Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-26

that vote on the question OF e pastor
be reconsidered. To this both sides
agreed, the Burden faction thereby
virtually admitting that their previous
action was irregular. The attorney for
the burden faction. however, appeared
at the church in the meeting, notwith-
standing the fact that there was an
express agreement that no one was to
be present at the meeting but mem
bers of the faction, and was given by
the usurping pastor who opened the
meeting by short prayer service pre-
eminence over everybody, no one else
being allowed to talk at all. The chair
man the council had chosen was not
permitted to preside. Attorney Il. NJ.
McCaskrin, who was allowed to talk
at will, strenuously objected to any
remarks from the council, and sug-
gested every action and motion made
by the burden faction. He asserted
that such matter could not be settled
by such procedure while yet pending
in court. His clients, being utterly
ignorant of the law. accepted his every
utterance as law and gospel In ap.
parent anticipation of their unfair pro-
ceedings they had a policeman on
hand. The intention of the ell was
to promulgate in meeting the spirit
of Christ and bring to bear upon both
factions such an influence as would
cause them to drop their differences
and strife and agree to abide by q ma
jority rule.
/ The presence, however, and preenni.
hence of the attorney made it impossi-
BILE to pursue such course.
Withdraw from Meeting.
AS the self-styled chairman and
privileged attorney refused to allow
any member of the council to speak,
we refused to submit to such treat
ment and, together with the Broyles
faction, some of whom were crying,
orderly withdrew from the church. An
actual count of the members present
showed the Broyles faction to be In
the majority. IN the light of all that
has been done and according to our
discipline (Hiscox's Directory we see
the Broyles faction as the regular Sec
ond Baptist church, and we recon.
mend that they be given possession Of
the property.
A. W. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
E. L. sCRUGGs,
T. j. CARR
Proposition Refused.
Yesterday the burden faction came |
forward with the following peace pro- |
posal, but it was rejected by Broyles |
and his supporters:
Rock Island H., May Is. 1910.--we, |
the undersigned members of the Sec |
ond Baptist church, who are opposed |
to r. A Broyles, and who are opposed |
to his actions in stirring up strife |
amongst the members of the Second |
Baptist church by litigation in court, |
by asking us to 90 before unfair COM
ndittees, and by asking US to submit |
to the dictation Of ministerial alli- |
ance, which is ignorant Of the facts |
in this case, and by untrue newspaper
statements about the members Of the |
state that We are willing to submit to /
the council, the question of the legal
ity of the meeting, declaring the pull t
pit vacant, provided the said r. A. |
Broyles will dismiss his case against |
us in court; that we are not willing /
to submit to a trial of the above ques-
ton by both council and the circuit |
court; that we are willing to abide by
the decision of either the council or
the circuit court; and that we do not
think 1t fair that we should be asked |
to submit said question to a council,
while suit is pending in the circuit
court, which involves the same ques.
ton; and we hereby request the said
R. A. Broyles to dismiss his case in
the circuit court, before asking US to
submit the above named question to
a council for trial
FRANK burden,
MARK GoRDEN.
JOHN GRIFFIN,
FILM JOHNSON,
JOHANNA PALMER,
RACHEL PALMER,
EVALENA BASSETT.