Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-01-15

Baptis ist Association while were in the
East attending the National Baptist
Convention, nailed him to the cross.
Now Dir. deny this if you like, and the
proof will be forth coming. Now as to
your meeting in Rock Island, in June
1915 at which time you call for all Bap-
tist. now call upon the Baptist of
the State of Illinois to stand together
and work on for your Masters king
dom. Let I'd ses now what DR.. Flsner
regards as. being regular Baptist, for
instance let Us say the white brethren
that set up the Federation or Union
whatever they are pleased to call it.
A rose under an another name is just
the same, but at any rate the same or
ganization (white) that gave birth to
the Federation. with DIR. Fishers as
sistance as president of the General
Baptist Convention, for they said In
tnat "Speckle Bird Convention" which
convened in Chicago, March 1914. We
wish to hear from DIR. Fisher, the
president of the convention. 1t was
then and there that DIR. Fisher promis-
ed them, the Baptist of the State. 1t
was this same organization 1lwhite)
that set the machine in motion, that
organized six churches (white) in this
end OF the state, into an association
and these churches tor the most part
had been dropped from the regular
Baptist Association as being unsound
Ia the faith. These six churches met
last fail at Benton, ii we ,.remember
correctly, and received Sd Freewill Bap-
tist churches into their fellowship.
without change OF their vows or with
out rime or reason. They are ad-
mitted with their doctrinal views as
falling from gracs. alien immersion,
open communion and church Fedora
tion. We venture the assertion that
there are host of ministers in the
State win not follow DIR. Fisher. 1t Is
but question of very short time our
| judgment, when DIR. Fisher, will be
seen in his true light, and be unhors-
ed, stripped of his armor and left of
his armour and left on the battle field
covered with shame and disgrace, that
u il he knows any shame. We now
surrender the case to the Baptist of the
State as well as the public, TO say IL
the Bapiist are split in the state.
whether or not DIR. Fisher, or Brother
Phillips are guilty.
| We close with the following ssmma-
~. LIST, the circular letter charges DR..
Ftsher, with usurpation of authority
this he fails to deny, but on the other
hand he admits the same as being true.
II ruled that Constitution should be
enforced which nulified the election.
End, He is charged in the circular
letter of thrusting certain brethren
upon the convention contrary to the
vote of the Convention and this stands
uncontradicted.
! 3rd. The circular letter charges him
with arrogating to himself the author
ity to call together his self appointed
Board to put on just such persons as he
desired.
4th. He is charged with arrogating
to himself the authority in self ap-
pointed Board to declare office of State
Missionary vacant. This he has not
denied
9Th, The circular letters charged him
with arrogating to himself the author
ity to write to DIR. w. P. Throgmorton.
chairman of the Mission Board, that
his self appointed Board declined their
farther cooperation. see cause in our
foregoing remarks.
9th, The circular letters charge him
with giving only S4.00 last year for the
State work. This he does not deny,
but excusing himself by saying the Oil
vet church gave $4,000 for the For
eign Mission, etc.
7th. He is charged in the circular let
ters, of attemp ting TO drag the State
convention into the Federation. ne re-
flutes that by saying that he did not
belong to the Federation, that he and
the 0livet Baptist church belong to the
Bethlehem Association, and the Gen.
eral Baptist State Convention.
/ 8th, The circular latters charges him
him ruling that certain brother was
entitled to hold an Office which was
I contrary to the constitution. His only
reply was when the point of order was
raised, the point of order is not wei
taken.
9th, The circular letters. make the
charge that his Mission Board did notl
raise sI.00 the whole of last year for
State missions.
10th. The circular letters charge that
any church can cooperate with the fed
GRAFTON. regardless as to what it teach
es for doctrine. This stands uncon-