Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-05-19
CONVENTION
AT LYNCHBURG.
AJAX.
IOontinued from the LIST Page ]

theological Seminary aud College.
with 81 trustees, representing New
York, Pennsyv.nis, Maryland District
| OF Columbia, West Virginia and Vir-
ginis-sll strong and Influential men.
By the way, our good friend, DR.
Richard Spiller dropped in to see us
| on Sunday afternoon. He had juss
come up from Daaville, and said, the
brethren would have him come for
ward and say O word. He spoke in
most friendly terms. touching our
State Convention aud The General As
ISOLATION. The good Doctor declared
that he believed the ''split" in our
state organization, provideutial, as he
believed much more work would be
done. When asked, how much money
The General Asi ocistion raIsed?
Dr.. Spiller said he wanted to be
truthful and accurate, so far as his
judgement would help him.
THE MEETING IN DANvILLE.
de said that from ali sources. dur.
ing the year, including moneys raised
prior" to their meeting in DanyilIe,
including moneys paid TO the mission
aries by the Home Mission Society and
the White Baptist Board of the South,
that given by the Home Mission Socie-
~ to help Spiders Academy, over
$4,000, which had been held for two
or three years in the hands of the
Treasurer OF an Association down
East, but turned over during last year
TO the Lot Gary Convention, that.
there had been raised about $1,000
But when asked, How much actual
cash was sent up from the Churches9
the good Doctor could not tell, since
he did not see the Finance Committee
before he left.
DR.. Spiller is q noble and good
hearted christian gentleman. He does
not believe in mud Singing nor bitter
lighting between the two opposing
Baptist bodies
FvIE THOUSAND DOLLARS RAISED.
The financial success of our Oonven-
ton this year, saying nothing of the
$1,000 raised and paid on the Virginia
seminary debt, saying nothing OF the
thousands OF dollars raised by church
ga, associations, Sunday-schooI con
ventions, during last year, prior" TO
our annual meeting, which certainly
would aggregate, at least, $l5000,-wss
most wonderful.
The churches and friends actually
sent up S4300.00 in hard cash, anc
| shereupon the noble men and women
rose upon their feet and planked down
another thousand In gold, silver green
backs and checks; thus making cur co.
tai $500 Has this record ever b, en-
beaten in the history of the Negro
Bsptists in this country? The Arksn-
sas Baptists, led by lhe distinguished
diplomat, DR.. E. O. Morris, set the
nation on fire last November. They
provoked US to teaicusly in good
works, aad to-day Virginia stands in
| the lead, but we are indebted to Arkan-
sas for stirring US up.
1t is now settled once for all, that
Ths Virginia Theological Seminary
and College is Negro fixity, and that
her princely President, Gregory w.
Hayes shall live and never die
debts CANCELLED.
Our teachers have been paid for the
ears work, O number OF the floating
debts cancelled, $1,000 paid on the
main debt at this sitting, the affairs of
the Institution set in q satisfactory or
der, and now we 60 forth with the bat
tle cry OF $10, 10000 to be raised for
our next annual meeting. It can be
raised, it must be raised
The General Association did fairly
we'll, in the amount of money raised
st Danville-they raised just . little
ever 5000 say eye witnesses.
Very respectfully,
w. F. GRAHAM.