Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-14
CONFERENCE TO
TRY FOR PEACE
Another Effort to Adjust Breach
in Second Baptist Congre-
CATION Here.
MISSIONARY INVESTIGATES
Receives Cool Reception When He
Seeks to Address Members of
the Flock.

H. E. Williams, Illinois state mission.
airy for the colored Baptist churches,
has completed an investigation OF the
breach in the congregation of the Sec
ond Baptist church, Tenth street and
Sixth avenue, this city, and will give
his report at state conference to be
held in Springfield, next week. For
upwards of a year the local congrega-
ton has been split, the board OF trus-
tees ousting Rev. r. A Broyles and
calling Rev. Frank burden to take his
place. Rev. Broyles has remained on
the ground, maintaining that he was
not fairly dealt with that the action
of the trustees did not represent the
sentiment of the congregation. A petit
ton was filed by the supporters IF Mr..
Broyles asking the circuit court to
issue an injunction restraining the
burden faction from conducting SER
vices at the church The petition has
never been actec upon. Now it is ex-
pected that the state conference will
take action with a view TO bringing
peace in the congregation. Rev. Dur
den still continues as pastor of the
church. Mr.. McWilliams' report is as
follows:
Rock Island. May 9, 1901 have
spent one week in the city among my
people with the hope of being able in
some righteous way to settle the affray
among the coiored Baptists of the Sec
ond Baptist church.
l therefore make the following state
ment, with malace toward none but
love for ALL The powers that now
be are very jealous toward Cod as
they see it. l candidly believe that
the parties composing this power (be
ing about six in number) think they
are right and that God approves of
their action.
AS the great apostle said of Israel.
they have zeal of God, but not ac
cording to knowledge. AS state mis-
sionary, l went to them. and secured
an appointment for Sunday at II a. M
and 1880 p. M, which was announced
Thursday in the church at funeral.
Brother Grimm Objects.
Sunday at IL a. m. went to church.
found few members present; also a
young minister, Mr.. Douglass of Mo
line. This young man seemed very
friendly disposed. He arose to intro
duce the missionary, and was making
remarks, when in came
Brother Griffin, who stamped his foot,
looked wildly about the room, and APP
preached the young minister and said:
1.-The missionary can't preach here.
This is our rally day. and all money
raised TODAY must go on this Interest,"
debt
Unfortunate for me, l found that l
had come into the city at time when
the semi-annual interest on the MANI
debt of the church was due. This diff |
Guilty l sought to overcome by assur
ing them that / would make no re-
quest of them for money. To this
they replied that l could not afford it. |
as l was a missionary and needed the |
money. Putting it in their words, |
Il could not preach without money, |
and they could not give any money on |
this day" And yet they called in a |
local pastor and gave him an after |
collection in my presence-seemingly /
they gave it gladly. Yet in all this one /
deacon (Gordon) insisted that should |
preach
Now most of the Griffin faction was |
put of doors while the tumult was be-
ing decided between Mr.. Gordon and I
Mr.. Griffin. When l arose and stated /
hat 1 would not preach While one !
protested against it. the up-
oar ceased, and the rest of the Griffin