Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-10-13
The Blunder OF TimOtheus.
RICHMOND, VA, Oct. 8, 1894.

RICHMOND, VA, Oct. y, loJf.
Mr.. Editor
Please allow me space In
your paper to show that when that
parsonage under the nom de plume
OF Timotheus, attended the conven-
tion, he either slept at the meetings
or II there as q reI representative prov
cd his incapability of honOriDg the
trust imposed In him by those
whom he was there to represent, by
absenting himself from the meetings
or was present only on the opening
day, and possibly when the day oil
election came around was found to
be present; but finding that the Con
vention did not consider him OF the
intellectual standard to fill even the
simplest position In the gift of this
body, withdrew himself from the
! further deliberations to nurse his
OVID wounded pride. Such is the
conclusion which every member who
came TO that body for the purpose
Of trsnsactlng the business of the
.ssnIc, i,ss,s - rsstT trss 80 - -.
sank them, would necessarily draw
from the assertions made by him In
your last issue.
He starts out by trying to prove
| to Amos that the address published
In the Virginia Baptist, was not
read; of course that did show that
he was there the first day and that
| Amos was not there; but presume
| that Amos has attended many a
convention, and has found that
most Of the addresses published un-
| der that head have been nothing
more Than papers prepared and read
before such bodies, to half interest
| ed audience, many OF whom could
not tell one-fith of the principal
points In the same; and on that pre-
sumption classified the one he en-
deavored to criticise.
No, you were right about that ad-
dre-s being not read; but 1t was de-
livered with force, and clearness
that held the audience throughout
the entire delivery. No, the brother
left the old beaten path of having
his address twice read; read by him
self before the convention with the
| expectation of the convention seeing
the manuscript and having mercy
on him, publish the same that 9TH
ers may read It. No, the brother
had something to tell the conven-
tion, and he told them, without once
referring to his manuscript, which
we afterward found out be had at
the time In his pocket; knowing that
IL the convention felt the force oI
his argument they would inquire II
he had a manuscript, which they az
terwarde did,
To show you that Timotheus
: must have been laboring under O
mental alteration, he would not
have referred to Mr.. Spiller, with th'
qualified words 81 think, but woulC
have thought more before he wrot,
and not exposed himself in the man
!. ner he has; for he would have remem
r bered, that Rev. Spiller was not t'
; the opening address, but arrived lat
e er on during the day.
J. He makes these emphatic re
= marks No vote waa taken pro o
I, con on that paper by the CONVEX
tion."
= NV friend l want to say to yoU
you may be big In your own conceit
but not big enough to speak for th
convention, nor don't you fatte
yourself In thinking that it can nc
act without your presence, and ths
1t your nod of assent is necessary I
p the prevailing os a motion-in that
a liberate, and most intellectual r
10 ligious body, that assemblies In th
j. state.
a l desire to show right here Il
ut tru thfulness of my assertion In Il
K commencement of my letter, tn;
you wrote what you knew HothiI
about, and If you were represent
tive you proved false to your trus
by absentiDg yourself from the {
liberations of this body, and In n
participating in the same as was G
pected of you. l want you and t
ice public to understand that wheth
rs. you call 1t endorsement or not, t
x. convention in meeting assembl
~ voted without dissenting voice,
iIi have that address published In t
on Virginia Baptist,
fol The motion was made by a rep
en-. sentative of Danville, seconded by
Vill representative of Roanoke; and
Vill the motion being put, Rev. Fox
ol. Salem, Vice Pres, arose to ask I
ior question, whether the manuscr
rio had by the brother was the exs
ist ado ress delivered or had been WI
AXE ten since the delivery ?" Being
nat sured by Others that 1t was, and
md the president that he had seen
jer. same before the meeting OF the C,
De vention, stated that he had no
my lection, and 1t was passed una
4 mousIy. Now would like to kn
ia "Whera was Timotheus when
mp vote was taken. d"
nee think had you listened attentl
ly to the delivery or read Garrett
air the publication, you would h
Ays seen and heard a part in 1t that
ny ny ferred to your kind; who when
Ira basne ia raging makes = the WOO
ing but whap the victory is won is
/ all arst to come forward and cry dc
aise those who have borne the heat
un- burden of the day. Now If you b
-ew- not played this role perfectly I