The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-22
Board Will Call 1t Christian
Pastor Will Call II Church
of Christ Everybody Hap
py.
REQUEST FOR PASTORS
A
Finally All Differences Hav-
ing Been Adjusted Rev. Mr..
Williams Is Presented With
Set of Silver.

main az pastor OF the Gold and
Broadway church Harmony has
been restored in The congregation
and the church name continues a
matter of personal preference among
the church members The name over
the church door viii remain Chris
tiau church and the pastor viii
continue to call his church Church
OF Christ in the printed notices.
These things were directly or iudi-
%rcctry brought about by the congre-
gationai meeting held last night. Mr.
Williams was unanimously asked TO
continue as pastor. and was present.
ed with a set of silver. The mem
hers OF the official board who re-
qucstcd the pastors resignation
withdrew their petition, and the
meeting resolved Itself into % love
feast.
As has been told. the trouble Ia
the congregation arose over the use
OF the designation Church of
Christ by MI Williams. Members
OF the official board objected Co that
term, contending that the name
First Christian Church" should he
used Their dissatisfaction finally
found vent "a "a request for MIR.
Williams resignation ar pastor.
which was signed by eleven members
OF the hoard. At Mr.. williams rs-
quest the congregational meeting
was held Co pass upon the request.
The meeting was 50 largely attend
led hy voting members OF the church
that several were forced TO stand
throughout the proceedings. l. j.
Mize, chairman of the official board
presided. Rev. Williams presented
the petition FOR his removal Tor ad
optlon by the congregation. ~.
stated ne had requested written
charges in support of the petition
but that none had been forthcoming
Aftcr the pastor had stated his po-
sition prominent members of tho
Church spoke State Senator Isaac
Barth was one Of the chief speakers
supporting the pastor with Nigor and
%eloquonce
All those who spoke praised Mr.
Williams for his services Go tho
church and expressed the high esq
teen lu which ne ls held Az q Chris
NAAhNN NNl NJ. aMN nNAh 'N ANNNAN |NNAN
was voiced ln tll the discussion.
The meeting had not proceeded far
when the spirit of harmony and fol
IIoNship made itself apparent, a.
was plainly evident that all the Nom
hcrs or tho church were kccnly ana
ious Co heal the threatened breach.
and Christian fellowship become the
keynote of the gathering.
Al the CLOSE OF the discussion John
XtariuE. one Of the eleven signcrs cot
the petition for mr. Williams rcsig-
nation. arose on behalf at the other
ten. and muycd that the petition ho
not adopted a was. in effect. q
withdrawal OF the petition MI.
Gearing said that ne and the other
ten had signed ne petition only in
q spirit OF harmony.
By unanimous vote Mr. Zcariug's
petition was carried aud the rcqucs'
for resignation stood rejected hy tho
congregation.
During the discussion the Door.
knohber." tho reform paper, con
Quoted by MIR Williams. was en-
dorsed. but neither the "Doorknob.
her" nor politics had any connection
with nor Influence co.'s ne question al
issue.
In the interest OF harmony. a re-.
, ulut!un offered by one of AIR Nh
Jams supporters commencing Mr.
1 Williams affirming the Interchange.
able use ct church names, and refer
o ring to the attitude Of older mem.
bcrs of the congregation. was tabled
The spirit of harmony was cmphH
sized al the close OF the meeting b'
tho presentation by senator Barth
/, On behalf ct The congregation. 81
Z set Of table silver e REV. and Mrs
Williams. Il was designed 10 eX
press the appreation Of the flock 10.
z the work done by Mrs. Williams, a
! we'll as the pastor. During M
! Williams ~pastorate. as was cmpha
sized during the hedate. the churcl
membership has grown from b5 u
225. ana the congregation has flour
ished financially as wen as uumeri
cally.
The meeting leaves the question o
4 church designation exactly where
, was. and no action on Il Is expect
! ed. The Incorporated name l. 'Thl
first Christian Church of AlbuQuer
que" and the name owe the door {
"Chrlstian church" In his churcl
notices Mr. Williams uses the desig
nation Church OF Christ"
Those names viii remain un
changed" said Mr., Williams today
"There has been no objection Co tn
name Christian church" Yer Al
door I used the name Church a
Chrisi Go emphasize the freedom O
the individual in the matter of on
fold. and because / think II conform
with the spirit OF our stand agains
sectaniarism. II seems TO me tina
1.-THE name First Christian church" {
sectarian In the impression Il con
lVeya and 1 prefer the all-embracin.
ldeslenation tChurch OF Christ" 1