Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-02-27
Criticisms Growing Bitter
The PLANET ENDORSED.
The Critic Ahrms Our Re
porter's Statements.
THE wOME@S LEAGUE
SPEAKS
Says the People are Suffering
Visit Other Places.
THE VIRGINIA GUITAR AND MAN
DOLIk CLUB TO THE FORE.
Personal and General Item.


Personal and General Item.
From Our East End Correspondent j
Adverse criticisms OF our letters in
the last three issues q the PLANET con
cerning the poverty stricken condition
of some of the residents on Church
Hill, still continue with unabated fu-
ry, On one hand denunciations are
heaped upon them with all the bitter
ness OF malicious nature. On the
other. appreciation OF our course can
be heard on every hand, and more SO
since the charitable people on Church
Hill have been aroused TO the necessi-
ty of investigating the poor peoples
condition.
The question srisesl are these things
true Can the assertions of the 9Th.
18th and Goth inst bs subs.antisted 2
We are proud to say yes to both
questions Why our letters have been
SO bitterly denounced we are un-
unable TO say but it is he duty of ev-
cry high class and influential journal,
especially one that has arreputation
AAnC tAAC AANAL W 0lACOL the minus OF
its readers, along ali intelligent and
useful lines, and more particularly
along the lines relating TO the eleva-
tion Of our people morally. physically,
financially and intellectually and in
some journals spiritually, and il a
Journal does not these things. il Is of
no service to us.
PLAIN FACTS.
While we don't mean 10 make anv
one out q falsifier still we object with
| al the strength of our nature to the
disDarat ing manner in which our pub
locations are being held up in light
rejecting upon the Veracity of the
PLANET Certainly we made the as
sertions that poverty and misery ex-
lists. supported by tbs strongest evi-
| dence, but they were denounced as
Misrepresentation and hurled TO the
world as falsehoods; and in Justice to
| the PLANET and ourself as the author
Of those assertions it is our privilege
a. d our duty TO defend them in every
honorable way. II we have made anv
| false assertions, we are willing to re
| tract, but knowing where of we speak,
as we'll as knowing that our course is
the right one, come what may, we
have cast our lot with our lot with our
brothers and sisters in misfortune and
we are determined To stand by them
TO the last extremity. While it must
be true that many of our poor people
have able bodied sons who refuse to
help them, but does not that fact make
1t our imperative duty TO aid them ?
God promises to visit condign punish
ment upon the unnatural sons and
daughters for their neglect but does.
He not say that He will bless the char
liable
THE CRITIC CoMMENps 1T.
To show our readers that we had no
intention of making any false state
ments concerning the condition of af-
fairs on Church Hill, we give the COM
ments and statements of critic author
of Church Hill notes for the Virginia
Baptist in its last issue.
I'VE noticed in last weeks issue of
the PLANET that the Church Hill Cor
respondent" writes of the suffering
Iconditions of some of our people in this
s ction. We highly commend the
thought expressed by that sapient
young brother. There may be some
technicalities that is not worth mem
tioning, but the main subject presents
Itself to view, that is the "Suffer1ngs
Iof our people" and we cannot imagine
Iwhy it is that any sage or tutor should
Iattempt to reconstruct what has been
written, or vainly strain at the gnat.
We hope the time will soon come when
the above mentioned subject shall per-
meate the heart of our Missionary
Baptists, especially that of the Modern
Apostles; SO that the mode of calling
for collections for the poor and needy
after the congregation has been well
dragged, be forever stopped.
The good christian sisters in our sec.
tion have not neglected the poor and
needy. On last Monday evening sisters
Flemming. Briggs, Norman, Harris
and many Others were seen vending
their way to the lowly cottages to sins
and pray and in the mean time, blessed
them with the needed things of life
We can but say, Cocoon sisters, the
poor you have always with you. = =
THE woMAN's LEAGUE.
The following statements were give
the correspondent by some of the off
GERS and some Of the committee o
which the Woman's League of the
East End is composed. Mr.. Reporte,
went to four places Monday night anC
the people were suffering more thar
any of US thought. The first place ",
went to was on n St.. near 8Ist wher,
there was an old lady sick and suffer
ing. She had been sick nine month
with little help save that of daugh
) ter, who had to leave her work to at
tend to her mother. We left man,
things there and some money beside
We next went to q house on M st
between 8Qth and S1st. where was al
I old gentleman, destitute, and we fel
so very sorry for him, we left some
9 thing there, and then went to an ol,
gentleman's on 26th St., near Min
1 Mile Road who was suffering, and the
n went to home on 3lst ST., near p st.
' and oh such an appalling sight met ou
gaze there on the bed lay an old lad
with scarcely covering or clothes t
cover her body. They were pennies
s and oh it made US feel so bad as sh
: took the things with tears streamin
. down her cheeks. "We told her W
3 were coming again"
: Two other families were visite
Il Tuesday night, 8th inst. In North 81.
81, and one family lower down. Mri
a Charlotte Harris declared that sh
2 herself had taken wood on her head
i carry to these poor people. They enc
h ed by complimeD ting the PLANET.
SIR KNIGHTS AT TRUE RIFoRMERs' HAL
We learn that a carnival of mus
l. both bright and beautiful will be he
IF at the True Reformers' Hall, next Nc
Al day night, March 1st, 81. To this rio
ls carnival Of music, some Of the be
Ntalant of Ghuroh Hill will oontrsha,f,