Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-02
REV. N. F. JONES
IS STRONGLY DEFENDED az THE
CHURCH IN HER REGULAR
MEETING, AND THE PERPETRA-
TORS OF THE 0ASTARDLY ACT
ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE
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HAMPTON, VA. April 90. 1909
The Third Baptist Church met OH the
above date in her regular Churcn
meeting, the pastor. Rev. NJ. +. Jones.
,residing, and defended her fair name
and honor from the unchristian-like
and mean treatment to both church
and pastor by dragging them into a
civil court and not before saints first,
as laid down in the scr. ptures. The
members turned out in large numbers
and the Christian part of the church
strongly defended the pastor against
the intended stigma Of his enemies.
The following resolutions were
adopted and given to publication so
that the world may know that she
stands for the principles of religion
as taught h. the lowly Nazar"ne. The
following resolutions were drawn up
and submitted to the church by self
constituted committee:
We q self.constitu."d committee.
aud members of III" above named
church, beg leave to submit the fol-
lowing resolutions for the ~o,d Of the
church and In the defence Of tn" pas
tor
Whereas, the church. the pace set
apart and dedicated to God for dlvin"
worship. has been rulawfully inva-
dcd by officers of the law: and, where
as the church and pastor have been
disgraccfully and shamcfully dragged
into the public court. which act has
l!ark"ncd and besmirchcd the fair
name of this. the Third Baptist
,nurch in the town. State and cO'M-
try, and has scandalized and detained
the name and standing of the pastor.
who is to he loved. hOnorcd and obey
ed in the Lord. for he Is placed over
the church by Christ and by free
and voluntary act of the body itself:
and. whereas this 1yublic offense IL
against the church as n body; an
injury in the cause of piety. a re-
preach to the Gospel, and a scandal
to the Christian name and profess
sion. Therefore be it resolved, LIST.
That We as members of the THIRD
Baptist church do condemn the MEM
bers who have done this wrong, and
that their action Is unchristian, in
human and degrading. and that We
sustain the pastor and deplore the
wrong done him. Resolved. End. That
we, as a church and members of the
same, do not countenance wrongdo-
ing. and stand in the defence Of The
church and pastor. and that this deed
was not perpetrated by the church.
but by individuals. That the pastor
in a Christian way has done all that
he could to preserve the peace and
harmony of the church That he has
earnestly and arduOusly labOred for
the upbuilding of the church. and fos-
tering the work Of God.
Resolved, Bird That since the af-
fair has become public, the church
sadly regrets having its church mat
tiers aired in a public court. That the
church desires the putaic TO know
and understand that 1t takes the
stand for right and justice that it
does not voice the actions Of the per
petrators and that all that has been
done was. is and always will be
against the sentiment Of the Third
Baptist Church.
Resolved, 4th. That we desire a copy
of these resolutions SPREAD upon the
face of the minutes OF this church.
and a copy sent to the press
Respectfully submitted.
MRS. MAMIE s. McGU1NE,
Chairman
MRS EVELYN W. MORGAN,
MISS LOUISE MALLORY
nANfrES