The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-01-19
LOYAL FACTION
ISSUES ADDRESS.
CLAIM TO HAVE 100000 CHURCH
MEMBERS OF CUMBERLAND
CHURCH WITH THEM.

The Loyal Cumberland Presbyterian
Council Executive has issued an ad-
dress through Judge Joe H. Fuse.
Chairman, setting forth the PROPOSE
ton of the loyalist element of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In
the address it is stated that there are
some 100000 Cumberland Presbyter-
ians who will adhere to the Comics
sion of Faith and other doctrinal
standards of the Cumberland Presby-
terrain Church as against the seriously
Objectionable creed of the Northern
Presbyterian Church. But the 'loyalist'
does not deny the right of any man
to abandon the name and creed of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church and
to adopt the name and creed of the
Presbyterian Church, U. S. A. But we
do most emphatically deny the right
to take one brick or single being
held by the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church in trust for the PRONUNCIATION
vi LllC uONLA luCo Va bLC OuAA4OOA Auhh
Presbyterian Church. Unionists admit
that the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church now owns a completely equip
ped publishing house in this CITY,
For what purpose does the Cum
berland Presbyterian Church own said
publishing house? And how was this
ownership obtained? 1 presume no
one will deny the fact that this splen-
did equipment was erected for the pur-
pose of promulgating the distinctive
doctrines of the Cumberland Presby-
terrain Church, and for the advance
ment of the cause of Cumberland Pres
byterianism, and the funds raised and
used for said erection were intended
by the donors and subscribers for the
uses and purposes last above mention
ed and none other. A trust was illus
created. And under no law will en- or
ganized combination be permitted to
transfer such property, or violate or
destroy the trust, by an agreement to
deliver said property or any part |
thereof to any religious denomination
adhering to a different faith and doc |
trine, while there are those, no matter |
how small the minority, who adhere
to the original faith and doctrines gov
erning said church at the time of the
erection of said property.
ell
lowing quotation: That should the
time ever come when any religious
body claiming to be successors of the
present General Assembly of said
church Cumberland Presbyterian
church, should hold and maintain doc
LriAes and sentiments different from
hose now held by said church (Cum-
1erland Presbyterian church, then
he powers and privileges granted to
he General Assembly Of said church
Cumberland Presbyterian church,
shall inure to and be vested in the
,ody of people protesting and preach
ng the doctrines of the said church J
Cumberland Presbyterian church,
Is now set forth n her Confession of
Faith"
Judge Russell has the following to
ay of the union method of carrying its ! '
Joint:
Loyalists' do not admit, but deny, t
hat such agreement exists as to war
ant union, and deny that it would be
honorable to adopt the proposed plan,
md most confidently assert that I'M
methods have been stud ,
ously pursued by those who composed :
he majority in the Dallas and Fresno
in gaining for unionists ]
heir present assumed status. The [
loyalists' therefore have no fears a
whatever as to their original rights
md privileges, and with the same de-
rec of firmness and determination
which deservedly designate them as !,
loyalists,' they propose to avail them I
elves of every right and privilege
,uaranteed to them as Cumberland
by the laws of the land, a
he opinion of the distinguished legal :