Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-29
IOWA Pre- EACHER
IS EX0NERATED
STATE BAPTIST CONVENTION
PRAISES RESOLUTIONS .FAv-
oRING REV. c. A. TENNY.

St OeS MOlncS, OCt.& Eo.-(SpGC-
iaI.) Delegates were today
elected by the Baptist state con-
vention to the national convention
in Cincinnati, o. in June and they
will try and get the 1912 conven-
ton for Des Moines. J.. w. Groves
of Des Moines, Arthur r. SadIer
OF PeIIa, Rowland Hanson Of Des
I Moines z. w. Hutchinson, MuscaA
tine, S. e. Wilcox Of Des Moines,
1. B. Osborn Of De sMoines, Presi-
dent Veil Of Pelia, 6. w. Lee Of
Sac City, and n. w. Patton Of
Usage were the delegates named.
At the banquet given the delegates
last night at Des Moines college,
$25,000 was raised for the college
in an hour, c. F. Reinking Of Des
Moines giving his farm.
Des Moines, Oct. %. The Rev. g. A.
Tenny, secretary of Des Moines col.
lege, was completely exonerated by the
State Baptist conventioH yesterday OF
the charges filed against him by j. 4.
Harmon recently. ~
Following are the resolutions
adopted by the conventions:
While the convention stands ready
on the one hand to rebuke and con-
demn any breach OF immortality on the
part of any of its ministers. 1t is
equally ready on the other hand to
shield and sustain any Of these from
every unjust and libelious accusation
therefore, in view of the charges at
fecting the good name of our brother,
Rev. G. "A. Tenny which charges have
been declared by the grand jury to be
wholly groundless. Be 1t resolved that
We affirm our utmost confidence In our
brother whose devotion to- the cause
of Christ and the church Is Of many
years standing, that we commend the
action Of the trustees Of Des Moines
college, in returning him to his official
position and warn our people against
their hasty Judgment which frequently
works irreparable injury to the move
ment.
"Drys' Are lndorsed.
The action taken by the Iowa anti
saloon league and the Iowa amend
ment association in harmoniziIig their
work for constitutional prohibition in
Iowa, met the appreciation of the con.
vention last evening. An Endorsement
of the action taken by the two temper
ance societies was included in the set
of resolutions.
The convention further went on rec
ord last evening by resolution to
urge the men of the denomination to
vote at the general election next Tues
day to scan the ticketNand vote for
only those candidates who favor tenn
perance legislation.
Declaring that such an act is in vio-
lation Of righteousnes the conven-
tion asks each voter in the state to re-
fuse to attach his signature to q petit
ton for the operation of a saloon.
As To Church Property.
That each state church organiza-
ton may secure legal title to church
property that has been abandoned and
prevent sale Of such property and di.
vision of proceeds of sales among the
members of the church trustees as is
now done in many instances, the Iowa
Baptists will join with the Congrega-
tionalists of the state in an effort to
secure Legislative enactment requir--
ing the proceeds to be turned over to
the state organization.
The problem Of the rural church
tions have dwindled out by the migra
ton Of the members to the cities. Ac-
cording to the statement OF the Rev.
s. E. Wilcox Of Des Moines, state Sec
retary, who introduced the resolution,
church sites are given to local
churches on contingency that property
reverts back to donors in event that
the church membership is disbanded.>
Good buildings are erected on these
sites and the donors profit by the
increase. in valuation when the prop.
erty is sold. Should there be a
statutory law providing for the turn
ing over Of proceeds to the state
organization, the church property
could be sold and struggling churches
aided.
When church site is offered to
me now with the string to it that the
church property revert tc the donors
if the congregation should cease to
exist, | tell the donor to keep his
property or his money" said the Rev.
Mr.. Wilcox in discussing the property
rights OF the church yesterday morn
ing.