Richmond planet., 1898-02-19
EXPLANATORY.

The National Baptist Convention,
which met recently in Boston, Mass.
is the successor TO the Baptist Foreign
Mission Convention of the United
States and one or two ether national
concerns managed by Negro Baptists.
Until the formation Of this new Socie-
ty as the successor Of the Foreign Mis-
sion Convention, the Virginia Baptist
State Convention did it's foreign mis-
sion work through the old Foreign
Mission Convention. Moreover, Rich
mond was the head quarters of the
Board OF Management of the old or
ganization. But the Board OF the new
organization is X Gated at Louisville,
Ky. Z his change gave tffense to the
Virginia brethren, and in September
last at Bostan, Mass they ventilated
their grievances, but secured no salts
faction
THE WORK CT PUBLICATION.
Subseeut ntly TO the formation of the
National Baptist Convention, publi-
cation work was conceived by such
men as Rev. White OF Georgia, Rev.
Taliaierro Of Pennsylvania, and Ger.
tain brethftn n in Iemes see. When
the work was iDaugHrated Tennessee
" on the prize. I Then Pennsylvania be-
came an enemy to The work and has
never since been friendly.
AT Boston the Virginia element and
the Pennsylvania element Joined hands
in fighting the National Baptist Con-
vention and the result 10 date. is Il new
distinct convention 10 do the same
work which is now done by the Nation
al Baptist Convention. Hence ny
spec ch in opposition TO the District
Convention and Rev. Il. ID. Lewis ef-
forts Il stab the National Baptist Con-
vention TO death. j cannot say wheth-
er the Northern white societies had
anything 10 do with this work or not.
THE WHITES NOT SO BITTER
am satisfied. however, that they
are not half so bitter against Negro
Enterprises by Negroes, as some OF
their colored employees and few OF
their old students. You know the old
story about Negro headmen in the days
of slavery. But / must turn TO Rev.
u. ID. Lewis questions.
THE ISSUE NIT soUARELY.
l. In answer to question one, which
Rev. Il. ID. Lewis prOpounds. will say
that my speech was published as it was
written and revise by me. Who save
it was 'mutilated" tells an untrutn
who says it was boiled down" utters
ialsehood; who declares that it was
not printed in its entirety" makes
himself responsible for fabrication
unworthy of the pen of christian and
gentleman.
THE CHURCH DEPENDED.
2. In answer to Rev. Lewis ques-
Jion number two. l beg to state, that,
as he wishes to know how to explain
what in his estimation is an ineonsls.
tency gin me, he may say to nv
friends, that when. in the dark daYs of
slavery, the 18th Street Baptist Church
was organized, it was received into
membership in the old PHILADELPHIA
Baptist Association, there being no
Baptist Association in existence at
that time (lS39), in the District of Co
lumDia f; and as that Association has al
ways treated me as a brother, beloved
in Christ, love it too we'll to leave it
Moreover, the Pennsylvania Baptist
Educational Society, which l believe
educated in part the President of the
Va Baptist State Convention and has
educated number of leading men in
the Home Mission Schools and ia some
of the best colleges OF the North. takes
our collections, large or small. and
foots the bills of those samong as who
are studying for the ministry. Our
EndeavOr people visit us in a friendly
way. and have our people reciprOcate
while at one time the president of on,
local society was vice. president of the
District Union.
THE RIGHT KIND OF COOPERATION.
This is my kind of cooperation. i
comports with my idea of Christian
manhood. On the other hand we have
our colored society of Christian En-
deavOr, our colOred minister, our col
ored students for the ministry, we us,
our colored missionary journal to keeS
our people informed about the forei0r
mission work. We send our forei9r
missionary money to colored mission
ary society we take cOlored religion,
papers and colored Baptist Magazine
and welcome to our pulpit the agent,
of our colored religious organizations
RESPONDS TO THEIR APPEALS.
At the same time we welcome to ON,
pulpit. ard occasionally take A collec
tion to help those who represent or are
connected with the American Baptist