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

order Ia Gods world will take the lead
Of Gods church. lf we finch In this mat
ter we are going 10 show ourselves COW
ards. / thought we would meet this
morning and take our names from the
paper"
Rev. Payne.l "This thing has been
thrown upon the public and places US in
a very unFavorable light II nobody
don't agree with me Pm going to have a
meeting on Church Hill and set myself
right there, and can live over there un-
til Jesus comes"
REV. WELLS EXPLAINS HIs POSITION.
Rev. r. Wells said, SCI have listened
quietly to what has been said. l am a
True Reformer. lift Is a misfortune, /
am the object oft. [ belong only to this
organization. belonged TO one other
organization" He explained how he
left the only other organization to
which he had belonged and that he sent
them q letter stating that they would
never see him again
1.-The reason why 1 am in the Tru Q Re
| formers movement is because / was Wis
I tied for Is months before l consented,
After l saw the banking institution and
observed that they were giving employ
Il
al benefit to them, went into it.
They wanted me 30 join the Fountain.
l went in and stayed with them about
q year. stopped of from the Fountain
department for about TOUR months.
/ told them that l was q man who did
not allow anything to come between me
and my church, my Bible and my God
| haven't been to the Fountain for sew
en- months. / am not wrapped up in 1T
The meeting held on Friday night
have never before attended in my life.
received a notice from our chairman
brother Bowles, stating that was te
be at q meeting of the citizens. As al
humble citizen attended. Rev. Turner
was offered for chairman but did no
get q vote, and / was offered it, ans
[ | thinking it was no harm accepted.
Il But as for working in the interest o
! the True Reformers, the God of HEAVIER
} knows that had no such idea.
THOSE RESOLUTIONS.
The resolution was not against tn
minis tiers. 1t said that it believed tn
8 scheme was myth. Rev. Payne warn
:, ed them that they could sue and b
: sued. I was simply there to put tn
i motion and discharge my duty as chair
man. 1t was suggested that we g
down and see the ministers. l was afte
g no True Reformers and am not afte
e any ministers now.
/ stand by the ministers now and fC
: ever. have heard many epithets al
piled TO the ministers, and have take
up for them. He cited an instance.
Q When the meeting adjourned, it sal
e subject to call of the chairman, we
in il. The call was made. The meetin
did not turn out as / expected it woul'
o was conscientious in what did.
eI Brethren when you are in the cha
3 you can't handle meeting like a kni
ii and fork. don't want the brethren t
r. get the idea that 1 am craw ling an
If creeping arouEd to cut down any vine
q sea coming mp.
q lam for the people. 1t is gratifyir
to me when see the ministers standin
Is up and above everything harmful.
Is am for my people. ana opposed to sc
sr ing men going around from door
door robbing my people," He then to
a. OF the difference made in the white insu
re ance companies, noticeably the Metropt
ne itan where they have sc" on the colore
and CIV" on the white insurance polici
and do not pay the same amount
ne NOT AN ENEMY OF THE nINIsTRY.
IN Because am True Reformer dor
I'D regard me as an enemy of the ministr
Il
It don't allow any thing to come betwe
to me and God Almighty"
n Rev. Graham said. $50 far as the u.
tGrant Monument Association and q
q Folks Home scheme is concerned,
nc have only one view. L was opposed
lit from the beginning and am oppos
W. to il now. have seen so many of esl
= things that / look with suspicion Up
ia. all such things that these white men I
as bringing around. / am against the {
p Folks Home scheme. had hoped t.
he ministers would have withdrawn tn
al- endorsement and admit that they W
~ deceived.
l believe il would have been done
RS for the meeting OF last Thursday mig
2 never saw such little respect shown
me ministers of the Gospel. / am a II
tu- Reformer. have been unlike Rev. w
wrapped up in the organization. hl
ev. seen some faults in the organizati
L q but then / was observing the Rt
the order was doing.
the When / saw the gamblers, saloon
lers and the like treating the minis'
wis with the disrespect / observed, was
not gusted. l had no idea that the af
would take the scope it has taken
had seen so much OF this robbing OF
toitred people by these unscrupulous !
: in and when / saw the hills distribT
q Throughout the city with the names
the the ministers thereon, was nerved
10 write the article to the PLANET.
Andl While / want to see my brethren
ont tract. / want them TO do it as men,
NO am not in favor of retracting until
on,t citizens hear them. You can lead
emo along, but if you attempt to force
I'll die before I'll do it.
/ believe that a new era is dawn
for the Negro, and / think
Mr.. local industrial and insurance c
on Ipanies should be at the head Of it.
ash The company / represent lRichm
and Beneficial and Insurance Col has
persons working on the streets OF I'll
DIR. ty. Colored institutions cannot al
d OF to fight each other.
L. l.. We have 1000 True Reformers in
folk lefty and there are $4,000 other col
a rs people. Why not get hold of them
om- We to turn them over to the white
Iple ] say, no. Let us send thro
so. out the state to organize. L bellev
mon. will merit the approval OF God.
stacy We don't purpose to fight the
with Reformers or any other Organize
unless they fight as, but if they jun
Dlssh us. we are going to defend ourselve
"a WEI Rev. Nash said, 81 desire to ex
my regret over this unfortunate aft,
} tax was worked up last Monday owe
come domineering attitude of one of the
uld. inc fhs shirt maniSested I nav
ed to said some things which needed G
insti- nation. -Ihad spoken in otheg con
re are ees. white and colored Mixed bu
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