Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-08-11

iidn't talk strong enough in favor OF
he True Reformers, they didn't want to
near any more from him.
John IL. Smyth, q lawyer, didn't
know enough about law to know that /
Was not responsible. He was trying to
please his master"
Rev. Lewis. "Who Is bis master ?"
Rev. Payne-] Browne Whom that
motion was put Thursday night, did
not think that Rev. Wells should have
allowed those men to howl us down.
The resolutions were typewriter, pre-
pared long before.
And poor little Scott c. Burrell, beg |
ging us TO help that place on 3rd and |
Leigh SITS. He was helping to clap me !!
down, too. L bad my eyes open- I'm |
gong after them 1 am going to fight
them. Brother Wells was making rul- |
ing when Rev. Browne and Rev. Hunter,
the same Hunter that made that fail |
ure before the Richmond Normal School,
tell him what to do. Rev. Wells weaken
ed there and then on the motion. There
was clapping, yells of sit down sit
down and the question was put and il
was declared TO be unanimous.
And Mr.. Burrell, who is falling to
pieces goes down and gives a report to
tho paper, a number of lies, as a unani-
nous vote, and after naming those min
listers who were present declared that
they had Withdrawn their endorsement
Rev. Lewis "They tell me that
Browne amt got nothing to be sued for.
| Is that q fact Doesn't own anything.
Does that seem reasonable President
of Bank too
Rev. Payne Browne Is wiggling.
He's got to eat somebody yet
Now brethren, / had hoped that Bro
Brooks was here for me to say to him
that think he ought to be old enough
not to be so hot-headed. | don't pro-
pose to take anything back. All that |
see is that this thing was legitimately
gotten up and the only thing is that
some men connected with it may have
done wrong.
THE COLoRED INSURANCE COMPANIES.
] Mr.. Browne is not after that. He's
lagainst the Peoples Relief, Security
Galilean Fisherman and Richmond Ben
eficial and Insurance and Southern Aid
Companies.
He wants to wipe them out.
Rev. Lewis Didn't we hear som,
of the True Reformer sisters who wer,
on the corner say that they were gornf
to wipe out these little drop-shot insur
ance comp anies
Rev. Payne.] Browne failed to obel
the orders of his Bishop when h
ordered him to q new field and then h
took up this order.
: He then criticized the organization.
Said he, II don't want anybody I,
think that / favor Mr.. Stacy and tn
Mr.. Porter movement against the 9th
} ers. am in favor of consolidating al
l. of the others under one head. If Mr.
; Browne with his Old Folks Home wa
: to come up, and Mr.. Porter woul
come up. I'd endorse Mr.. Browne
: scheme.
IL any of the other colored folk
Q homes would come and Rev. Browne
; would come, L would endorse the othe
q colored folks home.
! We have been placed in an unfavors
!. BILE light, and do not see but what W
T should call a mass-meeting or do som
writing TO set ourselves right"
REV. LOVING TALKS.
IL Rev. ]. l.. Lovings said. 81 was OF
4 who signed that endorsement. l wit
! Brother Graham opposed II at first an
Il refused TO give it my support, but aft
!. the gentlemen presented SO many le
= ters and after reading the papers as [
IL what had been done, 1 was thrown i
l. to doubt.
;. On last Monday. listened very car,
,e fully to the argument of Presidel
!. Browne.
N failed TO see where had erred in ri
" ing Mr.. Stacy my name and support
az He then discussed what Mr. Stacy sal
This gentleman told them that he WI
r. not depending upon individual subscri
/ tons. He did not want to raise {
IN money omorg tho coiored people q
mr. though he wouldnot refuse money 81
n; en- bv them
TO "When that resolution came mp Thu
hit day night from Ellis, up to that time
IT. had not heard anything to show
that we had erred in giving the instii
he ton our moral support.
ueI / saw all OF them-Rev. Lewis, r.
/ a Payne knocked down, and thought
Il sit still.
,en l felt myself very small owing to I
spirit existing there.
Al heartily concur In what Revs. lie,
-ue and Payne have said, and 1 arr i
ers ready to retract."
REV. HOLMES STATEMENT.
wei Rev. Holmes said, ''I simply desire
sns say that don't take any side. act
leo q way that can be free. / took
2. stand from the first. | went to
meeting and my whole desire was
keep those men off the ministers.
al when Rev. White said something alb
Ministers Conference said this was
Ia Minister'S Conference, and dc
III" wish to be placed in the light of be
the ee' '-'o 80 :.
mt. HAD BEEN DEoSiNHD'
I claim that / was deceived by
Stacy. Mr.. Stacy is not mentioned
/. those papers. We never heard of Ca
nv We never heard OF Laura Slaughter,
e a we never heard of Porter.
Re- He brought letters from Rev.
he Corey, Judge Lewis, Rev. Armistea(
4 he Portsmouth, Rev. Bowling, Rev.
t o. Gaines, and Rev. Young of Mort
tier That was deception practiced upor
not because he held the names of those
1t it GERS back.
rrue Rev. Lewis i mot necessarily
The Rev. Holmes That's my opiu
)unt You heard nothing of Porter. s
As in did not want his name associated
that of Porter.
erred He asked me were we going to pull
d he and in what paper, and told hir
> Re publish in the PLANET.
tizen believe the ministers would have
ster. en- back If Rev. Browne hadn't
with down here.
min Rev. Lewis Certainly we wo,
Rev. Holmes-2 81 say I'm oppos,
any man pulling down one eolored
tuition co build MP another. Their
nten- white men who are going around
It. / door to door taking the coiored pee
wing five and ten cents and nothing is
came but the moment q colored man 8
Iip to font to do something, then comes q
! 90 SURPRISED WHEN HE HEARD 1T.