Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-03-08
communication was read. The COM
munication was tabled.
A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.

uSN. d. AHureW 6OWlor Jnen arose to
a privileged question and stated that the
Mt. Ollvet Baptist church had acted
upon the advice given by Rev. w. T.
Johnson, and had made this move for
peace. The tabling of the resolution
led him to ask, Where are we at ?"
He also desired to know whether or
not the action of the church on that
Sunday morning was construed to
change the relationship of the 4th Bap-
tist church TO the First Baptist church.
and had resulted in removing the bar
riers TO Rev. Evans Payne's admission
into the pulpit of the First Baptist
church.
THE CHAIRMAN SILENT.
To these questions, the chairman
made no reply, and none were vouch
safed from any quarter.
Brother Thomas II. Briggs. whose .
bad record is known from Screamers-
vile to Rockets arose to reply, but the
chairman ruled that as Brother Bowler
was speaking TO privilege. question he
was out of order.
Deacon ]. G. Farley was recognized
by chairman johnson, who stated that
he had requested the privilege of saving
a few words. 1t was granted. and he
proceeded to express his regrets at the
situation of affairs.
THE FEMALES AND THE'PASroR.
He reviewed the former action of the
church and declared that the cause OF
the trouble was due to women voting in
the church. He cited the law of the
church which permitted women To vote
only In the election and dismissal of a
pastor.
Deacon Farley got no further. The
sisters began TO walk out, while those
who remained talked out in the meet
ing. Ihe church was in an uproar, Sis
ters sisters ! said Chairman Johnson.
Don't prove what Brother Farley said
TO be true"
He declared that Deacon Farley's
time had expired.
Then arose Brother "Hindduarter''
Williams " who forged the names. 20 .ts
application for the meeting He stated
that he had recently been on trip and
everywhere he went they were asking
him about the ISLANDERS about the church.
de moved that a committee of three
including the pastor, be appointed Co
compile the statistics showing the con.
dltion and progress of the church.
BROTHER JoNATHAN's ENQUIRIES
Brother II. f. Jonathan then arose IN
enquire if the statements in the PI,ANrr
We're true. He also wanted 10 know
Of Brother "Hindquarter Williams.
who forged the names TO the applica.
| ton for the meeting, if he forged the
names to the application for the meet
| ing? Brother "Hinduuarter" Will
liams, who forged the names To the
application for the meeting, said that
it was maliciously untrue.
Deacon Jas. Wilder opposed the an
polntment of a committee. He said ALI
| the PLANET wanted was something To
go on and was just waiting for il. He
advised the church to have nothing to
do with the papers. 1t was best to keep
out OF the papers and go right along.
THE CHURCH DIVIDED.
Brother r. J. Bass opposed the mo
tion. He declared that the church
could not send out any publication 70
the world while the church was diyid-
ed, one-half against the other. The
pastor knew that there were members
in the church not speaking to each 9th
er and 1T would never do to 60 To the
public in this condition,
Deacon Shepherd Shorts moved that
the motion be tabled. Some one else
moved to adjourn.
Chairman johnson said that owing To
the lateness of the hour. he would en-
| tertain the motion to adjourn. 1t was
carried and so ended the meeting.
Rev. w: III. Stokes, the,newly elected
pastor OF the Ebenezer Baptist Church
asked for his letter during the meeting
and 1T was granted.
REV. JoHNsoN'S WARNING.
AT the conclusion, Rev. w. T. john
son told the sisters that the brethren
| could almost fight in the church meet
ing and when they went out they would
| shake hands and laugh and talk. But
the sisters would talk about it going up
Broad ST and everybody would know
what they had done. He hoped they
would come down to covenant meeting
next Wednesday night and not come
with the fire they had that night.
Then filed out the usual procession.
The climbing of Gospel Hill was un
attended by any excitement save that of
Sister Margaret Hewlett, who said that
the church book should be locked up to
keep the PLANET from getting them
This aroused Brother Thomas III.
! Wyatt who wanted to know what She
meant. She disclaimed meaning anv
harm, saying she did not know what
! she was talking about. The matter was
thus peace1ully adjusted.
THAT PECULIAR DENIAL.
In reply to question by Brother III
F. Jonathan, Brother "Hindouarter';
| Williams, who forged the names to the
application for the meeting declared
that he did not forge the names to the
| application for the meeting.
The columns of the PLANET are open
to him to make such denial. If sign
ing PERSONS name to an application
without the person s consent is not for
gerry, what is it :? When the denial is
made, we shall have few more words
to say upon the subject and then no one
will doubt the truth of the assertion
, about the forgery. Come on, Brother
. 'Hindquarter. The Planets colum ms
are at your disposal: