The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-14
N SECRET SESSION
Ex-Parte Council Takes Up First
Baptist Church Affairs.
PROTEST FROM THE. MAJORITY
Omcers of the Church Say the In
vestiRatton liz Unnecessary
and May DO Harm.
Members Of the ex- parte council called
hv q com itt 81, iof + ha .diesant ing mambere

by a COMMITTEES of the dissenting members
of the First Baptist church convened for
three day session, this morning in the
par1ors Of y West Minister Presbyterian
ch urrh.t An 70 !. g rganizat ION was perfected
and the case to; be- presented for consider
alton and ad ; ZEE was taken up. The mem
bers of theNcoYncil are:1S
Rev. DR.. Augustus H. Strong, president of
Rochester Theological seminary. Rochester,
IN. Y.
Rev. DR.. Galusha Anderson. professor in
the divinity school, Chicago university.
Rev. DR.. Latham A.. Crandall. pastor Of
the Memorial Baptist church, Chicago.
Rev. Dr. Austin X. de Blois, pastor First
Baptist church. Elgln. Ill, former president
of Shurtlef college. : $
Rev. DR.. 7. RW.EPowell pastor of Rogers
Park church, Rogers Park; ILL.,, former pastor
Of the First Baptist church, Minneapolis.
Rev. D. 5. A. Green. pastor of First Baptist
church, Evanston, Ill.
Rev. Dr. g. A. Hobbs, pastor First Baptist
church, Delavan, Wis 'E
Rev. DR.. j. P. Abbott, pastor First Baptist
church. Oshkosh. Wis., So -, P tHaie s@t's
E. M. Van Duzee of First church, ST. Paul.
A. ]. Fox of Detroit, Mich, president board
Of trustees of Rochester Theological seminary.
The following. will arrive : Tomorrow
morning: =
Rev Dr.. Edward sJudson,, pastor of the judi
son Memorial church. New York.
| F. A. Wells, president of the Chicago Bap-
fist City Mission Society. - 49,. p
Jessa Baldwin, Chicago, attorney, member
Of the board Of Chicago university.
j. H. Chapman. national president of the
B. Y. p union. N - = ~ s.+ - q.
DR.. Strong must return east before the
May anniversaries in ST.. Paul, but sew
eral will remain ~
The Organization, was perfecte ed. with Dr..
Strong as chairman and Dr.. Powell as
secretary. .,..: 80. ." J
- The. Majority Heard From.,,:ar.
A committee composed of w. l.. Har-
ris, Deacon j. G. Hoblitt and Deacon AL
| exander Barnes was admitted and pre-
sented communication signed by twenty
one officers Of the First Baptist church.
This communication was adopted last
evening at a meeting of twenty -four of the
twentybeight officers Of the First Baptist
church.s The only difference of opinion
at this meeting was as to whether it was
wise to recognize the council to the ex-
tent Of presenting communication. Three
men took the position that the council
should be ignored entirely. The. con
.sensus Of opinion was that the calling OF
the council was entirely unnecessary and
It was voted to pres ent the following com
mu IN from the, officers. Of the
church, ,-'sG = 49,
Minneapolis, May 12.-To the Chairman o
the Ex-Parte Council, called to conside
First Baptist church affars-Dear Sir an,
Brother: The officers of the First Baptis
I church Of! Minneapolis having carefully
prayerfully and repeatedly considered tn
condition of the church, feel it their dut
to address this brief letter to you in evi
dence Of their fun Seonviction and belief tina
the converting of this ex-parte council is en-
tirely unnecessary and 'uncaled cor by eX
listing conditions. hich, lin our I" judgment
considered from, every standpoint, are mos
prosperous Saving the disaffectionr of tn
applicants) under the minstration of the pas
tor = q faithful ana devoted servant Of tn
Master, mos, interchangeable worker. and ,
winner of souls; and it is with supreme grie
and pain that we view the action of some {
our members who, in the face Of the eS
pressed voice of the church, have though
it necessary to take a step which, by II
publicity, tends to cast reproach upon tn
officers and seriously impair and impede il
Usefulness and standing in the community.
>->,c No Stenogra pher Wanted. :
The request that Richard A Ma
: hey be allowed to serve in the counc
as stenogra phic reporter for the officer
Of the church was denied. 50 The counc
determined TO exclude all but ~witnesse
who should be called to testify and th
members of the committee of the minor
, 1fty who had called the council, namely
r. D. Jones, chairman; r. H. Abraham
i. S.. Gillette, B. B. Townsend, w.
= Brown, F. b., Kremer, John E. Hodg
: Chester A. Simmons, and W. L. Kleil
e secretary of the committee. =
3 The council first asked evidence that be
, fore calling an ex-parte council a mutu;
t council had been asked for. This We
o produced and statement of the case
g / the committee was taken up. Adjourn
q iment was taken at l o'clock until 2:3
:. | when, nrncee1inrs were resumed. - :.