Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 26, 1882 Page: 4 of 8
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CHRISTIAN MESSENGER.
THE MESSENGER.
T. R. BURNETT......Editor.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1882.
THE STATE MEETING.
Fort Worth is centrally located,
and is accessible by rail from ev-
ery point of the compass. The
annual gathering of the disciples
of them came from the. yoke of
sectarianism, and they know how
it feels. The churches through-
out the state are advised to send
delegates and pledges or money
to the church at Waco, to be used
for sending out evangelists into
the destitute regions of the state.
On the question of an orphan
home, it was unanimously agreed
to aid the effort at Add-Ran col-
lege, and assist the Clarks in pay-
ing for the orphan farm, and
was therefore expected to be rath-
er larger than ordinary the pres- supporting the orphans who may
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ent seaSoh. From some cause
this expectation was net realized.
The number of delegates was
about on an average with former
years. Times are hard, and mon-
ey scarce, and mauy of the
preachers are engaged in protract-
ed meetings, and therefore could
not lose the time to go to Fort
Worth apd take part in the meet-
ing. The church at Fort Worth
had made ample preparation for
the entertainments of guests, and
visitors were furnished homes
without trouble. Bro. A. L. John-
son, the preacher, was busy and
carefnl all the time, to see that no
one was neglected, and that all
had an opportunity to enjoy
themselves to their hearts’ con-
tent. He made many friends, and
demonstrated that he was equal
to the occasion. We write him
down as worthy of becoming a
Texas preacher.
Bro. Spencer Ford, of Bryan,
was elected moderator, and pre-
sided with ability and impartiali-
ty. He is not a preacher, but a
lawyer, and has occupied the ju-
dicial bench. He is one of the
bishops of the church at Bryan.
Bros. Skiles and Srygley were
elected secretaries. The ability
and expertness with which they
performed their duties may be
attested by the minutes of the
meeting as they appear in this
paper. The deliberations of the
meeting were harmonious. The
spirit of Christ and -fealty
to his cause were manifest in
quite every speech. Only once ©r
twice was there an exhibition of
warmth or acrimony. The evan-
gelization of the state and the es-
tablishment of an orphan home
were the principal questions dis-
cussed. The former question has
caused much trouble in our annu-
al meetings, and we had hoped it
would never again be brought up
for investigation. To co-operate in
the general evangelization of the
state, without the inauguration of
a plan, or the establishment of an
unscriptural ecclesiastic is in, is
the question. There has been an
attempt to foist upon the brother-
hood of Texas a piece of ecclesi-
astical machinery unknown to the
New Testament, while on the
other hand there has been a dis-
position to eschew all co-opera-
tion in the spread of the gospel.
The war between these two an-
tagonistic theories has prevented
anything from being done for the
evangelization of the state at
large. The good medium between
these two extremes should have
been accepted acd put in opera-
tion years ago. The co-operation
of churches, as churches, without
the organization of a board or
plan to separate from the churcli-
be sent there. Some churches
sent delegates to Fort Worth with
liberal pledges for this worthy
object, aDd other delegates volun-
teered to pledge their churches
for liberal contributions,- and all
agreed t© go home and work zeal-
ously for the establishment of a
home for the orphans of Texas.
This question, which has been
mirced over for years, is now in
definite shape, and something will
be done worthy of the name of
Christianity. ^
Bro. Robert Graham,, president
of the Bible college, was present
in the meeting, and preached on
Wednesday night. Many of the
brethren had never seen his face.
He is growing old—his hair and
beard are white—yet his voice is
clear, and he preaches with vigor.
He will spend some weeks in
Tfexas.
Bro. Howell, editor of the
Christian Star, the paper that has
been started iu the interests of the
colored people of Texas, was pres-
ent, and made a speech to the
convention. He made several
good points, that elicited applause
and amusement. He represented
himself as the “sunburnt evan-
gelist,” and said that if the color
of his skin was an indication, he
was quite a worker in the vine-
yard. He said the eause was
prospering among the colored
people, but there was great need
of faborers and financial support
for those already in the field. At
the close of his address, many of
the brethren went forward and
subscribed for his paper, as a
solid testimonial of their appre-
ciation of the work in which he
is engaged.
There was preaching every day
and every night during the meet-
ing. We had the pleasure of
hearing the following brethren:
Gano, Srygley, Officer, Graham,
McPherson, Homan. Owing to
our appointments in eastern Tex-
as, we had to leave the state meet-
ing on Friday morning, and
accordingly missed much of the
proceedings. There was to be a
temperance meeting on Friday
night, and a Sunday-school dem-
onstration on Lord’s day. The
Christian brotherhood of Texas
has gone to record on the temper-
ance question, and it is a matter
o? congratulation that throughout
the state we stand a unit for pro-
hibition. There is not enough
Cesar in a temperance meeting to
hurt a Christian convention.
The following is a list of the
preachers that were present:
Robertson, Homan, Jackson, Cas-
key, Wilmeth, Biard, Wilmeth,
Clark, Poe, Clark, Skiles, Taylor,
Officer, dark, AValkei, Taylor,
Jones, Odeueal, .Taylor, Srygley,
Those who attend thorn go away ! assumed this name, iu the aine-
re-invigorated and strengthened teentk century, and you say they
fer the great work of saving existed ever since the apestlei 1
souls. We call them state meet- j Alex. Campbell and Walter Seett,
ings, because they are designed andv Jacob Creafch and John
MONEY RECEIVED.
to represent the territory of the
whole state, and not a small dis-
trict or county, but they are not
permanent organizations, and have
no ecclesiastical character.
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The Christian Messenger boasts
of having made in yain, “a simple
and uu.dest demand” for a human
history written during the first
fifteen hundred years of the
Christian era that contains the
name Baptist Chureh.
The editor well knows the simi-
larity in faith and practice of
many called Ana-Baptists and
other names' during the age he
specifies and the Baptists of to-
day. He also knows that our peo-
ple are not sticklers for mere
names, but claim that their prin-
ciples remained the same and are
still the same that characterized
the apostolic churches.
With equal “modesty” we might
demand of him the chapter and
verse in all the New Testament
where Christ called his disciples
the Christian Church, or where
they ever assumed that as a name.
Their enemies called them Chris-
tians' at Antioch.
But suppose that to be the
proper name for the followers of
Jesus, by what authority can a
sect organized in the 18th centu-
ry assume the name ? Of course
in this free country a name may
be assumed,but. is it any evidence
of character or kinship ? A
tramp may assume the name of
George Washington, but that
would neither prove that he was a
descendant of that grand old pa-
tiiot, nor that ke was controlled
by the same principles.—Texas
Baptist.
As the above is about the only
attempt made t© answer our broad
challenge to the Baptist brother-
hood, we shall notice it carefully.
Mr. Buckner does not assume,
nor pretend,“that the name Bap-
tist church can bo found in the
Bible or in history for , fifteen
hundred year3 after Christ. He
knows it can not. Then there
was no Baptist church for fifteen
hundred years. The most that he
assumes is, that there was a peo-
ple like the Baptists, at an earlier
period than the sixteenth century.”
The Anabaptists, he says, were
similar in faith and practice..
Well, how far back can be traced
the Anabaptists ? There were
none of these people for many
centuries after the apostles. They
belong to the fifteenth century,
and they did not hold doctrine
such as is held by the Baptists of
the present day. Besides, they
denied being Anabaptists, and
calle^.1 themselves Christians. Mr.
Buckner can not find either Bap-
tists or Anabaptists for hundreds
of years after the apostles, anti
he can not find a people on the
earth for sixteen hundred years
holding the doctriue of the Mis-
sionary Baptist, church of the
present day. We are ready for
the trial, if he thinks he is com-
petent for the task. But he says
he is no stickler for mere names,
and that he might ask with “mod-
esty” for the chapter and verse
where Christ called, his- -disci pies
th© Christian church. Why
strain his modesty to ask that
question ? Nobody claims that
Smith and their eo-laberer* Were
Baptists—an old sect—end they
took the old scriptual same.
Anything wrong about that ?
Certainly, a tramp may assume
the name of George Washington,
and that would prove that George
Washington’s name is a little
more reputable tham the one he
has been wearing. Oar Baptist
friends could profit by the wisdom
of the tramp, and tramp back to
the Bible and reeeive a name
that would be more reputable
and honorable than th© sectarian
title they hav© worn so long.
Will Bro. Buckier’s “modesty”
allow him to give this a plac© in
his paper ?
CHRONICLES.
I
m B. C. HORN.
While our work was jn corn
and cotton, we had no time for
noting events. We now hope for
a little more time to report facts
of interest for the Messenger.
The condition of Mrs. H.’s
health has been such as to hinder
my work much, but she is quite
well now. ,
The Bethany congregation has
half my time, and give one. half
this to the cause at Lebanon, in
this county.
t
I immersed two, (husband and
wife,) at Bethany, in June. The
prospects are looking better for
an ingathering. They have a
good Sunday-sckoel. We expect
a protracted meeting soon.
Sister M. E. O’Brien, widow of
B. A. O’Briec, died on the 6th
inst. She was a faithful Chris-
tian, and died in a full assur-
ance of a home in heaven.
1 was ready for the state meet-
ing, but just as the time arrived
so did the wheat-thresher, and I
was wanted at home. About the
time w© were ready to open the
work, the rams descended and
the winds blew, and how I real-
ize that I have missed the meet-
ing and stand a ehance to lose my
wheat crop.
Col. Green L.. Douthett, of Leb-
anon, Collin county, died on th©
20th ult. He had been identified
with the church of Christ for a
long time, and at the time of his
death was a member of tha Beth-
any congregation.
• Maj. Penn has been conducting
a “round up” at Plano for some
time. Some of his flock need a
good deal of gospel food to keep
them from starvation. They will
noteat it unless it is much diluted.
Christians who are the offsprings
of revivals are like hot-bed plants,
very tender, and generally die
when the burdens and heat of the
day overtake them. The gospel
is the power of God unto salva-
tion. '
You need not expect to find as
soar during the year ’82, for we
have already taken 625 pounds of
pure honey from our apiary and
S U Blakely,
lerryville, N. Cn
I M Lawson
alker Station,.. 1.00
D C 'Whiteman,____■*....... 1.00
M C Hooser,
Philip Beasley!^^*^^sB LOO
tg Hoit,.........1.00
L E Strickland,...“....... 1.06
Susan F Christian,... “. J... 2.00
W G Gaines;......“........ 1.00
C T Clark, Bennett Station, 2.00
W B Lambeth,____“____... 7 2 00
Mellie Thompson,____“____ 2.00
J R Baily,.......2.00
Mrs J B Whitfield,.. . . 2.00
J E Fulbright, Clarksville,... 2.00
AB Peck, South Prairie....^ 1.00
Gus Brack,Graham,..........1.00
R J Michie, Elmo,........3.00
W T Bedford, Wolfe’sMMill, 1.00
J A Sheilds,Valley Creek,.. 1.00
W H Woods, Bonham,______ 1.00
W L Gates,......“........1.00 M
W T Lair,......1.00
JnoO Austin,.....“........ 2.00
J A Reynolds, Kentuckytown 2.00
P G Benton, Bogota,.......1.00
J. A Allen,...... ...5‘50
Robt Gambill, Emberson.... 1.00
Cora T Terrel,I)angerfield,.. 1.00
A A Pratt,.......1.00
J H Mack,Thorps Springs,.. 1.00
E E Amos, Howe,1.00
T H Gillespie, Alley ton,.... 1.00
Amanda McGill,.
Reilly Springe,,... 2.00
Rebeca Smith,San Antonio.. 1.00
JB Meredith, Waxahachie,.. 4.00
Dora Fabre, Junction City... 1.00 -V*
A Petty, Celeman City,.....2.00
W A »Johnston, Ennis,.
E H Braslier, Blackjack..... 2.00
J A Dickson,........“...... 1.0d|
W H Wright, Bedford,.....2.00
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T E Thorp,....----“......1.00
Ogle Thorp,........“.....1.00
J H Eiland.Ehvood,......... 2.00
W S Knox, Elmo,..........
J P Price, Savoy,.
Geo. Stovall, Leonard,,.. ..
J no. W Miles, Leach ville,...
H I Jones, Bagwell,...... . ,*
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es, is tile true scriptural idea, and Carlton, Forgy, Hull, Nance,
the one that all tan accept. There
is no harm in it, and nothing but
good can come out of it. This
Laue, Graham, McPherson, Bra-
den, AVright, G«Aio, Whitlock,
Reynolds, Surber, * Brummett,
have more yet to come. Seed me
Christ ever called his disciples the your sour preachers and I will
Christian church. They are cull- j *Weetea them before they ceuld
ed Christians and disciples, and I g8t to the “Soar Weill.”
chnrch of God "an 1 church of j Bro. Bin Faulkner and 1 bani
Christ, and that » what we call | «challged appointments for two,
them. Who informed ear friend I molltb». On the fourth Lord's
that thmr enemies called them I d ke went ^ Upp,r Bowlto,
f Hi o i i n no n f Anil It itrA -« r, i
theory was adopted by the meet-1 Stewart, urnl perhaps othevs.
ing at Fort Worth without adi3-l State meetings are not legislat-j Christians at Antioch ? There is i h T f pi
seating voice. - Our brethren are j ivo, judicial nor executive bodies.'«« r?..4. ...... ‘
favorable to co-operation, if it -They make no laws, dicide no
cau bo had without the establish-
ment of a centralism or ecclesias-
ticism, but they are afraid of
machinery. This is natural; many
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laws, sxocate ao laws. They are
rather mass-meetings, for social
reunien, and t© create stimulus
and zeal for the good
cause.
no proof en that point. But our
friend would like to know with
wkat propriety a sect that origi-
nated in the nineteenth century
can assume the scriptural name?
Why, sir, it was the Baptists that
loves the country meeting with
its free Jem from forms aud cere-
monies. He will go back te kia
farm, 1 think, seen.
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Burnett, Thomas R. Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 26, 1882, newspaper, July 26, 1882; Bonham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth913078/m1/4/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bonham Public Library.