Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-01-28
The GUILTY FLEE WHEN NO ONE
PURSUETH.
Sanders and Melton.


the Africo Presbyterian is devoted
largely to the MESSENGER and Biddle
University. Brother Sanders starts
by saying cit would have been more
manly, and would have furnished
ground for the continued confidence
aud respect of the public and Presby-
terians'' in us, had We followed the
noble example of the mistaken stud
ents' and acknowledged the error of
our way,
Holy Moses Sanders, do you be-
lieve a word of that bosh you write ?
s'Students themselves declare that
they were in error ~ "No just cause
for their action :" Why did it take
them from Tuesday of one week till
Tuesday of the next week to see "there
was no Just cause for their action ~
Why did seventy of the young men
settle their bills and pack their trunks
ready for leaving before seeing there
was no just cause for their action?"
These were not foolish boys, either.
Many of them were men in the CLASH
cal department who have spent six,
eight and ten years in Biddle.
We dislike to discuss this matter
aud paid no attention to Bro. Sanders
slaps last week but they come at us
this week by tours, They force us to
it and we will give then an inkling of
what we have in reserve for them if
they want to carry the war into Africa.
Now why did those young men pre-
pare to leave Biddle University and
why did they not go?
The facts" given in the Africo are
in substance about the same as given
in this paper-except, il shows that
because the Professor told the stud
ent he might go, the student BACKED
the Professors eye. That was chad
niger" to jump on white man
without cause or provocation. After
preparing to leave, the young men
were in communication with the Board,
and were Informed by them that the
matter must be settled on the grounds.
As to the terms of the settlement
the students make different statements.
Some say it was unconditional-come
in at certain time or stand suspend
ed, while others say their committee
was assured by the faculty that Mr..
Blacks case should be reopened, and
that DIR. johnson admitted there was
a misunderstanding and afterwards
heard the young mems committee.
The young men say they will ask
Rev. Sanders to publish their side and
set them right before the world. That
they have not admitted they were all a
set Of fools.
This imagining by Daniel that
he was being let down into lions
den. and this general cry of save or
we perish, " is unnecessary. We are
no; going to lie put down as an enemy
to religious institutions Of learning or
any christian church. We are out
side of the Presbyterian church, and
glory in the fact that we are Method
ist, the church Of our parents We
have refused inducements to become
suddenly beneficiary aud gradually
a Presbyterian. We were worked on
in our youth aud Biddlc was pointed
out to US a dozen years ago, but-we
are Methodist.
Biddle is an institution Of learning
open to young men of all churches,
you say; then it is liable to be enter
ed and criticized by outsiders, and
especially the CHARLOTTE MESSENGER,
when things 60 wrong
general Johnson melton whites all
the way from Wadesboro to say to
Bro. Sanders me too. Bro Dan'l,
"outsiders don't support Biddle. -
We tell him he is mistaken outsider,
don't only support Biddle, but out
siders support him and somebody els,