Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-07-01
DR.. WISHER'S
TROUBLES.
MR. CARTER SPEAKS
AGAIN.
Charges against the Pastor.
Appeal to the Courts
lEsIDs HISTORY OF THE DISAGREE
MERT.
In 9 Place Of Peace.
Mr. Editor:

The officers OF the Mount Olivet
Bsptist Church in West 53rd street,
New York City. made weak defense
in his attempted reply to my letter
pablisf ed in the PLANET OF May 9th /
last, concerning the troubles at the
nfore said church. In his prelude he |
asked for space to state facts relative |
TO the troubles referred to, yet he |
makes mention OF matters which the |
courts in Jersey City, N. J., decided |
against descons, and this Mrs. Thomas
and in favor Of Rev. Or. Wisher.
FALSE CHARGES PRxFRRRRD.
This MIt. Thomas and also Mrs.
Mitchell were persuaded by the dsa.
COTS of the Mount Olivet Church to
prefer these fslse charges against the
Rev. DR.. Wisher " hich were carried 10
ahe courts OF Jersey City, and which
we're decided as a case of malignity
and not one of just cause. Car that
fiicer with any degree of truth contra
dict this7 Rev. DR.. Wisher, like Julius
Caesar, was stabbed in the back by
those whom he looked upon as his bos-
IN friends. members of one body in
4he Church OF Christ.
But these are those who went around
looking up malicious persons to prefer
charges against their friend and broth
or IN the spirit of Christ, the servant
OF the living God to bring trouble in
1he church Of Christ, shame and dis
grace upon Us as race.
The officer OF the aforesaid church,
as ecme others claim that the Rev. DIR.
Wisher must come back to the Mount
Olivet Church to be restored, me ana
that the Reverend Doctor must be- ex-
onerated by those puRRacious deaeOns
and malicious members.
IL he we're ignorant and weak enough
10 60 back. it would be q case OF Rev.
1igt Strickland. who died at the hands
of white men, breakers of civil law.
intoxicated with disdain and blind ed
with prejudice
A CASE OF MALIcIoUsNEsS.
What are the charges against Rev.
DR.. Wiehei? The courts in JERSEY
Iity, with its distinguis he'd judges and
1tB Intelligent iuries deny the charges
mentioned by nv friends in the PLAN
1T, and stamped the matter "a . case
az righteousness On the part OF the dea
cn1s and Mrs. Thomas, all members OF
the SAEae church.
The Reverend Docfor's letter IA.
ferred to by that officer gained deci.
sion before the council OF intelligence.
as being patriotic N cause, philosonhic
in wisdom and honest ia purpose. Vow
what are the charges against the Rev
srend Dcctor7 What can the deacons
at the aforesaid church prove aQainsf
DR.. Wisher? II the deaeons examine
themselves will thu y not find that tn. v
are in the wrcpR and the Reverend
Doctor In the right?
VIII they pie ase read for me. and
for themselves first five verses, includ-
ing the twelfth verte, in the 7th Chap
ter OF Matthew. They will find that
fhey began n the wrong, continued in
tho wrong, ended in the wrong and are
Jet In the wrong.
TEE QUESTION ASKED.
The question is asked, if the Rev. DR.
Wisher is not excommunicAted7 I an
Bwer, no The special meeting referred
10 by the church officer was called at
the Seventh Avenue Hall because in
the church meetings in Mount Olivet
Church, Rev. DR.. Wisber always had
majority OF the members present. This
az course did not suit the purpose OF
1hs deacons, whose souls were full OF
strife, al d the malicious members
whose hearts were full of bitterness.
therefore, the meeting was called
there by these parties, for they Anew
very well that no one in favor Of the
Rev. DR.. Wisher would go there, to
contend or take part in such unchrist-
iAolike proceedings.
The nti-Wisherites Cone brother In
particularly had already desecrated the
house OF God by spilling blood from
the head OF brother 81. L. Jones. now
church clerk Of the Baptist Temple. of
which the Rev. DIR. Wisher is pastor.
The question is referred to again, IL
the Doctor and those who are now
memhs rs Of the Baptist Temple, are
AOL expelled, there rs UDJy ole answer
aud that 10, no.
The respectable members could not
any longer tolerate the offensive ac-
tions of those pugnacious deacons and
disorderly members Of the Mt. Olivet
Church. For they carried the matter
most shamefully from the FIRST meet
ing in December TO Easter Sund ay,
where it reached q point too shameful
20 speak OF and too disgusting for any
CiyiliEed man to read.
DAY LONG TO BIZ REMEMBERED.
It was day, q Sunday. long to be
remembered for when the rest of the
civilized word was united in one song
OF praise in memory of the resurrec-
tion Of the Great Redeemer, they were
standing with ignominiors audacity,
as Bhemei stood before King David,
with curses in their hearts, malignity
IN their souls, belching viciousness
against the servant of God while he
stood gazing upon them with brotherly
SORROW and silence.
Therefore, the DIR. Wisher walked |
out and We followed to the house OF |
prayer, and Q place Of peace, 30 that il |
is not case Of being expelled but . |