Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-10-08
The Explanation of the
Grand Worthy Secre-
tary.
A CRAVE STATE OF AT
s PARASITIC FOURTH
DISTRICT.
The Church and Donkey Par
ties-The District Mis-
sicnary Convention.

According to the minutes OF the
Virgins Baptist State Convention for
1898. there are in the United States
4 .055. Sos colored Baptists with II 1856
ministers and 43, 1897 churches. Also
we are informed that ''in many OF the
western states there are no Baptists. !"
The American Baptist Year Book
shows that there are Bsptists in each
state of the Union. There certain
Nv are coiored Baptist Associations in
Indiana, Illinois. Michigan, Ohio and
other states of the Mississippi. The
minutes of the New England Conven-
ton tell of the colored Bsptists in the
East. IT'S funny how Some statistical
secretaries make mistakes and then
nut them on the clerks OF Associations.
A WORD ABOUT TRUE REFoRxKRs.
Some persons rush in print to correct
an error or give true statement. but
make things worse" A u. w. y IN
the Richmond Times endeayors TO cor
rect the statement, that the recent sit
big political convention" Further
on he SAYS. The session of the Grand
Fountain Just closed was not marked
bv any greater display Of political
trickery, or methods than any which
shas precade it," Such shows that
Dolitical methods must have been Wis
lille. or how could he make the COM
parison2
HEAD TO CUT OFF.
The understanding is. from his own
words that political methods and po-
fitical triekerY were visible and prsc-
ticed but not greater than in former
ssttings. Somebody's head needs to
come Of. A captain has an indisputa-
lie right to officers and crew of his
own choice.
Unfortunately there seems to be two
Republican candidates for Congress in
the Fourth Congressional District. 1t
ia said that such is q deep laid plot on
the part Of some white Republicans to
defeat Hon. Thorpe by securing the
election of q Democrat by such an
overwhelming majority vote. that q
contest viii be out of the question.
PECULIAR WHITE RKPUBIIoANs.
There are some white Republicans,
like unto Laodiceans, neither hot nor
cold, and they will ruin you If you do
not bow down to them and do their
bidding. There are some white men
in Office IS Republicans, yet, l do not
believe that they are Republicans any
.e1aore than the Devil is. We are ex-
Hurted in the Good Book to let none
'.suffer as busy body in other mems
matter" yet it is astonishing the mum
Der of persons. who go to annual meet
fngs, protesting to represent some
measure, but interfere with the BUSH
ness of the meeting, as though they
were members of the body. Some rep.
sxesentatives have become a complete
nuisance at our annual meetings. They
no doubt think that they are doing
Gods service, but they are mistaken
They are playing the fool.
oULIAR NoTIoNs.
Some preachers CLAIM that none bu
residents of 6 county should be the
nublic school teachers there. The,
should carry their claims further, ant
claim that none but residents Of
county should be pastors therein. On
ia as logical and sensible as the other.
/ see not long since al advertise
ment for Donkey party to be held il
behalf of Christian church. A Don
key. we are told, is a small, little, di
minutive ASS, or q stupid, or obstinat
9nd wrong-headed fellow. We find
number OF donkeys on the Negro Lit
,erature' question. A gentleman q
Pulaski made Chick of himself an
rushed into two printing offices. Som
gentlemen of the sacerdotal clot
make such harangues against "Negr
Literature" notwithstanding thei
hooof Of rano nrido that Ona vVOul
think that the literature cost thei
something; that they had to pay tn
editors, compositors, furnish the papt
and ink, pay the engraver and press
men, and supply the printers dev
with fire and birthstone.
THE LOVE OF PUFFs.
8 Some divines love a newspaper Poi
of having preached powerful sermC
to a packed house." Well, the kick
a Jack-ass is powerful, the bray OF 9
ass is stirring, a box of sardines
packed, but it is a small Dox and lit
q fish.
s Why is it that the American Bspti
4 Publication Society publishes mo
pictures of colored persons as menis
than they do as advanced persons
81 color? When the Sabbath School lie
son was recently on Philip and the E
much, in one part of the Intermedia
Quarterly they pictured Philip and t
a Eanuch as two white men riding in
chariot.
TIE COLOR. OF THE KUNUCH.
In another part of the same Quartz
", the Eunuch is pictured as men
black man, although he was man
authority. A black man, nude, exec