Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-09-02

SSDuocseu oy tne race ana the Baptist
denomination.
FAILED TO CARRY.
Cherrv-stone Baptist Association
which met at Martinsville voted to
aoopt the Moderator Pannol's annual
ADDRESS which recommended the "Gen-
eral Association" but when it was mo-
toned to send delegate to the gen
ersl" in the person Of the moderator.
why it failed to carry Rev. W. T.
Hall and Prof. w. F. GrAsty fought It
down.
The Sunday School State Convention
ct on the oath inst., in the beautiful
church OF that grand man and great
preacher, Rev. J. NJ. Armistead, d. d.
Not many OF the schools of the State
we're there. We have 900 Sunday
Schools in the State. 1 don't think we
had more than 33 schools in the con-
vertion this year. Yellow fever scare
had something 30 do with it. Some
other hindrances might be mentioned.
The most of the schools present were
those from churches of the general
association" and you know the rest.
The boys just had things their way.
They ade every man in favor OF the
Negro Publishing House toe the mark
of either resignation from Office or
declination to run for Office.
REV. DAVIS MANLY.
Rev. ID. Webster Davis, 4. NJ, was
the first one led to the chopping block.
Like the Masters spirit, Rev. Davis
rose, stated his position and declined
to run for office. Had he run he would
have been elected. Some day we ex-
peet TO see q Branch House of our Pub
fishing House located in Richmond
L
what tell you. Already some wicked
person has hinted at having him turn
ed out OF the public school system fer
favoring Negro pluck and push along
Independents lines.
That refined and cultured gentle
man, Prof. j. O. Brow OF Bedford City
Was also forced out OF office because he
favored taking literature from the
House ut Nashville. Tenn.
They strusk at Professor Grssty Of
DanViIie because Of his stand at the
Cherrystone Association, but the Pro-
fessor is slick of tongua; he out talked
them and got through. Prof J. e.
Jones. ID. D., declared that q Sunday
School could not take literature from |
the National Baptist Publishing Beard |
and be in harmony with the Sunday |
School Convention. Drs. Morris, spill. |
ler and others said the same. This
caused much talk about q new conVen-
tion. II call is made fear . split.
WILL BrDE BIS TINE.
/ am in favor of adjusting all of our /
differences in one body. II am de- /
feAted this year believe in biding my
time until the battle ia fought to q fin /
ish. / am not in favor of splitting our
conventional bodies just to please
white men, north or south. In fact I (
feel that the whites are beginning to |
deplore the wretehed state TO which /
they are driving some or their depen-
dents.
Now, as to the General Associa-
tion," the people are beginning ts have |
their eyes opened. They know that !
there is no general association"
among the Baptists in this State ex-
cept that of the whites,
MORE ABOUT THE GENERAL"
Why don't the coIored brethren who |
are dissatisfied with the Baptist State /
Convention join the General Associa- |
tion with the white people and "co-op- /
crate" with them ?
Again, every Baptist knows that |
when an Association ia organized, !
churches send messengers TO a desig- |
mated place for that purpose. That |
has net been done by any ccloFed Rap-
tists in this State for 3 general associa-
tion. The 21st OF last June lot of us |
met in Richmond under call to con- |
slider the state OF missions when we
got there we found number of self |
appointed brethren. who, after abusing |
10 bitterest terms the Baptist State
Convention, resolved themselves into |
"the General Association OF Va" This |
WAS done by men nf experience and |
matured wisdom. Have we any gem
eral association OF colored Baptists to |
endorse / think not. So we are go |
ing to stand By our grand old Virginia |
Baptist State Convention.
W, F. GRAHAM.