The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-09-15
ELDER H. BUSSEY'S ORGAN
CAUSED SPLIT IN UPATOIE PRINI.
TIVE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
Elder Bussey Stood By His Instru-
ment, and Fellowship Was
Withdrawn.

Elder w. T. Everette has just re-
turned from an interesting meeting
of the Upatoie Primitive Baptist AS
ISOLATION, and according to cards
printed in the Columbus newspapers,
an organ in the Primitive Baptist
church in that city was the subject
of much discussion by some of those
in attendance.
Standing firm in its position as ex-
pressed by it's pastor, Elder H. Bus
sey, eve believe in salvation by
grace and in the power of God re-
CARELESS of whether they have organs
in their churches or not" the Column
bus church insisted on not recognize
ing the installation of church or
gan as one of the essentials of re-
ligon, and the breach among the
churches of that faith in the asso-
citation is perhaps wider than it was
before the meeting last week in Phe-
nix City, Ala, in which a number of
the churches did not participate.
The meeting, which was the
seyenty-third session of the Upa-
tote Primitive Baptist Association,
was held at Elders Billiards. church
in PheniX City. 1t was well attended,
and when the controversy regarding
the legality of the gathering assumed
such proportions that both sides gave
statements to the local press public
interest became aroused to the extent
that fully 1000 people were present
at some of the services.
The first the general public knew
OF the differences existing among the
Primitive Baptists as the result of
the Columbus church installing an
organ was when Elder Bussey, one
OF the most prominent elders in the
church in the state, declared that the
gathering was not of the "Upatoie
ASSOCIATION, as represented, but was
mace up Of representatives of dis
cordant churches This very
promptly drew a reply in which it
was stated that the meeting then in
session represented SO per cent. of
the Primitive Baptists
Colonel Bussey then wrote a card
10 the newspapers in which he set
Iorth the position of himself and his
church quite clearly. He said that
II was true, primarily, that the use
Vi musical instruments in churches
was the cause of the split, and de-
cared; Il, as an elder in that
InuIch, esteem it a personal liberty
" nave such instruments, and that
NJ oJher man nor church has any
IIsnI and certainly no scriptural au-
tnorlty for cOndemning their use for
!ue innocent purpose of using them
III song service to aid in singing.
I rne people with whom, it is said, the
Tpatole Association met, dictated to
W tnelr pastor, waited on us and re-
qIeSIed us to move the organ, and
Tnen We declined to do so they fur
trer proceeded to, declare non-feIloW-
sup Ior us, and published their ,ac-
uon IN card, charging us with not
UIIy this, but with other things of
IIcn we were in no wise guilty"
InIFIeen churches in the associa-
,on We're represented in the meet
MY IN PheniX City. Elder J. M. Muir
LAY OF Ellaville, Ca, presided as
mn,oaerator, and j. L. Rustin of
~n"rIhg, Ca, was clerk. Elder Muir
M was reelected moderator and
n onv, Faran church, in Chattahoochee
r nIoly, Georgia, was selected as the
t tloGe Tor the next meeting in Sep
i W 1910. The visiting ministers
~ attendance were: Elders B. c.
ppaiiu"ell' Bullochville, Ga; r. 0.
Nt"I9Ioh, Chattanooga, Tenn; J. S.
itt man, Glenrose, Tex; s. w. Pru-
trt ashland, Ala; j. A.SNix, Elec-
w. ~ Ala; N. M. Cook, Afriton, Ala;
H. ", l, Eyerette, Dawson, Ga; w. ].
S5VaIa, Walden, Ga; J. B. Wilson,
C Collullt, Ga; Lee Hanks, Macon,
G Ior3 D. A. Monsees, Macon, Ca; D. M.
TTgbuAlns, Kellyton, Ala; R. A.
TnoiLlpson, Opelika, Ala, and A P.
'O'Ner Moultrie, Ga.
a Statement From Elder Everette.
Elder W. T. Everette called at The
so JgS Office Tuesday morning, and
inv mat he wished to correct the
l nr,i made by reports from Co.
luDuS that the withdrawal of fell
wD"Snlp from Elder Bussey's church
domo recent occurrence, as it was
soo;o. Two years ago. During the as
t er a. last week, he said, the mat
boa' u'u not come officially before the
diaay' though there was considerable
a 'ouSSlon of it among the delegates,
co.. lumber of whom answered the
Co,,, mat was given to the press of
aoa ,iHnous by Elder Bussey, which
n nan brought the matter to public