Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-07-08

items of Satan, who is the father OF all
lies and liars.
Some OF the modus operandi OF the
convention at Lexington, may not have
been as the So worry meat Of Esau, pre-
pared for his father Isaac, yet they can
be weighed in the balance with proceed
Ing acts of the convention when the
boilers, seceders were in the lead. For
the outs to allege charges against the
brethren now in the ascendency IN the
convention, Is the pot to call the ket-
sic black.
APPOINT wKLL-sTATED.
The convention was not taken from
the compact between it, and the A. B.
II. M. Society, the General Association
of Virginia. and the Southern Baptist
sConvention, whoever says it was, tells
an untruth, and he knows that he tells
n base fabrication. ALI that was done
was placing the Seminary back to
where it was before the Home Mission
3 1ciety had anything to do with it, or
the superintendent of education,
claimed it to be under his supervision.
The Seminary is now owned aud con-
trolled by colored Bsptists, without
any dictation or subjected to the ap-
5proval of Board on which no colored
Baptist is a member.
Years age. have not the date by
me, the Home Mission Society had q
secular school in Richmond, Va, for the
scolored Baptist. Yet they were led to
believe it was their school, notwith-
standing they were told it was their
school; yet, without consulting them,
sor obtaining their approval, the school
was removed from Virginia. Their is
s in che possessive case, and denotes
ownership. II the Home Mission
brethren told the truth when they told
the brethren of color, it was their
school, what right had the white breth-
rem to do any thing to the school, with
out the approval OF the colored breth-
rem ? They bind the coiored brethren
to do, 20 their approval. but will not
condescend Co do to the approval of
she colored brethren.
THE BRETHREN BECAME AROUSED.
The colored brethren of Virginia be
cane aroused, awakened and resolved
60 have q school az an academy or Sem
inary of their own, in fact and in deed
hence the Virginia Seminary came in
:, to existence. The action of the con-
wention at Lexington was simply plac
ing the Seminary back into the sole
ownership and control OF the colored
Bap,ists of Virginia.
Whoever heard Of, or heard the ug-
Sy fAult-hnding talk for years by Home
Mission brethren white and colored
concerning the Seminary, cannot blame
the brethren for the steps they took.
The question was once asked: "Can
any good thing come out of Nazareth
The superintendent o, Education and
4 his co-Adjutors yearly implied that no
good thing was coming oHt OF the
4 Seminary, unless it as by the dicta-
4 tion. supervision, or command of his.
No white Southerner to the manor
born, has ever since 1855, addressed q
religious colored gathering as some
white northern brethren have address
4 ed such assem- blsges.
northern man represented tbs col
-ored people as being almost beyond
the reacn OF the rays of heavenly
8 hight" It is said that some OF the
worst overseers in the days of slavery
were northern men. We are not going
back on the North or northern meI
and women, but simply state facts
81 that no Southerner, outside of the
whiskey political element. has sought
j TO retard the development of the blael
man, as some northerners have.
AN ANTE BELLUM REFERENCE.
IN the days of slavery a religiou
ful q white man must be present, sincl
chen no southern white man has mad,
each a demand, but some northern
white men. have virtually put an in
junction upon their cOlored bre threI
thas they shall not do thus and thu
unless we say so" or are present il
person or by proxy. Some time sine
some Home Mission brethren, said Il
people Of the north, do not give an.
money, aid or comfort to the coloreC
people Of the South, unless I'VE sa!
so5
Some coiorsd brethren, called in an
&e-bellum days: white folks niGgers
xnsy submit to such, but we who pur,
I, pose to submit 20 the law. that therl
sha | be no discrimination made be
cause of race or color, or previous con
1ition because of servitude, in TIT
wor ds OF Andrew jackson, ''by the eter
nal" do not intend to submit to or b.
governed by such. In such we are con
Hdens that thousand Of our whit,
brethren will agree with Us.
Furthermore let it be distinctly
understood that q Secretary and u
perintendent of Education, and al
operator in Fields are not the rank an'
1ile OF the white Baptist of the North
There are legions of white Baptist
OF the North, who will give to the Viz
.ginia Seminary when they see it prop
.erly conducted, though In th
hands of black men, as black q
the ace Of spades. The time has passes
for Us to borrow leave TO be, or o.
Blended knees to ask "am not q man p
but to show that we are men, and ths
zn God, we live, move and have on
being.
NOTHING TO BOAST OF.
The conducting Of the Convention @
nat9years, is nothing to boast OF. TIL
convention formed q contingent fun
s sof the money at So delegate, Of 81 o
annual membership. and $40 life mem
sRership, out of which the publishing O
Hthe minutes, and incidental expense
are to be paid. Such has been disre