The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-08
FROM STREET CHURCH.
officers Issue a Statement About
Their Troubles.

The holders of the B street Baptist
church seem to be at peace with the
world. except the dissenters in their
congregation, and sanguine of success.
Recently they held a meeting and de-
cided that they were on the right road,
so they talked it over and issued a
statement of their position, as follows:
At the regular business meeting of
the B street Baptist church, held Fri
day evening, February g. it was decided
that all members of the congregation
who go out from the B street Baptist
church and affiliate with the so-called
Central Baptist church recently started
by Rev. H. w. White are excluded
from membership in the street Bap-
fist church.
This so-ca1led Central Baptist church
was illegally organized by Rev. Thomas
of Salina, Kas. Rev. Thomas had no
right nor authority according to the
Baptist discipline to organize such
church.
There never has Been any factional
fight in the B street Baptist church.
The recent trouble in the church was
the fight against Rev. H. w. White
by the church body, because of his arbi
trary and unlawful rulings in church
affairs.
The organization of the socalled Cen
trail Baptist church is but another plot
Of the Rev. White in his attempt to rule
or ruin, at the same time iniure the
church. Rev. White has kept up a
continuous strife in the church for the
past two years while pastor of the "B''
Street Baptist church by his arbitrary
and unlawful ruling in the church af-
fairs, until it became necessary to force
him out of the pulpit. Assisted by a
few followers who have become misled
by him, Rev. White is now trying to
split up the "B'' Street Baptist church
which he tried so hard to unIawfully
control until he was called down and
made to quit by the better members
of the congregation.
The few followers who have actively
assisted Rev White in his selfish war
fare are Rev. NJ. Britton, Rev Peter
Rucker, Mrs. NJ. D. Jones, Deacon Wal
lace Smith and Deacon E. Owens. To
these may be added the names of about
seventy-five church members who seem
to lean towards Rev White now but
who will no doubt very soon see the
error of their ways
AS to the action of Rev. Thomas of
Salina in Illegally organizing the So
called Central Baptist church, nothing
has been done. He will be taken care
of by the Northwest Baptist association
at it's next regular meeting.
AS to the affairs of the B Street Bap-
fist church, everything is moving along
| in peace and harmony since the re-
moVal of the disturbing spirit the Rev
H. W. White and his few followers.
The congregation has settled down to
its old time healthy condition and the
prospects are bright for again beeom-
ing one of the best as well as the larg-
est colored Baptist church in the state
Rev. George w. Hart of Parsons, Kan
sas, has been called to the pastorate of
the church and is we'll liked by all.
Rev. Hart is an able man and comes
highly recommended.
It is of vital interest and importance
to the churches of the city and the
state that they know the facts regard
| ing the case of Rev. H. w. White and
his followers Also concerning the
illegal organization of the so-called
Central Baptist church, in order that
the church body at large may be cog
infant of the true facts and govern
| itself accordingly.
Done by order of the Street Bap-
fist church. A. B. STONER,
w T. TURNER. Secretary.