Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-02
4 COrrcCtiOu.
PETERSBURG, Va, October 30, 1889.
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PKTTRsBUEG, VA, October 80, 1882
TO he Editor ofRe Dispatch
Dear Sir,-Please allow me space in your
paper to state to the cO,Ored people II the
city of Petersburg and the state that the
rumor which was circulated at the Inlrd
BAPTIST church (PetersbuTg) in the pulpit,
by Rev. II. W. Dickerson, that he was de-
MED the privilege Of preaching at the asy-
lum by the authorities of the asylum he-
cause he was Republican, Is untrue.
Brother Dickerson knew when he told tins
that il was untrue and that all the other
ministers in the city preach at the asN lum
whenever their turn comes. Does he mean
TO say to his congregation that Brothers
Gordon. Williams, Calls. and many others
who preach here vote the Democratic
ticket? If so, he is mistaken. Those MIN
istors are Republicans, and believe have
been from birth. aud never have any OF
these ministers been denied the privilege
Of preaching the Gospel IN this institution.
The objection TO Rev. DlckerSon ~
that he in company with nineteen other
colored ministers OF the State, mot IN
conference al the request Of Mahoue
and signed q pledge that thev would
URGE uDan their congregations and
the colored people at large 20 vote for
Malone and the entire Republican ticket
This was thought here 10 bc unbecomlng
minister of the Gospel, aud therefore he
was denied the privilege TO preach al thls
asylum. We cannot have politics preach
cd to our unfortunate people, aud Brother
Dickcrson and other ministers should have
that understanding. The Reverend sad
that he did not preach politics. why,
thought he made podtcH Spect ~ me-
pUipU last SUNDAY night. lie sad IN loui
tones that ne signed the paper III behalf ot
the party who freed his people. Docs ne
mean 10 say Malone, Slcmp. and Lurt}
have ever freed his race or any other lie
said that he signed for the party that was
for educating his children. Does ho mean
t. say that Malone voted for the Blair ell
ucatiOnal bill: IF SO. he Is mistaken. Ma
hone never did either OF these things, and
if he Is elected Governor hc VIII do less
than he ever has done for the negro.
| can't see how the m minister's could
have consc entiously signed such a paper.
IN the face of what Malone dld 10 PROBES
sor IancStOn last fall i'm defeating him for
his seat IN Congress against the wishes oI
the Republican party ! can't see % save
nv life how man, as minister OF the
Gospel can ask in the pulpit or anywhere
else his race 10 vote for such man as Ma
hone. take the authority 10 say that all
ministers ere welcome to preach at the
asylum whether they be Republicans or
Democrats they arc welcome to preach AT
tins institution If they have not signed any
papers or pledges 10 urge their hearers ~
politics Now hope the Reverend won't
tell any one else that he could not preach
here because he Is q Republican and run
around the streets like house on fire and
tell the politicians that the colored minis
tiers Of Petersburg have been denied the
privilege 10 preach the Gospel N the Gen.
trail Asylum because they are Republicans.
This is too thin. We all understand q.
Respectfully, j. ID. BASIsTER.