Richmond planet., 1889-07-27
WHY'S AND WHEREFORES
EDITOR PLANETi:

EDITOR PLANET1:
Why does the Governor OF Mssiss ippi
make such strenuous efforts to bring the
prize fighters, Sullivan and K'lrain and
their aiders and abettors, to Justice for dis
gracing the dignity of Mississippi by the
recent brutality in said State, while since
July, 'SS, no less than thirteen cOlored per
sons have been lynched in Mississippi and
scarcely any thiIg done to bring the lynch
ers to justice?
take no stock in prize fighting, nor do
I condemn Gov. Lowry for his opposition
to such. but lynching is Just as brutal and
demoralizing as prize fighting! Aye, lynch
ing is far more SO, because it takes away
life. 1t is ust as praisewOrthy to offer a
reward of 81 900 to capture lyncher as
it is to offer such ward for a pugilist.
The Gov. implies that certain railroad
by conveying the sluggers and their gang
to the battle field has forfeited it's charter.
Why not come out like a man and say
that all lynchers in Mississippi have for
feited certain rights and privileges also, ,ac
corded to law abiding citizens and who
hold with reverence the Sixth, Command.
ment, t'ThOu Shalt Not KillY"
Why is it that some colored foreign mis-
sion workers are opposed to co cooperating
with white brethren in said ork, but will
co-coperate with white brethren in State
or Home Mission Work, and that cooper
alton stripping them of the desired credit,
| and is also unconstitutional?
Icannot see the difference in working
with white brethren in State, Home and
Foreign Mission work. We certainly need
their aid in foreign work more than we do
in State work. The Foreign work demands
more money andta larger expenditure of
money and labor. The last minutes of the
| Va. B. s. Convention, page 81, shews that
| its foreign mission board, paid out for the
year ending May !. '89, the sum one thou
sand, six hundred and forty-nine dollars
and eighty-three cents of which only six
hundred and thirty-eight dollars went to
! Africa's missions. 1t costs one thou,
sand, eleven dollars and eighty-three cts.
to give six hundred and thirty eight dol
/ lars to the Foreign Mission Convention.
tits argued that cooperation with white
brethren in foreign work gives no credit
/ TO CO Iored brethren for work in Africa or
other foreign lands. How much credit do
the colored brethren get ia their coop era
/ tion with white brethren in State work?
In said State cooperation all contr oiiIn
mower is surrendered and the colOred breth
rem are not much more than "hewers OF
/ wood and dra W ers of water"
At the v. B. S. Convention in '88, the
| TepOTb01 UUC 0b1VO AA%@SAUh ~~o0'N
adopted wrIh plan of coope ration with
the American Baptist Home Mission Socie
I ty. Section 9 of the plan adopted says thai
: the Treasurer of the Convention shall pay
all mission money over 10 the AmexisaS
Baptist Home Mission Society after dedu
ting legacies and necessary expenses Q
the Convention as printing, postage an
publishing of the minutes.
Sec 5gives the power OF appolntln
mission aries to the A. b. h. M. Scciet
and the nominating of such to the Conve
A ton. Which is the superior power. the mol
: mating or appointing? Art. of the Cons
. | tution of the Convention says that I'll
State Mission Board shall appoint the M
, sienaries laboring underth auplces OF II
. Convention. Furthermore the ConvenHe
give $500 for the collection OF money
be carried out of the State and not o.
: cent does she give to anybody to soile
. money to remain in the State and oni
= up her State work. $1,000 is paid annual
: to send money out of Va Why is such!
!, wonder the Wytheville mission was abo
a to sold under the Sheriff's hammer. In
IS der to save the property the Conventi
It voted last session to give her State Il
I'd sion money to WytheSille in 'S7 she vot
fy to give it to the AZ B. q. NJ. Society.
Il The Convention in 1888, sa
he page 22nI, that God is /
Author of ChristiA missions. Jesus Chi
the superintendent and the = g. =. =,
ra the Agent If sue .a..l s1.. ',le prisoner
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