Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-08-11
MINISTERS
WRATHY.
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SITUATION DISCUSSED.
u. S. Grant Monument As
ISOLATION and Old Folks
Home Trouble.
A SPIRITED MEETING-THE EN-
DORSEMENT NOT WITHDRAWN.

A special meeting of the Minister'S
Conference was held Monday, 9th inst.
at the pastors study of the First Bap-
fist Church. Rev. James II. Holmes pre-
sided and Rev. Y ID. Lewis, b. D., secre-
tary- The subject under confederation
was whether or not the Conference
would withdraw it's enlargement OF the
u. &. Grant Monument Association and
Old Folks Home. Present Revs. r.
Wells, w. Z. Nash, W.D. Loving, Archer
Ferguson, W. +. Graham, Evans Payne,
Prof G. w. Hayes.
REV. LEWIS SPEAKS.
In speaking to the question Rev. Lew
is said, 1--WE cannot take back the en-
dorsement, unless we give q reason, and
we have no reason except that given by
Bro. Browne and the giving of that rea-
son may involve US in another $25, 900
suit.
We cannot take back now without be-
ing placed upon the tail end OF the con-
troversy. ] did not upon last Monday
give my primary reason tor not vetract-
ing NV primary reason was that the
True Reformers and some other brethren
of this Conference met at the True Re-
formers Hall and denounced the Old
Folks Home institution with our en-
dorsement, and thereby denounced us,
y
we have been SO denounced.
UNFORTUNATE SITUATION.
We were placed ip an unfortunate sit
uation and II we had retracted it would
have looked like coercion. In the meet
ing OF last Monday, there was in sight
another meeting for Thursday night
which would place us in q most unfav-
orable light. On last Thursday night TIT
citizens so-called met and passed resolu
tons without giving anybody an OPP
portunity to state the position OF tn
ministry. In view of the circumstances
it il useless for us TO take any actor
whatever. In the meeting of Thursda,
night, I've never been treated as i wa
treated by the True Reformers
Rev. Weils.J 81 was in the chain
Didn't / recognize you ?"
Rev. Lewis mo. yo1 didn't. 70
put the motion while .s1s calling you
attention, and Brother Mitchell compl
mented you upon it's being so akin
jackson Ward meetings. ! though
Brother Wells as chairman OF that NEE
ing ought to have heard me.
The True Reformers were calling IL
question and Brother Wells being TIT
Reformer put it. do not consider it
citizens meeting at all. i believe
was fixed. The resolutions had be-
prepared before.
True Reformer offered them.
True Reformer seconded them. A Tr'
Reformer put them and True Reforme
voted on them-aIl True Reformers.
desired toIdiscuss the resolution.
would have retracted our endorseUne
hSd not the True Reformers precipitat
the fight upon the Richmond ministry.
QUESTION OF vERACIrY.
/ think that we should have been
lowed to withdraw our enforcement.
should have held the meeting back.
think members of this Conference
wrong in being in that meeting"
Rev. Holmes You said that I
ministers withdrew their endorseme
That's not so."
Rev. Lewis.l Browne eaid So"
Rev. Holmes. That's not so.
came in Friday without thinking al
thing. when the sexton handed rae
note asking me to call at the True
- formers Bank. Mr.. Browne said
knew nothing about the matter until
saw Rev. Payne on the train or boat
somewhere. He thought the mat
would cause trouble and as he did
desire to have any fight he though
best to have a meeting not of the T.
Retormers, but of the citizens.
meeting was held" He gave an accO
of the meeting asserting that it wa
no wise q Ministers meeting.
"The resolutions which were oift
s. there were by DIR. III. l.. Harris, ans
acted as a citizen. He is not a True
former. 1 said acted there as cit
and not in the capacity OF a minis
The statement that l had joined in ,
the True Reformers as against the
listers is not true"
REV. PAYNE Is ANGRY.
Rev. PAYNE said: s1 have no in
ton OF Withdrawing my endorsement
do not feel as much like Withdraw
now as / did before. Mr.. Browne C
down like he brought q horse viii
= lash us into line. feel aggrieved.
not think that some of the minis
hove acted like men. When / after
the first meeting declined to take
part or parcel in the meeting and de
ed that there was danger in those re-
tons. / didn't like the looks OF
meeting. / came out of the meetin
asked the chairman of it was a Tru
formers meeting.'
Rev. Wells.l "What answer did
get 7''
Rev. Payne.1 81 don't remer
The meeting was one of those II
egg meetings. / never was In such
disgracefnl meeting where mini
were treated as we we're treated.
First, Mr.. Miles b. Jones called n
nOrant. According to parliameI
law, despite what Mr.. Jones and
Brooks said, it was not true tt
a man declared he was there, but v
take no part in the meeting, he '
be responsible for thu action of the
ing.
Brother Brooks, has always bee,
headed, and didn't know what h
talking about or anything aboT
matter. He said / was Irresponsible
as much liable to a suit as nnybod
wanted to explain my position.
attempted to howl me down.
heard. broke the back Of Rev. BI
argument.
he told those people to vote
resolutions and they could not be
and asked him how / could be &
one meeting and those who were
this meeting could not be sued.
can you harmonic those two
ments ?
THE DIVINE PITCHES INTO HIS CRIT
Then Rev. Graham got on the
and he could not be heard until