The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-02
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Deliberate Attempt to
Burn Residence; K, nc of of
!. Rev. DR.. Jones. ]'n,3';:
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MUCH EXCITE NE MT
in CHATTANOOGA
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Young Minister Who Is Former nlt't
Richrnonder, Well Known
Here, Has Denounced
Lynchers Of Negro John
son-What He Said
5 i.5 in Sermon.
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Bi Especial to The Times -Dlspntcho
t453 53CIIA1'r.ANOOC;A, TENN. April L.
cha ttanoogil has been excited to-day by
another und an unexpected chapter ~ ~
Aftermath Of the recent lyncflng OF
tho negro Ed Johnson. At an early
hour this morning inccndlarics attempted
TO burn the residence OF the Rev. Dr. y
Howard IT, Jones', pastor Of the Flrst
Baptist Church, who, IN a sermon last
sunday denounced tile lynchers III the
strongest language at Ills calnnioilu'
X Since tho sermon was delivered Dr..
Tones has been receiving anonymous
letters almost every day telling him tllnt
something would happen to him. ZIG Is
row convinced that not all OF these
anonymous threats were Idle, and has has
securrd the services of detectives who
Will keep watch upon l,s house for some
Time. DR.. Jones made the following
statement about the attempt TO burn
aim out:
Deliberate Attempt.
"At 0 o'clock last might ! went out
1,pon the porcl, OF my residence 70 look
MT the thermometer hanging there
$fJyhIle8y was looking at the thermometer
two men with their coat collars turned
,,p futid hats pulled low over their fore
heads slouc.lcd out from the shadow OF
#n5vacant cottage next door ana went
rapidly down the street as soon as they
got out OF the yard.
#S..rhc incident made me rather nervous,
ana&l determined to keep watch upon the
lar T n bout i
o'clock, aftsreI had completed some work,
Il 1JGcparetl to retire. Before sta ting s stp
$nysroom I glanced out Of the window ny
the cottage. At the first glance 1 nOlIce4E |
n light IN II sled BUTT against the COT
#tagc, in the rear almost against my house.
] started out to inyestisa,e a'u. 40 -
REACHED my door a blaze tlared up ana
spread ] called to my brothcr-in-law,
who RESPONDED Immediately. Fearing In
cendiaries might be still hanging around,
#yc both secured guns and shot INTO lhe
air Nobody ran out, and we cohcinde"
that the men must have made OIL As soon soon
IN. they started the fire. We then Sc
cured buckets of water, and IN a tc"
minutes had put the fire out.
"a half burned pile of kindine, Will
bits Of cotton. had been saturated Win
coal oil, the odor Of the Kerosene belhs
very strong. Naturally am very inuch
distressed over the affair. 1t WIS q de-
3. .
under the circumstances particularly
regret the occurrence. as such lawless-
ness is calculated to grossly misreprcseht
the community, already sufficiently dis.
Eraced and disturbed over the action OF
misguided men,.
What DR.. Jones Said.
Rev. Howard Il. Jones, p D.. Is a son
OF Rov j. William zones, p p, OF ms ms
city. and a brother of Dr. NJ, Ashpy
Tones, pastor OF Leigh Street Baptls1
Church. Richmond. lie was at one st'!ile .n'.
n student at Richmond Gol,ese any, ~ ., ~ ~
years as II youth was q resident Oh , iic'i,
mond. He was several years phslor "
the church of The Epiphany. New YORK
city. From this church nc went !" = ~, ~.
4tanooga about two years ago. lie - .
gifted young man. cloluent anu aent ar '.I ~
& sermon, delivered last sunday aisi'e'
9 which caused the trouble, 4,
s5 In concluding a discourse WHICH nao
stirred his audience TO u rclnarh'io''' y
fcsrec Dr. Jones said;
III love this Southland, which gave mo
,,;,.,, + lave 10 remember that Southern
,,,nhool on tho fields OF battle ana
eolthe,n craftsmanship on the h'lStlngs'
n the halls or Congress anu III me iish-
a., tribunals have given us our Conslit"-
ZION ana the laws of this republic. =
rnro,,', ,hc DAYS of civil strife with PRIDE
s5days when We fought not IoranrarclS,
l,,,tl For constitutional rights and les"l
,,,s,iGo Get my ideals of Southern
chivn,rv not from Il menDar OF q law
loss moi. but from Robert Edward l.ec'
,uho when lie shcathed his spolless
a.y,or1 nj AppomnttoX, cOunseled patience
,ovnlty 10 law and respect for nutnorl'S,
II was his voice that we near" h,'u
needed in the awful days OF 'rerohs'r,.u-
Mtion.' glory in the constructive daS
fs5'', i, ar UQVS OF VIC
tory we need to-day
The Voice Of Robert Lee, VI
rather Than tie lawlcss council OF men
who arc invisible in peace and ll'VlS'pu
in war; do not believe for one n'o'Ae''l
tile dreadful things some say, '',ht w
highest civilization Is possible lor vs. -
We have tho Intelligence TO conceive y,
and / believe we have the herolsm 70
rcallze it. No section of our land mas
.,,ch nrobems as we have, lllt no section
has such n glorious destiny before It,,
8Constr,,ctively and not 'deslrucllvely, law
fully and not lnwlessly, we VIII achleVe
that of which posterlty shall not DO
ashamed,
said FLASHES like diamond In the white
hcat of her industries Again and again
have stood upon the summit of y0nder
mountain and, looking down upon the
city. have dreamed inspiring dreams
nbout it's future. IT will be a great city,
,ut the need of this hour Is men to
match our mountain, men who pre not
AFRAID. ,men not swnyed by passion or
nleidice, hut strong In the granite of
eternal 5primlplc, I appeal to the trne
chiyalry OF yollrnatnres tn-day Not he
chivalry of E,Ind passion, but The ohval-
ry OF love which 'Rejoicetll not in lnqui-
~, but rejoiceth in tho truth beareth
an things bellcyeth all things, l,opeth