Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-09-16
COOPERATION.

It is passing strange why some COL
ored Bsptists are so Seslous for what
is called Incorporation" with white
brethren, but ara not willing to coop
crate with their colored brethren.
Willing to cooperate with the A. B.
H. NJ. Society. the white, General As
ISOLATION of Virginia. and s. B. Con-
ventiou: but not willing to co-oPersts
with the National Baptist Convention,
colored, and other colored organiza-
tions. Their manhood, yea, common
brotherhood is not recognized in white
churches. associations, societies, or
conventions. The exceptions are few
and far between as angels visits.
TIRE ooLoR LINE DRAWN.
Witness Ruen n the annual meeting
of the b. Y. p. Union which recently
met in this city. Although said to be
Union" yet, the color-liDe was
drawn, virtually saying, to the young
blacks, you 90 sit over there, while
we, here, will transact business, and
gl0rifY our Father who art in heaven.
because your locks are fieecy, and
your compilations are black, therefore
We want none OF your corporations.
do not know OF any eolored Baptists
individually or collectively opposed 60
bona-fide co -operation, but they are
opposed TO the hypocrisy, the sham
under the garb OF cooperation. They
all favor cooperation in letter and
I spirit. tt..l-...
The Scriptures saith, "Prove all
; things" Who can prove, that what is
called cooperation among us is coop
GRAFTON? IL ther a.are one. will thank
him TO do so in black aud white. There
: cannot be a bona file CO operations,
! working cooperating without some
, degree or sociability.
1 THE DIFFERENCE EXPLAINED.
: In cooperating with our colcred
brethren we have access to their
f, CHI urches, their pulpits, their homes,
their hospitality, etc. We have no
/, such access 10 our white brethren.
I Where is the white church, and its
pulpit, accessible TO our nblest colered
4 Baptist preachers? Oh course not ad-
mitted into their pulpits they sre not
Q I'D mitted to their homes and hospital
: ity. Tell us OF corporations between
white and eolored Baptists of this
Z state where all are equal as brethren
9 in Christ Jesus.
{ How many white churches <nd pull
!. pits in the white General Association
of Va, or the southern Baptist Con-
a ventions, are accessible TO our ablest
n colored ministerk7 We have q host of
n b. DIS and ID. DIS yet over the pulpits
OF white chu riches, with few exceptions
10 are the inscription mo niggers admitt-
3 ed here" in letters 50 large that he
u that runneth may road them.
e soMz IN THE NORTH.
is There may be some white churches
% in the North in the A. b. 81. NJ. Socie-
ty, may admit an able colored minis-
ter OF ahe New Testament into their
puIpits, but he is not apt to secure 9
"a standing invitation or q eau TO be q
supply or permanent pastor. Where
is she white Baptist Association &C
d which q colored brother can go, and
r. be entertained, as q white delegate OF
r. guest? All that have been TO. NORTH
IA or South, East or West. the coloTeC
le brethren had to sit by themselves and
lel eat by themselves, though waited up
TO on by white persons.
leI see by the last Religious Herald
3, that there are eight white Baptist As
IL socitions to meet this year. Let ouI
D. ablest oolored .clsmorers for so opera
lion take their horses and DuRgies anC
at visit them. and then tell US in print o
TT their co-oper ative receptions. ThOsl
le who pay their money to sit in psanu
Z AlIery of . Theatre OK Concert Hall o.
ne Opera House, will put up with an!
g treatment,
y WILL NOT RErUhN COMPLIMENTS.
How many white ministers, WHIT
10 have taken part with Brother Lewis il
Do his Institutes. will return the compIi
20 ment, and invise him TO preach or lee
&c ture to their people. and take hiu
TO home aud feed ana lodge him as the
* would . white brotherf AnsRer Bro
y q. d., B. D., and D. d., OF sAbl
hue.
70 If cooperation is such 3 good, heav
..S en- approved ordinance, that . eonven
IN ton must be split. and brethren re
sign their official POSITIONS, in behalf c
~ such, why is il that the Iowa BsptIe
% State Convention on Nov. L, 1900 vii
q assume self support, orgauic co-opeE
10 alton with the Society will cease 9
- that timer"
OF The August number OF the Bsptis
Teacher, in the southern Baptist Con
vention departments, says: "WOr
among the Negroes on the cO-operativ
er plan has been discontinued in Alabi
o. ma, because OF the withdrawal OF tn
re- State Board from the eo-operativ
X. partiess in South Carolina, because tn
ne time for which she agreed TO tbs q
m operation has elapsed. and for th
b present she has declined 20 renew Cd
ns engagement"
anH eTRAE0B PRoCExDIN0s.
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