The Washington bee., 1891-05-16
THE BAPTIST CHURCH CONVENTION
DECIDES THAT SOMEBODY IS WRONG
THE COMMITTEES REPORT, ETC.

ACLAOt lnl "OIO lOSOSHIAOu1 llnI
meant at least $50 members, all
told, would 60 and each member
would take his friend. THE Wal
ker Memorial" sat trembling be-
cause she did not KIN w how The
matter would be decided, but she
trusted in God only. A little after
II O'Clock, Rev. w. Ii Scott went
into the room aud SAID, "Gentlemen
it is now Is minutes past II o'clock
and a number of the gentlemen
present have to Ielve about 2
o'clock, | think we had better Or
ganize" The ministers filed out of
the pastors study into the church.
Rev. w. H. Scott moved that the
Rev. DR.. Stakely be made moder-
ator, and Rev. Phillips secretary.
1t was 80 ordered. Rsv. Dr.. Greene
Of the Cavalry Bap ist Church off
cred prayer, after which the clerk
of the Walker Memorial called the
names of the churches aud individ
uals invited. The following church
es were present: Berean Baptist.
L. G. Bailey, w. III. A. Wormley
Rev. j. Milton Waldron pas s-or.
Zion Baptist Church, Isaac Berry
man, D. 6. Greene aud Rev. w.
J. Howard pastor. Third Baptist
Church, Rev. P. III. Umblas, Rev.
4asssa AaatG u & sis ! aaa 4 9sE Ii
Ell. Lee, pastor. Bethlehem Baptist
Church, Hillsiale. Peyton Johnson
and Rev. w. IL Phillips pastor.
First Baptist Church, 10th and o
sts., Rev. Chas. A StakeIy pastor.
Cavalry Baptist Church. John T.
Vinal, Robt. w. Prentiss and Rev.
DR.. Samuel II. Green pastor E st.,
Baptist Church Hon. A M. Clapp
and Rev. DR.. Muir pastor. Indi-
ivduaI members. Rev. w. II. Scott
and Rev. Calliss, of Peterburg,
and Rev. Jackson of the d. G.
Other churches were invited but
did not respond. Walker Memo
rial Deacons, Edward Brooks, Ed
ward Brown, j, III. Thornton.
A strange coincidence is that %
years ago, the Shiloh Church was
org ,nized by the same white
churches, then DR.. Geo. W.
Sampson was pastor of the First
Baptist Church, (white) located on
18th street. DR.. Jones was pastor
of the Cavalry Baptist Church.
DR.. Gray Of the E street Baptist
Church; 80 If the Walker Memo
rial is not right, neither is the Shl-
lob, for the same white churches
are the mothers of both. Only the
Shiloh did not have any colored
churches to her council notwlth-
standing there we're two colored
churches in the city at that time.
The Walker Memorial had four
colored churches present and three
coIored ministers. Let US have
no more about they had to get
white churches; "if they are right,
We are right, if they are wrong,
we are wrong" We are the chill
dren of the same mother.
Brother Whales read the intro
ductory, after which Mrs. Susie G.
Brooks read the history of the trou
Bile IN the Shiloh Bapt. Cnurch, she
read it in such fine style that won
the admiration of all. There were
few dry eyes, indeed her reading
did more for the cause of the
Walker Memorial tbau all the ar
gument of the ministers. g. W.
Purritt then called the roll of more
than 100 members most of whom
were present. The clerk then read
the grievances. Deacon Sample
of the Shiloh was there and did
good service for the Walker Menu
rial. He said the Shiloh stood by
the declaration that appeared in
the Post on the morning of the 9th.
The council did not agree with the
article or with the deacon Sample.
After which 8 committee was ap-
pointed to examine all the facts
in the case. Rev. W. J. Howard,
chairman. A. M. Clapp aud W.