Richmond planet., 1898-03-19
REV. PAYNE
SPEAKS AGAIN.
REPLIES TO THE PEO-
PIES RELIEF AS
ISOLATION.
More About the noney.
Explanations Concerning the
Dividend-The Trouble
with a Director.
WAS NOT OUsTBD FROM THE PREsI-
DEN0Y.
Disagreements and the Cause Of Them
The Provisions Of the New Policy
Criticized.

R4NhMOND1 Ass AucAACh IL 90
Mr.. Editor:-
In my article dated Feb
ruary 81, 1898, in reply TO circular
that has been put out in the city by the
Peoples Relief Association, which ar
ticle appeared in your issue of March
5, 1898. completely routed that ILL.,
gotten trash and shall spend no time in
speaking OF it here. 1 write now, how
ever, concerning a confused mass of
literature, which appeared in yourcol-
umns the 18th inst would. say first
of all, that the public can see very
plainly that the writer evades the is
sue and does not argue anything as
against the strong defense / male. He
is like a didRpper, who at the crack of
a gun jerks his head under the water
But scme of those thirgs have been
shot by men; and, II this one keens on
he will be shot, Yea, he is struck al
ready.
This writer evades the issue by ask
ing series OF questions, and by charg-
ing me with being aided by an expert
clerk, and with taking two weeks TO
prepare my article and OF promising
Gle and there were less than two.
Well, when 1 showed my article TO
| the editors. they said, they thought it
would take about four columns, there
/ fore, quoted them. II the writer
/ just cal onme, L viii furnish him brain
and an expert clerk too, for he is sadly
in need of both
Now, the first question he asked
whether / can give the names of the
seven members OF the Board who said
they would have voted for me in the
annual meeting That question is very
suggestive, and l have twc answers.
The first IS, that, / remember when
Paul was accused by his enemies, he
declared the manner of his life and
said, (Which know all the Jews, if they
would testify2" But we have never
read of their ever testifying to this
fact. The next answer as the question
suggests, may be found in Dan. 2nd
Ichapter and 9!h verse The second
Iquestion about my speaking in high
terms about all OF the members of the
Board before Deacon X. j. Bass, but
now speaking OF them as cOnspirators
The word conspirators carries with il
the idea OF persons who lurk in the
Idark, and not making their real pur-
pose known until they have their plans
well laid as they suppose Since
lspoke to Deacon Bass, have learned
some things that did not know then
And. another answer to the second
Iquestion the writer breathes hot and
cold air at the same time. For in that
circular referred to, and in the SOCIAL
ed article that appeared in the PLANET
the 18th instant, it charged me will
having spoken against some member
; of the Board and almost in the same
breath confessed that / spoke in higf
terms Of all the members of the BoarC
TO Deacon R. j. Bass. Reconcile thes'
two statements, gentlemen.
The third question charges me will
wanting more money. This is ntterl,
false, as you yourself know. Th
fourth question, about the old and de
!, crepid members, is not worthy of m!
notice. The fifth question, aeout VIII
would object to their daughters max
ing 50 90 a week as an agent of the AS
: sociation The answer to that question
, il this; of the agents, about one make
: $500 q week and sometimes a littl
more, and that is a daughter and no
i. daughters. There is no objection t
. any one making that amount if he Ca
do it upon pure principle; but the oh
, lection is to their being compelled t
| scatter lies in the form OF circula
i. through the city for 50 90, OF $500, @
: I$3. 90, or 50 90. or 81 60. And som
: folks will not let their daughters no
their wives go about the streets col
. lecting at any price, but viii hold it ou
to other mems daughters.
o The sixth question charges me wit
= receiving the most benefit from tn
9 Association. / will state by facts an
:. figures further on what / got and VIII
d gets the most. The seventh question
: Yes, / will fight it from the pulpit an
e Ieverywhere else because the member
# of the Board are responsible to some z
d tent For there is a we'll defined prime
q pie that if city should harbOr ira
: tor that it should be held responsible
r and should be fought until the head {
J. the traitor is thrown over the wall
1.-The eighth question refers me to th
+ 25th chapter of Matthew. This shov
q that the writer is unacqualnted wit
a the Bible. For there Is nothing sa
J. in that chapter about the settling
a lpersonal difficulties Since the writ,
- does not know what chapter in whiC
Te such instructions may be found, thl
m fact shows two things, that he do
} mot read the word of God, and Their
sr fore does not know when the instru
n tions are carried out according to Il
ar scripture. For that individual wi
a. had something against me was pra
y ting around the streets, behind n
b. back for months before had heard of
4. when it was his duty to have seen m
3. il he wished to go according to Il
t. scripture. which scripture can
I'd found in Matthew 18th chapter al
IN mot the 25tb chapter.
d Since he fsilsd to carry oGt th
e scripture just quoted above by me
2, hold that L did carry out anoth
lie scripture which says, Therefore,
n, thou bring thy gift to the altar al
IT. there rememberest that thy broth
rs hath aught against thee leave the
nd thy gift before the altar and go &
n way first be reconciled to thy broth
.s- and then come and offer thy gift"
Ie, saw that brother, If / must call hin
n. brother, and asked him what did
r. have against me, as such was rumor
e around; and he said, he had nothir
But still he went behind my back te
lb ling others that he did have sOmethi
,t- against me, and finally stopped spes
ing.
Moreover, be treated me With O.