High Point Church Minutes, March 20, 1926

March 20, 1926.

The High Point Church met on Saturday before the third Sun day in March 1926, and after devine services by our moderators Elders P. J. Washburn and J. W. Tuttle, proceeded to business as follows:

1. Reference called for but there was none. 2. Peace of the church was called for, and it was stated that the church was not in order to transact business. It was discussed pro and con, from both sides, but Bro. Sanders Dennis finaly ruled to hold conference. 3. Bro. Sanders Dennis made a motion to adopt the Resolution in the church, as was passed by the Salem Association at our last sitting, thus ; " We the Salem Association declare that the sovereignity of the church must be retained and any member or members excluded from the church stands excluded from all churches, and that any church or member or minister who affiliated with the excluded ministers is in disorder." 4. It was moved and seconded that the rules of decorum be read. After the decorum was read Bro. Dennis requested that Elder Washburn make some acknowledgement for letting a motion that was made last meeting pass by without taking a vote. Elder Washburn said he thought the motion was withdrawn. Bro. Dennis said he withdrew the motion, but the second was not withdrawn. Then, Elder Washburn stated that when a motion was withdrawn by consent of the second the second did not have to be withdrawn. 5. Then Bro. Dennis moved and Deacon Hedrick second the motion to release Elder Washburn as moderator, for taking part with the Wilson faction. 15 opposed and 17 were in favor. Elder Washburn asked Bro. Dennis to prove his charges or withdraw them, and Bro. Dennis told Bro. Hedrick to state the charge. Bro. Hedrick stated that Elder Washburn told him that he endorsed the doctren that Wilson and Pruett preached, and said that he was at one of their meetings and shook hands with them. Then, Deacon Hicks asked Deacon Hedrick if he did not endorse the doctren that Elders Wilson and Pruett preached and he said he did, then, he asked him if he had been there would he have shaken hands with Elders Wilson and Pruett, and Hedric said he suppose he would have. 6. Then Elder Washburn asked the clerk to record the charge, and the clerk asked Bro. Hedrick if he must put it "doctren", and he said yes; the clerk told him that that would ruin them, but Deacon Hicks said, "Record it as they said." 7. Then Deacon Hicks rose and said he stood for the doctren of the Bible and the discipline of the Baptist at large, and those who desired to take the same stand as that of Bro. Hicks, stood up. The following are the names of the members who stood with Bro. Hicks.

Sisters, George King, A. H. Idol, W. C. Branson. Brothers, George King, A. H. Idol, B. King, Andy King, W. C. Branson, Tom Cox, J. M. Snider, E. I. Hill, Jim Shafer, R. T. Stone, then we ruled that all who would not stand with us on thes these principles had departed from the faith and gone out from us, therefore, we declare ourselves the orderly church, and we declare that we have withdrawn fellowship for [crossed out: Sanders Dennis, T. J. Hedrick, Jones Garner, S. H. Goodman], and all who stand with them 8. We asked Elder P. J. Washburn to continue as Moderator then we declared our order, and announced that Elder Washburn would preach next day at 11 o'clock a.m. We then adopted the following resolution and dismissed in order.

Elder P. J. Washburn, Moderator, R. T. Stone, Church Clerk.