The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-20

AN ADDRESS ISSUED 10 THE BAP.
list CHURCHES OF TEXAS.
Practically an Appeal that Msssen-
gers ne Appointed ia Organize =
Rival state Convention.


OF what is known as the church party
OF the Baptist church OF Texas, held
meeting one night during the general
convention at the Central Baptist church
in this city and appointed a committee to
draw up AN Address to the Baptist
Churches OF Texas"
In accordance with tho object for which
they were appointed. the members OF this
committee have drawn up and signed, and
yesterday began to send out over the state
copies OF document headed IAN Ad-
dress to the Churches OF Texas This
report begins as follows:
I'VE, the committee appointed by thcl
messengers OF the church party, to whom
was entrusted the duty OF addressing the
churches on the pending issues concerning
our nilsson work. TO the Baptist churches
OF Texas, greeting;
Dear brethren: Having been appoint
ed by the churches to represent them in
the Baptist general convention at Dallas
to carry out the principles OF church SOW
ercignty aud reform, we report back TO
you that we have done all in our power to
carry out your wishes.
I'VE had placed before the board party,
both by private letters to their leaders
ton to submit our differences to visiting
brethren from other States. three to he
selected by each side and that both sides
abide by their advice. This proposition
they declined. We then published that II
the convention should be organized on the
constitution It would restore harmony all
round, Their own followers would have
hailed this with delight, They wanted II
This proposition their leaders also ignored
oh
times over tho number allowed by the con
sttution and refused seats to messengers
| from other churches whose number was
within the constitutional limits. There
was a disposition to disregard the con-
stitution and spirit of disruption char
acterized the board party throughout
The board party has recedcd from the
drastic amendments which they proposed
on Saturday night, which, itself was a
violation of the constitution. which pro-
vIdcs.
"Article s. This constitution shall not
be changed or amended unless the change
or amendments be onered on the frat
day OF the annual session and lie over to
some subsequent day and then only by a
! two-thirds majority.
Then follows amendments proposed by
the board party to the constitution which
have been published by the in its re-
ports of the proceedings Of the convention,
Then follows the amendment finally passed
which was also published In this paper.
cumming, tho "uu..s s"ss' IN.
\ rue oons'i'usioh ssanus as u'io.o. w..,'
tne eAcept'oh y, 'nu auu,'i'h 49," no'e. v,
Wnien E,Ses Tue nia1o,,.s p oma. W. ss.
church In the state by simply declaring
II 'unfrlendly, and which gives them
the power to rob the sovereign church o
, her rights, by deciding whom she ma,
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ep,ivellt'on, ms soui uon
!, s'aei hut oh'y /" N,oi"''o' W eo"'''
"n WI. .l euys' ni''Y,e , .r :.
9eetion . hueh tn"'on sinai " en
tltied TO Two messensers ana one auuitioli
az messenger ior eaeh $A9 cohtriputeu y
the FUNDS OF inc convention ana IN N
case shall any one churcn nn entitied U
more than eight messengers
Not only this but II Is violation OF
fundamental Baptist doctrine which ha
always obtained among us. We furthe
consider II q menace to FREQ speech AM
an effort to gag the press.
with this constitutional provision, II Il
evident that the majority of the conven
tIon would not allow any church to express
/ Views In conflict with the actions OF lii,
board. nor any man to criticize any moth
ODDS hnweyer hu,iful tn tho enuse u,lda
the ban Of expulsion,
Al thia inncture a hrief rev,sw M son,
90 tha ,,,ost sa,aationnl r,o,,, az no aon'
,antio, a. nI,,o,, rha,, tha .da,ass 49,.
,,n,,as :" e''SA' 0" 'A goo 'e''
80 n, :, nr,,,,r, .,.A,,.o.,
W. s.,,it 90 1870. ~. 49,,
anu iuiii's y, 'l'e pi"'iu
ibB olhcers' tuilne ou' iflehus out Oh or
yer on lhe same points they ruiea thei
1rlehas IN orner' u was inlposslple 10 ge
, properly before the BODY inc views mel.
by the chnrches when we represented
10 specify:
u. s. j. Anderson moved an amend
, ment to the motion To seat the uncontested
list Of messengers, that we first have the
, list of challenged messengers read, so that
al would Know now to vote adVlsealy
This amendment was ruled out OF order
although the amendment contemplated
. reading the second sectlon hrst, which
was not supplementary.
"2. When President Buckner appointed
i've strong board party men as commit
tee on challenges. $, i. Slaughter moye'
that IN the interest OF fairness ana com
mon Justice, five church party member
be added To the committee. This was rule
out OF order on the ground that the con
c ventIon did not recognize any two partie
] In the convention
%. DR.. s. j. Anderson objected to
: consideration OF any challenges by tn
body This vote was close. but though
, by many to have been carried. Upon
call for division. the char ". u. hop
ertson) stated We had reBorted to parlia