The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-28
Mn BOARD REPLIES
Made
70 the C'lats% =.
!, III, corresponding Secretary by
''' s ts, Hayden and Anderson

rho Baptist Mission board, which
1.or in session, adjourned this
'' ;oo 3 fore adj )urnment the
.,'ovjug report on ths reply to the
,s,ept publications concerning the
l' ',,d it's employees and their work
DO', a IN the Texas Baptist and Her
a pa' hv Rev-. Hayden and Anderson;
~ To the Baptists of Texas: or
=. Srst time in the history of the
I ssp t, General Convention Of
T T It's board Of directors ind
,tamselyes under the painful neces.
.av Of defending the wisdom OF
, ,bsr management and the repu.a-
.,on If toeir corresponding secretary
, rSis necessity has been produced by
..rsin articles recently published
!, the Texas Baptist and Herald
.,5 emenated from Brothers 5 A.
Es,dep aud S, J. Anderson, both Of
rbom are members of this board.
Nothioo could induce us TO enter
nnon defencc of our policy and
tho conduct of our corresponding
secretary, but the desire to counter.
act as far as possible the injury IL
dcted upon the mission cause in
tbs state by the publication OF the
storesad articles. We have had
b,fore us evidence relating to the
motives that have prompted the
Texas Baptist and Herald IN lts
recent course 10 yards this board
End their superintendent of missions;
and while we have concluded 10 ex.
clule from this report all findings
8, 10 motives we cannot but d3pre.
cate the fact that, in the middle OF
the convention year, and at the tins
when the mission cause was passing
through the sOrest trials two mem
bers Of this board before named
should publish to the world state
mep,s when must, Ia w. ----..-
the case, seriously cripple the worF
being done by our convention. IL
create doub; "a to the honesty o
efficiency OF the board entrusted
with a grea. benevolent work, at
time when the hearts of our peopl
sre troubled for the want of none
to procure the neoessarles o
lie, is surest way t
iniare or detroy the work Itself
Tais is fact that needs no ampl'
f.ation; lts strength is in liz slmpl
truth. In regard 10 the cha. sc {
exrsvaganee as to expenses OF tt
board, We respectfully and conf
dtntly refer the reader to the e.
hsustive ana entirely satisfaction
report OF the special COZ
mlttee unanimously adopted
this meeting of the board and sign
By every member present, and WIN
will be sent as early as po
slble to the denomination
large. 1t will be seen frc
;ald report, II at never in the histo
Of our convention have the all Al =
the mission sork been so eoonon
cally and systematically admin
tered With reference to the al
ssion that the board has been
Wiling TO take the demominat'
llto their confidence, and to give
'le churches any information t
'hey l-he board poss
concern o8g work is grou
l'ss-ss groundless as it is hurt
Wherever believed. This cha
flghttully understood is
serious vel sction upon
o]ard, bod Of men chosen by
general con antion to administe
sacred trust; and it is one which
believe the brotherhood Of Tt
viii be allow to credit when {
lucy reHsot upon it. Any Baptis
lexas has always been free to
anime into the records and tina
VI Inc board, This charge OF v
Aoldlng Information from the pc
was embodied in circular lett'
Tue members of this board, 10y
ea''or of the Herald, April v
tle committee appointed by
uosrd at its April session TO my
sa'e THIS and other allegations
wa. Circular reported among IL
.las' eve find no evidence
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