Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-03-05

W. MAAN
here would be seldom any thing left
md very often wa bad TO serve an or
Ter on the treasurer or check on the
osnk The circulars referred 10, say,
1t il sa d that il was very unpleasant
for the former president OF this asso-
citation during his presidency. That Is
not correct, che fact il we do not know
OF any unpieasa ntness between any OF
ficer and the Boa d Of Directors" Now
let as state the trae fact in the case
l had spoken from time TO time how /
the work of the Association conhicted |
with my pastora, work and on the i b !
and Dist OF January 1898. called the
attention 90 this particular trouble be
tween one OF its me m0ers and myself.
The meeting OF January 2lst was sty LED
an Arbitration Meeting. Ali OF the
members were pre- sent save two. Al
this NEE ting the matter was partly IN
vestixated At the same meeting TIT
one that had had this quarrel with me.
said the matter concern ed the Asso-
eIation as well as himself; and asked
that the meeting adjourn, 80 that he
might ask his informers whethtr be
could use their names or not. have
not seen or heard from them since, ex-
cept they seem to say something 60 tn
public through those fatherless and
mctherless circulars above referred TO,
which were void of any truth.
1t can be seen in the circulars.
Therefore it can be seen that he do
not resign o, conspirators l would
state here that it was design upon the
part OF some of the members at least TO
conspire against me, but fortunately
for me. and unfortunately for them
selves their tongues we're divided. j
proved equal to the task, though l did
not know their wicked design Ths
methods to do me serious injuries, irst
they asked me to say nothing about
my resignation and that none should
say anything about it. But some OF
them made it their business from that
very night, to 60 to their henchmen
and tell it. But they perverted the
statement to the extent, that they
we're going 60 turn or kick me out al
the end of the year, but insisted al
along upon resigniDg even TO the night
OF the annual meeting on which nigh
positively declined serving as Presi-
dent or being run for President again
On that night seven or eight declar-
ed their intention OF voting for me, il
would but accept being put in nomina
ton. They have testified since to the
same in the presence OF others
Now, as to the Junius Whites case
have said aud I reiterate, knew
nothing of the Junius Whites case, u +
til r. ceived letter from his lawyer
! notifying us that we owed Mr.. Juniul
! White CERTAIN weeks dues and il W.
uid not pay said dues he would sue US
took this matter at once to the BoarG
and tried time and again to get at thu
merits of the case. but could not Th0s'
who thought they knew something
about the case and could testify 10
the company, told what they knew, AM
2 SAID to them, they would make go'
3 witnesses TO testify in the favor OF Mr.
} White. And ali l could get furthe
! than they had stated, that there wer
J other witnesses for our compan
/ among them two white doctors.
warned them of the danger and c
: the possibility OF losing that case, ant
E said, Il would rather pay Linn $50 70
S dues, whether it was just or not, tina
: to 60 to court at all, or to lose cas-
+ of lesser sum-"
I know a a resident is an ex-offici
/ member Of committee; but as TO m
: being appointed on the committee
not true as stated in the circular Pos
itively never saw MIR. White or III
witnesses other than the three officel
[ of the company that expected to test
!. ~ until saw them on the witnes
4 stand, on the day of the trial. I'll
circular also says, at is said that "
h do not pay our officers" Now abot
3 the pay, I will accommodate them,
r calling that thing they did, by the ne
+ name they have given It's pay or ss
e sry."
First, would say that some of thu
n party have circulated this rumor, or /
n not denying it when they heard it toll
d that got $50 per month as salary.
d is now time for me to give the trI
/ facts in the case. The first year,
l. don't think i COS anything, but ut I'll
= end Of the second year they gave me
! gold pen, az they say, as a presen
# 1.-THE third yezr SONS So or $40;
20 the end of the fourth year SIS or $2'
h in 1897, 500 Now, $50 per year divi'
> ed into u parts would amount
50 OS1S per month. This is what tbs
"a call salary. II they claim that the
d paid me $50 per month, which is $6C
per year and only paid me $25 for lS9
IL they are in debt to me for S675 4
1897 TO say nothing OF the other yea
D except the little bits mentioned abov
r would like lust here to make know
II Co the public and even TO the trI
D. members of my own church. what
" being done. First, On the 4th of Fe
,e ruary, 1898, l received two little mi
D. sives from the Board of the People
ID Relief Association and Nickle SaviI
re Bank, defying me to speak in my ov
i defence in my own pulpit to my ov
10 congregation, Knowing that l wou
- hardly pay any attention to su
10 trash, trey went further Even as
" bring in two white men styled she
n hand writers, to write down my spec
IN that might make. When saw tn
m / remembered the dark days of slave
ia when white men we're put over us
To ! Ssr what we say TO our God in O
" worship. thought this was enoui
n to cause some of the sleeping sainl
I who prayed TO be delivered from sla
ID cry and for this day Of freedom to tn
"a over 10 their graves, when they 81
Eh these white men watching us in t
,e 18th Baptist Church, on Sunday, the
nt of February, 1898
n Now. what do the authors OF tn
/ lying circular think to do? The a
r swtr is this. First. they will go fro
y door to door circulating all manner
a false rumors about me. Second,
r. have some of their members to be
al all of our meetings and to report ba
q to them what is said and done so
ad church, and to save their dying ms
n tuition from death They have caus
oe in some Instances the return of sol
" OF the scenes of the days of slavel
he That is the masters will meet eve
Tuesday night to make laws: the ovl
On seers will remain in the office day
7 day: the Negro driver must be at I
ed doors of the sick early in the morni
= and late in the afternoon and betwe
hs those times if need be. The agents 1
! required to scatter from one end
To the city to the other false literatu
se TO the great humiliation Of some
70 the ladies and gentlemen, who I
% agents for the Peoples Relief Assoc
o. tiOn and l trust to all.
nv What do these agents get +? FRI
- So down to 6OS per week.
-, In conclusion l wish to say this.
as can be plainly seen that the object
70 these men were designed to get