Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-19
Norn1Na ~ rnE sronY.


Dr. Hayden Has Not Deen n Disor-
gnniser In the Church.
Gainesville, Tex. April l6.-To The
Gazette: | see in the Fort Worth Ga
zette Of April 10 special dispatch"
from Waco concerning the meeting OF
the state mission board at Waco, with
flaming headlines. such as They Sat
on Or. Hayden" THE charges
against the secretary and his assistant
thoroughly Investigated and both COM
pletely vlndicated." etc. l ars.a mem
Der Of sald board and was with 1t from
tn, dime of the opening session untl
the motion to adjourn was made, leay-
ing just before that motion was put
20 catch my train. When ] read the
aforesaid article my astonishment
knew no bounds PLEASE permit a few
facts.
1. Dr. Hayden brought no charge
whatever against the secretary or his
assistant. but affirmed repeatedly, both
verbally and In a written document be-
fore the board, his absolute confidence
IN the integrity and efficiency Of Rev.
]. Nj. Carroll. NJ d. Early and every
member OF the board. There was no
charge made. DR., Hayden's belief was
that the board was expanding more
money for agency work since than be-
fore all the work was put into the
hands Of one man; that the matter OF
| expenses was kept from the people,
and that there should be n reformation
in order to secure the thorough coop
Grafton OF the churches. Why there
should have been "a tempest in a tea
pot concerning IT. some Of us have
never yet been able to see.
9. The committee did not report that
every single allegation was totally un-
true" So far from 1t the fact was
| developed In open board meeting that
not single member Of the board IT.
self was posted as to the expenses Of
the office. even the chairman OF the
board admitting that he did not know,
| How improbable then that these things
were known to the great body Of Bap-
lists in Texas,
3, The committee made comparison
only Of the present management with
| itself since consolidation, not with the
work before IT was placed in the hands
OF one man. as was expected and de-
sired by many. During the discussion
1t was declared on itemlzed statements
that the expenses Of the board since
consolidation We're In excess OF the cost
OF the work before, when we had three
active agents IN the field all the time.
whereas now We have only one all the
| Of
| This statement was not challenged at
all, and items will be given II desired
T. The committee did not report that
"the debt had decreased" but on the
contrary. stated that the debt Of over
$4,000 had increased ahSut see; that they
had about SO to credit on that amount;
that It was thought that the reports
OF the I'VE missionaries not received TO
date might decrease the debt sl5 or
500,
O. Now, as TO the statement that Or,
Hayden has been concerned in most OF
the Baptist troubles In Texas for the
! last dozen years" the statement IL
true Or. Hayden was concerned IN a
church trouble in Jefferson. He found
divided church and concerned him
! self with Il until he left II one and
harmonious He went TO Galveston
and found two antagonistic churches.
| lie became concerned I'm that trouble
and left them happy, harmonicS4
body. He went to Dallas after their
long warfare and serious division and
ere long every difference was buried
and harmony prevailed. He became
concerned In the state troubles which
had agitated Texas Baptlsts for 30
many years. and within two years our
schools were unified. which made It
possible for the Baptists to build those
magnificent institutions OF learning at
Waco and Belton Our mission work
was at the same time so unified that
instead OF having Ave antagonistic bod
les we have only one, which makes It
possible for our board to do the work
It is now doing. Very many unbiased
people all over Texas rejoice that Or
Hayden has been concerned in most
OF the Baptist troubles OF Texas for
the past dozen years" I exceedingly
regret the necessity for these remarks.
hut | have made them In Justice to a
good man. whose foes. | believe are
malignlnE him through sinister mo-
tlves, and l alone am responsible for
them, s. J, ANDERSON.