The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-23
Is THE MORNING POST TO BE DE-
STROYED TOO?


Those members of the Baptist Taber-
nacle, who do not relish the criticisms
made upon their pastor, must be disguised
with the ''slobbering over" them which
has recently characterized the attitude
of the Morning Post. They remember
when the Raleigh Times printed the Ut
terances of Mr.. Massee, the Post was
the only paper that virtually told The
Tabernacle people they must get new
pastor. It said: IF the Tabernacle
church does not want another pastor very
promptly We shall be disappointed" if
the same rule is to be applied to the Post
that editor Bailey-(who is inspired ac-
cording to Rev. Pace) tries to get Zap
lists to apply to the News and Observer,
the Post will be boycotted too, for it
has put forth "a desperate effort to
lord it over Gods heritage
In view of the frenzied efforts of the
Morning Post-(organ of the Southern
Railway, Cigarette Trust, Whiskey Crowd
and of Graft)--to curry favor with the
members of the Baptist Tabernacle. we
print below the editorial that appeared
in the Morning Post of Sept. 5th:
DANGEROUS UTTERANCEs
''We regret as much as astonished
by the utterances made by minister of
this city in his address to his congregation
Thursday night They the most dan
gerous words that we have known used by
in this section. We refer to the
marks OF Rev. Mr.. Massee. of the Taber
nacle Baptist Church of this city, pub
lshed in yesterday evenings issue of The
Times and approved as correctly reported
by their author The Objectionable Ian
guage is in the following sentences:
'Ihey accused Job of being unfair and
oppressive to the poorer classes. l think
the people of this country have whole
lot to answer for the way they treat the
negro / believe the time will come
when there will be insurrection and
blood will run in the streets, and torches
put to homes. | do not believe in
social equality, far from it. But the black
should be treated human being.
I don't wonder that they steal when they
paid such small salaries, not enough to
support family; it is grinding that man
down, and in the sight of God one stands
condemned who does it,
Nothing more vicious or incendiary has
been uttered within our knowledge, and
just at this time when conditions involving
the relations of the two races are none of
the best to suggest insurrection and the
running of blood and the use of tie torch
is the grossest transgression of duty, disre-
gard OF the Negroes welfare as well as that
of the pubic
1--WE do not know Mr.. Massee; he re.
Gently came to this city from Ohio and
until this outbrrst has been reported
gentleman of good abilities well as OF
high Christian character. His Christian
sincerity may be all right but his ability
TO distinguish the prudent from the vicious
in utterance is painfully lacking. At all
events this sort of teaching will not be ac-
ceptabe to the orderly citizens of this sec
ton. TO furnish excuse not based on
fact and suggest the remedy of the torch
and blood-lettng is nothing short OF in,
cendiary and totally indefenslble And
such utterances only add to the troubles
OF the negro, by melting the vicious ele-
Inent of the race and thus involving those
peacesbly. inclined and honestly striving to
live upon terms of good will with the
white people.
1--WE know that Mr. Massee does not re-
feet the sentiments of his congregation and
his language is an outrage upon them and
the community. If the Tabernacle Church
does net want another pastor very promptly
shall be disappointed. The South has
troubles enough; may the good Lord de-
liver it from the sensational and incendiary
preachers
That is what the Post said before it
"got its orders" 1t sought ''to take cap
tive the Bride of Christ to quote the
sacfilegious phrase of Editor Bailey with
reference to the News and Observer
which, while criticising Rev. Massee, did
not predict that the Tabernacle Baptist
church would very promptly want
another pastor
But, consistent only in inconsistency,
when "the orders were sent down the
Post eats its own words and proceeds to
abuse the News and Observer for criticisms
not as severe as the Post made itself before
it got tits orders No decent journal
would thus stultify itself! In it's issue
Of December IL after some of the
Baptist Tabernacle people had become
offended with the News and Observer for
its defense of the freedom of the press,
the Post rushes to the defense of pastor
Massee of the Tabernacle church and
by orders vilifes its own editorial utter
ancc of Sept. 9Th, denounces the editor
of the News and Observer for what il
calls vicious assaults upon Rev. MI
Massee, of the Tabernacle church of
this city. whom he accuses of incendiary
prophecies. The News and Observer
by the way, never denounced Mr.. Massec