. He advised the majority
to go ahead with the call; that the majority was
not bound to be subjected to an advisory or ex-
parte council.
That the police were called in this meeting to
suppress the sentiments of those who opposed
him, and were requested to remain in the meeting
until ~ o'clock that night.
The majority made the call and larg9 NJ nority
voted against the call.
After this the majority elected two brethren
delegates to the examination coun II to be held in
Shiloh Baptist Church, August 1, 1889. A large
minority voting against it,
After this the largo minority elected two
brethren delegates to the sai6 council without OPP
posers.
That in said council on August ! 1889, they
not permitted to show the existing difficulty.
The msjority sustained the police system
against large minority
After tho present pastor, Rev. q. II. Warning,
assumed full charge of Shiloh Baptist Church,
he then proceeded to arraign and try all of those
members who had opposed him.
That this church has been in confusion since
March L. 1859, the time of the resignation of the
former pastor, Rev. L. Warning. Five minutes
after it was received the name of Bro. II. d. War
ring, the moderator, was offered for pastor, and
the confusion commenced and continued uatil
October -, 1889.
That he gave VI. N Jackson q letter purporting
to be from Rev. J ~. Alnstea6, which w. N
Jackson knows to be Reg Fl. Fl, Warnings own
hand writing-was read by W. N. Jackson 10 the
church, claiming that the letter he left in the
hands of the business committee was all right tits
denied being sent by Rev. n. Armstead.
At a regular church meeting on October IS,
1889, they arraigned another brother for his
sentiments in the past j I'll :ulty, and did with.
draw the hand # fellowship from him without
any trial; the body OF large minority arose, and
one of them stated for this illegal act, therefore,
we withdraw from you, and the body Immediately
left the house.
That We made three applications at the regular
church meetnts, and spilled in order to the
shiloh Church for our letters Ct dismissal buC
Were refused.
That We also asked thcm 10 have mutual ccun-
Gil to try ana settle the existing iii utGy; OIL
rfquest was refused and permitted to become in
the knowledge OF the church
ALEXANDRIi, VA, Feb. 7. 1890.
The oouncii called By he az eyed mem b-fs of
Shiloh Baptist Church, AleSa idria, Va, as
scmbled in ODD Fellows H,l, south 20 umbus
street, WIS called TO order by Rev w.
Webb, and Rev. l.. II. Bail, was elected moderA-
tor. Rev. Joseph Matthews WIS oh seu clerk,
the call was road and thirteon churches Ie-
sponlcd. Prayer by Rev. Fie'ds Cox, and on
motion, the council proceeded to business W tn
those prtseIt; it was carried. On motion that Wis
ting ministers have scat In the council with
the privilege ID speak on any gu stion before the
council, the following commlIteo wa. received
representatives of the sreved party Of Shiloh
Baptist Church, Alezsndsis, Va hroth' rs namea
as follows: ". N. Jackson, Messrs stephens
and John A. Wilson, after which brother w
N. Jackson presented written state cut of tho
whole trouble to the council he being the clerk
of the Shiloh Baptist Church st the time and read
his statement: there were many questions asked
brothers c5rrob0ratel his words After hearing i5
was moved that committee OF seven be appointed
which was agreed to. The committee was appointed
by the moderator who named he following broth
rem:
II. L. Holmep, Jas Webster, Samuel Brown. and
jas. Leo. tRevs. Shelton Miller Jas. Robinson,
Wm. Miller.
The committee went out and reviewed the case,
and reported with recommendations as follows:
LIST. We condemn the action of the Rev. 81. q.
Warning for claiming to have been present in per-
son at the Baptist Convention in Lynchburg, Va,
May g. 1889, when he was not.
ID. For registering the letter containing the
$500 to J. NJ AImstead For uissppropriating
$1,000 which the church gave him to defray
his expenses to said convention. which he failed
to do, aud which resulted in a confusion in said
church.
Sd. For assuming undue authority over q
christian church.
4th We condemn tha Shiloh Church In her