The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-03
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hence like my predecessor. they want
me to carry their load of debt into the
wilderness of forgetfulness.
Then also il is about time for another
row The revival meetings have put
a general restraint upon the communi-
ty during which n few have been
spelling for a fight The peace and
phenomenal growth of the Central Bap-
list church also arouses jealousy and
| 'proyokeS wrath
CAUSE AND NATURE OF IT.
what is the cause and nature OF
| this whole church trouble? l don't
mean the symptoms. but the disease
| itself The causes that underlay all
phenomena. For many years there has
| been a growing division OF sentiment
| in the church. The few have been DO
ing the business OF the many bad man
agenent and dissatisfaction have IOi-
lowed. The church has been called a
.deacon's secret society The women
are grand noble workers The men
talk loud. You would think 10 hear
them talk they We're worth hve or SIX
collars. AS a church they con own
a cent-not even the clock that tells
the men TO wake up or the contr1bu-
ton baskets; all are mortgaged 10 the
ladies.
The men simply board with their
wives on Sunday. They had "A church
property all paid for the monument OF
sacrifice erected principally by the wo-
men. IL was mortgaged TO one or the
members by the name Of Dyer the man
who lately is so deeply interested In
christian Conduct" He foreciosed
and gobbled up the church dedicated
by loving hands to Almighty God AZ
A legal transaction Shylock had a TlSht
to his pound OF flesh, as moral and re-
Iigious act let God decide. As a dust
ness man puts IL: should the city DO
nate TO said church another building
fire OF debt IL wouldn't ne but a few
weeks till il would be mOrtgaged Tor
land in the strip" As much has been
lost by bad management since the boom
as before. compared with what they
had to lose
The church was ripe" as one put for
a change" They were tired OF tne
clique rule. Hence a new system was
INTRODUCED distributing the responsible
ity and calling for reports
e Those not accustomed 20 such regular
fly opposed IL The opposition was not
a manly fight for principles. the meth
cd was the serpent in the grass; mis-
represeutation OF public and private
discourses We're resorted 20; sermons
calling for a more heroic and Cody lie
of the Baptists OF this city were mis-
represented by the card playing pOpu-
iatfon who would sooner play whist
seven DAYS in the week than 70 have
the subject mentioned on Sunday IN
AngIo-Saxon. Not being able 10 preach
two gospels one for Goldfish AristOC-
racy" another for common humanity.
Unable TO give A mortgage on the
preachers mouth a. was formerly held
against the church property. The
next thing was - drive him away. That
is an old method o, rejecting the truth.
The prayer meeting element with he
assE. -asla . .
tor 20 raise = fallen cause II - easier
to tear down than 20 build I'D. A dog
with the wag u mis- tail can destroy
years Of work ~ a Sir Isaac SeNton-
Men determined 10 rule or ruin. Kept
Up the snake method. gossip. letter-ped
ding from similar cranks: private petit
tons circulated against pastor Still
the work Went On. Finances never
better. MoguIs meet. hold z counsel q
war. brainy resolution introduced Re
solved that SALARY be cut 80 With a
fine christian appreciation e. the added
clause. IL az end q pastorats church
owes anything pastor n Jose o.. Ian
s1zsc USED ia describing that resoIa-
fion "pusin5nfrnous 4 biz EOf9 that
never altogether went down.
There - = freeze-out policy; Ei57 11T.
stop attending except a. business meet I
lnEs, "to raise cane" stu TIE heroic
bit faithful few pushed The work
When a. rrethD1s had Ee-cured Shat 4
WAS thought enough voters % DOWN the
pastor they call meeting Every Tom. I
DscE and Harm who could walk OF BE-
carried was az the polls, Members VITO /
never saw The pastor 20 know him..
bat they we're good voting material :
4 never koeE rh< sirEtfscs roe % =
large Churcn force Gnfls thls meeting I
They are voters from away hack Tks &
vote resulted for the pastor % stay, ali
f-zrties risriEtuE th~rleeiTes ~ oflr
church ysaiicy as Weli asf--rs0-4al prom I
iscs ~ stand - ire majority. Tie.
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