Richmond planet., 1898-04-02
.REV. PAYNE
SPEAKS AGAIN,
HE FOLLOWS UP THE
ATTACK.
Caustic Remarks.

RICHMOND, VA, March %, 1898.
Mr.. Editor
From the little dab, that find in
your column OF March 26th purpoing
to come from the Peoples Relief As
sociation, 1 find that have about ac-
complished, what said 1 would do, |
in my first article, that the writer or |
writers remind me of a fifth rate
school boy, who had been caught TAX
ing his mothers sugar or preserves and
was crying and telling any kind of
tale, to escape a whipping. You can
see, from the little dab referred to,
that they have run under the bed and
papa is standing, with switches in
hand, calling, "Come out Jerry and
Tom, for you must get your thrashing,
before you go to bed" We are taught,
"a child left to itself. will bring its
father to shame" So, these chaps
must be corrected. fear, however,
they have gone most too far.
l SAID in my other article, that di-
dapper would jerk it's head under the
water at the crack Of g gun, and that
some Of those things had been shot by
men, and that, If this one who was
dodRing from my fire keeps on he would
be shot, and that he was already
struck. Surely from his last Rroan in
the Planet of March 26th, ne is NOR
tally wounded. Let me state. first of
all, as 1 have said before, that the Peo-
ple's Relief Association means every
policy holder. And said policy hold
ers have not written a thing concern.
ing this controversy. For they know
nothing of the internal working of
said Association. The Board of Man
ayers only know about that work. The
| policy holders are waiting TO hear
what that Board may say. But that
Board. as yet so far as the public know
is as dumb, as an oyster. A little bird
| sings and says in its song, that the
Board meets every Tuesday night, and
has pygmy and neophyte to read
something to them TO be published
against me and even what they read
before the board is changed before it
gets to the press. Therefore some of
the members of the Board are sur
prised when they see such reckless
statements in the paper.
THE WEAKNESS OF THE INSTITUTION.
First, they write Gin disguise under
the Peoples Relief Association" Is
there no head TO the concern2 People
are anxious TO know Would an IN
stltution of any magnitude keep silent
and not speak through its Board, if the
things which are charged by me we're
not true2
Secondly, they have. as have said,
traitor harbored among them who is
calculated to ruin the institution. Yea
and it will be years before it will be
able to survive the shock already sus-
tained.S The conspirator said, that the
matter concerned the Association as
we'll as himself, and yet you entertain
ed that and retained hina also.
Now, if the matter is per-
sonal and does not concern you, as a
Board or as an Association, why dc
you allow him to write under the
name of Peoples Relief Association?
This goes to show that you are acces-
sorry, before and after the fact. Be
fore the fact, because in the arbitrary
meeting you could have separated
him, from the Association and put hin
on his own responsibility, and let III
have it man for man /; but you failed t.
do this. You are accessory after the
fact because you allow him to write
the false statements, which have ap-
peared in the Circular, Planet and Vir
ginia Baptist, under the name of the
Peoples Relief Association.
Therefore. shall not hold you guilt
= less. Ged is my judge, the people the
: Jury, the angels and just men made
perfect are nay witnesses. God he
said, in his word, Touch not M
l anointed and do my prophets no harm
; and also that his people shall see thei
, enemy turn back aud fall. 1 am awar,
of the fact, that there is division
: among you, although the number b.
> as small as nine. And that all of mem
bers do not agree upon the things sai'
about me. While there are some, VIII
Twill seize upon any falsehood. M
Ienemy says in his article. that use'
Iblack guard and departed from tn
r higher rules of debate, in my last ar
h Iticle. He has gone around in B. P. an
IF SO much that he thinks when h
g writes in the Newspaper. that he
talking tc those little gaHges that h
,s Imoves among from time to time. Blu
d my man, you are speaking to tn
4 thousands of readers of the Plane
= and Virginia Baptist. 1 have bee
It calling this bug for q long time: Doc
It dle-buR, doodle-bug, doodle. All W
n want is his name. Let the pablo rea
= my article of the 9th mat. and yo
is will not find OF . wo d of low lsnguag
y in it. ! sent out one OF the sharp Al
=
eternal purpose from Daniel 2:9-
v knew this knocked the breath out
"a them, and we are told to resist th
M devil and he will flee from you.
d The Peoples Relief Associatio
N charges, that I did not answer thei
questions The public would natural
t. ly ask that writer did he read the a.
iy ticle, for did more than the majoTit
" of debators do. For they have salt
st to me, that was too fair in my al
ID swers. answered their que uestions 81
h. lriately. But what about my points?
le lat. That the money had been r
a. iduced from SO 900 to very small sun
m 2nd. Without change in the affair
n collapse was inevitable.
id 3rd. That the expense was greats
IN than the income.
ne 4th. That did not get more benei
to than any one else-I got a dividend
We $50 and 81 O61S for salary per mont
n $75 in all The business manager g
K $50 the same year, 1897. The mi
Oh who rents his house got over 500, Il
IT. assistant clerk got 1924 for the san
be year. Adding the more than 81
" to the 1924 that went to one fami
N. which is more than $500 to go to ol
as family.
N. 9TH: What about the new policie
to Is not this a great changer
te eth: have stated and have prov
I'm by facts and have living witnesses w
We will testify that / did offer my resign
ill tion in '97, and that positively decli
MS ed reele ction, even to be nominated
he the annual meeting. The persHasi
was carried on by the same ones "
cid urged me TO withdraw my resignati
ht. at the time offered 1T in '97. Sol
of these witnesses are members of tn
of own number. Again. would like
On- know and the public also. that, il /
the not resign nor did not decline and &
,ss they turned or kicked me out, vi
ing was the charge against me2
Again, would ask do the seven
ferTed to, who signihed their int