The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-10

naturally occur among them and their
defendants, the 15-lG-t7th verses OF
! said chapter reads as follows More
lover if the brother trespass against
thee. go and tell him his faults be.
| tween thee and him alone and if he
! will hear thee thou has gained thy
brother, but If he will not hear thee
then take with thee one or two more,
that in the mouth Of two or three
witnesses, every word may be estab,
lished and If he will not hear them.
then tell it to the church and if he
will not hear the church let him be
unto thee, as an heather man and a
publican. Now we wish to say that
four (4) Of our female members of
said church told their husbands and
friends Of some conversation that the
said Rev, F. j. Davidson, directed
toward them which they considered
improper and the matter come to the
knowledge of the church. and the
pastor became offended at the sisters
and then he requested the deacons,
to cali a special meeting and notify
the four sisters to come before the
official board and make their state
ment alleged conversation the sis
ters obeyed the call of the deacons
and pastor and they were required TO
reduce their allegations to writing
and give same to the clerk of the |
church to be considered by the official |
board of said church at subsequent |
meeting. The board met and desired !
that as the pastor was of the offended |
party that it was his duty to go to !
the offenders and become rec0nciled |
with them, as directed by the above /
chapter OF st. Matthew this /
the pastor refused to do. Then the
said board recommended to the church
that the case be referred back to the
dissatisfied parties. The church adopt
ed said recommendation at the regular
church meeting April 3rd 1908 to
resign his Office, hut he preached at
he morning and evening services on
he 9Th and published his inAamed let
ter in the Cairo Bulletin and Evening
citizen condemning the whole church
and himself exposed. Rev. +. j Da.
'idson did not present his resignation
o the church in a christian manner
lie read a written paper to the con.
sregation at the close of his sermon
It night. Just as published in the
Japers above mentioned which ere
tied a wild panic before the religious
services were dismissed. This act of
lis was in full violation of the eigh-
eenth chapter Of St Matthew which
lie referred to in his publication he
,annot huthfully deny this fact
which can be established by more 5
han Is per cent Of the people. who t
we're present Oh the night of April {
tn, 1908. We are sorry that Brother +
davidson has acted contrary to the 5
roper christian rules but we must t
efend the interest of the church re- 9
ardless of the mere friendship of any d
erson. This matter could have been t
attled If the pastor had made the
EAST effort to do so at a special call S
eeting of said church. a
On April Sth. 1908, a motion prevail. n
i to declare the pulpit vacant and j
lndemn the publication in said news q
lpers by Francis James Davidson.
one by order of the First Missionary Il
aptist church, corner Nineteeth and 81
'aInut street. Wednesday, April sth, ii
'OS. ii
John Vanyactor. Moderator. N
c. c Wilson, Church Clerk. u
John 6. Hurlbert, Trustee. in
Geo. W. Baxtrom. Deacon. I'll
A. II. House, Trustee. Ct
7. A. Head Trustee.
Committee.