Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-04-17
WHY IS 1T SO?
Caus' &c Criticisms of the
Conventions Method.
A BAPTIST ARGUES THE FIEAN-
DIAL SIDE OF THE QUESTION.
Who Can Answer 2

For years it has been . time honor
ed custom OF having Financial ON
mittee for each Board. ana other spec.
ial objects of the Virginia Baptis'
State Convention When the conven.
ton convened in Lynchburg, Va 1897
for some cause, some say to permit Pc
ter to rob Paul. the order was changed |
and only one finance committee ap-
pointed to receive all moneys coming |
into the convention at an annual meet |
ing for whatever purposes,
DISCREPANCY SHOWN.
1t il understood that we are n 20 by |
the minutes or journal Of DELHI rate
body, political. civil or religious min
aies are c0nsidered to be correct The
minutes of the Virgins Baptist Safe
Convention. 1895 and 500 how a lis
crepancy between the statistical table
and the finance committees reports
I'm 1895, the finance committee Ieport-
ed received for the Virginia Seminary
1920 81 The statistical record shows
that 1906 % we're sent from the church
es for the seminary. $25 90 for the
seminary from the Associations, from
the Societies aud Sunday Schools.
there was sent for the Seminary $31 "a.
sum total 1851 SO, a difference Of
$l4l22 for the seminary. The Con-
vention Treasurer I'm 1898 reported
that he r, ceived from the finance COM
mittee at Suffolk for the Virginia
Seminary, 1920 81.
MONEY AND THE VIRGINIA SEMINARY.
In 1896, the finance COMMITTEE re
ported TO the annual meeting in Nor
folk. Va received for the Virginia
Seminary $lS7 go. The statistical
record shows that $l63 SO were sent
from the churches 20 the Convention
for the Seminary $40 90 from the As
soeia'ions ard SIP "a from Societies
and Sunday Schools. sum total ) lS6
10. d ference of Si8.5S for the Sem
mary. an aggregate difference of
$lS9 y. Why is such
The finance committee in 1895, re-
ported received FOR Ministerial Educa-
zion $47 33. The statistical record
shows that from churches, societies
and sunday schools there were sent up
1881, a difference Of $27.9S. The
same committee for 1896 reported re-
ceived for Ministerial Education SCI 81
The statistical record shows that from
the churches. associations. societies
and sunday schools, SIT 35 were sent
TO the convention. a difference 81
$l5.43
Some may say such are typographi
cal errors, and not clerical It mat
tiers not at whose door the errors lie
we want to know why is such
SCREW LOOSE.
According to the minutes, there is
screw loose somewhere in the finance
of the Virginia Baptist State Conven
ton. We had batter go back TO the oil
plan. a finance committee TO escl
board etc and then there can be M
robbery, no taking money away from
~. 70. nj al hta 81 - has
associations, societies and Slnda
schools sent it, and applying it L
something else.
/ forgot to mention the finance com
mittee at NOrfork reported receive
for foreign missions $40 %. The sta
tistical record shows that f74.95 wer
sent to the Conventions for foreig
missions, difference $1,000.
BY what authority is the seminar
the Educations. and the Foreign Mis-
sion board and Hartshorn College
robbed, TO carry on State Missions, pa
ministerial students. and support Oh
New Era? Section 8 of Article .
the Constitution of the Convention,
screw loose, in its finance When
church sends money TO the COnventio
for certain purpose, by what law
honesty. Justice, common sense, RICH
eousness, can that money be take
be given 10 some other purpose ?
SEVERE CONDENSATION.
Such, the civil law calls misappr
priation. There are men to-day i
carcerAted in prisons, and eXiles fro
their home, because of misappropri
ting money. The Convention has pr
vided for incidental expenses in h
law, which says, ($5 0C) five dollar
delegate, one dollar for annual meT
bership, and one dollar for life mel
bership, shall be placed into CONT
gent fund. out of which such G
penses shall be paid. Such is homo
Just and upright without takiS.ssI1
a board what was sent it, and aPpfyi
it to some other purposes.
spoke of HartshOrn College. I
committee reported $50 rs received
it The statistical record calls
$50 rs, a difference of $25 90 I
State Missions Board, has no mt
right to undesignated money than q
other board. The five dollars de
gate goes into the contingent fui
and not to State Mission Board L
no more than any other Board OF
Convention.
PARTING SHOT.
Let others do, and say as they ma,
say give the $3.50 u to the Semins
She is owned by the Baptists of
ginia, and not in New York city
passing strange how colored people
freely give their money for propert.
be- owned by white men, and eve
thing done therein must be subjec
their approval, but, will With
money from their own, subject to t
own approval. and yet boast of ]
pride.
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