The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-16
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CROW TALKS
Ousted Baptist Ministers
Conference for Discussing
Topic Charge Politics.

.r,stoo. ga othar oa,cials
ua.han,, pantist CI,,,,ch in Rank
s4raa, 80 which the Rev-R ID WYNN is
saStar 49, ,,okino q 61bt aeainst the
Rantist Ministers, Conference holding any
s,,t.,,a meat,nos in that church. The 0
farsnce 10 comnosed Of the pastors of the
naero Rantlst churches of this city, the
oronges and other nearby places. and has
heen holding sessions on Mondays In the
Bethany Church.
The discussion before the conference on
Monday week of Jim Crowism and Lyncn
Law and the action of the conference in
voting to hold a meeting in the cnurcn on
Monday week to consider certain actions
of the Interstate Commerce Commission
are the things that stirred up the ire OF the
trustees and the members OF the Bethany
Club, and are causing the of1clais 10
threaten to close the doors of the churcn
against future meetings of the conference.
When the members of the conference ar
rived at the church last Monday TO noio
their meeting they found the doors locke"
against them and no meeting was ne,u,
Though the members Waiteo unth "'
o'clock to gain admission
DIR. r. d. Wynn, the pastor OF tne
church, who resides IN Jersey CITY, was
seen by a reporter ana ne achno"ieusee
the opposition of some Oh the oinciais u
the church to future meetings OF the Gun
ference In the Bank street cnuicn' 80,
Some of the officers are OF tne OPINION,
said he, that the conference snouid w.
discuss any but religious supJects at 'nei.
meetings, and when they heard jim ero"-
:sm.' lynch law and other SUBJECTS nao
been discussed before the conference they
were much worked up. I did not arrive at
the church until after l o'clock Monday
md was surprised to find the ministers all
waiting ON the outside. 1 told them Of the
onjnion of the trustees and members, so
ihev went home without holding any meet
ING
.aTbe nronosition OF the conference to hold
aaat,ng for the discussion of the action
% So,nnissioner Lane of the Interstate
ca.saaaroa commission In deciding that
Commerce Conina.ss,on n - tha so,,th are
the Jim crow car laws VI
constitutional SO iohs as edaal oaaaa
modatlons are dccorueu ~ ~ oe
to the Ire OF some Vi IN
course the meeting can pe neiu
trustees won't permit IT, anu .he oiiei
ence will have TO go II II Is
ousted."
pastor of the Second Baptist Church, of
Pasa,,1la ard president of the conference.
ieoses4rs. amo v,.a,nia h,,t tbe Row n "
IS Vis'tihs III Nhsnia' 49,.
fist Church of this city, the secretary,
was seen this morning by a reporter, and
he expressed some surprise that the trus-
taes of Retbanv were trying to put an end
ices VI Deeiiaus W. nas p, thair church
TO lne conIeIence me nn ,aSt Mond.vn sold
"Dr. w tolu US lasl Nionuas, -
of the opposition OF some OIL the
because of the published reports
~ our meeting. 1t is a very hard matter
~ col thirty or more men together and
10 &c. = down - tbe ASCENSION Of re-
keep tnern ooWn ~ 'n T, SeStsa ot4tho
llsious SUBJECTS onS' -. go.
are supposed, in a way 10 form
the public opinion of their people, and
when questions of import to the race are
hasnp considered they are supposed TO
snaaI ont az course. if we cannot speak
~ pcthaav We viii have 10 90 else
out III oe'nais ~
where. a.. m pa4hanv
1T Will not pe INC nt msa oasnlais
has put the conference OUT. \ oliie, n
did the same thing some years ago, out