The Washington bee., 1888-05-19

Will your CONSENT OF uoI ain HoI
now prepared to say and as you
both are members of the church
of which I am the pastor, you owe
it to the good name of your church
to come forward and either deny
tue story or ibstantiate it if you
are responsible for its circulation.
It Is my purpose to vindicate my
self whatever others may do and
I have asked my church aud your
church to investigate the whole
matter thoroughly. and to this end
a committee of 25 members has
been appointed. This committee
will meet in the basement of the
church on Wednesday evening,
May 9, 1888, at half past 7 o'clock,
at which time I expect to be pres
ent and request it as my right uu-
der our church covenant that you
present TO that committee all
evidences you possess in support
of this injurious story or deny all
responsibility for its circulation.
This request [ make ofboth you
and your daughter Cora.
Respectfully.
E. johnson pas
tor of the Fourth Baptist church.
Miss Minnie stated that her sis
ter was too ill to go and indeed
expected to die so she went to the
church and there met her father
and preferred the following
CHARGES:
At the meeting held Friday, May
9th in compliance with the letter
from Rev. johnson, Miss Minnie
Pinckney went to the church.
FATHER AND MOTHERS LETTER.
Washington d. c.,
April 9, 1888
Deacons of the Fourth
Baptist church:
/ Elizabeth Pinckney a member
of the said church, send this charge
to the members of the church a.
gaiust Rev. Robert johnson the
pastor of the Fourth Baptist church:
He Rev. Robert johnson, seduced
my daughter Cora V. Pinckney a
member of the above named church.
The study in the said church was
the place in which my daughter
was ruined by the pastor of the
said church. She is now at the
point of death, and if she dies he
will be held responsible for her
death, and he will also be RESPONSE
BILE for her ruin. This has been
her statement to her parents and
members of her family, before she
was taken sick and also on her sick
bed. [ have kept an exact copy Of
this lette'.
Respectfully
Aaron and Elizabeth Plnckney
parents ofCora V. Pinckney.
Miss M. Pinkney, one of the old
dest daughters aud a very intelli
gent lady stated that she had tt
retire from the church after read
ing this letter; that it was decided
, to discuss it privately, which sh,
thought would result in Rev. John
sons acquittal. The committee sale
she, who claimed to have invest
= gated the charges, was eOmpOse'
of a class, that is a few of them
, who would crush any one, but sait
; she the end is not yet. There is
God and law to protect the young
REV. JOHNS IN EX )NERATED BY TIL
= COMMITTEE
Notwithstanding the letter Q
+ Miss Cora Pinckney, the st ltemen
l of the mother and father, a larg
meeting of the members was hell
J: Friday evening May 11th to hea
the report of the committee. Every
body seemed to be anxious to kno,
what the decision would be, som
> Indignant and others making ever
, effort to vindicate the pastor. Th
. vast assembly was called to order
: the committee after review Q
- the circumstances connected wit
the case, concluded by exoneratin
Rev. johnson of all charges agains
him. The report of the cOmmitte
was adopted, but one member G
:. the committee, whose name coul
J not be ascertained objected to th
. report aud said that the whole bus
" mess was too quickly done. Tha
!, brother Was made to take his sea
d and Rev. Johuson received the col
g gratulstions of the committee an
d quite a number of his friends.