Richmond planet., 1895-09-14
ReY. BROWNIES GRAB
He Sells His Plans for Fifty
Thousand Dollars.
STIRRING SCENES.
females u lid with Excite
nent.
Money to the Winds.
BAPT. MINISTER'S DE
NOUNCED.
Editor Mitchell Abused
Surprising Extravaganza
KICKING DELEGATES.
CAN THE ORDER SURVIVE THE
KICKING DELEGATES.
CAN THE ORDER SURVIVE THE
SHOCK?

The meeting of the Grand Fountain
United Order of True Reformers he d
i'm this city from September 5rd 20 the
9Th inclusive will long be remembered
as the most eventful in the history of
the organization. Rev. w w. Browne
was the central figure, and his orders
were carried out to the letter. Dele
gates grumbled afterwards but they
had obeyed the mandates, however
rigorous and exacting.
THE FIRST SALE.
1t will be remembered that the re-
gala department, which Rev. Browne
claimed had been given him in order
that he might be benefited ~ its
profits was offered for sale to the
Grand Fountain, and was purchased
for three thousand dollars. All went
well. There was much criticism of
this and many persons never failed to
refer to it when the opportunity pre-
sented itself. During 1898 certain in
dividuals in order TO ingratiate them
selves in Tavor Of the Grand Worthy
Master proposed TO give him IA span of
black horses and n carriage, the outfit
to cost one thousand dollars fund
known as the Black Horse Fund was
established and all of the individual
members invited to contribute.
THAT THOUSAND DOLLAR PRESENT
After much work about four hun
dred dollars were reported raised uI
TO the meeting of the Grand Fountain
at Lynchburg in September 1894
This amount was supplemented 10y
six hundred dollars from the treas
ury of the organization, thus making
persons who did not wish so to do un.
willing contributors. A check for one
thousand dollars was handed Rev
Browne.
MORE WANTED.
But this amount had hardly beer
placed in his pocket before, TO the con
sternation of the delegates, Rev
Browne announced that it had beer
stated that he owned the organization
He did not own it, but he did have
right TO the plans and owned the copy
right upon which the concern wa
founded. He could stop them from
working when he saw fit. To obviat
further annoyances along this line, h
would sell that to the organization
1t could take year to think over ii
He estimated that with the sale @
that he was willing to retire, some on
else could take the place.
AS every one thought that the plan
embodied in the charter of iDcorpors
tiOn belonged to the GraRd Fountai
itself, the sensation produced wa
great.
EDITOR NITcHELL's RESIGNATION.
In the meantime, the Grand -Four
tain adjourned. Editor John Mitche
Jr., had previous to the meeting of Il
session at Lynchburg rendered his re
ignation as a member of the Board
Directors 1t was not accepted. I
was reelected at that session but du
ing the latter part of November wrO
another resignation, and positively d
clined to serve in that capacity.
- Then the breach grew wider ~
Teamoh affair came, and then the I
nous Browne letter attacking Mite
ell and Teamoh.
THE PLANET AND THE DIvINEs D
NOUNCED.
Stirring scenes were enacted.
nally Rev. Browne said he WAS do
with it. Some folks thought so, b
he renewed the attack, and brOue
the matter up before the Grand'FoU
tain last week in his report. The bl
of the misrepresentation, falseho
and Vituperation was put In the
port of the Grand Worthy Secreta
w. p Burrell Rev. u. d. Lewis,
D., Rev. Evans Payne, Rev. 2. F. N
ris of Lynchburg and the Baptist M
isters' Conference of Richmond WI
the objects of this storm of condemn
ton.
THE ALDERMAN SENT ON FOR TRI
Editor Mitchell was denounced
bitter terms, and an attempt made
try him there. This they found Il
could not do, but Rev. Browne was
dorsed and charges preferred agai
editor Mitchell for publications in
PLANET and he sent on to his Fo
tain, (King SolOmon) for trial.
The Grand Fountain was compo
overwhelmingly of females. The {
zens of Richmond took but little in
est in its deliberations and altho
there were five hundred deleg;
present and the main floor seats {
about six hundred, at all times S,
were unoccupied.
A COLD RECEPTION
Rev. Browne announced that as
people could not be accommodated