Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-29
|JFN LETTER TO BAPTISTs
ID ,.r,ny CARROLL OF THE MIS-
SION BoARp SUSTAINED.


4. afternoon and adjourned. The
Of the meeting wan fully stated
mo- Gazette today. The members of
hard are Indignant and some OF
mot" The publications from
. 10 time alleged to have reflected
theb GARD and It's management
mon the corresponding secretary
superintendcnt OF mission work.
NJ. Carroll. We're condemned
II, scored right and left by the MEM
j. in the speeches and the authors
..,nnced in no uncertain terms The
-,nts for mission work have fallen
largely since the publications re-
.ted 10 and II IL alleged that irrepar-
n harm has been done 10 the cause
the state.
IA committee appointed last night
frame Il reply TO these publications
Emitted the following report. which
IS adopted:
"a The Baptlsts OF Texas: For tho
! time In the history Of the Baptist
Xrnal convention Of Texas It's board
dlrectors find themselves under the
X'lnfil necessity OF defending the wis
a Of their management and the rep
K,t,on OF their corresponding secrc-
III, This necessity has been produced
4 certaln articles recently published
4 the Texas Baptist and Herald and
I-,nated from Brothers S. u. Hayden
Has. ]. Anderson, both OF whom are
u ,rhers of this board. Nothing could
.luce us to enter upon a defense Of
I, nolicy and the conduct OF our cor
10. t.ttt H..
Xsnteract as far as possible the In
n inflicted upon the mission cause
ihls state by the publication Of the
rssaid articles. We have had before
evidence relating to the motives
Ia have prompted the Texas Baptist
N Herald In It's recent course towards
u board and their superintendent Of
t|ssions; and while we have concluded
Exclude from this report all findings
4 10 motives, we cannot but deprecate
IN fact that. in the middle Of the con-
EaiIon year, and at the time when the
sslon cause was passing through, the
III trials two members OF this board
Moro named should publish to the
rld statements which must, in the
.hiurc Of the case, seriously cripple the
4 <k being done by our convention.
L create doubt as to the honesty
4 efficiency Of the board entrusted
I'm a great benevolent work at
D. when the hearts Of our people are
.nthed for the want of money to pro-
I.re the neccssaries of life, is the surcst
IN to injure or destroy the work IT.
III This Is a fact that needs no am
n6cation; It's strength is in its simple
5rih.
. I'd regard to the charge Of extravn-
kancc as to expenses Of the board, We
Especially and confidently refer the
kndcr to the exhaustive and entirely
3usfactory report of the special COM
klltee unanimously adopted at this
Betting OF the board and signed by
|sdy mtmber present, and which will
! sent as early as possible to the de-
tomlnaiiOn at large. 1t will be seen
.sm said report that never In the his
wv Of our convention have the affairs
" the mission work been so economi-
bly, and systematically administered,
|Rllh reference 10 the allegation thnt
D. board has been unwilling to take
|Ae denomination into their confidence
tnd TO give to the churches any nior-
patton that they (the hoarO possess
|7ncerning our work IL gr0undless-as
Bnpndlcss as 1t is hurtful wherever
leyed. This charge rightfully under
1 aod is a serious reelection upon the
'aTd, a body OF men ahoscn By the
general convention to administer sa-
fred trust: and II IS one which We be-
ne the brotherhood OF Texas VIII be
I|w 10 credit when once they rene
Fion It, Any Baptist in Texas has
[fVays been free TO examine into the
|tprds aud finances " the board, This
Fargo OF Withholding information
Em the people was embodied In
|Epnlar letter to the members Of this
|anl by the editor Of the Herald. April
when the committee appointed by
|ils board at Its April session 10 In
Fitgate this and other allegations
n that circular reported among other
pings that: we find no evidence that
try Information relating to the work
II This board has bpcn withheld from
Fnione' This entire report was unani-
Feusly adopted by the board ON motion
n Dr. S. A. Hayden, but lie asked that
NJ report be not published, 50 thar tne
|fy Information ever even temporarily
rithhcld was at his solicitation. some
Eher members OF tho board Thought
Il ought not to be published
In defense Of our worthy and eih-
Eent corresponding secretary, Brother
n NJ Carroll. who has been so un-
nsay and SO cruelty misfepresented'
Ne desire TO say that the the charge
Cltlishec anonymously IN the Beptst
tsltor and quoted by Brother >. J.
|snderson In an article In the IeNas
taptist and Herald of June IL 10 me
tiect that Brother j. NJ. Carroll APP
lfu7rlated to his own use $30i6 Of the
passion money Is utterly without foun-
.aiion In fact. This board vehemently
|andemns the publication OF thls
psqndless charge against 80 pure ana
-pple servant of the convention as
IS know Brother ]. NJ. Carroll 10 be
|Ne cannot find words suitable to ex-
PISS our feelings on this subject. II
Y With great pleasure that we here
~ attention to the fact that Brother
n \. Anderson. seeing the great IN
|.rlice done by Brother Carroll py
1--we unfortunate publication, maker
Erection over his own signature as
! cheenully state that do not
XIV. and never have believed Brother
n al. Carroll received more than Sb'o
W his full salary, and that ! did not
.n'uce that such intimatlon was IT.
NJ clipping from the Visitor, ana
,s.artily regret that such intimation
~ made.
eigned.) S. j. ANDERSON
~ to the charge out Of which 50
+.-.Pn unnecessary and unwarranted
r.sllai has been made that Brother
,,5sIoh threatened to resign IT ms
10y was reduced. we make the FOL
r1rng statement; =.
!, inst. that Brother J. NJ. Carroll
:ia1e meeting OF the board IN Geines-
w lSst October voluntarily expressed
NJ siuingness TO have HIS salary re-
,'e, aa, but the board declined 10 con-
r's s any reduction.
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