Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-04-30
REV. PAYNE SPEAKS.
FURTHER COMMENT.
Rev. Payne's Observations
HE TELLS OF THE oFFIOBKs.

RICHMOND, VA, April 25.h. 1898
Mr.. Editor:
/ paused for one week to see wheth-
err there could be founi ten in this city
who would undertake to do what Mr.
r. J. Bass claims that he has already |
done. That is to decide whether this
quarrel is between two individuals, or
an individual and the Peoples Relief /
Association. We quote him, I'VE found |
that there was no trouble with the ex-
president and the Association but only |
a personal matter between himself and ]
some member of the Board, and that |
the matter had never been presented
to us for settlement"
Mr.. Bass claims TO be DESTROYS of
peace. Yet, he says hard things about
me. We quote him again: But,
finding that this trouble was designed
on the part OF the ex-presldent to
break up this Association, by not put
ting the thing where it belonged
A STRANGE SAYING.
For. when l made my first speech
they held a meeting and decided that
they could treat me any way and say
ANYTHING about me, and that l c'uld
do the Institution no harm, for had
lost my influence with the people.
But now they cry to the public TO stop
me lest should break the institution
up.
MY POSITION.
While the public has been fairly well
informed through the letters, have
written through the Planet and the
Virginia Baptist, yet, know bit
moro than / have said. But shall
make the public fully understand, be-
fore get through. l am q lover and
supporter of race enterprises, but
love the church better. The enemy
has said, in plain verbal language anC
has written obscurediy ABOUT the wa
run my church. That is, that l want
? ed to run the Peoples Relief Associa
, ton, as 1 run my church They sa.
&. this TO catch the sore heads, disgrun
= ties and discontinued members of tn
] members of the church.
HOW Is MY CHURCH RUN
Iclaim the condition of my church
as good as any in the city. This is S
well known to the public, that / nee
not take time to explain at any gres
length here; but will only mention
few things.
First: That we came out of 1897 wit
,s a debt Of only ($97) Ninety-seven Do
! lars. We have orderly services AT
le church meetings, without ever haviT
~ to call in the police within these eigl
~ teen years OF my administration
&c we are not ashamed of the way we II
our church.
HOW OTHER FOLKS RUN soME OTHER
THINGS.
Now, there are nine men Of tn
Board, and yet, they are .crying to t
public to stop one man from telling t
~ truth about them, and they be allow
to circulate any lie they want abe
" HIM. Since they find fault of the W
'er I run my church, think it is fair II
20 l should let the public know, who tn
he are and how they manage their affai
- First, the store of their President !
'en Il. J. Bass, does not look as flourish
err as it did few years ago. And az he
seen attending church on Church L
-ell at night, but not the Fourth Bap,
Tor Church. il seems asif hewants to bu
1T up his store at the expense OF the
raw Baptist Church.
'"' The Rev. w. s. Christian. who Ii
at 2oth street and Nine mile road,
graduate OF the Richmond Institute
TIE school teacher and a barber. He
l. an enemy of my church and was
fore took charge. having been q me
her. under the administration of
con predecessor, ne left and joined
~ church a way up town. He was q m
Der Of a joint stock company, in
ans, coal, wood and grocery business
ska, that failed. He was pastor of the
Bethel Church of Henrico County,
.h and those brethren say, he got out
0NO ter this manner. They told him [
could only pay 81 per month or $24
: A year; but he said before he would "
Rt. for that, he would work for moth
N of So at the end of that be called for
son. pay. Then those brethren said,
3ee will hold you to your word, we sal
avid the beginning of the year that we We
Geo. only pay 50 per month; and you s
~ of before you would work for that.
l. would work for nothing. So we d
ward owe you nything.
ReU Mr.. John Henry Jones. q good 4
@ O. but seems to be failing in everyth
4 Il He kept a bar-room and failed.
can was a partner with Mr.. Ande
Evans. Rev. w. S Christian and
ash r, F. Tancil, in a brick yard conn
and they failed in that. Come
John this way and / will show you
place, which is marked by some I
Ed tar-beds, and an old wheel, and {
linus bricks that can easily be cruml
Cir Mr.. Jones too belongs to chuI
way up town.
ham Mr.. Anderson Evans used to
Mil member OF the 4Jh Baptist Church
(. @. he got mad about something and
the 4th Church. He too belongs
NTH that brick-yard gang, and belong
q church away down town,
hack Dr. r +. Tancil who has been II
La city about u years. living anon,
of our people, chiefly the memb,
otter the 4th Baptist Church, but has
connected himself with any chur
ierly, the city or taken any active int
that brick-yard company. And
King, member OF any church at all it
editor Mr. Henry Cooke, is nice man
is a funeral director, and have
editor ing but words of praise for him
am has become SO Disguised, at the
editor have been treated. that he has VII
ly left the concern
q Mr.. z. A. Washington, who is a
N An Der and clerk of the Fourth B
Church, but they have made him
Editor what Sinner was to David. The
will reward him according to his
? Salt Rev. Ferguson wished 60 make
of the Who'll 10 thing, by tellin
Bruce truth the whole truth and nothiI
the truth. But the person, VIII,
the quarrel with me. whom Mr.
lson. would SO heartily support, sat
.. Ma cry.
That is, if the truth is told, he
IA leave the institution or the insti
would go down. So they place,
Ferguson, where Ahab put good
anhaf who sat on the throne