The Washington times., 1920-03-09
PASTOR VICTOR
IN CHURCH ROW
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nings at the meeting Sunday after
noon when the reading of the letters
received by Mr.. Woltz almost resulted
in fsticuffs. But the pastors sup
porters had scored a victory. and
while many members of the church
recently have not attended services
several today said they intended 10
resign from Maryland Avenue, and
attend other Baptist churches.
New Board Of Director.
The old board Of deacons which
was reorganized included: Robert w.
Wolff, chairman; William Lacy. r. r.
Haynes, James ". Grant, Charles Will
ner. Charles Shepherd, Howard Hall
l.. L. Rector and J. II. Embrey. The
new board consists of James Grant
L. f.. Rector, Charles Wilmer, William
Lacy and Charles Embrey. Messrs,
Wolff, Haynes Shepherd and Hall
were not reelected.
The new board of trustees of the
church consists of William Lynch,
chairman; Ernest Crown, William j..
Sharper, Henry Smith and Charles
wilmer. The old board included
Messrs. Lynch. Wilmer, \. T. Spare,
Luther Hall and william Lacy.
pastor OF Maryland Avenue Baptist
church a little more than year and
who lives at rs Seventh street north
east, came to the Capital at the
church's call from Durant, Mich. He
is editor and publisher of the Gospel
Publishing Company and Is said to
be a man Of exceptional ability.
Pastors Explanation.
,srr,,- IA,
all members OF the church should not
have attended the meeting last Thurs.
day when the new trustees and dea
cons were elected and the new con-
stitution and bylaws adopted" said
the Rev. MIR. Lawson, today.
at was announced from the pulpit
that there would be held on Thursda,
an important business meeting and
every member of the church was
urged to attend.
II think as a whole, the members
of the church were agreed that the
former trustets were without any
legal authority and as far as the new
constitution and bylaws are con-
cerned. they were rewritten at the
suggestion of the congregation. Or
April 4, 1910, a committee. consisting
of myself, III. II. Lawson, w. A. Lynch,
l.. Rector and J. II. Hall, was ap.
pointed to look into the legal aspect
Of the church.
Meetings Irregular.
Upon examination OF the court
records we found that on October 81
1913, the last records OF the annual
meeting of our church were not filed
in that office MS required by law
As a natural result, our organization
As n natural result, our organization
this organiZation-at once lost its cor
poratc power. since which time the
business proceedings OF the church
have been very irregular and illegal
Ii was because OF this discovery that
1t was planned to have the meeting
last Thursday, not only to elect new
board OF trustees, but to adopt a new
constitution and bylaws.
There are some disgruntled mem.
bers OF the church. They have op.
posed me in some OF my work, but
the majority believes in my ability
and efforts to make the church a sue
cess. / have been pastor about eight
cen months and since that time have
got Il out OF q debt, with the excep.
ton of about $500, OF $4,000. All
transactions OF the church because
OF the legal situation we're irregular
There Is every cooperation in the
church and no need for adverse criti.
cism. I wanted to get the church on
a legal basis, and have done so. II
some members are disgruntled, they
In my opinion, have no foundation for
being So"