Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-02-12

mas ClbSu. IL oeceO 1ho' O 0hANS ~A-J
be true is to also intimate that it may Q
not be true.
We meant in this case, let Us pre-
sumo that it is true, and what OF 1T? t
But. mark you, we had no such idea in &
our minds as Rev. GRIees seeks to con- {
vey.
We claim that to subsidize is not nee
essarily to do an unlawful, dishonest
or an unchristian thing
But what is the meaning OF subsi-
dize2 Webster says:
SUBSIDIES. "To furnish with SUBJ
sidy to purchase the assistance OF by
the payment of a subsidy.
SUBSIDY. Support. aid cooperation,
especially, extraordinary aid in money
rendered to sovereign, or friendly
power.
The American Cycloradic Dictiona-
ry defines it as follows:
] SUBsIDIzE. To furnish with subsidy; |
| to purchase the assistance of by the |
payment of subsidy; to assist an in |
dividual or an undertaking with mon
SUBSIDY: Pesuniary aid; aid gives
in money.
A grant from the government, from
a municipal corporation, or the like,
to a private person or company TO s.
sist in the establish ment or support OF
an enterprise deemed advantageous to
the public.
Have the societies done thi ? Have
either of them inserted advertisements
Z in any of our religious journals Have
s they paid for them in money or its
r equivalent ? Does the VIRGINIA BAP-
rrsr of which Rev. GRIaGs is associate
editor receive pay for the advertise
n ment which it now carries, in either
is money or its equivalent2
h Ifitdo, has not the American Bap-
fist Publication Society paid it for in
sorting an advertisement to aid it ESQ.,
ciety) in the distribution OF its litera-
ture? Has not it subsidized the Vir-
!, ginia Baptist
If it did not insert it for this purpose
then what was this m)tivs We have
before stated that to our minds the ac
10 ton of the AMERICAN Baptist PUBLIC A
ey TON SOCIETY," is demons tration of skill
10 full, far-seeing judgement aud wa be-
Iieve that the NRoR9 BAPTIST PUBLIsH
LEG House at Nashville, Tenn, should
IN follow its example.
ep Brother GRIGas wakes wroth.-he i
ks defending" the powerful white organ
we izations. Here is specimen of hi
rawlings
Instead OF catching this vile Sian
ay der by the throat and choking 1t t
al death the PLANET fondly pats it on tn
rirl back and says, This may be true"
:, is indeed a great pity that the Rich
mond PLANET has such poor opinio
of these Societies and of Editors of CO.
ored religious newspapers that it eI
courages and Gisseminates SANDER
against them rather than defend theI
TO against such aspersions-"
l11u We have before stated that we d
~ not regard the charge that we cited
our article as a SANDER.
We have never been simple enoug
nc to argue against facts, especially whe
49, those facts were on blackboard sta
o. ing US in the face. Here is more of h
assertions:
NM, "But the worst part of this immor
editorial is yet to be treated.
the The PLANET urges the COlored Boal
at Nashville to pursue the same tact
that it falsely supposes the Societies
be using It says, They have set an q
Dal- ample which we must simitate.'
bed other words the PLANET urges amol
LOW other things that the Board 60 out al
a. hunt for Editors whose support can
" purchased with money"
!, - The last statement is so oulrageol
that we submit the question to t
public, is this truth If it is not t
hire truth, what is the divine guilty of tie
n i ing? And again:
, his 1T urges the officials to get +
bags of gold and buy up all editors
SALE"
- We prepound the same query. R,
80 GRIGGs writes like a man either daa
= he or under the influence of narcotics.
is more charitable to presume that
had bad case of dyspepsia.
al;c And then he pursues DIR JEI
- he ano Mr.: HYDE's" policy, by essay
to speak for the board of the Ne
Toas Baptist Publishing House at NashvI
a. Here is what he says;
d s The Board at Nashville is eompo
"
W III suggestion as it would a worthless
A man who would buy the support
paper is low and the Editor who VIC
ry be bought is low and who ever
gests such low course OF action
menace to the best interests of the
Sui. man race. ~
cared The above is strong language.
list of meaning is manifest, while its in
onder ence is insulting. What are the ia
Gus of The AMERICAN BAPTIST HOME
of the SION SOCIETY entered into compaC
HOME which in consideration of the sui
lected $l4O0 per annum to pay the presi
ion to and members of the faculty of VirI
Seminary, founded for and by Neg
care with the understanding that it W
hard be run, and absolutely controlle
an i'm Negroes. should serve as a feed
IN, the the schools of the AMERICAN BA
10 sign HoME MISSION SOCIETY. II now
this institution one thousand dc
at we per annum.
an the Read. Rev. GRIeGs, the defini
socie- which we have cited and tell US wi
d. and or or not this amount is a subsidy?
Saptist us,whether or not the school was