The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-26
FAILED TO COME TO TINE
Thh AIti-LOycitcS Did Not Appear Be-
fore The Disciplinary Committee.

lUlt lNt DlNllpllAull NuilhLltel'
The Charges Furnished in Writing And
The Trial TO Take Place Before The
Congregation Next Tuesday Night.
DR.. Goodwin Gives The CongreEa-
ton a Little Talk.
The trial of Rev. Z. X. Love on charges
preferred against him by some Of the
members of his church, did not take place
last night. The opponents Of the pastor
did not appear to press their charges.
The disciplinary committee composed of
the officers and deacous met in the sun
day school room at $ o'clock TO receive
the charges. The members and eX-mem-
bers making them did not appear as ex-
pected. but the charges were fur
nished in writing They are understood
to be the same charges as have already
been noticed iu the MORNING NEWS, IN
GLIDING various ofenses Of a serious char
acter Rev DR.. Goodwin, pastor of the
First Baptist church. the moderator ap-
pointed by the court, presided as chair
man Of the committee. DeacOns West,
VanVorsU and Cain Of the First Baptist
church were also present by courtesy.
TIE COMMITTEE IN SESSION.
The committee spent over an hour dis
cussing the charges and other matters
connected with the case. The intention
was to hear and estigate the charges
against the pastor and then report them
to the church for an open trial by the
congregation assembled in conference.
The failure of the accusers TO appear to
support their charges prevented this plan
from being carried out.
While the committee was in session in
the basement "a prayer meeting was being
held in the auditorium above.
The church was crowded, over 800
people being present, chiefly members of
the church. They appeared TO be deeply
interested in the prayer meeting, and
from their conduct no one would have
supposed that there was such an exciting
event on hand as the trial of the pastor
on the sensational charges preferred
against him.
IN SYMPATHY WITH EACH OTHER.
All present appeared to be thoroughly
in sympathy with each other. and a little
investigation showed them TO be nearly
all friends Of the pastor. None of his OPP
posers appeared TO be taking part in the
meeting. Outside on the sidewalk there
was a knot of 20 or 80 that appeared to
belong to the opposition They refused to
talk about the matter, when questioned,
however, and declared that the papers
were all on the side OF Rev. Love. Love
has got the papers, but we've got the peO-
pie. +" said one. His statement did not ap-
pear 70 6e borne out by the crowd inside.
Some Of EheZ said their side would
be present 81 the trial, however, which
they did not seen 70 expect would take
place last night.
Ii was 10 O'Clock when the prayer
meeting ended and the committee, hay
ing finished It's session, filed into the
church. There WAS a half-suppressed
mUrmur Of expectation while the congre-
cation waited for the committees report
SPLIT CHURCH.
''We want 10 show you a split church"
said one of the officers, indicating by his
tone that he did not think that there was
much danger of split
Pastor Love took charge of the meeting
in as natural and seif-possessed a manner
as if there was no charge pending against
him, and proceeded to business. After
few preliminary remarks collection was
ordered taken up. A stalwart
brother led the song 4 know
I've been converted" in which
the whole congregation joined
with hearty voices While the singing
was going on the members came forward
rapidly and deposited their contributions
upon table in front Of the pulpit. A
deacon who sat ut the table received
them, while another deacon counted the
money and turned it over to a third who
sat by. The collection amounted to $50 50,
and was intended for church expenses
One Of the deacons stated that contri-
button was taken up every time the
church door is opened, no matter for what
service, and thus collections are taken
on Sunday. Tine same rule prevails in
other colored churches
DIR. GOODWIN's ADDRESS.
Pastor Love made some announcements
afterthe collection and then introducedDr.
Goodwin, whoimade a very happy though
brief address. He said that some of the
pleasantest associations of his life We're
connected with the colored people. He
was nursed by cOlored woman, his boy
hood companions were little cOiored boys.
Colored womenhad rejoiced at his mother
wedding and colored men had wept at his
fathers funeral DIR. Goodwin said he al
ways enjoyed addressinga colOred congre-
cation. Their ready assent and expressions
OF appreciation gave him strength and
confidence and ena bled him to preach a
better sermon.
DR.. Goodwin said he regretted the oc-
casiOn of his coming before the church
and spoke of the matter as a serious
trial TO the church, out OF which he hoped
il would come strengthened and purified
lie announced that the supporters OF the
charges against the pastor having failed
to appear, an open trial of the whole mat
ter before the church in conference as
sembled had been ordered to take place
next Tuesday night. The trial win be
public and all interested may be present
A SENSATION LOOKED FOR.
1t is safe to say that the First African
Baptist church viii be crowded TO suffo
cation Tuesday night to hear the trial OF
Pastor Love on the highly sensa tionaI
charges brought against him by some OF
the expelled members of his flock The
church is one of the largest in the city
and viii hold about 1900 people. 1t is
predicted that the pastors opponents
will not appear to push their charges, in
which cases they viii be dismissed with
out more ado with a verdict in favor
OF the pastor.
Among the sympathizers of Pastor
Love who appeared at the meeting last
night was Representative Styles, OF
Liberty county, the only colored member
Of the Georgia legislature