The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-11


Lord This feature has attracted deserved
praise from all the people, white aud black.
generally. and regret is expressed because
the colored Baptists can not meet in this
city every year The visitors, too. are out
spoken in their praises OF the hospitality
OF the colored citizens and courtesy gem
orally shown by the whites.
A CORRECTION.
Tho notice Of the existing gap between
the two wings Of the negro Baptist church
has caused quite stir among The Bap'ists
particularly those Of the Lincoln associa-
ton. While the latter admi. the differences.
they claim that some parts OF the report
published in this mornings Post are in
correct. The Post correspondent has tried
to be perfectly fair upon the issue and was
no doubt somewhat misinformed upon some
points while trying TO get a; the real d!f-
ferenees existing. An exposition OF the real
status Of affairs is hereby submitted by
Rev. H NJ Williams OF san Antonio. who
gives a perfectly plausible theory not only
| o. the Lincoln association. but OF the TWO
wings as they rotate TO each other:
| TO the Editor OF The Post:
Hampstead. Texas. July l0--We highly
appreciate the kindness OF The Pos IN
! carrying our proceedings his week. as jhcy
have done for the past number OF yenrs.
/ We regret very much TO 0ffyr an article in
answer to anything that has b,en said IN
your valuable columns from the fact that
It has been our policy all along to refrain
from discussing our den0minalioual differ
eaces in the daily papers They are kind
enough TO carry our proceedings in the
I meetings and we leave our differences 10
BE- discussed through he columns OF our
own Tapers, but We see in this morning
issue an article that We feel nisrepreserts
us The statements are as follows: Those
| belonging 10 the Old Landmark at
Mount Coruth church. In the eastern part
OF the city; the others belong TO the Lin
coin association and are located in hall
! IN the western outskirts Of the city" we
wish 10 say that the Lincoln association
/ is not being held in hall but In the ST.
/ Peters Baptist church. which was organ
! lied eight or more years ago and Is not
moro than four blocks from the passenger
( depot, which is near the central part OF the
/ city.
Numerically the factions seem evenly
divided" This is far from being right. from
the fact that Lincoln association has re-
ported in this very session over u hundred
! churches, while tho Landmark carraed
from us but twelve. The lincoln is nov In
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church Of Galveston; valuation Of property,
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NJ u'ntFthe's causing inc SPIN seem
w. 80 MANI pu1 tH" man Is maj Tue oiu
| - h heP' III 'ou'h WIN me s'uoo'S
nnt s'%'i9 sup!u''eu D! me Nhl'es
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may act without restraint II should have
pe,h nat me 1lI Landmark Kept IN touch
Mtsn ,Ho -'pi 'uelh Mhle nap''Nts d. ht-
NePt'"S - Vha' w "hIch sNts inc Nh''e
S4'V VI Nv iu'h copuol'ihg power over
W. ~ suno2iS ~h'ch we had laoorea 10 estah-
, ,'1i WIN ,ne aSslS.ancs oi me southerh
"n'1' peuple' "hlle the Lincoln ASSOCIATION
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np nulFe,l some ana II ne co-opnrate
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i iI OF 'he SCUM whom we heartily be-
H., NO ~" 81 uu' urSl lIithuS' We peneLe
Snip 10 VS. by giving Us such schools as
tension ana ma dnof ar,nb and hii,., ca,
stituto at Austin ana placing our men in
control OF them undor onicial direction,