Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-06
SATURDAY, JAN. 6, 1900.
FHB RAMBLER

Ooes DOB the law or Sod that applied
20 priests concerning their marrying
AZ tne Old Tests ment, apply to GSspe
ssisnf efens
The common scceptstion of n priss
- one who ministers and administer
40 6oiy thipRs-a clergyman. 1t in ,
meuit matter TO prove that Baptist
methodist or Presbyterian minister Il
BOT Priest, although not 60 Gale n
IN Lev. Il, We read that Priest shal
nos tske wife that is . who're, or pro
Iane, neither shall they take Q WON Az
Pet away from her husband, for he 4,
hely unto the Lord
ARD he shall take q wife 10 her viz.
esnity, widow or divorced woman
or prefape. or q harlot, these shall he
not take, but be sball take q virgin OF
hss own people TO wife.
Neith, shall they take for their
wives widow. nor her that ia uut
awsy: but they shall take maideps of
she seed Of The house OF Israel. or a
WIDOW that had priest before /" Ezs.
NO WIFE FOR HIM.
Thus you perceive that a priest. a
minister is fol hidden to take to him
seit IS wife. any woman not a maid
svnSiD, or the widow of priest, let
sne possessions or ability be what they
may.
nsid-s young unmarried woman.
SneiD, q woman who has had no car
6st knowledge OF q man; maiden
9aioen an unmarried woman, especi-
ally II young. maid. virgin.
liz is so plain that q way farinp man
thoueh fool need not err therein
le is astonishing why some preacb.
ers in taking wives tn themselves will
DOT confoi IN to the above laws. Some
oio men say. that they are afraid of
nsloers as Peter was at the trial of
'Sesus 'hrist. The law does not give
she ege " the Priest. It is und erstood
40 apply TO Priests of all
sees and sizes. The old Priest is 60
take maid to wife as well as the
young priest. II the old Priest en-
trusts his procuring q wife into the
nsnos OF Christ the Head of the
Onurch, be will give him a virgin. n
maid, who will prove 60 be a wife 70
MIN In every sense Of the werd, The
minister in his marriage cert mony
says; what GOO hath joined together
iet no man put sssunder." Accordi ing
80 such God must have hand in
marriages, then why not trust him?
PECULIAR ANNOUNCEMENT.
20 where are we driftiDg7 see an
announcement in the "Christisn Ban
per, that colored Baptist Church ir |
xnhaosIphia at its Christmas services
evening"
rs an ecclesiastical term there ara
sWeive or more different kinds OF mass:
osicai mas IL musical service
rendered IN connection with the cele-
orssioh OF the eucharist in the Roman
Csthoiic Church." II is appalling 10
see where some pastors, for the sake OF
craving congregation to get money.
nItnI iucre will lead their churches
come Baptist pastors will lead their
cnurches into the observance OF Ess.
money.
Some think because the term Esster
10 IN Acts 1874, that they must observe
AZ. Leading theologisus outside OF
Ine Roman Catholic Church and the
episcopal Church hold that il ia an
improper Translation, "solely derived
rom the English church for il proper
" means the passover. 1t ia said that J
tne protest by the founders of the '
oeneral Association colored is''a sham.
an ineongurous iargon" 1t is said 20 I
rave been issued. by the most infiu- 2
er tial colored Baptis e of the staten
The Christian Banner" in its Issue
OF the 22nd inst. wishes to know, "Do @
me white Baptists consider the Negro
neptisss part of the great Baptist v
larnily. or foreign element?
According TO the American BAPTIST v
ear Book. they Sre classed IS foreign. d
re. or with them and not with The a
iative white Baptist Of this nation. For
Tesrs the front part of the said book @
lad ~ groups. Group III is cempos- h
"a or Foreign and colored popula.
lons. The colored National Bap list :,
EXAMINATIONS are in that groun It is ~
lear We are net Chased with those "to VI
ne major born Perbsps we are
he eanse of 1t. Instead Of calling our Al
ewes american citizens we call our W
elves Negroes or Afro-Americans. ID
WANT A MEDIATOR.
Some propose q mediator, between
he National Baptist Convention. ira
onstituents and the Lot Carey Con- vi ~
entlon and its constituents, and the va
lrRlnla Baptist State Convention and GU GU
er constituents. / do not know that po
mediator will amount Co anything. ! III
DOW that Ito err is human, to forgive re
divine" ga
1 consider that the unfortunate. nm ~
Aled for split is irreconcilsble, for ..
iese reasons. The National Baptist x ,sl
onvention is charged with thieyine. I'VE
negleeting Africa. su
'DDing her missionaries in Africa, yea,
presented to the public IS dishcn. clu
{ body. IL
The Virginia Baptist State Conyen-
on is charged with breaking a com
act, which her minutes of 1899 show rel
10 did not, that she is hostile to the 20
MEN University and refuses to be . an
eder thereto, that she is malicious. INT
'e1udiced, envious to white persona
10 desires no more communication Ne
18th them than the Jews had with the
With such alleged charg
!, ana published broadcast to the
,biic and the attitude of the Home