Christian Messenger (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 30, 1879 Page: 2 of 8
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CHRISTIAN MESSENGER.
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THE MESSENGER.
WEDNESDAY, JUT A' 30, 1879.
The Proceedings or the State
Meeting.
Add-Ran, Hood Co., Tex.,
June 4,1879, 4 p. m.
The attendance at the state
meeting was much larger than
any heretofore had in our state.
A preliminary organization
was entered into by unani-
mously calling Bro. Thomas
Moore, of Waco, to the chair,
and appointing J. S. Poyner,
of Add-Ran, secretary.
Upon taking the chair, Bro.
Moore delivered a most whole-
some impromptu address,
pleading for the purity of the
ancient gospel, and that union
and peace which it alone can
give.
Bros. Wilmetk, Burnett and
Paden, were appointed by the
chair, a committee on perma-
nent organization.
Bros. Z. E. Coombes, of Dal-
las, J. A. Clark, of Add-Ran,
and L. D. Myers, of Dallas,
were appointed by the chair,
as a committee to enroll the
names of all visiting brethren
and sisters present,and whence
they came.
Meeting adjourned to 9
o’clock, a. m., Thursday, June
12th. s
Thursday, 9 o’clock, a. m.
Met pursuant to ajournment.
Bro. Moore in the chair. Rom.,
12th chapter, was read by Bro.
A. P. Aten, of Taylorsville,
and Bro. J. H. Skiles, of Mc-
Kinney, led in prayer. Min-
utes of preceding meeting
read and adopted.
Committee on permanent
organization reported, recoin
mending present chairman and
secretary be continued in their
positions, and that the secreta-
ry select such assistance as he
may need.
Chairman addressed the
meeting briefly, recommend-
ing informal, social, Christian
enjoyment.
A. P. Aten and G. L. Surber, of
Waco, R. Clark, of Add-Ran,
J. N. Atkins, of Lampasas,and
W. C. Dimmitt, of Sherman,
were appointed to lay out work
tor the meeting. Adjourned
till Friday, 9 o’clock, a. m.,
June 13.
9 a, m., June 13.
Met pursuant to adjourn-
ment. Chairman decided that
the order of worship belonged
exclusively to the church, with
which the meeting was held;
unanimously concurred in by
the meeting. Minutes read and
adopted. From 8 to 9 o’clock
each day, was set apart for so-
cial exercise and prayer.' Com-
mittee on order of business re-
ported. Report (marked) “A,”
adopted. Committee on enroll-
ment reported names of visit-
ing brethren and sisters. Re-
ports from the field cafied for.
A. P. Aten presented report
from the church at Galveston,
which was read and filed.
Bro. A. Paden, of Center,
Shelby county, reported all in
peace and harmony, and the
< ounties of Rusk and vicinity
needing laborers in the field.
Bro. K. Baxter, of Dallas,
reported additions to the church
at Cleburne and prospects
good. Bro. Wright, of Bird-
ville, reported church there of
fifty members in good condi-
tion.
Bro. Moseley, of Palestine,
reports finding the church
there five months ago in bad
condition. No Sunday-schools;
fifty-one on roll. Congrega-
tion not large. Sunday-school
now over one kudred, and all
in a drosperous condition. In-
vites next state meeting there.
Bro. Castleman, of Pilla,
Wise county, organized a con-
gregation of twenty-five three
years ago. Now quite large.
Not in good order; trouble
brought on by whisky and
opposition to temperance
among the members ; wants
help to heal wounds, strength-
en and build up the cause.
Bro. Alexaiftler,of Elm Grove,
San Saba county, been out of
Babylon five years ; came to
this meeting to get acquainted;
to see if we all preach the same
doctrine; is not here to repre-
sent his congregation; is sur-
rounded by sectarianism.
Bro. Bearden, formerly of
Lampasas, now of Add-Ran,
reports much to encourage us;
saying much can be done by
faithfulness and perseverance;
removed to Add-Ran to edu-
cate his family.
Bro. Tliornberry, reported
“ from the saddle,” giving
many of his experiences and
reciting some of lii3 toils from
the day of immersion by B. W.
Stone, forty-eight years ago,to
the present time; expresses a
desire to die at his post; ex-
horts the brethren to zeal and
industry; gave a warm ex-
j kortation and got up a good
old-fashioned hands-bkaking,
which was joined in with hearty
good cheer by the brethren
and sisters.
Bro. Reedy, of Greenville,
Hunt county, expressed much
wonder and astonishment since
his arrival here ; used to be a
Methodist class leader; had
almost forgotten that he was
not in a class-meeting at this
meeting; was once a persecu-
tor of the faith which be is
now laboring to establish; is
much rejoiced and strengthen-
ed by meeting ; is not a dele-
gate from any congregation;
came on his own account ; will
have to say to his brethren, go
to the state meetings; was al-
most afraid to come; thought
he did not have clothes fit to
wear ; would go after this if he
had no other but coarse pants;
did not think the brethren and
sisters here Estimated a man’s
moral worth by the quality of
clothes he wore.
Bro. Isaac Jones, of Pleas-
| ant Valley, Dallas county,
reports church in some confu-
sion ; wants to*follow some of
the brethren in felling his ex-
perience ; came to Texas in
1863 ; found the country over-
run with infidelity ; never was
a servant of men; never bowed
to man’s authority in religious
matters; he is bound only to
the gospel of Christ; has fought
long and done the best he could
to support the cause ; gives us
some amusing and edifying in-
cidents and adventures of his
life ; is the oldest man in
meeting that is a preacher ; is
an old fogy and will stand by
the truth ; prays for peace and
harmony in our meeting, and
no sacrifice of principle; let
our affections be placed upon
the proper object and ^hen let
us be ruled by love.
Bro. J. A. Meng, of Moberly,
Mo., came to Fort Worth in
May to hold a meeting ; found
the brethren good and worthy;
had a good meeting; eleven
additions. Meeting adjourned
to two o’clock, p.m.
2 o’clock, p.m.
Met pursuant to adjournment.
Bro. Surber introduced the sub-
ject of orphan school, and ask-
ed if there was any movement
on foot for such a school.
Bro. R. Clark replied that
the brethren at the last state
meeting at Waco, after much
deliberation,recommended that
an orphan department be
adopted in Add-Ran college,
and funds raised for its sup-
port, and thus conduct such
school in that college and by
its faculty, until such time as
the brotherhood of Texas felt
able and thought best to build
up an orphan school separately
and independently ; the nomi-
nation of the brethren had been
acted upon and an orphan de-
partment inaugurated fn Add-
Ran college, and two perpetual
scholarships had been donated
and the proceeds arising
therefrom were being appro-
priated to educating orphans;
there were a score of indigent
orphans in Add-Ran college,
but the education of two of
them was now provided for by
the donations made. This was
thought the most practicable
plan that could now be de-
vised; at Add-Ran was the
building and teachers; every
scholarship donated could go
immediately and directly into
effect in educating the orphan
without further delay. To es-
tablish an independent and sep-
arate orphan school, suitable
buildings and suitable teachers
must be procured, and that at
a heavy outlay of money ; even
should suitable buildings be
donated, there would • still be
teachers to procure at a heavy
expense ; by availing ourselves
of the advantages of an orphan
department in Add-Ran col-
lege the work has been com-
menced with but two scholar-
ships, and the number of oth-
ers benelitted by such school
can be increased as fast as
scholarships can be donated,
without any additional ex-
pense ; every donation of 8335
will be a perpetual scholarship,
which will be invested, and the
interest arising therefrom will
pay the tuition of one orphan ;
the principal is not to be used
to pay any expense; it remains
on interest as a permanent fund
forever; it is only the interest
arising from the investment
that is to be applied to the ed-
ucation of the orphan; for this
interest the proprietors of Add-
Ran college pledge themselves
to give the orphan all the edu-
cational advantages embraced
in its college curriculum from
the lowest ’classes to gradua-
tion in the regular classical
course. As soon as one orphan
finishes his course and leavefe
college, another comes in on
scholarship just left and
reaps its benefits, and so on,
indefinitely. Any one dona-
ting 8335 for a scholarship has
the privilege of naming the or-
phan and its successors to be
educated by such donation.
' A committee of three were
appointed by unanimous con-
sent, on the subject of an or-
phan school, composed of C.M.
Wilmeth, G. L. Surber and C.
M. Wheat.
Bro.Tliornberry held himself
in readiness for a speech on
church literature. Bro. Aten
suggested that his committee
have this subject under advise-
ment.
Bro. Crutcher, of Comanche
Spring, McLennan county, re-
sumed the five minutes’ talk
on operations and prospects
from the field. .The church-
es in his vicinity are not do-
me: much for the cause ; thinks
there is too much disposition
to combativeness to lfffve good
hearing; he would not compro-
mise with error, but does not
think it necessary to fight all
the time; invited brethren to
attend protracted meeting at
Comanche Spring and Craw-
ford.
Bro.Dimmitt reported church
at Sherman in good condition;
believed the truth should not
be presentedoffensively.Should
treat every body in the world
with kindness and love, as the
Savior set example.
Bro. R. Clark, though at
home, reports—six years ago,
eleven members met and or-
ganized here ; church now num-
bers about one hundred and
sixty; in the meantime he has
preached around through the
country in reach of him; lias
organized several congrega-
tions in this, Parker and Som-
erville counties ; feels that he
has been amply rewarded.
Bro. G. W. Williams, from
Davilla,Milamcounty,reports a
number of churches some thir-
ty miles around; owing to un-
certainty in land titles in that
region, people are migratory.
Bro. T. C. Reedy, of. Green-
ville, Hunt county, supposes
there is five or six hundred
members in his county; condi-
tion of churches not a9 good
as could be desired; feels that
he can go home from this meet-
ing much encouraged to work.
Bro. Skiles, from McKinney,
gave his experience in coming
out from error; spoke of the
conflict of creeds and the babel
of confusion ; has been preach-
ing the truth for eleven months.
The hour for preaching hav-
ing arrived, the meeting ad-
journed.
Four o'clock, .p.m.; preacli-
ing.
Eight o’clock p.m.; met pur-
suant to adjournment; opened
by singing, reading the Script-
ures and prayer.
Bro. Paden spoke a word of
encouragement to young min-
isters.
Bro. Tliornberry had been in
the church forty-three years;
thrashed the brethren “ in a!
pile.”
Saturday, June 14, 9 a. m.
State meeting resumed la-
bors. Bro. Moore, chairman,
defined “ State Meeting ” to be |
no eclesiastical court or court !
of appeals ; lias no more right!
to pass upon individuals on
churches than to pass upon the |
veto message of Governor Rob- j
erts.
Bro. Skiles was permitted to
tell how creeds came into ex-
istence.
Moved and adopted that
nothing but actual business of
the meeting be recorded by the
secretary and that all abstract
of speeches be erased.
Bro. Wilmeth, chairman of
committee, presented report on
orphan school.
Moved that report be receiv-
ed; passed.
Moved that report be adopt-
ed.
Bro. Combes spoke in oppo-
sition.
Bro. Crutcher moved that
each speaker be confined to ten
minutes without repetition till
all had spoken ; adopted.
Bro. C. M. Wilmeth spoke in
support of the report; as also
did Bros. Wright and A. Clark.
Bro. Meng spoke in opposi-
tion to tabling motions.
Bro. Ezzell in chair, brother*
Moore addressed the house in
support of the report.
Bro. Surber of the commit-
tee arose to make an explana-
tion.
Bro. Baxter and Bro. Jones
advocated adoption of the re-
port.
Bro. R. Clark said Add-Ran
college had from twelve to
twenty destitute orphans in
school all the time, and had
no objection to the brethren
making up funds to help
pay for their education, and
that this could be done with-
out electing any other build-
ing, employing any additional
teachers, or getting up an en-
dowment.
Bro. Paden was in favor of
helping to support Add-Ran
orphan department.
Bro. C. M. Wilmeth explain-
ed action of committee in sup-
port of report.
Bro. Williams spoke in fa-
vor of orphan education.
Bro. Crutcher was in favor of
the church having the honor.
Bro. Castleman was in favor
of whisky and tobacco money
being donated to the education
of the orphan/
Bro. Wheat spoke in oppo-
sition to extreme positions,and
thought that the church could
go forward in any good work.
Bro. Coombes opposed the
report and renewed the motion
to lay on tlje table ; no second.
Chairman read the report.
Bro. Coombes moved to ad-
o
journ, which was seconded.
Motion to adjourn lost.
Report adopted; herewith
filed, marked “B.”
Chairman of committee on
business submitted a report on
literature of the church. Re-
port received. Motion to lay
report on table adopted.
Adjourned to 2 o’clock,^p.m.,
June 14.
Met pursuant to adjourn-
ment.
Bro. Coombes expressed a
desire that the president of
Add-Ran college report, at a
suitable time* the work of the
college for ilie< present year.
Bro. J. W. Hamblen, of San
Gabriel, Milam county, report-
ed the church at that place in
good condition; one hundred
members; meet weekly.
J. M. Douthett reports the
church at Belton,organized four
years ago with 30 members;
now numbers 100; doing well.
II. Pagburn reports from
Hutchins, Dallas county ; Lib-
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Burnett, Thomas R. Christian Messenger (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 30, 1879, newspaper, July 30, 1879; Bonham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth913061/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bonham Public Library.