The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-06
BAPTISTS IN A STIR
GRAVE TROUBLE CAUSED IN THE
ATLANTA CHURCH.
PASTOR WILL NOT RESIGN.
SOME sEVENTY-FIVE MEMBEDs
ARE EXPELLED,

NOn-Pnyment of Dues the Charge
Upon which the Members Were
Put Out-whnt DIR. HoItzcIaw
Says of the Troubles of His
Church-Dismissed Members At
tribute the Difficulties to Their
Pastor-Matter Not Yet Settled.
AtIantn's budget of News.
Atlanta, Feb. 5.-Internal dissen-
sions in the Baptist Church came to a
focus last night, and. according to sew
eral members, a stormy meeting was
the result.
The trouble was caused it is stated.
by efforts to secure the resignation of
the pastor, DIR. William ]. Holtzclaw.
DIR. Holtzclaw was presiding. and sew
eral motions made by members of the
church to declare the pulpit vacant
were promptly ruled out of order by
the pastor.
A list of names of those who had not
paid their church dues was read. and
some sevehtY-hve members were de-
clared excluded from the church. Sew
eral of these claim that the sole reason
for this action was that they wanted to
declare the pulpit vacant, and that they
were excluded from the church in spite
of the fact that they offered to paw
then and there whatever dues they
owed
Dr. HoltZclaw gave out a statement
tonight from the board of deacons. in
which he said the whole trouble arose
from the fact that there Were members
in the church who had persistently re-
fused to pay their dues. and that they
had been excluded by action OF the en-
tire board of deacons and the church.
Another meeting will be held next
Thursday night, when it is said more
will be heard Of the matter.
suits Against the city.
Suits were filed in the su-
perior Court to-day by Sarah
Frances Grant. executrix. and John w.
Grant, executor. OF the will of the late
w. d. Grant. against the city of At
lanta for $4,000 damages, on account
of the building of the Whitehall street
viaduct. The Grant estate leased the
old Centennial building to the railroad
on the Whitehall street side. This had
to be torn down. and II is claimed a
large amount in rents was lost.
with DistinRuished CHESTS.
n HSt Ol SpebkeIH mas
been secured for the annual banquet OF
the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, to
be given on Feb. II, and which also
commentaries the formation of the
Greater Georgia" Association. 1t is
expected that $50 out-of-tOwn business
men will be on hand at the organization
of his association. Among the distin-
guished speakers who have been Sc
cured, are Gov. Terrell Mayor Howell
Gf Of
York. president of the Southern Rail-
way; G.. Gunby Jordan of Columbus,
Stuyvesant Fish of New York, president
of the Illinois Central Railroad M. F..
ingalls,. president Of the Big Four Rail-
way: Hon. Pat. Calhoun of Cleveland,
Hon. John Temple Graves of Atlanta.
Daniel M. Lord. of Lord e Thomas
and Mai. ]. +. Hanson. president of
the Bibb Manufacturing Company.
New Bank at Triton.
Secretary of State Phil Cook to-day
granted charter to the Citizens Bank
of Triton, with a capital stock of $685.
900. Applications we're filed with Sec
rotary Cook for charters for the Bank
of Abbeville. with a capital Of $4,000
and the Merchants and Farmers Bank
of Sparks. with a capital or $4,000.
VIII Release Fertilizer.
Commissioner of Agriculture o. b.
Stevens said to-day that the 1000 sacks
of fertilizers seized in the warehouse
of Ellis. Young & Co, at Brunswick
will be released as soon as 1t has been
properly tagged. When the department
receives notice from the fertilizer in
spector at Brunswick that the law has
been compiled with. an order releasing
the goods will be given.
Mustered Them In.
Col. w. G. Obear inspector general.
has just returned from Covington,
where he mustered in the Covington
Light Infantry. forty strong The new
company will be known as Company M
of the Third Infantry. It's officers are:
Captain, r. B. Davis, formerly of Sa-