Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-29

ed friend. Governor Eagle. Same pa
pers.
q. He has aSpersed the character
of some of the members by declaring
that he will prefer charges against
them by way of retaliation and charg
ing some with being secret promoters
of the charges against him.
Proof.-I will then prefer in writing
specific charges against some OF the
biggest hypocrites and members os-
tensibly in the highest standing in
the h.-Post-Dispatch, Globe
Democrat and Commercial Appeal
There are, according to my under
standing, certain able bodied members
of our church who have been, secret
promoters of these charges who have
not the manhood or courage to sign
their names individually to them.
Again, am ready for trial. but my
principal accusers, Ex-Governor Eagle
and exAttorney w E. Atkinson very
suspiciously left the state today, the
date of my trial. therefore I want to
face my accusers when | am tried
| do not know whether my trial will
be pulled off tonight or not but |
prefer to wait until General Atkin-
son returns. against whom | will pre-
fer charges. General Atkinson is one
Of the chief promoters of the SANDER
Gus charges preferred against me.
and want to file a countercharge
against him. and have it published
all the dirty. vile. slanderous articles
against me.-Gazette. May S. 1902.
I. He has caused the publication of
vaporings Of irresponsible correspond
ents containing the most contemplate
scurrilous reflections upon members
Of the church. and particularly against
the committee on discipline, and on
other reputable citizens.
Proof am Mortified to think that
men who claim to be Oracles of divine
teachings go so far as to brazenly
vent their spleen by counting and us
ing perjury to do the crushing act.
TheGoodBook says that the lot Of such
damnation: the sooner they are damn
ed legally thebetter for the country
Little Rock Advertiser, May Z, 1902.
8. He has assumed an arrogant,
defiant and dictatorial attitude before
the church and has virtually declared
that he will disregard the actions OF
the church until it conforms to what
he dictates as Baptist usages and pre-
cedent and has declined to answer
the charges until they are signed and
preferred in manner dictated by
him.
Ploof-Before ] answer these
charges ask that you require some
brother or sister individually to pre-
fer whatever charges he or she may
see proper to allege in writing and to
sign his or her name individually.
Then | will submit to you my answer
to said charges. | am ready and will
ing at any moment to stand trial on
the charges preferred when properly
presented. Let some ablebodied man
who is at the back of these charges
urefer them and sign them and | am
ready for trial and not till then.-Let-
ter to church, published in Gazette,
May s. 1902.
9.--He has and still maintains an
in1po~tinent refractory and dominar-
ing. disposition, and has trif1ed with
the church, which is calculated to iI1.-
perial its peace harmony and pres
perity Therefore. inasmuch as the
charges made by the discipline COM
mittee have been proven in commit
tee and on the committees statement
to us to that effect. feeling that the
evidence submitted to us in this meet
ing has not been in any manner refut
ed, and considering the bearing of the
brother to us us as manifested in the
newspaper articles and letters, above
referred to. move you. brother mod
orator. that the church obey Pauls
injunction to the Thessalonions. chap
ter 8. verse 6. and withdraw fellow
sTin from Brother Davis without
further notice.
A discussion followed. in which ten
member participated. Those who
spoke in favor of the motion were:
Ex-Attorney General w. E. Atkinson.
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court Carroll D. Wood ex-Auditor of
State A. w Files. Messrs. NJ. F.
Locke. Chas. E. Taylor. J ]. Jones,
and Earl Daniels. Those who spoke
against the motion were Ex-Attornev
General E B. Trustworthy, Rev. R. p.
ucodo apd N Rattle