The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-14

see a reply to former article Of
mine by one j. L. Hendrickson, in
which he indulges in personalities
and Misrepresentation to cover and
hide the truth as 1t is. am the
same man appointed to Pine Bluff
station in 1875, and remained there
eleven months, and left on account
of serious sickness, and was after
ward transferred to the Tennessee
conference. / went from there to
Texas where / joined the M. E.
Church South. Last fall going to
Missouri l found it most conve nient
to connect myself with the church |
had formerly belonged to, which !
did. AS to making political speech
es to the b. of Fit IS positively false.
He says he is not surprised at my
conduct, bu. surprised at my mis-.
representations Where does he find
them? | gave the report of the
committee on the state of the church
as it passed the conference. Is that
Misrepresentation. He gives a
part Of tue report of the committee
on the Freedman's aid society, and
he well knows that he does not give
it correctly. for they struck out the
word seperate IN the report. He
speaks of the Little Rock Univerity
for the whites. He well knows that
by resolutions of the general confer
ence that they are bound to admit
colored students there if they desire
to come.
Mr.. Hendrickson acknowledge the
truth, and don't try to evade the
question.
He knows very well that his
church advocates equality Of the ra-
ces everywhere, and that many of
his preachers advocate, and practice
amalgamation. Where is Pollard
with his negro wife, and Bell. of
Tennessee, with his mulatto chill
dren.
He advises me to read Our Broth
ers in Black, by DR.. Haygood. ]
have the book in nv library, and
have read 1T, and he knows very well
that DIR. Haygood nowhere endorses
mixed schools and congregations, as
his church does. He speaks OF their
colored membership in the south,
and asks, shall we withhold religious
and educational privileges from these
for fear of reproach? No, who de-
sires it. Nobody. We are all in
favor OF the colored people having
Justice, and all the privileges we
have, hut he dodges the qustion be-
cause he is afraid to meet it, for he
knows the question is mixed schools
and congregations.
profess to have as much charity
in my heart as any man, and am as
good a friend to the colored race rs
he. But because l raise my voice
against grea. iniquity which his
church is guilty Of, he seeks to mis-
represent me, and traduce my char
acter. had thought he was too
good q man to resort TO such low
methods. Alas! how are the mighty
fallen. No sir. | am not ignorant OF
what the conference done, nor have
I misrepresented il, but you have.
| gave the report OF the committee
on the state Of the church in full,
and you gave part of the report OF
the committee on Freedmans aid,
and put in the word seperate which
you know the conference struck out.
Yes the laws of our country protect
the negro and furnish schools for
him, but separate from the whites,
while your church invades the sacred
rights of society and says, negroes
shall be admitted to white schools
and you can't deny it. have the
facts and he knows it, and no mis-
representations of his, and nothing
he can say, against me personally,
will ever set aside the fact that his
church favors the mixing of the ra
ces and the destruction of all caste
or the color line. hope to let the
matter drop here.
w. j. McANALLY.
August 7th 1884.