Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-10-01
The Virginia Baptists and
Their Literature--He
Tells What the
Convention
Meant.
WORK OF THE AMER
ICAN BAPTIST PUBL
CATION SOCIETY.
Careful Criticism-Rev. DR..
Graham and His Crusade.

RALEIGH, N. c., Sept. "a, 1898.
To the Editor OF
TIE RICHMOND PLANET;
Dear Sir:-I have been q reader
ard subscriber OF your paper for some
time, and have al the time boosted OF
your fairness. 1t grieves me to mem
tion any instance of injustice done any
person or body. In your last issue, or
rather the issue OF the 18th, your COR
respondent who pretended to write up
the account OF the recent session OF
the Virginia Bapt. s. 8. Convention has
done some one a great injustice and
left q wrong impression.
SIMILAR oAsKs NOTED.
have noted similar cases in recent
issues, and feel that some one
ought to call attention to the facts.
The impression was left that the con-
vention at Roanoke really made de-
parture and adopted for use some 9TH
er literature than that OF the American
Baptist Publication Society. II this
impression has been made / wish to
@ orrect it. for / was present and took
DAIE III LuC OOAADCLotlOuc Vi tuC OOl N
and made several TALK. although your
one-sided correspondent did not reeog.
nize that fact. The convention as us
ual Endorsed the literature of the Pub
LEGATION Society and in no uncertain
language recommended the schools to
co1tinue it's use.
NO OTHER LITERATURE MENTIONED.
IfIam not mistaken. the committee
appointed to report on literature made
no mention OF other literature but the
Rev DIR. Graham. a most excellent
friend OF mine and every inch Chris
tian gentleman, asked the convention
to recognize the exist snc5 OF the Negro
enterprise by commencing that board
for the success achieved thus far. DIR.
Graham did not ask the body to en-
dorse its literature with = view to rec
ommending it to the schools for use
instead of that OF the Publication So
ciety, but simply asked that recogpi-
ton be given Negro enterprise, az
have said.
WOULD NOT BE UNFAIR.
On the other hand he said that he
would not be so unfair as TO ask the
schools TO withdraw from q Society
which is doing and has done so much
tor the schools of Virginia. There was
no other significance TO the action oil
the convention. and it is unfair to
make any more out OF it. Virginia is
still supporting the Publication Socie-
ty, aud havs every reason to believe
that she will continue to do so. Sure
lE the very emphatic stand which the
State Convention in its recent session
in K chmoud took in reference to this
matt ar ought TO indicate what the Bap.
lists of the State propose to do.
NOT REPREsENTATIvE BODY.
1t has been said by those who do not
know that the Virginia Baptist State
Convention is not representative
body, but this is a gross misrepresen.
tation. / suppose / have about al
much knowledge of the different State
conventions as any one in the country
on account of my work. and / wish &c
tell one and all that Virginia has the
most representative State Convention
of which have any knowledge, and
when it speaks the State hears, as it is
doing in this case.
OPPOSED TO THE METHODS.
While 1 gll +, in any effort of our pee.
ipie that is W, roy. am decidedly op-
posed TO some of the methods by which
the friends of the project are trying to
spress its claims. It is better to state
facts, for in the end they will come out
Virginians have not yet lost their
heads. They know a good thing wher
they see it. They have used this liter.
.ature for years, and if they discard it al
all. it will not BE- done until it is showI
that there is a decided gain to the
schools.
WHAT vIRGINIANs WANT.
A literature that is the best, and b.
far the cheapest IN the world is JUS
what VirRInians want.
1 wish 90 say in closing that do no
refer to any uufairness being done b,
my friend, DIR. Graham, for although
he is quite enthusiastic, / have Away
found him fair even in battle.
s. n. VAss.