The Washington bee., 1907-08-24

LambzLin. We know more of him as
a candidate for bishop of the great A.
NJ. z. Church than we do otherwise,
but we feel that DR.. Lambkin not only
does the order an injustice by his in
nocent misrepresentation in The Rec
ord, but he does his own high character
a serious injustice. If we read correctly
there never was such misft in the Of
fee Of Grand Master as W. L. Houston
If the good Decor would take the time
to inform himself he would not so COM
promise himself before his friends His
editorial shows that he is absolutely ig-
norant OF the revolution now going on
inside of the order and threatening its
very existence.
Houston IS solely responsible for the
confusion and demoralization Of the or
der now in existence. II he Is not re-
sponsible and measured up to the size OF
Grand Master, he would settle some of
the troubles and avoid the criminal waste
of the orders money in the courts. -.
Any Grand Master is a poor excuse
who cannot settle difficulties Every
where Houston goes troubles multiply
and complicate. He has been in Office six
months, and four lawsuits have been
filed against the order. During the IS
years previous TO his accidental promo
ton, under Morris, Forester, Needham
and Jones, not a single suit was filed.
What explanation has Bro Lambkin to
make for this multiplicity Of suits?
Bro. Lambkin tells US that Houston's
service with the government has brought
to his knowledge business principles
which he has applied to bis office. No,
who ever heard of a government clerk
whose only experience with the govern
ment is filling blank, and who cannot
step outside of the door to get a drink of
water, except by permission, learning
business principles?
Bro. Lambkin ought to retire from
the race for bishop if he believes filling
blanks in a. government Office is produc-
tive of executive ability. Lambkin says
Houston is lawyer; he knows this to
be absolutely at variance with the truth.
Houston did take a course in law by
night at Howard, since he has been a
clerk at Washington, but he has never
appeared in court a single time in his
life. In Washington he is known as a
shutdown" If he was to appear in
court once he would lose his job as a
clerk. We have never seen Grand Mas
ter Houston, but if we are to judge him
by the basic ignorance which character
izes his conduct as master, We would
put him down as a dreamer.
We have been keeping up with Odd
Fellow matters and litigation, and we ap-
peal to Dr. Lambbin to stay out of
print until he informs himself He
should have done like Editor Chase
Informed himself before he rushed in
to print or waited until the courts de
cided some Of the many cases now pend
ing as a result of the maladministration
OF Houston. Let Brother Lambkin tell
us why these suits are piling up so rap
idly under Houston, if he is not to
blame, why we did not have them be-
fore he was elected. Houston was ar
rested in Birmingham few days ago for
contempt Of court and put under a two
hundred dollar bond, as a result of his
arrogance and ignorance of the law.
Brother LambIlin, shut up shop until
you inform yourself a candidate for
bishop ought not to give editorial in
dOrsement to any administration pune
tured with scandal as Houston's' is.