Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-09-09
MR. BUCKNER
WANTS PEACE.
He is Against Church
Splits.
THE DISAGREEMENT
OF MINISTER'S.
The Troubles in Zion.
A Call to Duty.
A Call to Duty.


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Mr. Editor:
Since there seems to be such
controversy between the ministers in
nearly every issue OF your paper, de-
sire to ask few questions:
How can che ministers expect 20
convert the world when they are par
ties to forming cliques at home to at
tend conventions to carry points right
or wrong7
Second: How can the gospel be
spread to others when the devil Is
leading the conventions by cliques,
which belong to politics? What was
the message God gave His servants 60
carry to all the world? I am sure Il
was not to take sides with the devil to
carry point; but men who claim to
be called by God are doing these
Things to become popular. These con-
ventiors are held evely year and our
money sent TO assist in spreading the
gospel throughout the world as Christ
commanded and for no other purpose :;
and IL there is any self in it, then close
up the conventions when our MINIS
ters come before as.
They tell rs about the Home Mis-
sion, Foreign Mission, sged ministers,
and what sll of these departments are
doing for the uplifting OF the Negro
race, etc., but when they ret1rn
home we find that the convention ia
divided. One part seems to be for
God and the other part for the devil or
self.
Brethren and sisters, how can we be
people when the leadexs, the men
who claim TO be called by God are
lighting one another? Leaders, prae-
tlce what you preach, and when you
meet, meet to work for God and not
LOT bsg name. Let US get right at
nome ana then start to these meetings
DO what you 60 often tell Us to do.
ask God to 20 with YOU and You will
never go astray. Practice what You
preach and the newspapers will not be |
iun OF controversies. When you diff |
fer, differ like men and that too like |
good, loving and God-fearing men and |
stand by the majority rule, trusting |
God for right and justice which must |
conquer.
Ii the pastors are not willing to |
trust God, Whist may they expect OF |
the hockf jeremiah 1919 says. "Woe |
Is me for my hurtw Jeremiah 1921,
For the pastors are become brutish,
and have not sought the Losd; there
lore they shah not prosper, and ell |
kneir hocks shall be scattered" and
COD says, Woe to the pastor that
his hock." and still men who
to be men called to preach
are going about splitting churches to
make room for another man, who is
called to pillow instead OF preach, When i
we ask why the conventions dent take /
action to prevent churches from split
ting, we are told that they have no
power to act, etc.
Brethren and sisters, we have power
to break up this splitting churches.
Let us put it in practice by stSudInR
last. The thing to do when we Join
shurch Is TO follow no man in. church,
and we will not have no man to follow
oue. Don't let US saw that this is q
shurch of my choice, because there is
certain man or woman there, be-
,Ause God is there. When we do this
brethren and sisters, our churches
will improve and the world wall be re-
What is the cause OF so many church
% splittingf answer, it is because
We have 80 many crooked men. These
men are locking for church and a
'nuTch they must have. Not for the
rood he expects to do, but for self
1 don't wonder that the con-
Tentions have no control over the spills
'nurches, when they divide at most
very meeting, and don't stop there,
'ut spread it through the newspapers
or the world to criticize.
wen. child is very apt to be like
Is father, and when we do wrong we
license our children to do likewise.
shepherds, find the good old path and
Walk therein, and when your sheen
lear your voice they will follow.
Yours for CHRIST and the race,
J. N. BUCKNER,