Richmond planet., 1900-07-14
aud the attitude OF Rev. Lewis to-
wards that Measure only confirmed
the suspicion as being true.
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0uQ tho atkisuQo OF rev. Lewis TO-
wards that measure only confirmed
the suspicion as being true.
sPkECHRs ON THE RESOLUTION.
When the motion was put that the
resolution be adopt d, and unresdi-
egation arose and is was quite o time
before order Was restored.
Rev DR. Graham WAS the fret to
speak against the resolution. and he
rose in Q cool aud calm way. which
is go chars cteristic of him and made
such logical and pointed argument
that those present thought they saw
the resolutions finish.
In part, he said: 1.-THE council
is an advisory sne, and il we
accept that resolution, we are not act
ing in that capacity which is the sole
object Of tn council. Again. the Mt
ssBtative among us and TO adopt such
q resolution is unfair to them and to
ourselves.
Why in that resolution you have
tr cd the church, condemned and SEN
fenced her without even hearing from
her. Is that acting on Bsptis5ic doc
trine Is that Christianity? 1, for
one am not in favor of it."
O.hers spoke equally against it but it
was determined when that resolution
~ss brought TO church TO have is adopt
I'd st no h-zarts was it Go be thwnlt-
ed.
Rev. Lewis then arose to def nd his
oct scheme, as was tie case after ev.
cry one who spoke against it and g.
times ss aiied BIS oppoaents in unmis
taxable terms, and one following his
argument could res she hand OF Rr ju-
dice uphfted against one of the distiu-
guished ministers. Those present
need To- hear no names called to know
who that was.
Shot after shot was hurled from both
sides, aud the sisters OF the Fourth
Baptist Church made themselves con-
spicuous by iuterrupsing all who spoke
AID did not voice ;heirssentiments So
annoying did this bois erousaess be-
come until their own pastor pleaded
for order. b 1t that was only q mild
sample OF their actions whenever there
lie snything 10 happen In which they
are Interested. 1s is the same at
Church, Courthouse, at home and on
the streets. Ina Siting people al they
psss the street or even come to church
TO attend religious services. After
fou- hours of Srangling, the previous
question was called for and the vote
taken. The first vote was unsstisfac.
tory as it was known by the number
standing that the resolution war sure
60 be lost, the negative was called for
then. After instructiHg those not to
vote who were not delegates, which
was unnecessary, q second count was
called for aud the motion put again,
the vote being 10 TO IL in favor of the
affirmative.
Some tried to put restriction on
the minister's from preaching at the
Mt. Olivet, but this also failed. The
Old Ship OF Zion has encountered soms
severe storms in her existence, but the
ing at the above mentioned meeting,
and many storms liks that one will
wreck any church.
The meeting lasted four hours and q
hslf and in sll that time, no advise was
given and no business transacted ex.
sept the passing of the resolution
which plainly showed the opposition
with which it met, ,.snd that was passed
much TO the dissatisfaction Of one half
OF the delegation present. sone not
voting. Speeches were then made to
try to heal the wounds caused by previ
ous remarks but the effort was fruitless
and we we're no nearer to the adjust
ing OF the difficulty than when we be-
gan, for it has never been proven that
the members in question were exclnd-
ed legsllys no tad they any voice in
the meetiog, which condemned them.
The mseting adjourned by singing
"Blest be the tie that binds" in q sar-
castle manner as it was outlihed, and
not during the entire meeting was
there q christian feeling shown by
those who made the charge against
the members Of the Mt. 0livet Baptist
Church.
AN EYE WITNESS,