The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-10
BAPTISTS MET ATPRATTVILLE. The Association Had a Large Attendance. MUCH BUSINESS TRANSACTED Adams Street Controversy Was
 Up. Delegates Aciknowledging Rev. Henry ". Fsncher As Their rastsr Were seated After The other
 side Had Been Heard.
 
MUCH BUSINESS TRANSACTED

prattvflle. Sept, 9--(SpeciaD Montaomery Association of the Baptist Church was called to order in tno Prattville Church at 10 o'clock by the Moderator. MT. G. c. Miles or Mon.. .., somery. The services were begun oy singing, How Firm Foundation. and prayer by Rev. J. W. oHara or
 Rev. |. l.. GwaItney. pastor of the Prattvflle Church read a lesson rom Second Chronicles. vii; and gave hearty welcome to the delegates of the associatton to .Prattviiie. mere was no time lost in formalities. but the as- sociation entered immediately upon its
 Reyerends s. A. Cowan. J. R. Mo- Lendon and R. R. Brasher were ap- pointed a committee to adjust and re- ,concile the two letters coming from the Adams Street or Second Baptist Church of Montgomery. This com mittes was instructed to report as soon after the noon recess as possible. The reading of letters from the different churches of the association was prac- tically finished by 12 o'clock. when Rev J. w O'Hara preached an inter estfng and instructive sermon from the theme. Interchangeable Priesthood" us- ing for text the latter part of verse 2b, vii chapter of Hebrews.
 At i o'clock a committee on enroll ment consisting of c. W. Ellis. W. B. Davidson and Frank Allen were ap- pointed by the Moderator and instruct ed to report as soon after the noon re- cess as practical. The pastor of the Prattville Church announced that din- ner would be served in the grove ad- Joining the church lot and all were cordially invited to partalSe of the good things. The association was ad- journed to meet at 2:30.
 Dinner on The Grounds.
 Promptly at the appointed hour the iassociation met and took up the work The committee on enrollment reported and recommended that all delegates ac- credited by letters read to the associa- tion in the forenoon session be admit ted to the association save and except those from the Adams Street Church and the Second Baptist Church of the city of Montgomery. This report was adopted and the next order of buai- ness was the election of officers for nominated c. G. Miles and put the mo- Nion on which he was unanimously elected Moderator. Eugene Ballard was elected Secretary. and c. W. Ellis Treasurer. It will be observed all of these were reelected except Mir. Bal lard.
 At this time the committee made It's report on the Adams Street Church .muddie. recommending the recognition of the delegates mentioned in the let- ter written by the faction claiming Rev H. W. Fancher as their pastor Speaking to the question of the adop- ffon of this report the Moderator said the delegates of neither faction would be permitted to discuss the merits of the report, but ruled that both factions might make a statement if they so desired.
 R. M. Henley read long statement to which eighty of the members of the Adams, Street Church signed and adopted as their separate statement. When called for the other faction said they had nothing to say. Dr. c. A Stakely made strong appeal for the adoption of the report. saying that the ,seport did not commit the association 10 the deciding which of the warning factions was right. He argued that the matter was not within the juris- diction of this association and could not be settled by 1t. That 1t must be understood that the association did not intend to pass upon the merits of the controversy between the two factions but only to reach conclusion that the work of the association might be car ried on. That part of the constitution of the association was read to show the association had no Jurisdiction of the matter After a thorough discus sion of the report it was adopted
 Committee on Finances.
 The Moderator then appointed c. W. Ellis. T. L. Peach and H. R. Golson