Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-05-26
RBV. DIR. SPILLER'
SPEAKS PLAINLY.
He Objects to Rev. Dr.
Graham'S Statements.
THE WORK OF THE CON.
MENTIONS,
A Question of Veracfty. 4
WHEN WAS THE MONEY RAISED ?
A Question of Veracity. 4
WHEN WAS THE MONEY RAISED 2


AsI have been misrepresented by
DR.. W. F. Graham through your col
umns, allow me to make the following
corrections which appeared in the last
weeks PLANET:
On the afternoon of Sunday, 18th, Z
visited the Court Street Baot. Church.
Lynchburg, my spiritual birthplace
During the meeting of the Virginia
Baptist State Convention, DR.. Hoffman
pastor OF the church, treated me ss a
christian minister should have been.
and also the delegates present. He
stated to the convention that was
present and asked me TO make q state
ment respecting our work stating that
he believed that would make truth
full one.
A PRovIpKNTIAL DIVISION.
/ spske of the division as being prov
identisl and said further. that more
money had been raised by the Bapsists
ef this State this year than any other
one year in our history. And urged
the brethr IN IL they could not agree
upon cooperation We shouid sSree
upon Christ.
I made this statement and asked
that be not misrepresented. That;
the amount raised prior to aud during
the meeting OF the General Associs-
tion was SO ,4a9 33, but find that I
made sone mistake. It should have
been So Sl0-apd some cents.
/ was then asked by DR.. Fox was the
money raised by the missionaries i13
cluded in this amount to which ques-
tiop my answer was no. / said moth
ing about the southern Baptist BOARD.
nor the Home Mission Society nor any
money given by that Society for Spill
Ter Academy. did speak OF two hun
dred and some dollars given two or
three months prior to the correspond
ing secretary of the Lot Carey Conven-
tion through Rev. Ball.
TIE DOCTOR woSDsRs.
OAl ! wonder why DR.. Graham seems
to be so anxious to misrepresent nae.
Instead Of saying that ths money was
given two or three months previous to-
the General Association and raised as,
the last session of The Association he
said Rev. GrAham) that 10 had been
raised two or three years; IL this be a.
fact we had no kno Wedge OF it. It
seems to me that some of as are for
getting our sacred aud high Calling.
and are STOPPING far below the dignity
OF our profession.
Whenever L become 30 filed with.
envy. strife and malice so as to grossly
misrepresent q gentleman and espec-
tally preacher of the Gospel, it Will.
then d scide that I have missed my
calling, GAS you would that men do
unto you, do ye even so unto them"
And now brethren, listen to this.
statement made By Dr.. Graham, and
what shall this be styleda
A STATEMENT QUESTIONED.
"The General Association did fairly
we'll in the amount of money raised at
DAnville. They raised just o little
over $500"
Remember the statement that 7
made and think am regarded as be-
ing truthful and hear my brother min
ister, after hearing my ssatemen. this
same brother was one OF the brethren
who escorted ms to the pulpit that Z
might make statement and after
had made it he doesn't only misrepre-
sent me by making statements that L
did not make, but he comes out and
Says to the world that my statement
was not true. Now when we heard
that 5000 had been raised IN cash by
the Virginia Baptist State Convention
we were glad.
THR ATTITUDE OF THE ELDER.
Rev. Graham seemed to have been
grieved on the account Of our financial
success. / shall advise our brethren
not to sling mud nor try to iniure the
character or reputation Of q single
man who may differ with them but to,
go right on and trust in God and eV-
erything we put our hands to will pros
per.
1 cannot close this without referring.
to statement made by another min
lister who dones not live very far from.
me. This minister heard my state
ment in the afternoon and at the close
OF the convention that evening heard
him state from Gods sacred pulpit;
that the statement made respecting
So 600 was not true and that he did
not believe that 5000 had been raised.
thank God that we all must stand be-
fore the judgement seat OF Christ AMI
answer for ourselves.
AN EXrRA FIVE TudUaANu