Richmond planet., 1902-01-11
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA., SATURDAY, JANUARY II. 1902

RICHMOND, VIRGENI
pleaded with the church to let the mat.
ter remain on Church-hill. He declar
ed that Rev. Payne had fair and i'm
partial trial before the Judiciary of this
stare, tnat his case had gone to the Su-
preme Court of Appeals and that il had
decided that Rev. Payne was wrong
He thought that the First Baptist
Church ought to leave this matter
alone
REV. BOWLER MAKES AN APPEAL.
Rev. ]. Andrew Bowler spoke. beg
g1ng the church in the name of high
heaven to stand by its action. He de.
clared that Rev. Payne had bra9yed
that the First Baptist Church wo1ld
have TO bow TO him. If they had done
right, they had nothing to fear.
lt was at this juncture that Brother
Nelson Williams. Jr., who forged the
names To the application for the meet
ing, approached the chairman and then
went back liz the audience.
STOOD UP TO BE KNOCKED DOWN.
AT the conclusion of Rev. Bowler's
remarks, the chair recognized Brother
Nelson Williams, Jr., who forged the
names to the application for the meet.
ing.
He declared that the whole case was
one OF prejudice. He was interrupted
by Brother II. f. Jonathan, who stated
that he did not see how the speaker
could make such a statement. Another
case had been before the church that
was the result of prejudice.
WANTED LAW READ.
Brother Jonathan resumed his seat
and the speaker proceeded. He read
from Hiscock's Directory and called for
the ruling OF the chairman on dealing
with elders. The chairman declined TO
rule. Give us the lawl Give us the
law!" yelled the Nelsonites. Chairman
johnson read from the Directory.
Brother Nelson Williams, Jr, who
forged the names to the application for
the meeting, then stated that the re-
porters could get that and publish it.
AGAIN IN EVIDENCE.
This brought Brother II. f. Jonathan
TO his feet. He declared that the first
publication of the church proceedings
nad been made by Williams. He
thought it strange that after having
strayed so far from it, he was so anxious
60 get near TO the guide. He had caused
all the trouble. It now seems that he
wanted the First Baptist Church to get
close to the guide.
TIRED OF so MUCH TALK.
Deacon Benjamin Jackson arose and
called for the pending question. 1t
was declared carried. The vote was
put and was declared to be 26 for and
40 against.
The defeated brethren charged fraud,
that the acting clerk had made a mis-
count. They were apparently unable
to believe their own eyes,
DIR. JONES MOTION DEFEATED.
Then the widest confusion prevailed.
Men appeared crazy with passion and
then came demand for a recount. IL
was granted. This time Pastor John
son counted the vote and declared the
same result. The motion was lost and
the First Baptist Church refused TO re-
scind its action, barring Rev. Evans
Payne from the pulpit of the First Bap
tist Church.
The crowd that has done so much TO
disgrace the temple of God was sick at
heart, and angry in mind.
Brother Nelson Williams, Jr, who
forged the names TO the application for
the meeting, looked under instead of
over his gold-rimmed spectacles while
ms capacious body looked as though il
had passed through the severest process
ses of rhinoceros hide tan yard.
Brother "Shad- belly" Henry G.. Car
ter couldn't even smile, but looked
mighty sick.
Brother Robert Watkins, who was
guard at the penitentiary during the
Readjuster rule, once more climbed
Gospel Hill with saddened countenance
and heart-broken tread. He looked as
though he had fallen into hogshead of
swamp water and had been fished out
by his coat tails.
Brother Il move that she be silencedn
William Henry Davis could not force a
smile. He looked like man who had
just crawled out of freight wreck with
one leg broken and the other leg bent.
Brother Thomas II. Briggs, whose
bad record is known from Screamers.
VILE to Rockets, looked wise, but said
little. He saw the mistake of the
Payne managers, but after giving his
vote, he crawled into his hole, and =
pulled the hole in after him. No ant
on the sidewalk escaped the tramp of
them feet" as he retreated to the head |
quarters of the fuss-makers to discuss
how 1t was done and to arrange for the
next campaign.
AS for Rev. DIR. J. E. Jones, he said
what he desired in the regular meeting
and he felt his defeat keenly, leading
as he did one of the most determined |
c9mDlnations to secure reversal of the |
church's decision.
So ended the First Church Meeting.
1t was at the conclusion of the meet
ing that in the midst of hot discus
SION, Nelson Williams. Jr., who forged |
the names to the application for the |
meeting, said, "The Bowler woman
was the cause of all the trouble" He
was not aware at the time of the pres |
ence OF her husband, but he knew it a
moment LATER whan Rrotl,o- Du.-:1