Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-03-26
FIGHTING BLOOD STIRRED,
MINISTER'S WAX WARM OVER the
IDA WELLS RESOLUTIONS.
some of the Personal Remarks Are a Gen
tie Reminder of Political Harmony
In a split Convention
Meetings Held.


Meetings Held.
| Tho meeting of the Minister'S Allianct
| yesterday morning was the scene of some
exciting talk on the subject OF the rcsolu.
| tons indorsing Miss Ida II. Wells aud con-
| demuinE iynching At the conclusion OF
| last weeks meeting. after II had been
| voted that the executive committee Of the
alliance prepare conservative resolutions
| on the matter OF lynching. one of the
members said: "Thc resolutions, no mat
| ter how conservative, are going to
| stir up the animals" Yesterdays meeting
! was well attended by the ministers. more
! being present than Is usually the custom.
| Miss Wells was also there.
| As soon as the usual devotional exercises
| had been held the resolutions were called
| for. No sooner was this done than Rev.
$. NJ, Necl. who opposed Miss Wells con-
south, al the previous meeting, arose and
said that he could not vote for the rcso-
luuons, as the constitution OF the body
provides that all action taken Ivy the alli-
ance must be unanimous, and no action
can be taken n the members are divided
I'm their opinion. he moved that the reso-
lutions be tabled before being read. This
motion was opposed by the rest of the
alliance on the ground that the resolutions
Neels motion, which was seconded by
Rcv. Dr. Hill of the Troost Avenue
church, was lost. Rev c. l.. kloss read
the resolutions. which, We're in the form
Of a protest against lynchinE, and com.
mendcd Miss Wells to a fair and impartial
hearing, Upon their hcing read their
adoption was moved. Rev. Dr Neel in
stantly attacked the resolutions because
I'm them Miss Wells was iudorscd. which
was impossible, constitutionally. and placed
a political construction upon the action of
the alliance. This was the signal for sew
eral sharp talks Finally Dr. Henry Hop
klns said that, as the constitution of the
body provides that no action. unless it he
concerted action, shall be- taken, he
the motion. Rov. pr. j. Oh. Lowry sec
onded his motion. aud 1t carried. though
it was necessary TO have the yeas and
nays called. Then Rev. Mr.. j. NJ. Cromer
arose, and though told he was out of or
der, said he wished to refer to certain re-
marks which had been made about him
by certain members of the alliance which
he considered ungentemanly and discour-
ing REV. Dr Weel had said Something i'm a
Joking way about Rev. Mr.. Cromer. and it.
had been repeated to the latter by some
one II reused Rev. Mr. Cromcr's ire. and
he made reference to It. Or Necl under
stood the trouble In an instant, and though
President Bruce declared him out of or.
der. he kept on speaking. He refused TO
acknowledge he was out of order, and did
not sit. down until he had explained that
purely I'm the line of Joke. Then Miss
Wells who had been watching the discus
s1q S4 sSd Wih ,ba & 4S bad @ 95 Wsb I Ts
In the resolutions. hut that as to lynchinC
the ministers could take no middle ground.
Then Rev, Dr Lowry suggested that one
stanza of the hymn, "Blest Re the Tie
That Binds" be sung by way OF showing
that there was little Christian feeling
left in the members
The stanza was sung and then Dr. Lowry
entitled 80. W Holmes; His Message"
The paper. which was an able one. served
gussed by Revs. Dr Henry Hopkins, II. c,
stanton and others.
The alliance then adjourned, hut just as
it did so, Rev. Dr. Hopkins called to all
those who had been in favor OF the resolu-
tons to stay to 4 second meeting. Dr.
N Meel IA and d. several others LETT hut The bplk
then repeated his reasons for voting the
resolutions down and said he had called the
might 70 forth as to the attitude of the
preachers on the lvHchinS question. Miss
Wells who had looked upon the, tahlIne Of
the resolutions with undisguised ,dtsfa,vor
remained at the after meeting. Nearly
dozen speeches We're made. 1t was sug-
passed. but again 1t was urged the words
about their being the indorsement of the
vs m9a tn h., fSt tbet If baJ hean s1i5
that Miss Wells was actuated by political
motives, and there, was u general loss 10
know what to DO. II was thought by some
her name should not appear in the resolu-
tions and by some that 1t should. Talks
l.. Kloss Rev. Or. J. NJ Love, Rev. II.
Parks, colored minister, who strongly
and other At length Miss Wells spoke
She said She had no desire to appear tn
her name out She had met opposition in
many bodies, She said, but nowhere save
in, kansas City had She, been treated so,
She thought that this body Of gentlemen
who, she thought, SCENE! 70 be in favor
to take action Of some kind. She said fur
ther that she mad no political axes %