Richmond planet., 1902-09-13

many of the people present We're men,
bers of the Old Reliable, and since its
1 President was there, Mr.. Parker arose
and very briefly announced Mr.. John
sons readiness to speak.
Mr.. Johnson advanced TO comply
only to be stopped by the DR.. who rush
ed quickly TO the edge of the pulpit.
saying that the Pastor had left the pull
| pit in HIs charge and no one else should
| speak. AT this point words failed Go
| describe the feelings and actions OF the
good people there assembled. Truly
Zion was in trouble, seeing that the
sentiment was clearly against him, he
| called on the choir to sing the closing
hymn. The orgapist In obedience 10
his command began to play, but the
leader seeing the Dr's. purpose stopped
the organist and followed from the
choir gallery. that it was not right for
him TO act as he was.
Mr.. Johnson being amused TO such
sights in the church OF God, after this
| turn of affairs did not make any attempt
| TO speak. especially after he saw that
the people spoke for him.
AT the close OF the meeting, to the
! many who gathered around him, he
said, that it was his purpose to come
and hear for himself regarding the
ISLANDERS. That il was not his desire TO
| come into the house of God to trouble
the saints of zion, that no amount of
money, fame, or honor could ever induce
him to pull up or pull down an insur.
ance company IN the church, as he
thought the church was the last place
for business man Of that kind. He also
stated that when he so far forgot his
religion as to take the church to build
such work he would consider himself a
fit subject for that place which is ex-
ceedingly hot.
THE CLERKS RESIGNATION.
Mr.. Johnson in company with his
manager-Mr. Parker, started Co the
iatter's homo, ON their way there, they
Were over-taken by a young man who
| presented the clerks written resiRnat-
| ion. Mr.. Parker desiring 70 inspect
| Mr. J. 4. Haeris's routs on the next
| day and feeling the need OF an exper-
ience clerk for the next few days, asked
| the President TO go with him to see
| Miss Holloway. They had hardly taken
| seats when in came the DR.. and his
manager-Harris-In the conversation
| that followed Mr.. Johnson charged the
DR.. with offering his men BIG induce
ments as bait to get them away from
his company, the DR.. denied the charge.
The case of Mr.. John Howard OF
Danville was cited, He, (Howard) when
IN the presence of Taylor, Garter and
| johnson told them that DIR. Graham
had offered him twice the amount they
were giving him.
DR.. Graham stated that be did not be-
| lieve chat Howard had told him agry-
| thing of the kind. At the first oppor-
t1nity the DR.. was paid the same com
| pliment. AT this point he was told
I that the letter that he wrote Mr..
| Parker was in his possession where he
had persuaded Parker or Harris TO leave
1 the Richmond Beneficial Insurance
| Company. Rev. Graham seemed much
surprised, but added that he was look.
| ing for experienced men and seemed not
| to have understood as Mr.. Johnson
| pointed out the principle involved,
| President johnson here stated his miss
| ion to Miss Holloway, saying that he
| desired to see her privately and her
| permission to do so.
The hint was not taken by those
| present and he and the clerk retired to
| the dining room,
The circumstances were explained to
| Miss Holloway, she admitted that she
| had not given sufficient notice, that she
had been offered inducements from the
| other side but agreed to work another
week and in the meantime give her
| decision in reference to working in the
! future. When they returned to the
| parlor, the DR.. had gone but his mana
| ger was present, he was told TO be in
readiness TO turn his route ever to Mr..
Parker the next day, to this he objected
saying that he would be too busy.
He was told that it was to his interest
| to have his route turned over in the
way outlined rs there might be some
shortage and it would De necessary for
| him to be there to correct it. 1t was init
mate TO him that if he did not do the right
| thing, in case Of shortage, no quarters
| would be shown Mr.. Harris promised to
be on hand Tuesday morning. 1t being
Mr.. Lohnson's purpose to notify the
people of his intention to hold a mass
m eeting later in the week had he had
| the opportunity Of speaking at the
| church. Later on he selegraphed his
| general manager (Mr. Jno. L. Taylor)
| to come up, bat ON the following
! Tuesday he received an order that it
| was unnecessary, TEE CITY having COM
| pletely come over to the Richmond Bene-
| fetal Insurance Company. Some of
| the people telling him that he need not
| go to the trouble of telling them any
| thing about the DR.. as he had pastored
a church there years ago, and that they
/ hnSW hAih NCAy WVAA3 SA SOeNOA sAAeA4A IL
| (Johnson) could tell them. 1t is need
less to say that neither Mr.. Harris or
Miss Holloway showed up as they had
promised.
A BRIEF REPLY TO THB CHARGE
We deny first that Mr.. Graham rails
ed our men out Of the ashes and low
| positions of life. We emphntically deny
/ cacond that the minister's OF Richmond
had any thing TO do with his defeat, and
challenge him to make good his assert
ion. The company rather put up with
him longer than what they would haye
otherwise, were it not for the sympathy
ne had worked up for himself along this
particular line. - He said in Alex
andria, that Rev. Marshall Payne who
is q stock holder Of the company and