The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-15
"SANHEDRIM OF ASSES
D0cTOR DIXON or NEW YORK CITY
.o,,ies that Term to tho Baptist Conven-
ton in Atlants--What ii" 'hin"s VI DTS
Hawthorne and J. William Jones.

A, the recent session Of the Southern Bap
,ist convention in Atlanta there was much
talk of a sensational passage-at-arms which
,yos occurring between DR.. J. b. Hawthorne
~ Atlanta and Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr.. o.
Naw York formerly of North Carolina. II
seems that Mr.. Dixon had short while be
fore the meeting OF tho convention tele
grained DR.. Hawthorne of his purpose to at
tend the convention and asking to be as
signed pulpit on Sunday and to wlTe him
about it. go that he could furnish his sermon
to a press association.
DR.. Hawthorne, after consultation with the
Baptist ministers OF Atlanta. responded that
no pulpit in Atlanta was open 10 DIR. DIXON
owing 10 his al eyed utterences against the
South. MIR. Dixon, nevertheless, was IN AT
lanta and lcctured during the convention;
He referred b the treatment he had received
at the hands Of Dr. Hawthorne and repu-
dated the interview" on which Or. haw-
thorne based his action. There has been
some spsrring between the two and follow
ing are some extracts from letter OF Mr..
Dixon published IN the Atlanta Constitution
OF tho 18th.
Drs. Hawthorne aud Jones are both well
known and highly esteemed IN Richmond,
ana VIII QDlDtlt-N ne hthiA iiDAh "a N'"N N----~
Here is the article in the Constitution
DR. Thomas Dixon. Jr.. the young minis
ter who created the stir q day or 50 ago ny
making some charges against Or hhWthoihe'
passed through Atlanta last night. lie was
on his way from Columbus 70 Charlotts' n;
c.. where he lectures tonight, ana he ala
not stop here long.
But he stopped long enough 70 iea'sa caiu-
a lively card
That card. which is printed below, adds
but another and spicior contribution 70 the
already lively contest which mas JUST oc-
Cured between himself and Dr. Hawthorne.
"A sanhedrim OF sacred asses IS what he
calls the Atlanta Baptist Ministers or mt
mates that they are il they exclude him
from the Atlanta pulplts.
But here is the card. lie sent IL % the Oon-
sttuti0n Office for publications
C1bU5ux. Gn.. May II. lS42.-fditor Con-
stitution. / have not yet returned TO New
York. | Ike Georgia. ! gm Still loahng
around in the woods hunting for bear
haven't found any bear as yet. but tho gnats
seem rather plentiful AT this season.
Allow me before leaving the South 20 thank
YOU for your kindness toward me and 10 beg
your indulgence for a few remarks 10 my
friends the enemy.
l. Or. Hawthorne says he would ike to
do something 20 help this young man.
Thanks Doctor. You have already. lou
have made me thousands Ot new friends IN
Georgia. But hereafter I will not esk any
more OF your valuable time. which We no
doubt you need in curling your hair and prac-
ticing before your mirror the art OF artcula-
ting wind
p The Doctor further says that the Baptist
ministers of Atlanta unanimously decided
that I should not preach in the CITY on May
sth. I don't believe il. There are one or two
Baptist ministers in Atlanta who have too
much sense and too much religion for such Q
piece Of uigotry and stupid jealousy. These
men may have been absent, Of course so