The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-12-13
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10 tne pubic, ana especially the
Baptist family OF Dallas, and all
Texas. In all fairness to the uni
formed questionable ones of the Bap-
fist brotherhood, including local
churches and members. as well as
/ pastors, the Baptist Pastors and Min
listers Association of Dallas, and vi
entity, was organized in the early part
of 1919, for the mutual, social, spirit
ual and financial benefit of all the
Baptist ministers, and good of all
Baptist churches In finan-
cial way, that our fellowship and
acquaintance with each other might
fbe strengthened and helpful, know
ing the great problems that confronts
one Baptist church and pastor in
\ similar case will eventually con-
front ALL knowing that the people
cannot rise beyond their leaders. and
where there is union. there is
strength: II was not. and is not
the purpose Of the Baptist Ministers
Association to exercise any EDITORIAL
or Judiciary power over any Bap-
fist church, or to interfere with the
internal workings Of any local church
and pastor. We know Baptist Polity
too well for that, In our Constitu-
ton, plainly states that conventional
ism OF the New and the Old, would
not be INDUCED in heated discus
sions from pastors of either the
New or the Old, and that this Mini,
listers Association would have no i'm
torference with the relation that any
pastor sustain to his District, State,
or National preferences, and that all
such duties of any of the Old or the
New Convention Pastors to be look
ed after, would be done through their
own executive channels of their sep
arate and distinct bodies, without
humiliation or reflections upon any
one. We must fatty deny that our
Association for the help and in
SEPARATION 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 Association, as TO
their Conyentionalsm, President, DR..
10. Arlington Wilson. Old Convention.
/. Vice-Pres. DR.. f. X. White, New
Convention.
81 iIt-i iNSlutllls III. w. vi. ldy- |
lor Primitive Baptist.
3.--Dr. w. NJ. Shaw. Treasurer,
Freewill Baptist
4.-Rev. NJ. p. Ford, Secretary and
City Missionary, New Conven-
ton.
5.-Rev, r. W. Shaw, Chairman
Executive Board New Con-
vention.
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 AS
ISOLATION stands for the good and
held OF all the Baptist preachers
II brothers who have gone out
from us. were displeased at US,
us, and are convention blind, with
love for office more SO than the love
for the brotherhood and unity of the
Baptist forces in Dallas. and Texas,
1t would have been Christianity, Il
manly, and ministerially. to have met Il
In our regular meetings. and there /
decide to separate, and we could as
we will do, remain separate, and II
still remain two separate bodies as
from all likelihood we will, and have
no Ill viii towards any brother, ard
the two bodies could more freely ex-
change Ministerial greetings, as 1t
would be best for all concerned. The
Baptist Ministerial Association of
Dallas, and vicinity will still do bust
ness for the King at the same old
place every Monday in the year.
from IL a. m, til 2 D. m. With
well arranged program, and Bible
instruction for the help of the Min
listers, cordial welcome TO all
with no barriers to any Baptist
whether he be of the Missionary and
Educational Convention. or whether
he be of the General Baptist Con-
vention. We lay no conventional
claims upon it's members. neither do
we exercise authority to dictate to
Baptist churches, and members. toll
put down their pastors. We have
those matters to 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. Asso-
citation.
DR. y. ARLINGTON WILSON.
President, Pastor OF Macedonia
Baptist Church.
REV. M. P. FORD,
Secretary and City Missionary.
Signed Committee:
DIR. #. X. WHITE,
Chairman, Pastor Friendship Bap-
list Church.
REV. CADELLE,
Pastor Of Shadygrove Baptist
Church.
REV. f. c. STONE,
Pastor New Year Baptist Church.
DIR. b. MOORE,
Pastor, FL Bethel Baptist Church.
DIR. j. w. FAGANS.
Pastor Mt. Olive Baptist Church.
REV. VIM. MELVIN.
Asst Pastor of Macedonia Bap-
fist Church.