Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-11-09

VIC COp1IABHS WIS ODf falnoQ IN 1851,
then the plans of the bank or business
ed by the copyright which Rev.
Browne sold.
IMPORTANT QUESTION.
Upon what then did Rev. Browne Sc
cure copyright What was the ex-
tent OF the plans which he is alleged
to have sold If the Order had
possession Of the aforesaid plans for
SIX years in a copartnership arrange
ment, having furnished the money up
TO that time, how could he then secure
copyright upon them, without being
so authorized to do SO by the organiza
tion of which he was the official head,
and If he did copyright them what au-
thority did he have for securing the
copyright in his own name instead of
that of the Grand Fountain
THAT DAMAGING ADMISSION.
Rev. Brownies animus is plainly
shown in the statement of Mr.. w. p.
Burreli, the Grand Worthy Secretary,
who over his official signature makes
the following far reaching gdeclaration
He REV. Brownel did not even
have them lplans] copyrighted until
1887 when he had reason to believe
that plan was on foot to oust him and
take from him the benefit of his life's
work. Then he secured a copyright
on such OF his plans as he had then put
into operation"
Now the plans of the Savings Bank
and Business Department were not
then in operation.
The copyright which Rev. Browne
sold was secured in 1887. 1t is plainly
apparent then that it does not cover
the departments which we have refer
red to.
Has Rev. Browne later copyright
upon them?
If he has, why was it not included
in the fifty thousand dollar purchase?
That such copyright was not includ-
ed is too well known to need further
discussion here.
FURTHER ENQUIRIES.
How could Rev. Browne sell the
plans of the Bank and the Business
Department If they were not copv-
righted2 How could he sell them to
the Order if they were provided the
aforesaid copyright was secured many
wears after the Order had been in pos
session of and was using the plans,
when he himself was a part of the or
| ganiZation in question and was and is
| itsohlcial head
Would such action stand the tests of
| the courts2 Should not the copyright
have been secured in the name of the
| Grand Fountain In not securing il
in its name, was not Rev Browne gull
| ty of serious breach of trust, and is
not his action subject to review by the
departments at Washington and the
courts?
PASSED OFFICERS COUNCIL AS A FORUM.
At the Passed officers Council held
at the True Reformers' Hall Friday
Oct. %, 1895, Rev. Browne made :
lengthy speech abusing Editor Mitch.
ell, Rev. Evans Payne, Rev. 4. d. lev
is, b. D., and Rev, w. f. Graham. TT,
was particularly severe on Rev. Gra
ham. he condemned him in the mos,
bitter terms. He is said to have de-
clared that he would drive him ont n
the city. Fifth st. Baptist Churcl
would not have any pastor, her remail
ing indebtedness could not be wine,
our by this money raising divine.
His abuse of this popular ministe
. was such as to produce disgust anon
his hearers.
Mr. John H. Smyth spoke in the in
terest of The Reformer, the journs
which is to take the place of every CO
ored paper in the United States accor
ing to Rev. Brownies statement in HI
secret circular,
/ Mr.. R. Beecher Taylor advocate
: The Reformer and advised all to sui
t scribe to it.
THE ARUsE or REV. GRAHAM.
q
: made upon him and spoke of it SUI
day morning Bird inst and again Sul
e day night. His people were highly +
: dignant at the attack made upon the
pastor, and on Sunday night wh,
IS called upon to know If they won
n stand by the Elder the immense COZ
/ course of people arose as one.
10 Bitter, bitter, ominous indeed we
10 the words of condemnation of II
course pursued by Rev. w. w. Brow
g. TRIED TO GET A LARGE MEETING.
Handbills, dodgers and other devic
1t were resorted to in order to gel
IN crowd to the True Reformers Hall
he | Thursday 31st to witness the payil
of of claims and to hear Rev. Brow
re speak. In hall with a seating car
III city of one thousand, there were mo
10 than eight hundred and fifty vaca
seats or only about one hundred a.
TO fifty persons present and these we
r. secured in the main, we learn by 81
rs pending the meeting of the Fountai
and forcing the members up into t
Hall.
MT Cashier r. T. Hill's declaration
d. Rev. Graham and the committee I'll
". he could not pay properly signed a
TO endorsed checks upon the Bank unl'
Mr.. Browne said SO, even though the
were eighty dollars in the Bank a
the checks were for only fifteen doll,
mt has added to the general uneasine
ET and caused additional apprehensi
ne among the remaining depositors.
ke A. j. Oliver, Esq, whom R
Us Browne is paying out of the True
an formers Treasury to abuse Edi
John Mitchell, Jr., Rev Evans Pay
me Rev. n. ID. Lewis, b. D., the Bapt
icy Ministry and to kill the PLANET spS
at Roanoke His language in abHs
AOl the editor is said to have been outr
eous. He spoke at Bluefield, w
1T Va, to very small crowd, many
whom left in disgust. He advises
cry one not to take the PLANET. The
ow cret circular has caused much trout
the Silver Stream Fountain and Sec
the Sons would not endorse it, but lai
in on the table. Another FOunt
known 0s RiohmOnd dishanded