The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-12-06
Be NOT DECEIVED BUY THE
TRUTH AND SELL IT NOT.


To the public, and especially the
Baptist family OF Dallas, and all
Texas. In all fairness TO the uniform
ed questionable ones OF the Baptist
brotherhood, including local churches
and members, as well as pastors,
the Baptist Pastors and Ministers
Association of Dallas, and vicinity,
was organized in the early part of
1919, for the mutual, social, spiritual
and financial benefit Of all the Bap-
fist ministers, and good of all the
Baptist churches in a financial way,
that our fellowship and acquaintance
with each other might be strength
ened and helpful, knowing the great
problems that confronts one Baptist
church and pastor In similar case
will eventually confront all. know
ing that the people cannot rise be-,
yond their leaders, and where there
is union, There is strength. II was
not, and Is not the purpose Of the
Baptist Ministers Association to ex-
ercise any EDITORIAL or Judiciary
power over any Baptist church, or TO
interfere with the internal workings
OF any local church and pastor. We
know Baptist Polity too well for that,
in our Constitution, plainly states
that conventionalism OF the New and
the old, would not be INDUCED in
heated discussions from pastors OF
either the New or the Old, and that
this Ministers Association would have
no interference with the relation
thai any pastor sustain to his Dis
trict, State, or National preferences,
and that all such duties of any of
the Old or the New Convention Pas
tors TO be looked after. would be
done through their own executive
channels OF their separate and dis
tinct bodies, without humiliation or
reflections upon any one. We must
flatly deny that our Association for
the help and inspiration Of Baptist
Ministers are composed of the Old
Convention brothers any more than
the New Convention Preachers. Now
listen for proof OF this statement,
and note the officers Of the Associa-
ton, as to their Conventionallsm,
President. DR.. e. Arlington Wilson,
Old Convention.
/. vice Pres. DR., F. X. White. New
Convention.
< 2. Vice-President DR.. w. NJ. Tay-
lor, Primitive Baptist.
3. Dr. W. M Shaw. Treasurer,
FreewiIl Baptist.
A. Rev. NJ. p. Ford, Secretary and
City Missionary, New Convention.
s. Rev. r. w. Shaw. Chairman
Executive Board, New Convention.
Could and would any truthful per-
son say that the Association was
the Old Convention? Why not tell
the truth, and say that the Ministers
Association stands for the good and
held of all the Baptist preachers?
II brothers who have gone out from
us, were displeased at us. and are
convention blind, with love for office
more so than the love for the BROTH
erhood, and unity Of the Baptist
forces In Dallas, and Texas, II would
have been Christianity manly, and
Enthusiastically, to have met in our reg
ular meetings, and there decide to
separate. and we could as we will
do, remain separate, and still re-
main two separate bodies as from
all likelihood we will, and have no
III will towards any brother, and the
two bodies could more freely ex-
change Ministerial greetings, as 1t
would be best for ali concerned. The
Baptist Ministerial Association OF
Dallas, and vicinity will still do
business for the King at the same
old place every Mondayyin the year,
from IL a. M, til 2 p. m. With a |
well arranged program, and Bible
instruction for the help Of the Minis
tiers, cordial welcome to all, with
no barriers TO any Baptist whether
he be OF the Missionary and Educa-
tional Convention, or whether he be
Of the General Baptist Convention.
We lay no conventional claims upon
its members, neither do we exer-
ercise authority to dictate to Bap-
fist churches. and members, to put
down their pastors. We leave those
matters I'd the individual local
churches to choose who shall be
their servant as pastor. so far as
New or Old Convention is concerned,
in good and regular standing.
Done by order Of the b. NJ. AS
sociation.
DIR. r. ARLINGTON WILSON,
President. Pastor of Macedonia
Baptist church.
REV. NJ p. FORD,
Secretary and City Missionary.
Signed Committee:
DR.. f. X. WHITE, Chairman, Pas
tor Friendship Baptist Church.
REV. CADELLE Pastor Of Shady
grove Baptist church.
REV. +. C. STONE, Pastor New
Year Baptist Church.
DIR. b. MOORE. Pastor, FL Bethel
Baptist Church.
DIR. j. w, FAGANS. Pastor Mt
Ollie Baptist church.
REV. VIM. MELVIN. Asst. Pastor
of Macedonia Baptist church.