The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-10
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Have Quite Lively TlmO Rt the Mount
ZlOn Association Meeting ERtstSubSAVllle
The Tive Baptist OhaTchSa InVOlVad la
the COntrSVsFsy-Ths solution will Prob
ably Re oss ChgFsh,
A grievance from Macedonia colorOd
BaDti't church Of Wheeling stirred up
q rod hot row in the meeting Of the
Mount Zion Baptist Association at stsu'
benvilIe ys'.erdsy mOraiRg, in which
a large number Of delegates took part,
some declaring themselves, othsrs Tais'
ing points Of order, While others tried
10 smooth out the ruiIll. The following
letter was read from Macedonia church;
"DEAR BREruRRN;-Permlt uIto call
your attention to q matter which Is very
gFiaYous to our church. On Nav 96,
1895, O number Of elders Of the Mt Zion
Baptist Association met in tho city OF
Wheeling in q council at the Odd Fell
lows hall and organised Baptist
church (Ebenezsr) with part Of the
members OF our church with letters ol
admission and the excluded persons
that we're excluded last year and this
year were organized into that body
without them coming back to the church
to give any satisfaction, We were noti'
fed to m6es tho council, bns wo we're
mislod by q letter from tho council,
therefore We ask you: IL this right or
wrong Tor the1O members Of church to
90 OF from the church in the way they
did, and there elderS to organize them
into a church, Furthermore there
arc not enough Baptist people in tho
city Of Wheeling for two Baptist
churches TO exlaG and grow or do well,
The elderI who organized the church
were William Fonsy, A. Psaby, J. J,
Christian, V, Ornst and A. u, Cole
man"
Mrs. DoIlIberry, who presented the
letter, did not lay down the assessment
OF the church, as is the custom, and
when asked about Il she said shs had
half the assessment but would not pay
il until tho association had decided
Whsth0r they would receive tho other
Wheeling church (Ebenezsr) into the
association. Just what TO do with tho
letter caused great discussion. Some
were opposed 10 receiving 1t, while
others wanted II itsubmitted to a commit.
tee on grievances, but the chair refused
10 receive 1t until tho assessment Was
paid. Rev. Mr.. Elliott, the pastor Of
Macedonia, read u communication from
his congregation saying they would ask
for q withdrawal from tho association II
the other church was received, and this
caused quite sensation. John HeArns,
another delegate from Macedonia, was
ruled out OF order just at n time when
he wanted to explAtR something and be
ordered the old gentleman who called
the point oil Greer on him 10 sit down
too. The delegates from Ebenezer are
John Rainbow and ]. 9. Cooper, bat
they kept out Of the mad Whirl OF dis
cusaion.
Rsv. Mr. Toney, who supplies Ebsn.
Ozor church aud who was ths moderator
during this breeze, managad TO keep his
haad aud decide fairly on all quostions
that came up. The church was assessed
50 80 for the Lorain miSsion aud the
delegateI brought but s. 10 along, say.
ing that was all they would pay; tho
association had organized another
church and divided their strength, so
they cut tho assessment in two. Mrs.
DollSberry proved quite talker and
said there WAS nothing in tho eonstita'
ton or minutes requiring her to pay
over money until ShO got ready.
Ono minister nearly persuaded the
lady from Macedonia to pay over her
money by saying they could not get the
gslsyGucs before the association unlesl
the assessment was paid, but she held
her own by asking him TO show his au'
thority for such a statement, which lie
failed 10 do. Mrs. DOllsbsrry was very
positive in oil her arguments aud iS
proving d worthy champion for her
church.
The case was submitted to disinter.
ested committee on grievance and Rov.
Elliott says the matter will probably be
settled BY EbensGer church people be-
ing ordered to attach themselves 10
Macedonia church again.