The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-02-15
REPLY FROM THE
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH

The Central Baptist Church, to the
First Baptist Church of Grenada, Mis-
sissippi, sendeth Christian Greetings.
Dear Brethren and Sisters:
Your committee consisting of
Brethren J. B. Perry. J. H. Brown,
il. 3. Quin and w. ". Garner wor-
shipped with us on Sunday night,
Jcnuary 9th, 1918 and presented
your resolutions Of even date.
They came in the spirit of Christ
and we received them in the same
spirit. The spirit that prompted YOU
appeals to US and we commend the
spirit they manifested in our con-
ference. and it gives us pleasure to
send you this reply in the same spirit
in which you addressed Us.
In the organization Of our Church
over twenty years ago, TO which you
refer, our only desire was to preach
and teach the word. as we under
stood Baptists to interpret it and to
do this in peace. fellowship and
uranimity OF spirit.
During these twenty-five years we
have worshipped God, and contended
for the faith as we understood it,
with one accord. in sweet fellowship.
and singleness Of heart. We have
not rejoiced in being separated from
you. indeed that has grieved US. We
have Iejoiced only in the fact that
we have beer able to see eye to eye,
and spake the same thing in our men,
| bership in 2 remarkable degree.
In your preamble you say: I've
believe that Gods people saved by the
blood OF Jesus Christ. members OF
one common father, spiritual family
with one common father-even our
Heavenly Father-oupht to abide to-
gether in perfect fellowship and love,
forgiving one another as God for
Christ sake has, forgiven them" 2"
These words express our feelings as
we'll as we could possibly express
them. What they express is just
what we have striven to do in our
church since the day of our Organi-
zation.
To the extent that we have fallen
short of it, just to that extent have
we fallen short Of our own ideals.
In your resolution you say: eve
the members of the First Baptist
Church do here and now agree to let
the past be the past, that we are will.
ing to forgive and as far as possible
forget ard express ourselves as de.
string for the future state Of per.
feet peace and accord, between the
Baptists Of Grenada" Here agair
you express our own feelings and !,
gives US pleasure because you have
said it to US, and we rejoice in say
ing it to you.
In reply to your request that W.
Iappoint committee Of. three to con
fer with like committee from yor
to consider terms Of union betwee'
the two churches, We will say tha'
i've have appointed Brethren I1sO
Pearson, J. NJ. Windham and j. W
Mitchell and We pray that our Heav
enly Father may guide the join
committee in their deliberations.
Ii the exchange of communication
and the deliberations of the join
committee do not ripen into unior
Of the two churches it is our desire
that we fraternize and worship will
each other more than ever before, ant
that it be done looking to the tim,
when we will have one great stronl
church, worshipping with one accord
one spirit, one purpose, one faith
under the lordship of the one Savior
who is the head of the Church.
In conference of our church thu
foregoing resolutions were adopted
unanimously Feb. 3rd, 1918.
]. O. PEARSON. Mod.
]. VI. WINDHAM, c. c