Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-09-28
SATURDAY SEPT. Il. 1895
REV. PAYNE SPEAKS.
He Calls Attention to Past Happenings
The Baptist Ministry and Rev.
Browne-He Advised His Flock In
the Premises-A Breezy Ar
ticle.

Review OF the charges made against
Revs. 4 j.. Lewis and Evans Payne.
The friends will remember that in
July 1894 MIR. Stacy came to the Min
listers conference, representing a
scheme known as Grant Monument
and Old Folks Home Association. He
asked for the endorsement of all the
pastors. He was highly recommended
by Rev. James IL. Holmes, pastor of
the Eirst Baptist Church The pastors
favored this plan but / opposed it with
-1strong. speech. It was carried how
ever b. large vote, only voting
against it. You will well remember
the articles that appeared in the news
papers against the ministers, written
or caused to be written by William w.
Browne He called several meetings,
styling them citizens meetings, which
meetings always turned out TO be True
Reformers' meetings.
CHARGES AGAINST THE MINISTER'S.
He said time and again that the pas
tors got their $500, $500, $1,000 and
$500 per year from the poor people.
not leaving them enough to pay house
rent, get clothes and something to eat
They rode around every day with their
fine horses and buggies. He spoke
personally of Rev. 4. ID Lewis and my
self, charging that we had Joined a
poor drunken white man by the name
of Porter, going around robbing our
poor members out of what little was
left after we had gotten our salaries of
$1,000 and $1,000 per year After we
had been denounced and vilified time
and again, we finally succeeded in hav-
ing meeting at the Second Baptist
Church attended by thousands of peo-
pie. At this meeting speeches were
made by Hon. John Mitchell, Jr, Rev.
Il. d. Lewis and myself. At this meet
ing / stated how my church had in
creased my salary, against my protest.
and drew contrast between my man
ner, method and my salary, and the
way that Browne did things.
ASSERTIONS REITERATED.
Among other things said, that he
travelled on the minister's card to. do
business for the True Reformers which
was against the contract of the rail
road companies, and that he got $lSO(
or $1,000 per year as salary and his un-
disputed expenses He had sold the
regalia department To the order and
himself for $1,000, and as he had offer
ed Co sell the order or the plans to tn.
- I'rtae~ Reforpners and himself for any
thing, say, from $4,000 to $4,000, sure
ly by this he owned the order Thes,
statements opened the eyes of the PEG
pie and put many to thinking. talkin,
and asking great many questions. S.
great was the effect of this meeting
the speeches and these strong state
ments, that William w. Browne callel
a meeting, and to great extent trie
to refute these statements, and did de
ny the fact of his being the owner c
the organization.
POINTED QUESTIONS.
But the truth will live What abor
the $4,000 sale of the plans the otl
er day? Did Mr.. Browne sell? VIII
bought? What was sold ? WIS
was bought? What does w. v
Browne represent He does not rel
resent the Methodists. for he is d.
posed Methodist preacher. He does n,
represent the Baptists, still he is ALLOW
ed to preach in some of the Bapti
pulpits. He claims in his sermons n
to be preacher of the gospel for Il
saving of the souls of men but for the
money. This man is seeking to sep
rate pastors and churches, and to owe
throw the Baptist denomination.
is assisted in this by some of our pa
tors and members, they not KNOWN
to what extent this man has led al
will lead them.
THE PLANET AND THE CONTROVERSY.
Let Us call halt / advise you
to buy a copy of the PLANET yesterds
the l4th, and read the article styl
the grab" and take the PLANET rig
along, for the fight is well on and
will be a fight to the finish A lar
congregation was present, to whom
made an earnest appeal in behalf
the Lunenburg prisoners and the gre
congregation came forward and ga
the sum of $33 y. and when the ST
scriptiOns taken are all paid up tn
will swell the amount to at least $40
more. These noble hearted people
not forget the pastor, but came up a
paid their Shepherd all that they ov
him
EVANS PAYNE