The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-10
BAP lists HOLD
SPECIAL MEETING
SIXTY MEMBERS DISCUSS PLANS
TO ORGANIZE NEW STATE
ASSOCIATION.
CAIRO WILL NOT Join
But With Others Will Remain With
the Old Assoc lat on--Spit is
Due to Doctrna DIFF
ferences.

II The meeting of Baptist ministers
held at Pinckneyville Thursday re
suits in the perfect.ng of the organi
= cation as outlined ut this meeting, {
pronounced split in the Baptist State
associations is at hand The Pinck
NEVILLE meeting was attended by
about sixty Baptist ministers, mostly
fiom Southern Illinois, but represent
ing probably fourteen different dis
trict a. sociatious ana was in response
to a pos al card invitation sent out to
large numbers OF ministers in the
state, the card bearing a pledge OF
this nature:
Il hereby join with others in calling
a meeting to he held at the First
Baptist church in Pinckneyville, Dec.
6, 10 form new Baptist State asso.
ciat'on to be based on strict Baptist
principles | accept this card as my
call and hereby agree to stand by and
support the new Organization thus
founded whether in attendance or
no. ="
To this call it is stated one hun
| dred favorable replies were received,
The meeting was presided over by
Or. Throgmorton. of Marion. the
-hief mover in the forming of the new
association. The opening prayer was
delivered by Rev. b. F. Rodman, Of
DuQuoin The temporary organi2a.
ion was effected by the election of
he following President, Rev J. X
Troyillion, of Brownfield secretary
Rev G., r Hito, Of Carteryille,
A committee on organization was
canned, consisting of one member
rom each of the district associations
epresented, with Dr. Throgmorton
cluded; Revs. P. F. Hayes. Mattoon;
W. f. Baker. Golconda; w R. Mcneil
and J. B. Webb, Anna; H. A. Todd
Marion J. L. Payne, Pinckneyville
". A. Fuson, Lawrenceyille; J. o
Raines, Manchester; l.. l.. Stierwalt,
Colorado; NJ. Cup, East ST Louis: j
T. Green, White Hall; J. w Allen, |
VT Vernon; G. NJ. Chamn5ss, Creal
Springs; E. l.. Carr, Efingham; j. d |
Hooker, McLeans boro
The committee on organization re- |
ported a constitution similar to that |
Of the present Illinois Baptist General |
Association, with the additional fea.
tire that 1t is clearly defined there. |
IN ipeaf ubat oppctirt,tao q paptict !
church. The resolution introduced |
by DR.. w. F. Throgmorton, of Mar |
on, at the Carbonate meeting of the |
General association last October |
making this distinction, is embodied |
N the constitution as reported yester- |
lay. This resolution was as follows: |
by a Baptist church in this ccnsti. |
ution is meant such Baptist church, |
rs avowedly believes and distinctly |
caches, among other Bible tenets. the |
following: The essential Diety of
1hrist: the full inspiration and au-
hority of the Bible as the written |
word of God; the absolute necessity |
If spiritual regeneration; salvation by !
grace through faith in Christs atom
ng blood: Scriptural baptism and |
in a Baptist church as !
orderly and essential prerequisites 10
communion al the Lords supper as
observed among our people
Quite a spirited debate ensued over
he adoption of the constitution as re
ported, and the proposed organiza.
ion. Speaking in the affirmative
we're Or. Throgmorton. Revs. d. z.
pryor, Of Marion, Fuson. of Lawrence
lille, Htt, OF Careryille. NJ. Culp. OF
East St Louis aud o her. Those op.
posing we're Rcys. Tate Of Carbon
lale. Andcrgck, of DuQuoin, Edmond ,
on Of Ionesboro, and Nichols. OF
a letel was read from Rev Z W.
Hicks. of MaywocC. who introduced
he couciliatory resp INT on AT the DC
ober meeting here, pleading for har
nony and agains; The prOposa I'd or
While there was quite a cool rep
essen alton of Baptist ministers in at.
endanca in the discuss ons r. was
stated. and accepted without contra
fiction. that the pastors of the Bap
isJ churches in he following cities
would not join the new movement.
,ut would remain with the old a,so
ialiou Carbonate b nton. Du
luos7. MI Vernon, la sbure Car
nj. Cairo. Murphy bcio. Jonesboro
Ewing and Bpllcyiile
Another meeting viii Doe held AZ the
anne place January p